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What Are All These 9mm Cartridges, And Why?

December 7, 2021 Ian McCollum 45

Why do we have so many different 9mm cartridges, and what are they all? Why are 9mm Steyr and 9mm Largo virtually identical and yet different, while 9×18 Ultra and 9×18 Makarov are completely different? […]

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Parker-Hale .303-.22 Conversion Kits for the Enfield, Lewis, and Vickers

September 14, 2021 Ian McCollum 23

In July of 1918, the British military formally adopted a Parker-Hale system of adapting .303-caliber arms to .22 rimfire for short range training. The system involved lining standard barrels with .22 caliber blanks that were […]

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Stopping the action of pistol bullets. Soviet view.

July 11, 2021 Ian McCollum 38

This guest post authored by Andrey Ulanov. In the USSR, the issue of choosing the main pistol cartridge was dealt with twice. For the first time, this was done by a commission in the early […]

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Clement Pottet: Father of the Shotgun Shell

March 8, 2021 Ian McCollum 17

Clement Pottet was one of the original fathers of the modern shotgun shell. He took the work of men like Pauly and developed a paper-walled, metallic-base shell for shotgun use. He had two main French […]

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Max Popenker on Russian Pistols and Ammunition: 7N21, 9x21mm, 9x18mm, and more

February 16, 2021 Ian McCollum 32

Today I am again joined by Max Popenker, Russian small arms historian and researcher. Max is explaining the basic history of Russian handguns and ammunition, starting with the adoption of the 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge to […]

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Original Volcanic “Rocket Ball” Cartridges

August 24, 2020 Ian McCollum 40

Lot 11 in the September 2020 RIA Premier auction. Ammunition for the Volcanic Repeaters is extremely rare today, and this opportunity to take a look at a complete original box of it was something I […]

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Comparison: French 1935A vs 1935S Pistols

December 22, 2019 Ian McCollum 34

I finally have a source for top quality reliable 7.65mm French Long, thanks to Steinel! I can’t link to them, but I’m sure anyone who wants some themselves can find them online. Anyway, with ammo […]

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Ammo Evaluation: Malaysian L2A2 7.62x51mm

February 19, 2019 Ian McCollum 14

The Malaysian factory SMOE (Syarikat Malaysia Explosives Ltd) is the only ammunition producer in Malaysia, and produces a variety of calibers for small arms and light weapons. The factory was established in 1969 with the […]

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Ammunition Evaluation: 1941 Turkish 8mm Mauser

January 22, 2019 Ian McCollum 27

Turkey adopted the 8mm Mauser cartridge as part of its modernization after World War One, and with the assistance of German technicians developed a copy of the German 8mm S cartridge. Most of the surplus […]

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Ammo Evaluation: Romanian 8mm Mauser

January 8, 2019 Ian McCollum 15

Towards the end of the Cold War, Romania was a major exporter of arms and ammunition on the world market. Today we are looking at Romanian pattern 1971 8mm Mauser ammunition, made between 1972 and […]

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