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H&K G41: The HK33 Meets the M16

January 25, 2019 Ian McCollum 34
The H&K G41 was developed for the NATO trials of the early 1980s, which were set up to look at both rifles and cartridges for NATO standardization (although they did not end up choosing a […]
Semiauto Rifles

Paramax: Final Iteration of the LDP Kommando

January 23, 2019 Ian McCollum 54
The Kommando semiauto carbine was designed in 1975 by Alexis du Plessis in Rhodesia, and went on the be manufactured in South Africa a few years later by the Maxim Parabellum company. The final iteration […]
Conversion

Neophytou Gas-Operated .22 Rimfire Conversion for the R4/Galil

January 19, 2019 Ian McCollum 20
Today we are looking at – and shooting – a one of a kind .22 rimfire conversion kit for the Galil developed by South African designer Tony Neophytou (better known for the Neostead shotgun, Neopup […]
Conversion

South African Army .22 Rimfire Conversion for the R4

January 18, 2019 Ian McCollum 13
In order to allow cheaper and simpler training of troops, the South African Defense Forces adopted a .22 rimfire conversion kit for their R4 rifles. The system was developed by an engineer named Willie Klotz […]
Select-fire Rifles

Evolution of the Dutch-Made AR10

January 5, 2019 Ian McCollum 25
The AR-10 rifle was developed in the United States (Hollywood California, specifically) by Eugene Stoner, but the Armalite company did not have a suitable large scale manufacturing facility to produce the number of guns they […]
Select-fire Rifles

FN CAL: Short-Lived Predecessor to the FNC

January 4, 2019 Ian McCollum 23
The CAL (Carabine Automatique Leger; Light Automatic Carbine) was FN’s first attempt to produce a 5.56mm rifle as a counterpart to the 7.62mm FAL. While light and handy, the CAL was a relatively complex and […]
Single Shot Rifles

Stopper 37mm: A Simple South African Riot Control Gun

December 29, 2018 Ian McCollum 7
The Stopper is a simple 37mm single shot riot control gun designed by Andries Piek in 1980. The South African police services were at that time using 37mm guns made by Federal Labs in the […]
No Picture
Select-fire Rifles

H&K G36: Germany Adopts the 5.56mm Cartridge

December 28, 2018 Ian McCollum 36
When the G11 program was cancelled and German reunified, the West German military was still using the 7.62mm G3 rifle, while the East German forces had AK-74 variants. Neither of these were suitable for a […]
Bolt Action Rifles

Zeroing the FR-F1

December 27, 2018 Ian McCollum 20
After about 2 years or working and waiting, my FR-F1 has arrived from France – so it’s time to get it zeroed! I am using the only commercial ammo available in the us; PPU 139gr […]
Prototype

Kraut Space Magic: the H&K G11

December 25, 2018 Ian McCollum 114
I have been waiting for a long time to have a chance to make this video – the Heckler & Koch G11! Specifically, a G11K2, the final version approved for use by the West German […]

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