Ian McCollum - Forgotten Weapons

MDRX Micron: A Truly Tiny SBR Bullpup

March 19, 2022 Ian McCollum 4

The MDR has been out in the market for six years now, and DesertTech has been making some improvements. The current production model I called the MDRX, to denote several incremental improvements that have been […]

Ukrainian DShK as Infantry Support Weapon

March 18, 2022 Ian McCollum 20

The initial Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 stagnated into trench warfare after a few months, and Ukrainian forces found themselves often in entrenched positions 500m or more from Russian opposition. At that range, their […]

In Search of Hard Currency: Prototype 9x19mm vz52 Pistol

March 17, 2022 Ian McCollum 14

The vz.52 pistol was originally adopted by Czechoslovakia as a short-term option, with an intention to quickly replace it with something better. The problem was that without a viable domestic pistol, the Soviet Union would […]

Ukrainian Adaptation of PKTs to Infantry Use

March 15, 2022 Ian McCollum 30

I have had several people send me this video, showing a Ukrainian shop converting PKT machine guns to an infantry configuration. The PK machine gun is used in a lot of Russian armored vehicles, but […]

Bushmaster Assault Rifle: A Stoner-Inspired 70s Carbine

March 14, 2022 Ian McCollum 13

Mack Gwinn was a US Army Special Forces officer in Vietnam (he retired from the service as a Captain) who had extensive experience carrying and using a Stoner 63A. When he returned home, he decided […]

Ian’s Customs: Lage Max11A1/15 Light Machine Gun

March 12, 2022 Ian McCollum 11

I bought an M11A1 machine pistol several years ago, when I first heard about the Lage Max11/15 project (I chose the M11A1 because I wanted the shortest registered receiver possible). Well, the M11A1 version of […]

What Does the Invasion of Ukraine Mean for European Private Firearms Ownership?

March 11, 2022 Ian McCollum 43

Help support Ukraine: National Bank of Ukraine armed forces account National Bank of Ukraine humanitarian account Come Back Alive One of the interesting implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the potential for expanded […]

Announcing the WWSD2020 Available in Europe!

March 10, 2022 Ian McCollum 8

Want to know more about the rifle itself? Check out the whole playlist of WWSD material on InRangeTV: I’m very excited that the WWSD2020 rifles are now available in Europe through Brownells’ EU partners! We […]

Lage Max11/15: A Conversion From Machine Pistol to LMG

March 9, 2022 Ian McCollum 9

Lage Manufacturing has been making conversion uppers for MAC-pattern machine pistols for a long time. They have a bunch of 9mm uppers in a variety of styles, some using magazines in the grip and some […]

Delta Force STI 2011: Competition Meets Operations

March 7, 2022 Ian McCollum 17

In the early 2000s (specifically 2006/2007, I believe) US Delta Force decided to replace its .45 ACP 1911 pistols with something having a larger magazine capacity. After testing a number of different platform initially, they […]