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Home2021August

Month: August 2021

Ian's Customs

Ian’s Customs: WWSD Commando

August 31, 2021 Ian McCollum 23

Having worked with the KP-15 for the WWSD2020 project, I got a hankering to know how a tiny SBR carbine would work using a KP-15 lower. There is no option for using a pistol brace, […]

Forgotten History

The Army’s Labor Union: Winchester 94s for the Loyal Legion of Loggers & Lumbermen

August 30, 2021 Ian McCollum 31

Today we have a rifle from a really neat forgotten corner of American military history. During World War One, the Pacific Northwest was the source of prime lumber, in particular Sitka Spruce that was ideal […]

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Uncategorized

Field to Table: Shooting (Delicious) Lionfish to Protect our Reefs

August 28, 2021 Ian McCollum 28

Want to do this yourself? Talk to Brady Hale at Ocean Strike Team, and tell him Ian sent you: Also, a huge thanks to Niuhi Dive Charters and Sake Cafe. Lionfish are a scourge on reef […]

Bolt Action Rifles

The Dutch Model 1871/79 Beaumont – from Ethiopia

August 27, 2021 Ian McCollum 12

The Beaumont was one of the early European breechloading metallic-cartridge rifles, adopted in 1871. The rifle is a combination of elements form the Chassepot, the Mauser-Norris, and a unique V-spring firing pin system invented by […]

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Commentary

Great Celebrity Breakups: Winchester and John Browning

August 26, 2021 Ian McCollum 21

In August 1903, Thomas Bennett (head of the Winchester company) wrote a letter to his many distributors and agents explaining how Winchester had decided to part ways with the Browning Brothers, and how the company […]

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Q&A

Q&A 53: With Matt Larosiere (FRT Trigger) and Russell Phagan (KP-15)

August 24, 2021 Ian McCollum 38

0:00:28 – What am I using to learn French? 0:01:21 – How difficult is a C&R license? 0:04:06 – Thoughts on FB Radom’s return to the US commercial market? Military Beryl AK: https://youtu.be/VGUHYjZFg5c 0:06:22 – […]

Bolt Action Rifles

Ross WWI Sniper Rifle w/ Winchester A5 Scope

August 23, 2021 Ian McCollum 19

The standard Canadian sniper’s rifle of World War One was the MkIII Ross fitted with a Warner & Swasey “musket sight” purchased from the United States. However, armorers in the field did create sniping rifles […]

Anti-Tank Rifles

Zastava M93 Black Arrow in .50 BMG at the Range

August 21, 2021 Ian McCollum 26

Today we have the M93 “Black Arrow” out at the range. I made an attempt to get the scope zeroed enough to be on paper, but was unable to get it there within a few […]

Anti-Tank Rifles

Zastava M93 Black Arrow: Serbia’s .50 Cal Anti-Materiel Rifle

August 20, 2021 Ian McCollum 47

The M93 Black Arrow is a .50 caliber anti-materiel rifle developed by Zastava to replace some applications of the RPG with better accuracy. It was originally produced in 12.7x108mm, the same as used in the […]

Prototype

Throwback Thursday: Cei Rigotti Rifle Disassembly

August 19, 2021 Ian McCollum 14

The Cei Rigotti is a fascinating early Italian self-loading rifle design that was tested in several countries, but never adopted or put into production. I had a chance to disassemble one at the British REME […]

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