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Benelli B76 Takedown
Some old business for internal use. We need to document how to takedown and reassemble the Benelli B76 pistol. All in all, it’s a pretty...
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...
Military Surplus
357 Registered Magnum Turns Up in OK
Admittedly I am pretty hard on gun forums. Why? Because when there isn’t something constructive or positive to talk about, they tend to spend...
T91 Clone Needs NARCAN
It’s been a busy year as you are aware. So just now getting around to test firing the T91 clone. The first thing I...
308 Indian Enfield
I was looking at e-mails from one of my big time gun sources and noticed their 303 Brit ammo was 40% more expensive than...
SHS 04: WWI 1911 Pistol
Up next in the Second Hand Showcase series is a WWI issued, Colt produced, M1911. Manufacture date is 1918. The finish appears original and...
Shooting
Armalite AR-50 200y Zero
Armalite AR-50 200y ZeroKraken is back at the John1911 range with his favorite gun. The Armalite AR-50. Here he is shooting surplus ammo to...
Workbench
Shooting Bench Number 5
Shooting Bench Number 5Why have 4 shooting benches when you can have 5 for the cost of 6? What am I talking about? Why...
1911 Pistols
Armory Chat EP24 – Shooting Collectible Guns
Yes, I shoot collectible guns. With one exception.MarkyJohn1911.com"Shooting Guns & Having Fun"
Blaser Rifles
Coyote Door – 100 Yard Steel Test
Decided to setup a 100 yard steel target that measures out from The Coyote Door (tm). Figure it’s necessary to confirm zeros from that...
Hunting - Outdoors
Pig Hunt Bullet Fragment
This is an administrative post for an inside project. Someone wanted to see what a 270wby TTSX bullet looks like after hitting a pig...
Coyote Door – First Look
Thought some of you would find this interesting. Here are the first pics of the “Coyote Door”. An indoor, environmentally controlled, shooting position that...
Doc’s 270 Pound Pig
OK. So Doc is back in town after his winter hiatus. As we stated earlier, he stopped in Texas at our favorite outfitter to...
Holland & Holland
While traveling outside DC, I had occasion to run into the actual Holland & Holland company. The folks were visiting from the UK headquarters...
Podcast
EP-388: FRT’s are Crushing The Machine Gun Market
Episode 388 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: Hunting is in effect.
Would you buy a Swiss made P320?
I think we owe...
EP-387 : Live From The Cocktail Party
Episode 387 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The Glock V is out.
The Glock 17L is in...almost.
3x's More Bulletproof.
High Mileage...
EP-386: Glock Gets Taken Out
Episode 386 of the John1911 Podcast: Glock Series V.
AI Gun Detection.
Tundra Goes Down Hard.
Suppressor Baffle Strikes. MarkyJohn1911.com"Shooting Guns & Having Fun"
EP-385: North Korean Boob Jobs
Episode 385 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The INEOS Grenadier is here.
Website traffic.
History of Weapons of War Shuts Down.
FN...
EP-384: The New Polar Bear Hustle
Episode 384 of the John1911 podcast: Another SIG pop in Area 3?
Will STG44's ever come out of Syria?
MSNBC says Comey is guilty.
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EP-383: Glittery ISIS
Episode 383 of the John1911 Podcast: Trans is turning into Glittery ISIS.
Kirk conspiracy theories.
Danny thinks Comey will flip.
Porsche walks back 718...
Commentary
Russia – Shipping Container Drone Attack
Surreptitiously putting weapons in shipping containers for remote activation isn’t a new idea. See attached post from our website some years ago. But having massive...
Steyr AUG – A Gun For Non-Gun People
Had some visitors to the John1911 range. There was a request to shoot a few rifles. But what surprised me the most was One,...
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....
Scrome FRF2 Scope Mounts
So we signed up with Scrome and committed to buying one of their J8 scopes for the French Army FRF2 sniper rifles. Well…a few days...
Breaking – Ruger Considering Submitting Ruger American Pistol for US Army...
I got word on whether Ruger is going after the military contract with its American pistol. “That’s still an open question,” says Ruger’s Chief...
PTR Industries is Having Financial Issues
It seems PTR Industries is having some kind of financial issues. The word is they are behind paying rent on a building they lease...
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
Webley & Scott 1908 Pistol
An original Webley & Scott 1908 pistol currently located in the Khyber-Pass Region of Pakistan. Umarwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
Professional Photo Test 2
Here is the second gun form the photo test. The previous gun was obviously well worn. Now this example is in much better shape. Wilson...
