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Blaser LRS2 – TAC2 Magazine Repair Update
Thanks to some research and help from our viewers, I have a quick and easy solution to solve the Blaser LRS - TAC magazine...
Video Short – Eat Your Heart Out, SIG
Video Short - Eat Your Heart Out, SIGMany people don’t realize that SIG isn’t the only frame mounted de-cocker in the game. Krakenwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns...
Military Surplus
Cobray M11 Buffer Inspection
As a general term of art, I call all these guns MAC-10’s. But the reality is much more complicated. The originals were made by...
Video Short – SIG 551a1 a Good Truck Gun?
Why I choose the SIG 551a1 as a truck gun. I am not saying it’s better than an AR. Just listing the reasons why...
POTD – German K98 Sniper
POTD - German K98 Sniper German K98 Sniper. There is a story here that I will go into later on video. Just know the scope...
Shooting
Bullseye Range – First Shots
Bullseye Range - First ShotsBeen a little while since I have published regularly. That has been because we are swamped with range and business...
Workbench
Kraken Goes Model 66
Kraken Goes Model 66Kraken returns with a nice pickup. A practically cherry Smith & Wesson Model 66 revolver. Krakenwww.John1911.com“Shooting Guns & Having Fun”
1911 Pistols
Video Short – Project 1 Slow Motion
Back from Africa and blowing the dust off. Wilson Combat Project 1. 14# spring. 124g factory match ammo. Still shoots super flat.This gun came...
Blaser Rifles
POTD — Red White & Blue Blaser Tactical 2
First of all, not my rifle. Second of all, not my style. At least when I was younger. But now that I am older...
Hunting - Outdoors - Off-Road
INEOS Quartermaster Negatives
INEOS Quartermaster NegativesWhile Crown was upgrading some stuff on my Grenadier, they were kind enough to let me borrow a Quartermaster for a few...
Bullseye Range Target Backer
Bullseye Range Target BackerI know I have kinda been MIA the last few weeks. Unfortunately the backlog of projects has finally caught up with...
Grenadier – Baja Designs S2 Scene Lights
Grenadier - Baja Designs S2 Scene LightsAnother upgrade for the “range truck”. 270 degree lighting. In this case side lights added from Baja Designs. Now...
New Wood Target Backers
New Wood Target BackersThings have been nuts this spring. But one thing we have decided to FINALLY do is swap out the coraform target...
Podcast
EP-404: I Thought Dugan Was Dead
Episode 404 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:Mongo goes thermal.
Bullseye range operational.
De Lisle carbine loss.
I thought Dugan Ashley was...
EP-403: K9 Quesadilla
Episode 403 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: Kraken's fire.
SIG sued over AR-15 injury.
Trumps slaps NATO around.
The US Navy runs...
EP-402: Japanese Military Weapons Coming to the US?
Episode 402 or the John1911 podcast is now live:Japanese Military Weapons Coming to the US?Mongo goes on a buying spree - HK533k
Why...
EP-401: Nuke It From Orbit
Episode 401 of the John1911 Podcast is now live:Trump plays chess.
NATO is screwed.
Will the US nuke Iranian uranium?
1903 USMC Sniper...
EP-400: The Hirtenberger Diet
Epsiode 400 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The 1980's Bushwars.
Mongo wants to go SD.
Hot Hirtenberger ammo.
Fly Fishing in West...
EP-399: The Demise of B&T USA
Episode 399 of the John1911 Podcast is now live: The cascading B&T USA crashout.
The LAV connection to B&T.
Swiss gun exports shutdown.
1911s...
Commentary
Commentary – Cops Who Can’t Fight
Commentary - Cops Who Can’t FightThis is going to be an unpopular opinion since most will see it through the lens of their own...
The UK – What Special Relationship?
The UK - What Special Relationship?Folks who listen to the podcast know that I’m very upset at the United Kingdom for their behavior regarding...
Industry news
SecureIt Rimfire Pistol Mounts
One of the weaknesses of the SecureIt weapon rack system has been it’s general focus on military grade weapons. Which is to be expected...
SCAR 17 Aftermarket Trigger
These are pictures from a friend's SCAR 17. He uses this rifle for precision shooting. A couple of years ago he was looking for...
No. The Army Won’t Go Back to 308
I have been getting hammered with inquiries and comments about the Congressional testimony of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley on the US...
Missing or Stolen CMP 1911’s
Missing or Stolen CMP 1911’sANNISTON, Ala. (WBMA) — The Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward for information leading to the recovery of...
Interesting Stories Around The Web
Disposing of a MacBook Air
Disposing of a MacBook AirSo what to do with an old company computer after it has lived out it usefulness, been wiped numerous times,...
Paper Maps – Road Atlas Books
Paper Maps - Road Atlas BooksSo an interesting story popped up in Moscow Russia last week and it really piqued my interest. For reasons...
POTD
POTD – White Steyr AUG
So after some years of talking, we picked up a White Steyr AUG for the reference collection. For those wondering, this is the “Steyr...
