Articles by Ian McCollum

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Semiauto Rifles

Holloway HAC-7 Video

July 8, 2013 Ian McCollum 53
The HAC-7 was a rifle designed in the 1980s, and only available for a short time before the Holloway Arms Company went out of business. It was designed as a military-style weapon, although what military […]
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Commentary

Independence Day!

July 4, 2013 Ian McCollum 12
We’re taking the day off today in recognition and celebration of Independence Day. To many people it’s the Fourth of July, a day for grilling and beer and firecrackers, and while I have nothing against […]
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Semiauto pistol

Clausius Model 1895

July 3, 2013 Ian McCollum 16
German inventor Claus Claudius patented a design for a long-recoil automatic pistol in 1895, and we ran across a couple photos of an example of it that was actually manufactured: We found the photo in […]
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Handgun

Semmerling LM4 Video

July 1, 2013 Ian McCollum 37
The Semmerling LM4 has pretty much no historical significance, but it does have a pretty unusual operating system. It is a .45ACP backup pistol developed by a fellow named Philip R. Lichtman in the 1970s. […]