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Mini-Beryl: The Carbine Version of the Polish wz.96

July 27, 2021 Ian McCollum 11
Yesterday we looked at the standard Polish service rifle, the wz.96 Beryl. Today we have the carbine version, the Mini-Beryl. Specifically, we have an early example, predating several of the mid-life improvements that were made […]
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wz.96 Beryl: Poland’s 5.56mm Military AK

July 26, 2021 Ian McCollum 23
With Poland’s entry into NATO in the 1990s, a new service rifles was needed, chambered for the 5.56mm NATO cartridge. Initial development work had been done in 1990/91 to adapt the wz.88 Tantal to 5.56mm, […]
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Authentic Polish wz.88 Tantal at the Range

July 17, 2021 Ian McCollum 18
Yesterday we took a look at the history and the design of the Polish wz.88 Tantal, and today we are taking it out to the range. Let’s see how that unique Polish 3-round-burst works!
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wz.88 Tantal: Poland’s Alternative to the AK-74

July 16, 2021 Ian McCollum 19
As part of the Warsaw Pact, Poland anticipated adopting the AK-74 after it was developed by the Soviet Union. However, the eventual Soviet terms for license fees and export restrictions were too severe for Polish […]
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Qatari Royal Guard m/71-76 Valmet

July 12, 2021 Ian McCollum 7
The Valmet company in Finland made excellent AK-type rifles for the Finnish Defense Forces, but also offered a variety of designs on the international commercial market. The Valmet was a very expensive rifle for a […]
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VHS-2 Bullpup at the Range

July 10, 2021 Ian McCollum 12
Yesterday we took a look at the inner workings of the VHS-2, and today we are going to put some rounds through it. I am trying out both a short-barreled VHS-K2 that was limited to […]
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French Trials VHS-F2 Croatian Bullpup

July 9, 2021 Ian McCollum 37
HS Produkt of Croatia makes an interesting modern bullpup rifle, the VHS. The rifle has gone through several major design iterations in the past two decades or so, and the most recent version (the VHS-2) […]
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Ian Finally Takes a Full Auto FAMAS F1 to the Range

June 26, 2021 Ian McCollum 46
Huzzah! I finally have a chance to take a proper full-auto FAMAS F1 out to the range. My conclusions? It’s very nice, just like the semiauto civilian model. It has a limited 3-round-burst option for […]
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How Russia Captured its First MKb-42(H)

May 30, 2021 Ian McCollum 99
This guest article written by Andrey Ulanov. When a new weapon model gets to the front, there is always a risk of it getting captured by the enemy. Armed forces go to great lengths to […]
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British L85A1 at the Range: Will It Work?

May 22, 2021 Ian McCollum 66
I am excited to have a chance today to take a trip to the range with a proper, factory L85A1 rifle (it’s in the United States as a post-1986 dealer sample). I had a chance […]

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