Handgun - Forgotten Weapons

M1911A1: America’s Definitive World War Two Pistol

June 12, 2024 Ian McCollum 65

The United States adopted the M1911 pistol just in time for the First World War, and between Colt and Springfield Arsenal some 643,000 of these pistols were made by the end of 1918. During that […]

Shooting Shaved Webley Revolvers (w/ Steinel Ammo)

June 8, 2024 Ian McCollum 14

Steinel Ammunition has started making a rather niche new product, but one that I think is quite convenient: .45 ACP downloaded to .455 Webley pressure. This is for use in Webley revolvers that were shaved […]

So You Want to Design Guns? You Need This Book.

June 5, 2024 Ian McCollum 6

“Firearm Anatomy Book III: The Remington Double Derringer” by David S. Findlay Available through Amazon: https://amzn.to/4daGdYy David S. Findlay is a firearms designer with extensive experience – a decades-long career in the field working for […]

S&W M1917: A US Army revolver in .45 ACP

June 3, 2024 Ian McCollum 14

When the United States entered World War One, it had a significant shortfall in military handguns. The M1911 pistol production was expanded as much as possible, but more guns were needed. Both Colt and Smith […]

Glock 46: A Revolutionary Design Change

May 31, 2024 Ian McCollum 29

Except for the .22 rimfire Glock 44, all the pistols from the Austrian powerhouse Glock have shared the same fundamental mechanical system. They use the Browning tilting-barrel action, which has been long proven by many […]

Arsenal Strike One: Russian Police Pistol Comes to the West

May 27, 2024 Ian McCollum 21

The Strike One pistol originated around 2011 as a collaboration between Nicola Bandini and Dimitry Streshinskiy as a pistol to replace the Makarov in Russian police use. By 2014 is was progressing very successfully through […]

BUG Match Pickelhaube Edition: German 1883 Reichsrevolver

May 25, 2024 Ian McCollum 5

Today I took a Model 1883 Reichsrevolver out to the monthly BackUp Gun Match. This is an 1894-manufactured gun (made at the Erfurt Arsenal). It is a single action only, six-shot revolver chambered for the […]

Cartridge History: The .451 Detonics Magnum is a Supercharged .45 ACP

May 24, 2024 Ian McCollum 11

Detonics was founded as a company in the 1970s, making high-end 1911 pistols. Their first product that really put them on the map was their 3″ micro-compact 1911; something that just wasn’t available on a […]

Full Auto Glock 18 at the Range: Can I Hit…Anything?

May 11, 2024 Ian McCollum 18

https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/glock-18-range I’ve fired a number of different machine pistols, but until today never a Glock 18. So, we’re going to give it a try! This is an original factory example, not a conversion.

Romania Copies the Jericho: Cugir Models 95 & 98

May 10, 2024 Ian McCollum 17

By the end of communism in Romania in 1989, the standard service pistols for the army and police were still the old Tokarevs and the Cugir Model 74 “Carpați” Walther PP copy. These were obviously […]