Ian McCollum - Forgotten Weapons

Q&A 53: With Matt Larosiere (FRT Trigger) and Russell Phagan (KP-15)

August 24, 2021 Ian McCollum 38

0:00:28 – What am I using to learn French? 0:01:21 – How difficult is a C&R license? 0:04:06 – Thoughts on FB Radom’s return to the US commercial market? Military Beryl AK: https://youtu.be/VGUHYjZFg5c 0:06:22 – […]

Ross WWI Sniper Rifle w/ Winchester A5 Scope

August 23, 2021 Ian McCollum 19

The standard Canadian sniper’s rifle of World War One was the MkIII Ross fitted with a Warner & Swasey “musket sight” purchased from the United States. However, armorers in the field did create sniping rifles […]

Zastava M93 Black Arrow in .50 BMG at the Range

August 21, 2021 Ian McCollum 26

Today we have the M93 “Black Arrow” out at the range. I made an attempt to get the scope zeroed enough to be on paper, but was unable to get it there within a few […]

Zastava M93 Black Arrow: Serbia’s .50 Cal Anti-Materiel Rifle

August 20, 2021 Ian McCollum 47

The M93 Black Arrow is a .50 caliber anti-materiel rifle developed by Zastava to replace some applications of the RPG with better accuracy. It was originally produced in 12.7x108mm, the same as used in the […]

Throwback Thursday: Cei Rigotti Rifle Disassembly

August 19, 2021 Ian McCollum 15

The Cei Rigotti is a fascinating early Italian self-loading rifle design that was tested in several countries, but never adopted or put into production. I had a chance to disassemble one at the British REME […]

Marius Berger’s Ring-Trigger Tube-Magazine Pistol

August 18, 2021 Ian McCollum 21

The 1880s and 1890s were a fertile period of experimentation with repeating handguns. One such example is this design by Marius Berger, manufactured in France by St Etienne in 1880 and 1881. It uses a […]

Ians Customs: Tanker M1 Scout

August 17, 2021 Ian McCollum 39

Today we are looking at the Tanker M1 rig I put together about 15 years ago. This is an original WW2 production receiver rebuilt with an 18″ 7.62mm NATO barrel in the 1980s by Arlington […]

Deliberately Obsolete: Ottoman S&W New Model No.3 in .44 Henry Rimfire

August 16, 2021 Ian McCollum 29

The S&W No.3 revolver was originally designed for the .44 Henry Rimfire cartridge, but initial US military testing caused it to be changed to a centerfire cartridge, and all serial production would use centerfire ammunition. […]

Hotchkiss Universal SMG at the Range

August 14, 2021 Ian McCollum 21

I have previously filmed a semiauto Hotchkiss Universal, but until today I’d not had a chance to try shooting an intact, original automatic one. Thanks to Battlefield Vegas, I have the chance today! Turns out, […]

Stalin’s Record Player: The DP-27 Light Machine Gun

August 13, 2021 Ian McCollum 26

Despite having early experience with the Madsen LMG prior to World War One, the Soviet military opted to follow the German path of machine gun development after the war. Valuing the sustained firepower of belt-fed […]