Semiauto Rifles - Forgotten Weapons

Roller-Delay Showdown: Angstadt MDP-9 vs H&K SP-5

August 20, 2022 Ian McCollum 4

Today we are out at the range to compare the Angstadt Arms MDP-9 to the classic H&K SP-5. We will do a bunch of runs on a course of fire that incudes precision targets, spinners […]

Angstadt Arms MDP-9: MP5 Meets AR15

August 19, 2022 Ian McCollum 10

Angstadt Arms has recently released their MDP-9 carbine, an AR-type lower coupled with a roller-delayed blowback upper assembly. This is the same operating system as the much-lauded MP5, and Angstadt version of the design is […]

Innovative and Interesting: Tinck Arms Perun X16

August 12, 2022 Ian McCollum 43

Don’t miss Bloke of the Range’s video of the X-16: The Tinck Arms Perun X-16 (distributed in the US by AEA Arms) is a much more interesting rifle than I expected from an initial glance. […]

Balanced Recoil AK-107 / Kalashnikov SR-1: Is It Any Good?

August 1, 2022 Ian McCollum 50

One of the really interesting variations on the AK to come out of Russian military development and testing is the balanced-recoil system, as exemplified on the military AK-107 and the commercial Kalashnikov SR-1 rifles. Contrary […]

Surplus Delta Force SR25: A Sniper-Grade Carbine

July 11, 2022 Ian McCollum 13

Delta Force was an early adopter of a lot of civilian competition gear into military service, and the modern AR-10 is a great example. Delta worked with Knights Armament to fine-tune the SR-25 rifle, with […]

2-Gun With New US Army Weapons: SIG Spear and M17

June 4, 2022 Ian McCollum 28

Yesterday we looked at the new SIG Spear/M5 in detail, and today I’m taking it out to a 2-Gun match to try on the clock. The most suitable pistol pairing would naturally be the other […]

SIG M5 Spear Deep Dive: Is This a Good US Army Rifle?

June 3, 2022 Ian McCollum 217

The NGSW (Next Generation Squad Weapon) program began in 2017 to find a replacement for the M4, M249, and 5.56mm cartridge. It came to a conclusion in April 2022 with the formula acceptance of the […]

M8C Spotting Rifle at the Range

May 7, 2022 Ian McCollum 12

The M8C is a rifle that presents a whole lot of really intriguing possibilities. It is compact, with detachable magazines, a modular trigger system, and a neat cartridge that is a bit easier to handle […]

A Gun For Aiming: M8C .50 Caliber Spotting Rifle

May 6, 2022 Ian McCollum 25

The M8C is a .50 caliber self-loading rifle designed to mount on top of the 106mm M40 recoilless rifle. The recoilless rifle creates a massive signature when fired, and so it is imperative that operators […]

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…