Submachine Guns
Croatian Šokac SMG
Today’s gun was made quite recently, but also pretty obscure – I had not heard of it until Michael Heidler sent us this description and set of photos: Improvised firearms and mines dominated the early […]
Articles by Ian McCollum
Bolt Action Rifles
Dangerous Guns
After shooting the Bannerman Mosin-Nagant conversion recently, the subject of dangerous military rifles came up when I was talking with a friend. And y’know, there are more than a few designs and conversions that are […]
Artillery
Dolf Goldsmith on $5 Finnish Mortars
We have another piece today from our interview with Dolf Goldsmith, this time on the subject of $5 Finnish mortars used for fun and profit. Well, actually just for fun. To clarify one of Dolf’s […]
Video
Generic WWII Fantasy Squad!
Definitely not to be mistaken for Rat Patrol, which is copyrighted. Couldn’t help myself – I was at the range yesterday with a Jeep, a 1919, and a video camera… 🙂
Light MGs
Vintage Saturday: Unsure
Forcemen of 5-2, First Special Service Force, with an M1941 Johnson light machine gun on the Anzio beachhead, Italy, April 1944. They are in the process of disassembling (or reassembling) the gun. Thanks to Michael […]
Select-fire Rifles
US Advanced Combat Rifle Video
We had this video pointed out to us by reader Cris – a 1990 film put out by the US Army detailing the four rifles being put into testing to become the Advanced Combat Rifle. […]
Book review
Book Review: Mr. Gatling’s Terrible Marvel
I hate to perpetuate stereotypes, but this is a case where there is more than a kernel of truth to one. The unfortunate subject is Julia Keller, author of Mr. Gatling’s Terrible Marvel, and she […]
Machine pistol
Russian APB Silenced Machine Pistol
Soviet Spetsnaz Guns, Part II By Maxim Popenker As discussed in a previous article on the PB pistol, Soviet Spetsnaz troops played a key role in Soviet military doctrine, in both local operations (mostly in […]
Commentary
If You Want it, Buy it Today
…because it won’t get any cheaper or easier to find. Military guns, that is. Part of the human psyche, I think, tends to disregard the value of things that are plentiful and inexpensive (or even […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Bannerman .30-06 Mosin Nagant (Video)
According to internet wisdom, today’s video should have been cut short by a rifle exploding in my face…but you’ll have to watch it to see if that actually happened. Okay, the fact that I’m still […]