Rifles - Forgotten Weapons

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 […]

Westley Richards Centerfire Monkey Tail Carbine

April 18, 2022 Ian McCollum 23

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, […]

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…

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 […]

Infiltrating America: The Type 93 Chinese Assault Rifle

April 1, 2022 Ian McCollum 33

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, […]

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

March 28, 2022 Ian McCollum 13

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 rimfire […]

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 […]

MDRX Micron: A Truly Tiny SBR Bullpup

March 19, 2022 Ian McCollum 4

The MDR has been out in the market for six years now, and DesertTech has been making some improvements. The current production model I called the MDRX, to denote several incremental improvements that have been […]

Bushmaster Assault Rifle: A Stoner-Inspired 70s Carbine

March 14, 2022 Ian McCollum 13

Mack Gwinn was a US Army Special Forces officer in Vietnam (he retired from the service as a Captain) who had extensive experience carrying and using a Stoner 63A. When he returned home, he decided […]

Announcing the WWSD2020 Available in Europe!

March 10, 2022 Ian McCollum 8

Want to know more about the rifle itself? Check out the whole playlist of WWSD material on InRangeTV: I’m very excited that the WWSD2020 rifles are now available in Europe through Brownells’ EU partners! We […]