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Home2024February

Month: February 2024

Presentation

Token of Appreciation: a Presentation Sokac SMG

February 28, 2024 Ian McCollum 7

The Šokac was one of the more prolific Croatian domestic submachine guns of the Homeland War. This particular example is one that was specifically presented to the police chief of the town of Slavonsky Brod […]

Presentation

Tale of a Heroic Sailor: Ensign Stannus’ M1911A1

February 26, 2024 Ian McCollum 24

Robert “Dickie” Stannus was , in technical terms, a total stud. So much so that he was awarded an inscribed M1911A1 directly by Colt as a prize for being the top sailor in his Naval […]

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Cheap vs Expensive Red Dots: What’s the Difference?

February 25, 2024 Ian McCollum 9

At SHOT Show this year I took some time to speak with Mike Branson of Gideon Optics (formerly of Primary ands and Swampfox). Mike’s a friend and a true optics nerd, and I figured he […]

Shotgun

USAS-12 at the Range (w/ the Fun Switch)

February 24, 2024 Ian McCollum 7

https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/usas-12-at-the-range-w-the-fun-switch The USAS-12, made by Daewoo in South Korea, is one of the better box-fed shotguns available (I use that term loosely; there are not that many of them around). It was available as both […]

Bolt Action Rifles

Mosin 91/30 PU: Soviet Standard WW2 Sniper’s Rifle

February 23, 2024 Ian McCollum 7

The Mosin M91/30 PU is the most recognized Soviet sniper rifle of World War Two, but it was not their first. It was preceded by the Model 1931 PE, the Model 1936 PEM, and also […]

Anti-Tank Rifles

The Manda: Croatia’s Minimalist .50 BMG

February 21, 2024 Ian McCollum 6

The Manda is a rifle that was designed for the Croatian Special Police at the beginning of the Homeland War in 1991. At that point, the Special Police (basically the SWAT teams) were basically the […]

Accessories

L41: Arado’s WW2 Experimental MP40 Silencer

February 19, 2024 Ian McCollum 15

The German military tested several designs of silencer for the MP40 submachine gun during late World War Two. Designated the L4x series, they were made by the Arado and Opel-Schneider companies. This example is an […]

Reproduction

PSA “Spiker”: A Clone of the Chinese Type 56 AK

February 18, 2024 Ian McCollum 4

Palmetto State Armory (PSA) makes a really wide variety of different guns, but one that they came out with a little while back that appealed to me in particular is their “Spiker”. This is a […]

Bolt Action Rifles

M91/30 PU Sniper at the Range

February 17, 2024 Ian McCollum 2

Today we are out at the range with a 1943 Izhevsk M91/30 PU sniper rifle to see how it shoots… For more, check out the 9 Hole Reviews video taking a 91/30 PU on their […]

Reproduction

Armi Jager AP85: An Italian .22 Rimfire Faux-MAS

February 16, 2024 Ian McCollum 28

Armi Jager was an Italian arms-making company that was created in the early 1950s by Armando Piscetta. He initially made .22 rimfire sporting rifles, then transitioned into making Old West style revolvers, and in the […]

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