Tag: Ed Brown 1911
1911 Drill – Table Top Reload
Ok. Next drill that is indoor gun range friendly: Table Top Reload. In the interest of brevity, this drill’s focus is to work slide...
POTD – Shooting the Executive Elite 1911
POTD - Shooting the Executive Elite 1911
Got the old girl out yesterday to film the next round of 1911 friendly pistol drills. My only...
Holes in Holes – Chapter 2
We had someone reach out wanting some 1911 drills that they could shoot at indoor ranges. So first up, let’s revisit the Holes-in Holes...
My Favorite 1911 Look
It’s probably a reflection of my age and generation, but I find the dark slide and stainless frame, 2-tone look to be about the...
Professional Photo Test 1
We had some professional photos taken of the John1911 reference collection. This was done to so what a non-pristine firearm would look like under...
Long Saturday
At 630am it was website updates. By 930am it was range time. By 2pm it was tractor service center to bring in busted range...
Ed Brown 1991 Catalog
We are going through some old boxes here at the John1911 armory. And look what turned up in the catalog boxes!
A mint Ed Brown...
Ed Brown Extractor Testing
Ok. Have to check the logs, but there are somewhere around 1000 rounds through this gun. I have seen some indications the extractor wasn’t...
Blued Gun Wear
I took these photos a little while back. You see the wear on the magwell and mainspring housing? That is from just over a...
One-Reload-One 9mm 1911
Trying to shake down the Ed Brown 9mm AND get back up to speed on running a 1911 safety. So while this drill isn’t...
Surefire MR07 Light Rail
Back in the bad ole days, we didn’t have all the rail options you do now. As a matter of fact, most gun owners...
Fine Tuning Zero
One thing I have always liked about nice 1911s is how consistently one can shoot itty-bitty groups of the desire or need arises.
I have...
All Steel 9mm Handguns
So it seems the latest trend at the last few SHOT Shows is to take traditionally polymer framed guns and make them in all...
Internal vs External Extractors on 1911s
While setting up the reset rope on our new falling plate rack, I address my personal feelings about the internal vs external 1911 debate.
I...
Why I Don’t Like Bobtailed 1911s
This isn’t a decision I came to lightly. Or very quickly. It took me a few years and lots of shooting experience with a...
