John’s Hand Loading

In this video I show the process I used to blue the 1911 grip safety after it had been fitted. I sanded most of the scratches and filing marks out of the metal prior to cleaning with denatured alcohol. In the end it looks good and works well. John's Hand LoadingJohn has been shooting since […]

Denim bullet trap test 2. Shooting two different, cast, lead, powder coated, hollow point bullets, into the trap, with good results. 45 auto hand loads shot from a 5 inch government model 1911. Bullet weights around 205-210 grains. Velocity around 800 fps. John's Hand LoadingJohn has been shooting since he was a kid and is […]

Testing a 210 grain cup hollow point on water jugs. You can see from the holes that it really expanded. John's Hand LoadingJohn has been shooting since he was a kid and is now a middle aged man. He likes shooting rifles and handguns, reloading, bullet casting and the outdoors. He believes in God, freedom […]

This is a video of me disassembling and cleaning a Smith & Wesson M&P Bodyguard 380. John's Hand LoadingJohn has been shooting since he was a kid and is now a middle aged man. He likes shooting rifles and handguns, reloading, bullet casting and the outdoors. He believes in God, freedom and a good sense […]

I went out in the snow (27 degrees Fahrenheit, flurries while filming) to test my new Ruger Mark IV 22/45. A wonderful little pistol I can’t wait to shoot again. I tested three different .22 long rifle ammunitions and they all worked fine. I had one misfire (common with .22 rimfire ammo) and actually reloaded […]

In this video I show you the ease of taking the frame assembly and barrel apart with the “one button takedown” feature of the Ruger Mark IV pistol. John's Hand LoadingJohn has been shooting since he was a kid and is now a middle aged man. He likes shooting rifles and handguns, reloading, bullet casting […]

I try out and review the Teslong NTG100 USB Borescope for the first time. The first bore I look at is the 1943 Mosin Nagant M38 with a very nasty looking bore. You can never “un-see” once you have seen. You have been warned. John's Hand LoadingJohn has been shooting since he was a kid […]

In this video I disassemble, clean and reassemble the Winchester 94 22 from my earlier video “Winchester Model 94 Conservation” Hopefully this will help someone who has one of these lever guns take care of it and not be afraid to deep clean it. John's Hand LoadingJohn has been shooting since he was a kid […]

Cleaning up and conserving an old Winchester 94 in 22 Magnum. John's Hand LoadingJohn has been shooting since he was a kid and is now a middle aged man. He likes shooting rifles and handguns, reloading, bullet casting and the outdoors. He believes in God, freedom and a good sense of humor.

In this video I disassemble and clean the NEF Handi Rifle. I show how to remove the ejector and how to remove the stock. The barrel and receiver are cleaned and oiled and the bore is cleaned. John's Hand LoadingJohn has been shooting since he was a kid and is now a middle aged man. […]

In this video I compare the Taurus 709 Slim & Sig Sauer P365 XL. I recently picked up a new Sig Sauer P365 XL to use for personal protection and was surprised to find how similar it was to my old, faithful Taurus 709 Slim. I review the size and shape of each pistol and […]

This video shows some of the final cleaning steps for the loose parts of the Winchester model 12 shotgun. The music in the first portion of the video was recorded on my phone while I played the guitar. The recording quality is what it is. This is the “Acoustic Guitar Version”. There is also a […]

This video shows some of the final cleaning steps for the loose parts of the Winchester model 12 shotgun. The music in the first portion of the video was recorded on my phone while I played around with a looper pedal that also has a generic drum beat playing. This is the “Heavy Metal Version” […]