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1891 Carcano Brass Clips
Follow on video for the 1891 Carcano rifle we have in the reference collection. The rifle is rough but serviceable. Which is about all...
45 Degree Safety – Mag Change
It’s been well over a decade since I seriously dedicated myself to the AR pattern of rifle. But old habits die hard. In particularly...
Military Surplus
The FAMAS is Getting Expensive
For those who don’t know, or who didn’t assume it, the FAMAS has been on our “to-buy” list for a while. But since there...
SHS 23- 1927 Tula Mosin-Nagant Rifle
We can’t feature second hand guns without eventually running across a Mosin-Nagant rifle. Why? Because they made about 37 million of them (37,000,000).
What particularly...
POTD – Russian Sniper Rifle Testing
POTD - Russian Sniper Rifle Testing
Some quick pictures from the range today. We were filming the answer to a question a viewer asked. So...
Bernardelli & Walther Sight Work
Pulled two reference guns out of the library to shoot them at the range. But being more of a performance focused shooter, I decided...
Shooting
Tisas 1911 Accuracy Testing
Assessments:
After shooting the Tisas 1911a1, I was left with an impression that the sights are tracking left. Not low left. Just left. It shows...
Workbench
Barn Construction 5 – Final
As many of you have noticed, our content posting scheduled has slowed down over the past week. As expected, this is because we are...
1911 Pistols
The Colt MEU(SOC) Pistol
Right off the bat I need to say that the title of this post is likely incorrect. A tip of the hat to the...
Blaser Rifles
Zero and DOPE Check
Why shoot cheap, reloaded ammo through your higher-end bolt gun? Simple. It’s a cheap way to practice position shooting. What a lot of people...
Hunting
Tanzania Safari Rifles
Mrs. Longoria shares with us some images of a beautiful hunting rifle while in the field in Tanzania. —Editor
Pig Processing
One really neat thing about Freeze is his inherent proclivity to “do it myself”. If he’s being modest, he’ll always justify it by saying,...
The Road To 100
“Officer Mike” was at a fundraiser for the kids. Kind of a high-dollar event.
Checked the Browning O/U out of The Armory and proceeds to...
Podcast
EP-335: Legs Tall & Alcohol
Episode 335 of the John1911 podcast is now live:
The sky is falling.
University of Nebraska DUI drama.
Pete Rose exucsed by MLB?
The...
EP-334 – Mr. Mirrored Ceiling
Episode 334 of the John1911 podcast:
Chicago sues Glock over auto switches.
Another Bill Clinton death for the books.
Mitch McConnell Sister-in-law death.
Nobody...
EP-333: Barns & Bump Stocks
Episode 333 of the John1911 podcast is now live.
Barn build updates.
Baby goats.
Kraken baits me on Pete Rose.
Thinking about AR-9 pistols.
...
EP-332: Acorns & Anti-Ship Missiles
Episode 332 of the John1911 podcast is now live:
-Those are some strange looking dogs.
-Gun Guys vs Fan Bois.
-Freddy Kruger Valentine.
-Political...
EP-331: The Crystal Methodist
Episode 331 of the John1911 podcast is now live.
Coyote door installed.
Apple Newsletter issue - briefly.
Lancer mags fail?
Is the 32 caliber...
EP-330: WWE Dookie Diaries
Episode 330 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:
SHOT show guns we like.
Great steak dinner.
The beginning of the end for 2011...
Commentary
Is This Even Rifle Shooting Anymore?
Commentary time. We have seen this kind of stuff for years. And if I was an accomplished 1 mile or 2 mile shooter, I...
Zeiss LRP S3 Impresses
I realize this scope has been out for a while and all the “gun media” has moved on to new SKUs. But with that...
Industry news
MTM 4-Can Ammo Crate
Officer Mike sent this along. He’s not the first LEO, or even the first PD, I have seen buy these. Figured a checkbook endorsement...
Worst Deal Camp Perry 2016
So we swung by the Springfield shop during the 2016 National Matches at Camp Perry. And just like 2015, the super-crazy priced HK91 /...
Gucci Ammo
Officer Mike: “You wanna see some Gucci ammo?”
Marky: Not knowing what that means, “Uhhh…sure?”
Officer Mike: “I got a bunch of this with a knife...
Silencerco Maxim 9
I am not sure what to think about these guns. I like the concept. I like the caliber. I like that it’s shorter than...
Interesting Stories Around The Web
The New Chevy Commercial is Lit!
This video was born out of a funny conversation Chris and I were having one day soon after this protestor story hit the national...
Not The Typical EDC Knives
Two of my most treasured gun-show finds. It just so happens that I found them both on the same day at the same gun-show.
In...
POTD
POTD – Knocking the Stupid Off
Knocking the stupid off my gun. This has been on my CCW for a few weeks since I’ve been too busy to take it...
Eat Your Heart Out
Officer Mike sent this over after seeing Doc’s SCAR-20 Group.
—Editor
Officer Mike
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