Ian McCollum - Forgotten Weapons

Rhodesian Mamba at the Range: Will it Work?

December 14, 2024 Ian McCollum 21

Get Entered to win this very rare Mamba! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is 12/20/2024 @ 11:59 PM PST Today we are taking the Mamba out to the range to see just how badly (or how […]

Beretta 93R: The Best Machine Pistol?

December 13, 2024 Ian McCollum 14

The Beretta 93R (“Raffica”) was developed in the 1970s by Beretta engineer Paolo Parola at the request of Italian military special forces. It took the basic Beretta 92 pistol design and added a well-thought-out burst […]

Sten MkII vs Ingram M10/9 (w/ John Keene)

December 11, 2024 Ian McCollum 20

If you had to pick one, would you take a Sten MkII or an Ingram M10/9? This applies specifically to the guns in their original factory configurations; no Lage products allowed! It’s hard to come […]

Books Now Shipping From Headstamp Publishing!

December 10, 2024 Ian McCollum 0

https://www.headstamppublishing.com We have a huge variety of beautiful and informative firearms books available and shipping right now from Headstamp Publishing! From Japanese tobacco to British bullpups to Chinese mystery pistols, there really is something here […]

Steyrs for the Luftwaffe: The G29(ö) aka Gewehr 12/34

December 9, 2024 Ian McCollum 14

When the German government bought up the controlling interest in Steyr in 1938, they made use of its production facilities to start making rifles for the Luftwaffe. Steyr had tooling for the Mauser 98, but […]

Book Review: The U.S. Model 1917 Rifle – “America’s Enfield”

December 8, 2024 Ian McCollum 7

Available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Model-Rifle-Americas-Enfield/dp/1931464928 Available from the publisher, Mowbray: https://gunandswordcollector.com/product/us-model-1917-rifle-canfield/ Bruce Canfield is one of the most prolific and prominent authors on American military small arms today, with a bunch of excellent works in print. […]