Tag: Milsurp
POTD – Guess The Gun
Can you guess what gun this is? Notoriously rare in the United States for most of it’s existence.
Sincerely,
Marky
www.John1911.com
“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
What Is This Luger?
Ok. Here’s the deal. We acquired this German Luger from an estate. I don’t know much about Lugers beyond them being Lugers & made...
POTD – German Luger
The John1911 Armory recently picked up an entire estate of firearms. As for why will become clear later in the year. But in the...
Korean War Bayonet
A note from Chris:
Hey a while ago, I sent a picture of a combat knife from the Vietnam era that my dad had from...
EP-258: Stonewall Jackson Had Asperger’s
Episode 258 of the John1911 Podcast:
The boys are back!
Monkey Pox Vaccine.
Why every DP-51 is dirty.
Stevens Multi-Caliber.
I'm not seeing a...
POTD – Ishapore 2A1 Enfield
Had the Ishapore 2a1 out for a bit last week. —Marky #john1911 #ishapore2a1 #enfield #762 #milsurp
Sincerely,
Marky
www.John1911.com
“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
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....
FRF2 Rusty Magazines
As I have shown on video, the two magazines that came with our FRF2 sniper rifle had some light rust issues. Obviously the goal...
1891 Carcano Bayonet Repair
Follow up on a video we did a few weeks ago. Putting together a correct 1891 Carcano rifle, so a bayonet was in order.
However…the...
ZB-26 Update
The ZB-26 project is almost complete. We just need a small tweak to the recoil system.
Sincerely,
Marky
www.John1911.com
“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
SIG 551 Aftermarket Trigger Up-Close
By viewer request, here are up close images of the SIG 551 aftermarket trigger. No, it’s not a drop-in cartridge like some of the...
Weird Bayonet Markings
This bayonet was spotted at our local FFL and I thought the conversation was worth sharing here.
Notice the notches in the handle? Interesting. Does...
Rusted FAL Tool
I am posting this as kind of a reality check. Sometimes I wonder how the reader viewers things around here.
“Those fancy people with all...
1891 Carcano Rifle
Cleaning up some old business. In addition to the Vetterli rifle, we also picked up another 6.5 Carcano chambered rifle: The 1891 Carcano.
What makes...
New Production Steyr-Hahn Barrels
This recently popped up in our comment section and I thought it was deserving of it’s own post. There appears to be a company...
