Rifles - Forgotten Weapons

Biography: James Paris Lee

March 26, 2014 Ian McCollum 37

James Paris Lee was a firearms designer whose inventions had a far greater historical significance than even most firearms enthusiasts realize. Where Lee is recognized at all, it is generally for the rifles that bear […]

Reader Questions: 6.5×55 Chamber, M47 Clips, Side-Mounted Oprods

March 25, 2014 Ian McCollum 11

Today I’m answering some questions sent in last week – I think this will be a fun and interesting regular feature for the site. If you have a question you’ve been wondering about, please email […]

Larry Vickers Shoots an Original FG42

March 20, 2014 Ian McCollum 64

I’ve gotten to take apart an original second model FG-42, and play with an SMG reproduction second model (and shoot against one in a 2-gun match), but I’ve never gotten my hands on an original […]

2-Gun Match: Swiss K31 (Video)

March 17, 2014 Ian McCollum 21

I’ve been looking forward to shooting one of the local 2-Gun Action Challenge Matches with a Swiss straight-pull rifle for a while now, and had the chance this past weekend. I was debating between using […]

Vintage Saturday: Trench Periscope

March 15, 2014 Ian McCollum 31

Galil AR, by Seth Cane

March 5, 2014 Ian McCollum 23

Today we have the second of a three-part guest series by Seth Cane on the Galil rifle. Today he looks at the Galil AR… Galil AR by Seth Cane The Galil AR was the standard-infantry […]

Remington Model 8 Extended Magazines

March 4, 2014 Ian McCollum 18

After posting the video on the Remington Model 8 last week, we received an email from reader Rod, whose grandfather was an auxiliary police officer and something of a gun nut. One of his rifles […]

Smith & Wesson Light Rifle (Video)

March 3, 2014 Ian McCollum 43

The Smith & Wesson 1940 Light Rifle is one of the spectacular failures of arms design, on several levels. It was too expensive, too heavy, too fragile (ironically, given the weight), too difficult to manipulate, […]

Vintage Saturday: Below Sea Level

March 1, 2014 Ian McCollum 40

Dutch soldiers with M95 carbines in a canal, 1939 – from WarAlbum.ru.

Galil ARM

February 27, 2014 Ian McCollum 62

Today’s article is a guest post by Seth Cane, on the development of the Galil ARM… The Galil ARM by Seth Cane The Galil rifle began life in the late 1960’s. The Six Day War […]