Bolt Action Rifles
The Best SMLE: The No1 MkV Trials Rifle
After World War One, the British looked at how to apply the lessons of the war to development of a new infantry rifle. Even before the war, a decision had been made to move to […]
Rifles
Semiauto Rifles
Holloway HAC-7L: A Specifically Left-Handed Battle Rifle
Bob Holloway designed the HAC-7 rifle to be the ultimate combat infantry rifle in 1984, drawing on his experiences in Vietnam and Rhodesia. It is a very interesting hybrid of AK, FAL, and other design […]
Select-fire Rifles
AR-18 and AR-180: Can Lightning Strike Twice for Armalite?
The AR-18 has its genesis in the AR-10. I n an effort to develop a less expensive version of that rifle, Armalite created the AR-12, an experimental rifle which used a stamped or bent sheet […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Cooey: The Unassuming Canadian Workhorse
Cooey is a brand name that will be immediately recognized by Canadians, but pretty much unknown everywhere else. Founded in 1903 by Herbert Cooey, the company would produce a series of simple and practical firearms […]
Bolt Action Rifles
The Ross in the Great War: The Mk III (and MkIIIB)
While the MkII (1905) iteration of the Ross rifle had resolved most of the major mechanical problems form the MkI, it retained a number of characteristics that the Canadian (and British) military was not fond […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Ross MkII: Sorry, We’ll Get it Right This Time
The many significant problems with the Model 1903 / MkI Ross rifle had quickly led to the development of the improved MkII design. This strengthened many parts, including the sights, nosecap, bolt latch, and more. […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Ross MkI: Canada’s First Battle Rifle
Sir Charles Ross was heir to a very wealthy Scottish family, and was a talented if temperamental engineer. He took an interest in firearms and their design, and worked with American and English connections to […]
Lever Action Rifles
Experimental Triple-Magazine Henry Rifle
This rifle is an experimental twist on the Henry, built with three magazine tubes in a fixture pivoting around the axis of the barrel. While only half the length of the barrel itself, the three […]
Prototype
Steyr Model 1911 Semiautomatic Trials Rifles
In 1909, the Austro-Hungarian Empire announced a desire to find a new semiautomatic military rifle, and requested proposals from arms manufacturers. Six rifles were submitted to the resulting trials in 1911, including this model from […]
Sniper Rifles
Britain’s Tubeless WW1 Sniper Optics: Martin Galilean Sight
When Britain entered the First World War, it had no formal sniper program. Germany was the first combatant to train and utilize snipers, and their effectiveness quickly convinced the British military that a similar program […]