2023 - Forgotten Weapons

Ask Ian: Why So Few Reproduction Historic Guns?

February 22, 2023 Ian McCollum 54

From Paul on Patreon: “I’ve always thought there were a lot of older guns that deserve to be reproduced, many of which could be really simple to manufacture. PSA is planning the release of their […]

TCCC: Trauma Medicine for Military and Civilians w/ Archangel Dynamics

February 18, 2023 Ian McCollum 15

I recently spent a weekend taking a TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) course from Myles Francis at Archangel Dynamics. TCCC is a program originally developed by the Naval Special Warfare School to improve battlefield survivability […]

Roth Theodorovic Prototypes: From Very Awkward to Mostly Ungainly

February 17, 2023 Ian McCollum 32

Today we are going to take a looks at a series of six prototype Roth Theodorovic pistols. These were a design that competed in Austrian pistol trials around the turn of the century, and eventually […]

Darne Model 1933: An Economic & Modular Interwar MG

February 15, 2023 Ian McCollum 67

The Darne company was one of relatively few private arms manufacturers in France, best known for shotguns. During World War One they got into the machine gun trade, making licensed Lewis guns for the French […]

Austrian Troop Training: Erma EL-24 .22 Kit for the Steyr M95 Carbine

February 11, 2023 Ian McCollum 21

The German company Erma (Erfurter Maschinenfabrik) developed a .22 rimfire kit for the Mauser 98 for the German Army in the 1920s. It was used for training, both to allow for more effective fundamental practice […]

Felk TF919: Australia and Spain Team Up to Make a Lousy Pistol

February 10, 2023 Ian McCollum 42

Edward Felk was an Australian who decided to produce semiauto pistols in Australia. In 1994 he patented a couple features of his new design, and set about finding a way to produce it. He ended […]

Ask Ian: “Last Ditch” Rifles for World War III?

February 8, 2023 Ian McCollum 69

From Thunderchild on Patreon: “How would you see a modern major nation (US, USSR/Russia, China, etc) simplify their small arms in a large scale war, WW3 or Cold War gone hot? You’ve mentioned in the […]

Chrysanthemums in the Snow: Finnish Arisaka Rifles

February 6, 2023 Ian McCollum 16

When Finland took its independence, the most common type of firearms in the country was the Mosin Nagant – and the second most common was the Arisaka. An assortment of Type 30, Type 35, and […]

Substantial Sale on WWSD Rifles at Brownells

February 5, 2023 Ian McCollum 6

Just a tip for anyone who has been interested in the WWSD rifles, Brownells has uppers, lowers, and complete rifles all on significant sale right now: WWSD 2021 Lower – $549 ($250 off) In my […]

AR57: Fun Times with a Tiny Carbine (aka FSS Hurricane)

February 4, 2023 Ian McCollum 5

Thanks to MagPul for sponsoring this video! I was happy to use one of their new Daka Grid rifle cases today – it’s a very cool system that will be of great use for me […]