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Home2023January

Month: January 2023

Submachine Guns

Romanian Orita Model 1941/48

January 30, 2023 Ian McCollum 13

The Orita SMG was designed by a Romanian Army Captian Marin Orita in 1941, and went into service in 1943. It was used primarily in Southern Europe in late WW2 with Romanian forces. It was […]

Semiauto pistol

HS95: Croatia Builds a Modern Pistol

January 27, 2023 Ian McCollum 19

The HS-95 was developed by HS Produkt to replace the PHP pistols. With the experience of producing many thousands of PHPs, the company had a much better understanding of how to design a pistol for […]

Prototype

Bechowiec: Polish Teenager Makes a Resistance SMG

January 25, 2023 Ian McCollum 14

https://youtu.be/vNoyjHwVCmQ The Bechowiec (or Beha) is a fascinating SMG produced in small numbers in southern Poland under German occupation during World War Two. It was made for use by the Bataliony Chłopskie (Peasant Battalions) by […]

Optics

One Cartridge Two Zeros: SIG Romeo 9T

January 23, 2023 Ian McCollum 6

In its continuing effort to provide everything for the US military from shoelaces to fighter jets, SIG has developed an optic which resolves a challenge with .300 Blackout and other calibers which offer both supersonic […]

Video

Field to Table: Elk Hunt (with a $10,000 muzzleloader)

January 21, 2023 Ian McCollum 10

https://fromfieldtotable.com When I decided that I wanted to try out hunting as a way to source my own meat and enjoy the outdoors in a new way, I really didn’t know where to start. I […]

Grenade Launcher

Inkunzi Strike 20mm Grenade Machine Gun

January 20, 2023 Ian McCollum 42

Tony Neophytou developed this for Denel Land Systems, which has completely fallen apart as a company and left it now as his own independent design, with no manufacturer. I filmed this video in 2018, to […]

Semiauto pistol

PHP MV-9: The First Croatian Pistol (Both Models)

January 18, 2023 Ian McCollum 23

Croatian engineer Marko Vukovic first developed his P38-based pistol in the late 1980s for the Yugoslav Peoples’ Army. It was left unadopted at that time, but when Croatia declared independence in 1991 the gun found […]

Aircraft MGs

Parabellum 1914/17: Germany’s Ultimate Aircraft Maxim

January 16, 2023 Ian McCollum 24

Forgotten Weapons merino wool hoodies from Varusteleka: https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/forgotten-weapons-sarma-merino-wool-hoodie/72488 The DWM company in Germany had a license on the Maxim gun design prior to World War One. They produced the rather old-fashioned MG08 for the German […]

Commentary

Why Are Short Barreled Rifles Actually Regulated in the US?

January 15, 2023 Ian McCollum 49

The simple truth is that short rifles and short shotguns were never a problem, and continue to not be a problem today. The 1934 National Firearms Act originally wanted to restrict handgun ownership, and the […]

Optics

Ian Ruins the Elbonian Sniper Corps

January 14, 2023 Ian McCollum 20

Today’s Q&A is from Tim on Patreon: “The great nation of Elbonia is looking to spin up a sniper program. But they know better than to adopt ZF41 scopes. What rifles do you attempt to […]

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