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Articles by Ian McCollum

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James D. Julia: Tucker & Sherrard Texas Confederate Revolver

March 3, 2016 Ian McCollum 17
The Tucker & Sherrard (and later Sherrard & Clark) is one of the more interesting Texas Confederate revolvers. The company initially was granted a contract with the Texas state government to provide 100 revolvers per […]
Handgun

James D. Julia: LeMat Grapeshot Revolver Design Evolution

March 2, 2016 Ian McCollum 32
The LeMat grapeshot revolver is one of the most distinctive and powerful sidearms of the US Civil War, sporting both a 9-round .42 caliber cylinder of pistol bullets and a shotgun barrel as cylinder axis. […]
Bolt Action Rifles

James D. Julia: WWI German Gewehr 98 Sniper

March 1, 2016 Ian McCollum 15
Germany was one of the first nations to really get into the sniping business during World War I, and this is an example of their sniper rifle of the period. The base rifle is a […]
Light MGs

James D. Julia: Johnson LMG History & Disassembly

February 29, 2016 Ian McCollum 31
The Johnson light machine gun is one of the lesser-known US military machine guns of WWII, although it seems to have been very popular with all those who used it in combat. Melvin Johnson made […]
Gunsmithing

James D. Julia: Sisterdale Texas Confederate Revolver

February 28, 2016 Ian McCollum 40
The Sisterdale revolver is one of the most original designs of the Confederate revolvers. It was devised by a group of Texans led by one Alfred Kapp, son of a German immigrant in Sisterdale, Texas. […]
Artillery

James D. Julia: An Overview of 4-Bore Stopping Rifles

February 27, 2016 Ian McCollum 61
The 4-bore (approximately 1″/25mm bore diameter) is the largest shoulder-fired rifle actually used for hunting. Developed in the days of black powder muzzleloaders, it was intended to be the ultimate rifle of last resort, to […]
Commentary

Publishing and Book Scarcity

February 26, 2016 Ian McCollum 67
In this world of on-demand printing and e-books, one might hope that we would no longer have to deal with issues of scarcity with published books – alas this is not the case. I was […]
Competition

2-Gun Match: New Inland M1 Carbine

February 25, 2016 Ian McCollum 51
I had a chance to get my hands on one of the new-production M1 Carbines being sold by MKS Supply under the Inland trademark. These guns have gotten a lot of press recently, and I […]
Video

WWI Trench Hand Weapons

February 24, 2016 Ian McCollum 98
Karl and I recently did some work with a wide selection of hand weapons from WWI (some original, some reproductions) for a video in collaboration with the excellent YouTube channel The Great War. Have a […]
Lever Action Rifles

RIA: Marlin 1897 Bicycle Rifle

February 23, 2016 Ian McCollum 33
Marlin’s 1892 lever action rifle in .22 rimfire caliber proved to be a very popular firearm, and so the company released an improved version in 1897, offered only as a rimfire takedown model. The 1897 […]

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