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Articles by Ian McCollum

Sniper Rifles

Estonia’s Much Better Sniper: the M14 TP2

December 27, 2024 Ian McCollum 33
The first Estonian sniper rifle built on the M14 was the “TP” – a very poorly done model with a lousy scope, worse mount, and unhelpful stock. These were made in 2000, and in 2008 […]
Prototype

ZB47: A Truly Weird Czech SMG

December 23, 2024 Ian McCollum 35
The ZB47 was developed at Brno as a contender for Czech military submachine gun adoption in the late 1940s. The Czech Army had technically adopted a submachine gun prior to World War Two (the vz.38; […]
Antiques

Enjoying Black Powder Episode 6: Berdan II

December 21, 2024 Ian McCollum 7
The full version with hand loading information (not permitted on YouTube) is available here: https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/berdan-2-app Black powder military rifles of the 1860s-1880s are a really enjoyable group of guns. A lot of them are relatively […]
Semiauto pistol

The End of the Mamba: A Tale of Manufacturing Incompetence

December 20, 2024 Ian McCollum 32
This is your last chance to win this very rare Mamba pistol! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT 12/20/24 @11:59 PM PST The Mamba was a pistol that had a pretty decent design, but failed […]
Conversion

P320 Flux Legion Raider at the Range

December 19, 2024 Ian McCollum 18
Today I am taking the SIG P320 Flux Legion (aka the SIG Legion edition of the Flux Raider) out to the range. I’m a big fan of PDW systems, and the Raider is one of […]
Conversion

SIG P320 Flux Legion / Flux Raider: The Best Pistol-PDW System Yet

December 18, 2024 Ian McCollum 50
The Flux Raider is a chassis system designed to turn the SIG P320 into a very compact PDW. The design concept began as a desire to improve the practical accuracy of a handgun by adding […]
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History of Weapons & War: Now With The Chieftain!

December 17, 2024 Ian McCollum 1
Join us today, and use code XMAS2024 for a couple bucks off: https://weaponsandwar.tv We are excited to welcome Lt. Col. Nicolas Moran, The Chieftain, to the History of Weapons & War streaming video app! He […]
Semiauto pistol

Daniel Defense H9: The Hudson Reborn and Completely Reengineered

December 16, 2024 Ian McCollum 16
In 2017, Hudson released a new pistol that was the darling of the firearms industry. It purported to offer a radically low bore axis and 1911-style trigger in a striker-fired system that would be fast […]
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Moons Out 2025 Launch: Prepare Your NODs!

December 15, 2024 Ian McCollum 2
https://practiscore.com/moons-out-25/register Moons Out 2025 is a Brutality-style night vision rifle match. It consists of 10 stages physically and mentally challenging stages over two nights, all shot in the dark with night vision equipment (Gen 3 […]
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Soviet Small Arms of WWII: Now Shipping!

December 14, 2024 Ian McCollum 2
Now in stock and shipping! Order your copy here: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/ww2-soviet-union Please note: we will do our best to get as many preorders as possible out before Christmas, but we cannot guarantee everyone’s arrival date. New […]

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