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Experior Full Size – Viewer Questions

Received some viewer questions about the Wilson eXperior Full Size 1911. So instead of answering them singularly in an email, I think they merit...
Avidity Arms PD10

PD10 – This Was Bad

Ok. This is a follow up video after the first shots with the PD10. I am not going to rehash it all here in...

Ross 1905 Bolt Install

Second Hand Showcase 45: Russian SKS

SHS-45: Russian SKS

Military Surplus

POTD - SIGUSA’s 551-A1 rifle.

POTD – SIG 551-A1

For those who guessed the magazine shown a few days ago was for a SIG 550 series of rifle, you guessed correctly! But there...
Model 12 Trench Gun

Winchester Model 12 Trench Gun

Ok. Before the collectors come at me with pitchforks and tar, let’s start off the bat by saying this shotgun isn’t a real Model...

Can I use my MILSURP Sniper in a Class?

This question came in recently. I suspect it was prompted by the decision to get Freeze into a modern bolt action rifle for use...

Armory Chat 41: AK-74 mags, IFAK, T91 Parts, Gen. Garnett’s Sword.

Viewer mail: TAPCO AK-74 mags. First aid kit for new range. More parts for the T91 project. General Garnett’s Sword. Marky Www.john1911.com “Shooting Guns & Having Fun”

Shooting

Ed Brown A3 Tactical Rifle. 300WM. 704 Action.

Ed Brown A3 Tactical – First Shots

Kraken and I took his new Ed Brown rifle out to get a rough zero. The gun shoots pretty well. Especially with crappy hunting...

Workbench

Trijicon SRO Battery

Trijicon SRO Battery Tool

OK…so let’s get the first thing out of the way: yes, I need to clean my gun.  Now that we have dispensed with the pleasantries,...

1911 Pistols

SHS 14: STI Trojan 9mm

On this episode of the 1911 I found something that I don’t normally see. A used race-gun that isn’t shot half-to-death.  It’s a single stack...
EDC X9L. B8 Target.

B8 Targets

EDC X9L Bill Drill
The 1911 Safety & AIWB

The 1911 Safety & AIWB

Blaser Rifles

Battle Steel Gun Jaw.

POTD – Battle Steel Gun Jaw

We had some viewers inquire about more info on Officer Mike’s tripod setup. The manufacturer of the mount is Battle Steel. And the tripod...

Hunting

Packing For Safari

By the time you read this, I will have returned from a 10-day plains game safari in Namibia and I thought you might be...

Eye Candy — By Scott Mayer

Exceptional gun engraving is nothing less than pure art on steel canvas. For many hunters, it tells their story and adds a soul to...

Mounting DOA Scope on H&R 20 Gauge

Do you live in rifle state? Do you hunt in a rifle state? Don't know what I am talking about? Count your blessings because...

Boresighting CZ 452

It seems I have more .22 competition coming. After posting the pics of our friends Kimber CMP rifle, Freeze has decided to pull out...

Podcast

The John1911 Podcast

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...
The John1911 Podcast

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. ...
The John1911 Podcast

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...
The John1911 Podcast

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...
The John1911 Podcast

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...
The John1911 Podcast

EP-329: The Double Douche From Road House

Episode 329 of the John1911 podcast is now live:   SHOT Show 2024. Shooitng an Ed Brown Rifle. S&W 32H&R J-Frame. New FNC rifles coming...

Commentary

Shooters Global - SG Global Timer.

Not Buying The New SG Shot Timer

Those of us who run the original SG Shot timer are aware of it’s one weakness: The beep speaker isn’t as loud as it...
Legal Analysis - Garland V Cargill SCOTUS Hearing.

Going Down In Flames – Bump Stock Case

Attached is the audio for the oral arguments before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in the Garland v Cargill case. Aka The Bump Stock...
Winning vs Being Right.

Winning vs Being Right

S&W 351c Snubby

Used S&W 351C Gets Me Thinking

Industry news

Vickers’ 1911 Guide

Two Colts made the same year. 1914. Civilian model in book. Military model in our reference collection. These second edition 1911 books are incredible....

My Favorite Low-Profile Holster

Since the Glock GEN 5 is stirring up the pot in the Tupperware world, I got asked what my favorite, non-tactical, low-profile holster for...

SBR Muzzle Brake

EFAB (Enhanced Flash Arresting Brake) from Precision Armament is a unit that combines muzzle control with effective flash suppression even on barrels as short...

Tour of AIM Warehouse

There has been great interest in the latest raffle gun. The hand-picked Mosin-Nagant Russian Sniper. Many are inquiring as to how we came in...

Interesting Stories Around The Web

Chevy Like a Rock Commercial - Parody

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.

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...
US Weapons in Afghanistan

The Guns We Left Behind

POTD

Snowy Day Training with S&W 64-4

In this age of striker-fired handguns, it’s easy to dismiss the double action handguns. But that is a mistake. It has been my personal...
Remington Beals, Remington Beals-Navy, Remington Navy-New Model

Remington Beals, Beals-Navy, Navy-New Model

Freeze is working on some more Remington revolvers from the estate collection he is consulting on. Hope to see a video from him soon. ...
Weatherby rifles

The Guns Not Taken

HK VP9 - RIA 9mm 1911

Freeze’s Missing Gun

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