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Book Review: VIS Radom, by William York

May 3, 2012 Ian McCollum 6

Today we’re looking at VIS Radom: A Study and Photographic Album of Poland’s Finest Pistol, by William J. York. The Radom is not a as well known as other pistols of the era (like the […]

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Book Review: Modern Military Bullpup Rifles

April 26, 2012 Ian McCollum 4

Today we’re looking at one of the earlier books printed by Collector Grade, Thomas Dugelby’s Modern Military Bullpup Rifles: Unfortunately, this work is very much out of print. You can find a couple exorbitantly priced […]

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Book Review: The Winchester-Lee Rifle

April 19, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

James Paris Lee began designing and patenting firearms in 1862, but it was not until 1875 that any of his designs were put into limited manufacture. He would ultimately see four of his rifles adopted […]

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Book Review: Military Handguns of France 1858-1958

April 12, 2012 Ian McCollum 0

Since we looked at a couple French revolvers yesterday, it seems only appropriate to have a resource on them (and later French automatic pistols) today. Specifically, Military Handguns of France by Eugene Medlin and Jean […]

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Book Review: A Rifleman Went to War

April 5, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

Herbert McBride was a American who grew up learning to shoot from Civil War veterans and some of the big names of the American West, like Bat Masterson. He had a taste for adventure, and […]

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Book Review: Pale Horse Coming, by Stephen Hunter

March 29, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

Anyone who hasn’t read Stephen Hunter’s work is really missing out on some great gunnie fiction. Most of his books are based on the characters of Earl Swagger (WWII Medal of Honor winner) or his […]

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Book Review: Collector’s Guide to Imperial Japanese Handguns 1893-1945

March 23, 2012 Ian McCollum 2

Most folks are not familiar with the variety of Japanese handguns available beyond the basic Type 94 and Type 14 Nambus. James Brown’s guide to these guns is an excellent source of information, covering the […]

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Book Review: Proud Promise, by Jean Huon

March 15, 2012 Ian McCollum 9

We’ve all heard the jokes about French guns – never fired and only dropped once. It’s a shame that they developed that type of stereotypical reputation here in the US, because the French were actually […]

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Book Review: Glock – The Rise of America’s Gun by Paul Barrett

March 8, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

The Glock isn’t a forgotten weapon by any stretch, but Paul Barrett has written a very interesting book on how the company got into gun manufacturing and how it grew so quickly. Among other things, […]

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Video Book Review: Swiss Magazine Loading Rifles

March 1, 2012 Ian McCollum 1

Swiss rifles offer a great place for a new collector to put together a set of rifles with mechanical and historical interest, that are in great condition and still available for reasonable prices. The Swiss […]

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