Rifles - Forgotten Weapons

M1903A4: America’s WW2 Sniper Rifle

June 14, 2023 Ian McCollum 27

The United States Army entered World War Two with neither sniper rifles nor a sniper training program. As troops began to see combat, requests began to come back to the War Department that both were […]

Lynx Brutality 2023 Day 2 – Missiles and Grenade Launchers

June 10, 2023 Ian McCollum 0

Day Two at Polenar Tactical’s 2023 Lynx Brutality! My Arex Delta L and Perun X16 continue to run flawlessly in today’s final five stages. Despite making plenty of mistakes today, I ended up placing 27th […]

Lynx Brutality 2023 Day 1 – Kettlebells and Electrocution

June 9, 2023 Ian McCollum 1

It’s time for Lynx Brutality 2023! Polenar Tactical presented this match again at the Lynx Pro Training Center in Slovenia, and they outdid themselves. It was a really excellent match, with both great physical challenges […]

M28/76: A Finnish Competition & Sniper Mosin

June 3, 2023 Ian McCollum 5

The Finns developed several difference scopes rifles in the 1930s, but none were made in large quantities, and they were not really much used during the Winter War or Continuation War. The first post-war consideration […]

Project Lantan: Poland Designs a Modular AK in 7x41mm

May 31, 2023 Ian McCollum 30

In the early 1970s, Poland wanted to replace their 7.62x39mm Kalashnikov rifles. The Soviet Union was developing the 5.45mm AK-74, but the Poles wanted to make a more ambitious advance in small arms systems. They […]

Finland Salvages a “Tragic Boating Accident”: Grafton Vetterli Rifles

May 29, 2023 Ian McCollum 15

During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese government helped smuggle arms to potential revolutionaries in Russia, in hopes of provoking a domestic crisis that would divert Russia military force form the war. This included a plot […]

Slovenia’s Specialized Bullpup: the F2000S

May 27, 2023 Ian McCollum 17

When the Slovenian Army decided to adopt a new infantry rifle in the mid-2000s, the Arex Defense company decided to submit the F-2000 into the trials. The H&K G36 was widely expected to be the […]

Remington’s Only Lever-Action: The Nylon 76 “Trail Rider”

May 20, 2023 Ian McCollum 17

In 1962, Remington tried to exploit the popularity of pop-culture cowboys by introducing a lever-action version of its of its Nylon 66 semiauto .22 rifle. This new model was the Nylon 76, named the “Trial […]

Nylon 66: Remington’s Revolutionary Plastic Rifle

May 19, 2023 Ian McCollum 61

In the 1950s, Remington decided that it needed an inexpensive new .22 self-loading rifle to add to its catalog. In looking at how to reduce the cost of such a rifle, they hit upon the […]

PTR-44 Sturmgewehr at a 2-Gun Match

May 17, 2023 Ian McCollum 9

Today I’m taking the PTR-44 Sturmgewehr out to the local 2-Gun match. I’m excited to get a chance to run it in a competitive environment – I have shot some original StGs, but only on […]