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DS-39: The Failed Soviet Machine Gun of World War Two

May 26, 2021 Ian McCollum 40

The Soviet Union recognized the need for a modernized machine gun to replace the Maxim, and in the late 1920s Degtyarev began work on a “universal” type of gun. This would be air cooled, use […]

Belt-fed

Hitler’s Zipper: The MG-42 Universal Machine Gun

November 4, 2020 Ian McCollum 77

The MG42 was developed to be a more reliable and easier to manufacture replacement for the MG34, although both would serve side by side until the end of World War Two. Designed by Grossfuss company […]

General Purpose MGs

History of the PK, PKM, and Pecheneg w/ Max Popenker

July 9, 2019 Ian McCollum 25

I’m happy to be joined once again by Russian small arms historian Max Popenker, for a discussion of the development of the Kalashnikov PK machine gun. This is universally regarded as one of the best […]

General Purpose MGs

Shooting the HK21 Modular Machine Gun

May 25, 2019 Ian McCollum 21

The HK21 is a the belt-fed iteration of the H&K roller-delayed blowback mechanism. H&K built a wide range of firearms around that system, including submachine guns (MP5), rifles (HK33, HK91), precision rifles (PSG-1), and machine […]

General Purpose MGs

A Brief Introduction to the M240 Golf

May 4, 2019 Ian McCollum 55

The FN MAG was adopted by the United States military to replace its aging inventory of M60 machine guns. It was designated the M240 in US parlance, and first used as a vehicle-mounted machine gun. […]

General Purpose MGs

Original Vietnam-Era M60 at the Range

April 27, 2019 Ian McCollum 112

The M60 was the first modern American military machine gun, developed from the operating system of the German FG-42 and the feed system of the German MG-42 in the years after World War Two. It […]

Conversion

RP46 Variations: Russian, North Korean, and US Reproduction

July 4, 2018 Ian McCollum 12

FYI, the Russian RP46 parts kit shown in this video is currently selling on GunBroker, with no reserve and a penny start: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/778500561 The RP-46 was the final iteration of the Degtyarev DP27/DPM light machine gun, […]

General Purpose MGs

GPMG Firing Comparison: PKM vs UK vz.59

May 12, 2018 Ian McCollum 43

Since I had the opportunity to do some shooting with both a Yugoslav PKM and a Czech vz.59 general-purpose machine gun, I thought it would be interesting to compare them side by side. Which is […]

Conversion

Reproduction RP-46 Belt-Feed Conversion from SMG Guns

May 7, 2018 Ian McCollum 10

InRange TV Operator’s Guide to the RP-46: https://youtu.be/aKj9FuF5-xQ You can order your own by contacting SMG Guns at smgguns@yahoo.com or placing an order online at SMGGunsStore.com. It’s very exciting to have these available, as they […]

General Purpose MGs

UK vz.59 Czech Universal Machine Gun: Shooting

March 22, 2018 Ian McCollum 30

Yesterday we looked at the history and the mechanics of the Czech UK vz.59 universal machine gun – so today we are taking it out to the range for some shooting! The UK 59 is […]

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