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Home2014March

Month: March 2014

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Artillery

German 75mm Pak-40 AT Gun (Video)

March 31, 2014 Ian McCollum 63

While we normally stick to small arms here, this beast of a gun was just way too impressive for me to not pay attention to. I was at a cannon and machine gun shoot just […]

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Shotgun

Tomorrow’s Forgotten Weapon: Chiappa Triple Threat

March 30, 2014 Ian McCollum 18

I had the chance to play with a friend’s new Chiappa Triple Threat at the range last week, so I took the opportunity to put together a video. It was intended for a different website, […]

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Aircraft MGs

Vintage Saturday: Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

March 29, 2014 Ian McCollum 58

Parabellum 1914 MG in gunnery school, Belgium, 1918 (photo from Drake Goodman)

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Book review

Book Review: Out of Nowhere

March 28, 2014 Ian McCollum 6

I have been slowly trying to improve my education on sniper rifles, with the goal of putting together a series of videos on some of the interesting historical ones I have access to. On the […]

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Commentary

Excellent History Podcast

March 27, 2014 Ian McCollum 9

I don’t have a Forgotten Weapons post for today (I apologize – a couple more weeks and we should be back to our regular schedule), but instead I’m going to give a hearty recommendation to […]

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Biography

Biography: James Paris Lee

March 26, 2014 Ian McCollum 37

James Paris Lee was a firearms designer whose inventions had a far greater historical significance than even most firearms enthusiasts realize. Where Lee is recognized at all, it is generally for the rifles that bear […]

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Bolt Action Rifles

Reader Questions: 6.5×55 Chamber, M47 Clips, Side-Mounted Oprods

March 25, 2014 Ian McCollum 11

Today I’m answering some questions sent in last week – I think this will be a fun and interesting regular feature for the site. If you have a question you’ve been wondering about, please email […]

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Semiauto pistol

Webley 1913 Naval Model (Video)

March 24, 2014 Ian McCollum 18

William John Whiting spent about 10 years trying to get the British military to adopt his automatic pistol, and finally achieved his goal in 1913 with a contract for pistols supplied to the British Royal […]

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Accessories

Vintage Saturday: Everyone Likes Kittens

March 22, 2014 Ian McCollum 32

The lighter side of war – German soldiers in a halftrack playing with a kitten and their MG34 mount (note the periscope optic. Photo from WarAlbum.ru.

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Select-fire Rifles

Larry Vickers Shoots an Original FG42

March 20, 2014 Ian McCollum 64

I’ve gotten to take apart an original second model FG-42, and play with an SMG reproduction second model (and shoot against one in a 2-gun match), but I’ve never gotten my hands on an original […]

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