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Month: July 2023

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The First German Assault Weapon: The Lange Pistole 08

July 13, 2023 Ian McCollum 37

Get Entered to WIN this original Artillery Luger rig! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is 07/28/23 @ 11:59pm (PST). The Lange Pistole 08 (long pistol), or Artillery Luger as it is commonly known today, has an […]

Semiauto pistol

New Springfield Echelon: Croatia’s Chassis System Pistol

July 12, 2023 Ian McCollum 6

The Springfield Echelon pistol was released today, and it’s a significant step forward for Croatian manufacturer HS Produkt. In an effort to appeal to new military and police tenders as well as introduce a forward-looking […]

Submachine Guns

Crogar M91: MP40 Meets Yugo M56 in the Croatian Homeland War

July 10, 2023 Ian McCollum 21

SKM was a small industrial manufacturing company in Croatia that began making submachine guns in 1991 to equip Croatian fighters in the Homeland War. Their product was the M91 Crogar, which is a selective-fire, open […]

Competition

Hipster 2-Gun: Beretta AR-70/90 & Bernardelli P018S

July 8, 2023 Ian McCollum 0

We took a look at both of these guns individually this past week, and now it’s time to try them both out on the clock… While I like the Bernardelli quite a lot, it had […]

Semiauto Rifles

Italian GWOT Steel: the Beretta AR-70/90

July 7, 2023 Ian McCollum 12

While the Italian military did adopt the AR-70, it did not actually issue them to all troops. Most continued to use the 7.62mm BM-59 until 1990 when the Beretta AR-70/90 was adopted. This rifle was […]

Semiauto pistol

Bernardelli P018S: A Hipster’s Service Pistol

July 5, 2023 Ian McCollum 23

Bernardelli is (was) an Italian firearms manufacturer in the Val Tromp dating back to the 1600s…but whom few people have ever heard of. They produced 1889 Bodeo revolvers between the World Wars, and after World […]

Commentary

Interview with Neil Vermillion: Being a Volunteer Fighter & Trainer

July 3, 2023 Ian McCollum 6

Note: Some explicit language in this video. I am honored today to have a chance to interview Neil Vermillion about his experiences in Iraq, Kurdistan, and Ukraine. Neil is a US Army veteran (2002-2006) who […]

General Purpose MGs

Experimental Romanian Paratrooper PKM

July 1, 2023 Ian McCollum 14

Romania adopted the PKM in 1966, and began manufacturing their own direct copy at Cugir. In the 1990s, the plant designed a model intended for paratroopers, with a shortened barrel and unique side folding stock. […]

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