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M8C Spotting Rifle at the Range

May 7, 2022 Ian McCollum 12

The M8C is a rifle that presents a whole lot of really intriguing possibilities. It is compact, with detachable magazines, a modular trigger system, and a neat cartridge that is a bit easier to handle […]

Artillery

A Gun For Aiming: M8C .50 Caliber Spotting Rifle

May 6, 2022 Ian McCollum 25

The M8C is a .50 caliber self-loading rifle designed to mount on top of the 106mm M40 recoilless rifle. The recoilless rifle creates a massive signature when fired, and so it is imperative that operators […]

Bolt Action Rifles

1930s German Rearmament: JP Sauer’s Pre-K98k Rifle

May 2, 2022 Ian McCollum 14

When the German Army announced in 1934 that it would be adopting a new standard rifle, the JP Sauer company jumped at the chance to submit a model for consideration. Auger has a complete production […]

Select-fire Rifles

Beretta SCS-70 for Italian Special Forces

April 20, 2022 Ian McCollum 13

The SCS-70 (Special Carbine, Short) is a version of the standard Beretta AR-70 rifle made for Italian special forces use. It has a 12.7” barrel, no gas cutoff or rifle grenade capability, pistol grip storage […]

Paper cartridge

Westley Richards Centerfire Monkey Tail Carbine

April 18, 2022 Ian McCollum 16

The Westley Richards “Monkey Tail” was a popular capping breechloader first designed in 1858. It was finally adopted by the British cavalry in 1866, and served until 1881. It was also a popular commercial rifle, […]

Semiauto Rifles

KE Arms KP9 Polymer Lower 9mm Receiver

April 4, 2022 Ian McCollum 7

KE Arms has released a 9mm polymer lower, based on the KP-15 AR lower. It is set up for Glock magazines, and makes for a nice lightweight and inexpensive base for a 9mm PCC…

Select-fire Rifles

Bigger is Better? The Bren 2 Battle Rifle (BR)

April 2, 2022 Ian McCollum 58

CZ has taken the Bren 2 design, and scaled it up to 7.62mm NATO as the Bren 2 BR (Battle Rifle). A decent number of military and security organizations are still interested in the larger […]

Semiauto Rifles

Infiltrating America: The Type 93 Chinese Assault Rifle

April 1, 2022 Ian McCollum 32

The Type 93 Chinese assault rifle is a development of the Type 56 Kalashnikov, produced by the People’s Liberation Army of the PRC. While the Type 93 designation suggests that the design originated in 1993, […]

Select-fire Rifles

H&R’s Prototype Simulator, M14, .22 Caliber, Mark I

March 28, 2022 Ian McCollum 12

https://youtu.be/DzqoRk5fZ3A Harrington & Richardson was one of the main contractors for the M14 rifle program, and they also had been a major producer of the M1 Garand rifle. In particular, H&R had produced a .22 […]

Select-fire Rifles

Bren 807: An Economy Model Hybrid of the 805 and Bren 2

March 21, 2022 Ian McCollum 16

The Bren 807 is an interesting hybrid of the Bren 805 and Bren 2. It was introduced by CZ in 2016 as a lower-priced model than the Bren 2. It was offered in both 5.56mm […]

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