Select-fire Rifles - Forgotten Weapons

Shooting the EM-2 in .280 British

July 13, 2017 Ian McCollum 15

I had 10 rounds of .280 British ammunition to work with today, so I opted for several rounds in semiauto (including some slow motion shots) and then one burst at the end. The .280 cartridge […]

Thorpe EM-1: A Bullpup Take on the Roller Locked Gerat 06

July 6, 2017 Ian McCollum 51

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SA80 History: Underbarrel Grenade Launchers

May 31, 2017 Ian McCollum 5

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SA80 History: L22A2 and Experimental L85 Carbines

May 24, 2017 Ian McCollum 24

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SA80 History: L85 A1 vs A2 (and the coming A3)

May 20, 2017 Ian McCollum 105

Armament Research Services (ARES) is a specialist technical intelligence consultancy, offering expertise and analysis to a range of government and non-government entities in the arms and munitions field. For detailed photos of the guns in […]

SA80 Series: The Pre-Production XL85 and XL86

May 17, 2017 Ian McCollum 12

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SA80 History: XL70 Series Final Prototypes (Individual Weapon and LSW)

May 13, 2017 Ian McCollum 23

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SA80 History: XL60 Series in 4.85mm

May 10, 2017 Ian McCollum 41

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SA80 History: The First Mockups (Sterling and Stoner)

May 5, 2017 Ian McCollum 67

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Rocket Surgery: Inside the Russian Nikonov AN94 (Video)

April 11, 2017 Ian McCollum 75

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