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Why Drum Magazines are a Bad Idea

January 9, 2020 Ian McCollum 67
I often see questions form people asking why drum magazines are not more widely used – the BAR and the MP40/I in particular. People often view the box vs drum magazine question simply in terms […]
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An American .30-06 MG-42, and GPMGs after WWII

October 31, 2019 Ian McCollum 60
The perk for $100 Patrons is choosing a gun they would like me to find and film, and one such Patron (Mark) expressed a curiosity about US testing and lack of adoption of an MG-42 […]
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Transferrable? Pre-May? Post-86? Dewat? John Keene Explains…

October 20, 2019 Ian McCollum 3
Today I am speaking with retired Master Sergeant John Keene, who is the NFA specialist for the Morphy Auction Company. Specifically, we are discussing the terminology and categories of legal machine guns in the United […]
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State of the NFA Collecting Community 2019, with John Keene

October 2, 2019 Ian McCollum 9
When I film at the Morphy Auction Company, I always enjoy taking time to chat with Master Sergeant (retired) John Keene, who is their NFA expert. He always has some very interesting insights into the […]
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Forgotten History: Violent Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust

September 24, 2019 Ian McCollum 38
I wrote this paper back in 2003 or 2004 for a college class I was taking (HIST 595 – The Holocaust And Genocide). Today, it sounds a bit amateurish – but I suppose that is […]
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Arsenals of History 2019: Guns in Video Games

September 19, 2019 Ian McCollum 16
Arsenals of History is an annual symposium of firearms museum, and met this year at the newly renovated Cody Firearms Museum. The theme of this year’s symposium was social media and museums. This presentation was […]
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AS Val, VSS Vintorez, OTs-14 Groza, and more: 9x39mm with Max Popenker

September 10, 2019 Ian McCollum 14
Today we welcome back Max Popenker of ModernFirearms.net to discuss the Soviet and Russian development of the 9x39mm suppressed rifle cartridge. From the early unsuccessful and sidetracked efforts to replace the PBS suppressor through the […]
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Arsenals of History 2019: 3D Printing & Scanning for Museums

September 7, 2019 Ian McCollum 4
Arsenals of History is an annual symposium of firearms museum, and met this year at the newly renovated Cody Firearms Museum. The theme of this year’s symposium was social media and museums. This presentation was […]
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Arsenals of History 2019: Next Generation Collectors & Curators, by Logan Metesh

August 1, 2019 Ian McCollum 13
Arsenals of History is an annual symposium of firearms museum, and met this year at the newly renovated Cody Firearms Museum. The theme of this year’s symposium was social media and museums. This presentation was […]
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Overview of Estonian Gun Laws

July 16, 2019 Ian McCollum 12
Today I am joined by an Estonian collector friend to discuss gun laws in Estonia. This a continuing series on gun laws in different countries around the world, and is intended to be an overview […]

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