Commentary - Forgotten Weapons

Machine Gun Terminology Part 2: SMG, PDW, & Machine Pistol

January 12, 2018 Ian McCollum 32

Today we have Part 2 of machine gun terminology – the small caliber guns. Specifically, submachine guns, personal defense weapons, and machine pistols. Submachine Gun: Pistol caliber, fully automatic, and fitted with a shoulder stock. […]

Forgotten Weapons Short: Stacking Rods & Stacking Swivels

January 4, 2018 Ian McCollum 14

I get a lot of questions about the purpose of stacking rods and stacking swivels on rifles – so let’s see if we can clear some of them up today…

Overview of Canadian Gun Laws

January 2, 2018 Ian McCollum 83

Today, a general overview of Canadian gun laws, so we Americans (and you folks across the ocean) can have a better idea of what the legal situation is in the Great White North. Please recognize […]

Forgotten Weapons: State of the Channel 2018

January 1, 2018 Ian McCollum 15

Thanks to all my viewers (and readers), new and old alike! I have some really exciting plans for 2018, and I’m happy to have you all along with me for them! This year I will […]

Captain Fraser’s Webley-Fosbery: WWI in Microcosm

December 23, 2017 Ian McCollum 20

Captain Percy Fraser, DSO was born on January 22, 1879 and died in Ypres on the night of February 23, 1915 while attempting to aid men wounded outside their trench. His unit of the Queen’s […]

Firearms Basics: Rifle Length Terminology

December 14, 2017 Ian McCollum 28

If you starting looking carefully at military bolt action rifles, you will find that they generally all fall into one of three categories: Rifles: 30-32 inches / 760-810mm Short Rifles: 24-26 inches / 610-660mm Carbines: […]

Pronunciation: Is it carBEAN or carBYNE? And why?

December 7, 2017 Ian McCollum 39

Every time I say “carbine” on film, I get a bunch of people complaining that I’m saying it wrong. So…am I?

Q&A #14: Recoil, Nerf, and Forced Air Cooling

November 1, 2017 Ian McCollum 50

Today’s question topics: 0:00:58 – Factors affecting recoil in machine guns 0:04:57 – Revisiting/remaking old videos 0:05:58 – Is the MP5 still relevant? 0:06:47 – Am I excited to film different guns? 0:08:12 – Vintage […]

Four Annoying Gun Myths, with Bloke on the Range

October 31, 2017 Ian McCollum 41

I had a chance to meet up with Bloke on the Range in Switzerland, and we decided to spend some time discussing a few of the myths that have managed to get themselves solidly affixed […]

What You Didn’t Know About the 1968 Machine Gun Amnesty

October 11, 2017 Ian McCollum 20

When the 1968 machine gun amnesty was announced in the US, it was treated with widespread suspicion among gun collectors. Some thought it would merely a pretense to find and arrest owners of unregistered machine […]