Rifles - Forgotten Weapons

German U-Boat Line-Thrower Rifle Conversions

October 21, 2018 Ian McCollum 19

These two line throwing conversion are being sold by Morphys on October 31, 2018 (first one and second one) These two Gewehr 98 rifles were converted by the Mauser factory to be used as naval […]

Strange History: A Remington Rolling Block From the USS Niagara

October 16, 2018 Ian McCollum 35

This rifle is being sold at Morphys on October 31, 2018. The story of the USS Niagara is quite an odd little corner of history. It was a ship built in 1877 and acquired by […]

Shooting the M14: Full Auto Really Uncontrollable?

October 13, 2018 Ian McCollum 37

This M14 is being sold by Morphys on October 30, 2018. Today we are out shooting the H&R M14 “Guerrilla Gun” prototype, but fitted with a standard M14 stock and barrel. With these parts, it […]

H&R’s Experimental M14 Guerrilla Gun

October 12, 2018 Ian McCollum 30

This M14 is being sold by Morphys on October 30, 2018. While Harrington & Richardson was making M14 rifles for the United States military, they were also experimenting with other variations on the design. Among […]

Szescei & Fuchs Double Barrel Bolt Action Dangerous Game Rifle

October 7, 2018 Ian McCollum 29

This rifle is being sold by Morphys on October 30, 2018. Normally in big game rifles, one has the choice of either a double barrel or a bolt action (semi autos being generally eschewed as […]

Full-Auto FG-42: An Original 2nd Pattern at the Range

October 5, 2018 Ian McCollum 35

This rifle is being sold by Morphys on October 30, 2018. The FG-42 is a tremendously hyped rifle, but very few people have ever had a chance to actually shoot an original one (including me, […]

Mauser C98: The System That Cost Paul Mauser an Eye

October 1, 2018 Ian McCollum 17

One of Paul Mauser’s lifelong projects was the design of a semiautomatic rifle for the German military. He would go through a multitude of different designs searching for something that would be sufficiently reliable, durable, […]

The American FAL: Harrington & Richardson T48 (w/ Larry Vickers)

September 24, 2018 Ian McCollum 3

Brownells BRN-10A: A Retro Cold War AR-10 Reproduction

September 22, 2018 Ian McCollum 19

Companion shooting video on InRangeTV: https://youtu.be/a91nJOD31Lk We have a new Brownells BRN-10A reproduction AR-10 to take a look at today, hot off the production line! Brownells is making both AR-15 and AR-10 rifles in their […]

Steyr StG 77, aka the AUG

September 21, 2018 Ian McCollum 29

Today’s rifle is not quite an Austrian military StG-77, but it is virtually identical. This is one of the commemorative rifles sold by Steyr, which has been rebuilt with military parts and is a registered […]