Light MGs
Shooting the Madsen LMG – The First True LMG
We have looked at a couple different Madsen light machine guns previously, but until today I have not had the chance to do any shooting with a fully automatic example of one. So I am […]
Light MGs
Light MGs
M1918 BAR: America’s Walking Fire Assault Rifle
John Browning developed the Browning Automatic Rifle for use by American troops in World War One, taking inspiration from the other light automatic weapons in service including the Chauchat, Lewis, and MG08/15. Rather than being […]
Light MGs
Shooting the Ishapore MkIII Vickers-Berthier LMG
The Vickers-Berthier MkIII was adopted by the Indian army in 1933, and served through World War Two and into the 1970s (at least). It is chambered for the standard .303 British cartridge, fires from […]
Light MGs
History and Disassembly of the Vickers-Berthier MkIII LMG
The Vickers-Berthier was initially designed by Andre Berthier in France prior to World War One. It went through a number of substantial design changes before the war, and was actually ordered in quantity by the […]
Light MGs
Chatellerault M24/29: France’s New Wave of Post-WWI Small Arms
France fought the Great War with an array of weapons which were all sub-par in one way or another – the Lebel rifle was obsolescent by 1914, the Berthier was a cavalry carbine forced into […]
Light MGs
BESAL: Britain’s Emergency Simplified Light Machine Gun
Armament Research Services (ARES) is a specialist technical intelligence consultancy, offering expertise and analysis to a range of government and non-government entities in the arms and munitions field. For detailed photos of the guns in […]
Light MGs
Italy’s Worst Machine Gun: The Breda Modello 30
The Breda Model 30 was the standard Italian light machine gun of World War II, and is a serious contender for “worst machine gun ever”. Yes, given the choice we would prefer to have a […]
Belt-fed
Finland Shooting Montage: Maxims and Mosins and Suomis, Oh My!
A montage of a bunch of shooting from my trip to Finland in June 2017! Including: m/31 Suomi KP-44 KvKK-62 LS-26 DP-28 (Emma) M91/24, M27, and M28/30 Mosins M32/33 Maxim Rk-95 Sako TRG in 7.62mm […]
Light MGs
Light Machine Gun Comparison: Finnish LS26 vs Russian DP28
Before the Winter War, the standard light machine gun adopted by the Finnish military was the Lahti-Saloranta LS-26. This was a complex and finely built weapon, using a short recoil action and tilting bolt, chambered […]
Light MGs
KvKK 62: The Ugly Duckling of Light Machine Guns
The KvKK 62 was a squad automatic counterpart to the Rk 62, Finland’s domestic Kalashnikov rifle. It is an open bolt light machine gun chambered for 7.62x39mm, feeding from push-through RPD-style belts and firing at […]