@@gunsntats Johnny G for the win!! Thank you for supporting the channel. Happy New Year brother!

@@Thomas-vt7cz Awesome write up brother! I’ve really enjoyed our conversations/debates on these guns! I look forward to a great 2025! Happy New Year!

@@claymac2011 My man..! 😎

@@OBZ74 Thank you for subscribing. I’m glad you enjoyed the review. Happy New Year.

@@LivinLifeontheR5 Yepper, it’s a well built gun with a ton of configuration options at a great price point. They also offer a military discount which always a privilege to have. They’re on a the light side but are great shooters. It will kick you in the hand a little more because of the weight but is a blast to shoot for sure .You’re spoiled with your XC 😂 but the platty is definitely worth the value against its peers.

@ thank you brother for the advice! And I am 100% spoiled by my XC. Your review in the Vudoo has me wanting one really bad but don’t know if my CFO 👩‍💼 will budget that one.

My wife is watching with me and said, “man I really like his teaching style, he seems like he has a lot of knowledge, you need to collaborate with him because he’d make sense of all the nonsense you say”. 😂. We both really enjoyed this video and learned a lot.

Yes Sir. I love the technical/craftsmanship side of house. I also love sharing what I've learned with others because 2011s can be a little tricky with maintenance and upkeep. It's funny about the audio learner comment because my nephew said I talk too much on my video's and need to shoot more 😒Thanks for the kind words brother!

@@LivinLifeontheR5 Love me some family YT time together. Tell her I said thank you for her kind comments. I try to give as much information as I can but sometimes I ramble a bit 😁 I would love to link up and shoot some guns brother! I need to stretch out my pistol skills on your range to see what those hold overs look like. I pretty sure all of my 2011s can hit steel easy days at 150 yards. I've also a got a Ruger Precision rifle in 338 Lapua as well that we can go full ELR with 😎

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@@JaimeBudreaux First, thank you for the sub. I always ask people two questions before I proceed because these 2011s are expensive. What’s your budget and what’s your use case? I really love my JG Black edition. It shoot great and is well built but does have a couple little things I’d change to make it more comfortable for me.

@ $3500 is my budget at the moment but with each passing month its grows alittle. 2011s cost so much and I’ve been so hesitant on pulling the trigger (pun intended). To be 100% honest it’ll probably be a safe queen and used when I go to a range 1time a month +\-

@ Here’s my recommendations. All these guns are fantastic shooters and extremely well built and they’re all metal guns. I don’t like plastic grips on my 2011s. I have reviews on the first two and have shot the MPA a lot. My buddy has one and shoot it quite a bit. 1)KustomWorx Vulcan - My favorite 2011 I own. $3200 base model. Can custom order to your liking with 8 week build time. 2) Vudoo Priest $3200 base. Hard to find in stock. If you order one it’s 10 month lead time 3) MPA DS9 $3K readily available

@ thank you! Going to watch your reviews now.

@@LivinLifeontheR5 Thank you for the kind words. I’m still getting used to talking on camera and get to rambling at times but I’m having fun and that’s all that matters😂. I’m keeping the format simple with most of my focus being on build quality vs shooting performance. I do this because of how expensive these guns are and want to inform folks on how much energy and time goes into these builds. I also do this because I find most YT reviewers just give the cliff notes and generalize their opinions about a gun and I simply want more information. I really enjoy helping others and learning new things as apart of this process as well. So it’s win/win because I love this platform! Thank you once again.

I think your content is refreshing and very informative. I watch a lot of Guntuber’s and really enjoy seeing and hearing different outlooks, from run and gun to breakdown and specs. Everyone has a story or knowledge that we can learn from and you’re doing a great job sharing your knowledge with us.

@@LivinLifeontheR5 I love all aspects of it as well and love chatting about guns. I'm working hard on my shooting skills for speed/accuracy here lately because I see my skills are are lacking compared to the competition shooters. My biggest issue is there's no USPSA events in my local area so I can't really see I stack up but I've watched enough guys shoot to know I'm above average. However, I keep pushing myself to go faster and focus on my fundamentals to keep getting better. As far as the YT channel goes, I'm trying to do things differently than other folks in a couple ways. 1) I don't do this for money and will say prices and trigger pulls weights because I don't need money from doing YT. I won't be able to bring as many reviews because of this but what I do review will be very informative. 2) I typically do a 3 video review format: First impressions, the review itself, and then I break the gun all the way down and step through each component part. 3) I grade each sample on its own merits and report the news. This way folks can pick out certain areas for their use case when thinking of buying a 2011. 4) I'm no expert and will admit when I'm wrong. My wife loves this about me 😁 I will also acknowledge when my opinions change as a result of new information or an experience. Once again just trying to be me as the kids say...lol

@@markdamon77 Yes Sir. I really like the Hex release with the upgrades they made. Might need to check that one out down the road. Thanks for your feedback.

@@jairoquevedo5206 I was at first as well but I spent a lot of time learning the platform. I promise it’s not too terribly difficult. Just take your time and ensure the parts a seated correctly and you’ll be fine.

@@jairoquevedo5206 Not that I’m aware of.

@@jairoquevedo5206 Me too brother. I can shoot mine really well but I’m working on the expert part😂 Thanks for your feedback.

@@markdamon77 Yes Sir. It looks awesome. I think I might check out the Hex at some point because I love a ported guns. Merry Christmas

@claymac2011 kovert ported comes out a few hundred less than the hex! But the hex looks amazing too. The next iteration out of kovert will feature a rose gold barrel. Their twc Kovert also has the twc9 Black redesigned trigger guard

@@markdamon77 I’ll have to look into Kovert edition as well. I’m really interested in that Hex grip texture. I love the grip module on the JG. Thanks for the feedback.

@@charlesgutscher1923 That’s awesome brother! The Platty is really a well built gun and you will love that gun. The Black is great little gun as well. Let me know if you have any questions. Merry Christmas 🎁

@claymac2011 still torn on what I want for a second one. Lol. I bought the platypus because I felt the price to performance, mixed with Glock mags. It's a gun I could do classes with and training, beat up and not feel bad and mags are a dime a dozen. But I want something a bit nicer just to have. 😂. Aesthetically the TWC black does it for me. But the. I think for another grand to 1500 I'm getting into Atlas and nighthawk territory.

@ I understand the dilemma. Only if we had unlimited funds 😂Well if you want to come up in price just a bit. Checkout my review on the KustomWorx Vulcan. That gun is so so nice and you don’t break the bank. Base price is $3200 and you get all the high-end features. The action in the gun is amazing and has a 6-8 week lead time. Hope this helps.

@@claymac2011 I'll go check that or now!

@@burgosmatthew Thanks brother. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Merry Christmas.

Thank you Sir! I've been watching your content for a while now but I wasn't very active with commenting until here recently. I keep telling folks that Vulcan is special. I haven't felt a smoother actioned 2011 in my life. I don't have nearly the experience you do with higher end brands but I put the Titan and Vulcan side by side and the Vulcan was smoother for sure. The great part is has 6-8 week build time vs a Priest at a year. I love both guns but prefer my Vulcan. See you in a couple weeks!

@@airmann4673 Both are great builds but I prefer the Vulcan. The action is so so smooth. Hope this helps.

@@bvillsproduction1314 I thought you may have been a military man…lol Love chatting with my military folks. Thanks for your support brother!

@@bvillsproduction1314 It’s an amazing build. I love showcasing the parts and level of effort that goes into these 2011s. Thank you again Sir.

@@bvillsproduction1314 Thank you for the kind words. Merry Christmas brother.

@@HertzPenske Yes it was.Thank you for watching.

Totally understand brother. I’ve lived all over the world and certain sceneries remind me of my travels over the years. Thanks for watching

@@JohnathanMoss-v4x Yes Sir. My wife doesn’t like it😂 Thanks for watching.

Thank you. I hope you snag one up for Christmas. The platform is like no other and you won’t regret spending the extra money. Happy Holidays!!!!

I saw that a couple weeks ago that they had bought another shop up there. I'm going to check them out next time I'm in Nashville. So which guns did you get to handle?

@@BigEasy303 Thanks brother! I appreciate the support.

Thanks brother. I've been a long time subscriber to your channel and also love the mod game as you can tell..lol

Your welcome my friend. How did you like it?

Yepper 😎I spent way too much energy debating folks on MIM vs value on my JG Black review. I thought to myself I could care less about whether or not they like the gun because all that matters is that I like it. You do you boo-boo as they say 🤣 Thanks for for watching and keeping it fun!

Yes Sir. It’s a real addiction 😂I can’t wait till that Hayes gets in. Love those MPAs.

@ I haven’t ever handled a hayes but from what I hear they are very nice. look forward to your review.

@@LVbibby Thank you. My wife hates my gun hobby 😂 I bought 10 to upgrade all my guns. My eyes are so bad and that dot helps me stay target focused alot easier. I’m glad your liking them as much as I do.

@@thePreparedFather Not cerakote…DLC and TiN with a high polish. It’s even crazier in person. I keep a rag around because it’s a finger print magnet.

@ omg lol 😂 I’m beyond poor

@@thePreparedFather You don’t need any of these guns brother. This is my passion and just for fun. I also shoot striker fired guns as well. I bought a Glock 47 over Black Friday and have been shooting it along side my 2011s. I save up for my guns or buy them out right. What guns do you own?

@ fn 509, Glock gen 3 17, CZ p10s and a slew of ARs

@ I love CZs but I loathe those big ass trigger guards on some models. I also build ARs and shoot ELR when I get a chance. The range in my videos I built at my house but I can’t shoot long than 49 yards.

@@phillipbarlow823 Don’t have any plans to head that way anytime soon but I appreciate the offer brother. Thanks for watching.

@@user-ed5jh3ff6u I keep saying let us make the choice on the finish but I know the DLC vendors only want large scale accounts to fill their chambers. You are the first person to say that about an Atlas. I thought the same when I shot and handled the Titan. I thought my Priest was better fit but find each gun can be different. Thank you for sharing your experience.

@@abmchotwheels946 I wouldn’t consider myself an influencer…lol I’m just a regular dude who loves guns. I love my Staccato’s as well but I find certain people don’t like the mainstream and want something different. I think the TWC is a great little gun. I also think an all metal gun makes difference in quality and recoil. I’m glad to hear you love your JG! Thanks for watching brother

I don't own both but I've shot both and I prefer the Staccato over the JG, and Im from SC

I prefer both 😂 I love guns and more guns. This is why I grade these guns in my reviews and give a score on its own merits. I have my favorites for different reasons but I understand the question because these guns are really expensive. Thanks for watching brother.

@djgsc9870 Please dont get me wrong the Staccato is the OG of 2011s It is a awesome gun I just like the JG better Maybe because it is different or because no one gives it a chance to really see how good it is because everyone wants the Staccato because it is the OG

I appreciate you brother. What options did you select?

​@claymac2011 .I got the all blacked out ported ,RMR cut with fiber optic front sight. Super excited.

@@Seabee74 I’m excited for you. You’re going to love it. I want a full range report!

@@Thomas-vt7cz What’s up bro? Gotta shout out my boy. I’ve really enjoyed chatting about these 2011s with you. Figured I’d show off my stuff 😂

@@claymac2011 Okay, the emails are on the way man... Let me know what you think when you receive them... 😎

I'm blessed for sure🙏. Thank you Sir. See you soon!

That's awesome brother. I'm glad your throwing lead! I shot some more last night...lol I think I'm at 3500ish at the present moment. I heard on the V1 some guys had some thumb safety fitting issues. Hopefully you can tell on mine, they sometimes have to fit the head of the disco through frame section and you can tell they polished the head. So that's probably not wear just JG fitting the disco but each gun can be different. That's why I don't discredit folks experience because my OA Defense wasn't great but other's had had no issues.

Just my opinion brother. Thanks for watching.

I get your position but I can swap these parts out easy days for a $120 or less depending a sale, so I'm not too worried about the MIM parts. I think I'd be on your side of the fence if it was plastic grip, sharp thumb safeties and MIM parts at $3K🤣 I love all metal 2011s so $120 EGW kit vs $600 cheely grip? These are the trade-offs I'm talking about in the review. My slide to frame and barrel lock up were on point. I found through my 2011 journey that sample does matter to a degree. I have a couple Staccato's that are still pretty tight and others that aren't. So again YMMV. You still didn't answer my Prodigy ejector question? What say you on tuning the tip?

@ I still think a steel P or Heritage P19 LE (if you can find 1) is a better buy than the JC Black. The smooth gripped JC isn’t even a consideration for me. 1 of my training partners works for Vance’s outdoors. A JC dealer.. They have several of each model in stock at multiple locations here in Ohio. I have had several in my hands and shot both. I have done Altas ignition kit (EGW was out of stock as usual), pin kit, colt sear spring, trigger job, and wide ambi safeties in the original version for a buddy that bought 1 used from Aim Surplus. I think he snagged it for 1800 ish.. I actually found the Alpha Foxtrot Romulus to be a better fit pistol which is half the price. The grip obviously is sup par compared to the JC black.. what prodigy ejector question? If I had seen a prodigy ejector question I would have answered it. The ejector in my prodigy (bought used) wasn’t tuned. Someone did a good job installing it but didn’t tune the tip.. I cheated and compared it to a staccato 😂. Matched the length to my Heritage P19. Then loaded a mag with dummies and marked the top round. Shaped to bottom of the ejector so that the top round and mag didn’t hit it while using the staccato as a guide.. However none of that really means anything if the chamber is to tight. Many prodigies need their chambers reemed and finished. My 5” did. My 4.25” did not.

I’ve heard good things so far on the AF Romulus as well. I’m on a buying freeze until my Hayes gets in. 😢 I love collecting 2011s. So what isn’t good for you maybe is good for someone else. I find some folks are negative people and want to crap on these companies when they feel a way about a gun without any experience with shooting it or handling it. However, I do understand your thoughts because I shot a RC9 and was like yeah not for me😂 I want to grade each gun on its own merits and report the news. That way people can make an informed decision whether to buy or pass. Hopefully JG will hear me and others feedback and continue making changes to refine thier guns. I critique my guns in a way others won’t because I focus on the technical aspect that others don’t know how or simply won’t spend the time going down the rabbit hole. I spent my military career being serious and now retired I just want to have fun and shoot some guns brother 😂Now on to your assistance, I broke my ejector on my Prodigy and want to replace it myself. I see some folks say tune the tip aka file some material off and others say no filing needed. What’s been your experience?

@ at no time was I attempting to crap on any company or try to somehow be “negative”. You mention being “technical”.. I am technical. Data and facts. Someone being upset over that is their problem.. Being “technical” is what I do for a living. Manufacturing quality control process and improvement via automation.. Figuring out ways to get tighter machining tolerances AND more parts out the door. Cutting exotic metals like TI, Inconel, Stellite, Hastelloy… The last week of my life has been spent trying to revive a 650 model Okuma that cooked is main CPU (UCMB)board.. those that attempt to claim I am being “negative” are those typically trying to BS people. Way to many “guntubers” out here telling people what to buy that poses 0 mechanical understanding let alone any real armors experience. Like G. Lusk from Watchtower. I show the issues with my Apache and my conversations with him about said issues (I was told they’d swap my grip for free but I couldn’t tell anyone) and now I am somehow personally attacking him 😂 I haven’t even begun. I have a number of videos that I haven’t dropped yet. Like one showing where staccato changed their frames on their full size guns like the XC. They no longer accept Atlas/MBX mags yet staccato reps are all over social media claiming nothing changed. You can’t do anything about it either as they won’t test their guns with said mags. Only Staccato mags. I haven’t seen much in the form of greatness with the Romulus. My prediction is quality will actually go down to get more guns out the door. But we will see. I should have a few to fool with after the first of the year..

@@PnP-td1mt I can promise, I'm not upset at you or any other person who doesn't see things my way. I also never said you were negative (I'm on Reddit 🤣) but I will say your very critical which can come off as negative but you back it up with facts and I respect that. I also back up my thoughts with real world experience and facts and sometimes we won't see eye-to-eye and that's okay. I'm no gunsmith but have a solid foundation from a technical perspective on how these guns should be at each price point hence all my categories. I think I'm the only guy on YT that takes their guns fully apart and walks through each component part of the gun for what it's worth. I'm not sure some of the big guntubers know how to even do that piece but will give a high-level overview to sell a gun. They also won't do it because they won't monetize their videos through partnership program. I have it on pretty good authority that some gun guntubers make as much as $15K for a review (I believe the kids call this schilling 🤣) I have a very important and demanding job that pays me very well and I just do this stuff has a hobby because I just love guns and more guns 😎 I hope you can see , I love to learn new things and chat about these guns. I'm also willing to admit when I'm wrong if I misspeak. I think you should do more reviews other than you shooting shorts because you could bring real value to the 2011 space. We need more technical folks like yourself giving their thoughts so these companies can step up their game. I was curious what 2011s do you like since you don't seem impressed by a whole lot?🤣🤣

Thank you for your kind words. My goal is do things differently than other gun reviewers. I don’t do these reviews to make money because I have a job…lol I like take all my guns apart and show you what you get in your build as well. I’m blessed to have a be able to buy these guns and I know some folks can only afford one gun. So, I want to bring facts and real world experience vs some guy giving their opinion. This way folks like you can make an informed decision to see if the gun is right for your use case. My other goal is to assist companies to give honest feedback so they can improve their product line without any negativity. I moved to a grading system for his reason to articulate the true differences between these 2011s. Thanks for watching.

@claymac2011 heck yeah I like it, sounds like a good goal! Helping others learn the right way is the best way, there's a lot of misinformation and many of a reviewer who gets paid off eventually. Giving criticism to a company product can be beneficial if they have any QC to speak of. But doing it in a way that they find inviting is probably the tricky part. 😎🤟👊

I have a Platty it’s a great gun. I own a lot of 2011s brother…lol I’m just reporting the news on MIM parts but I can change them out for a $130 EGW kit vs spending $600 to upgrade to metal grip. I’m trying to give folks perspective. Thanks for the feedback.

@@Thomas-vt7cz It’s a 2011 3 piece design.

@@claymac2011 I'm interested bruh!!! 😎

Then why are watching 2011 reviews...lol You might want to educate yourself on the platform because these guns take a lot of man hours and materials to make than a striker fired pistol and most rifles setups. Here a video from one of the best in the business to assist your growth - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoS0cqJ9jrKFipofeature=shared

80% fudd im guessing.

Thank you for the kind words.

I would love to but I'm on a buying freeze until my Hayes Customs comes in the next few months. I buy 99.9% of my guns outside of the Kustomworx Defender that's on loan to me. If you ask my wife pretty please and she says "Yes" I'm all in on a review. 😁