Reproduction
Slow Motion: StG-45(M)
The StG-45(M) was developed by engineers at Mauser right at the end of WWII, and its designers went on to form Heckler & Koch and this rifle was their basis for the H&K roller-delayed blowback […]
Slow motion
Shotgun
Slow Motion: Remington Model 11 Shotgun
Sporting shotguns are not normally something to catch my eye, but the Remington Model 11 is a bit different. It’s the first mass-produced semiauto shotgun in the world, it’s a John Browning design, and it’s […]
Light MGs
Slow Motion: .303 Lewis Gun
A Lewis Gun, in .303 British, at 2000 frames per second: The Lewis Gun was developed by American Isaac Newton Lewis shortly before WWI, but the US military was not interested in it (in part […]
Aircraft MGs
Luftgekühltes Maschinen Gewehr 08/15 (Video)
I recently had a chance to do some shooting with a friend’s luftgekühltes maschinen gewehr 08/15 – the air cooled, lightened version of the German MG08 Maxim gun. These were one of the standard armaments […]
Prototype
Slow Motion: VG1-5
This particular rifle is a prototype of the reproduction VG1-5 (or more correctly called the Gustloff MP-507) rifles that are available for sale from Chuck at GunLab.net. I will take some slow motion footage of […]
Fake
1852 Slant-Breech Sharps
Reader Kymm was kind enough to load me this rifle to video, with a particular interest in seeing the amount of gas leakage (or lack thereof) on high-speed footage. This early model of Sharps featured […]
Aircraft MGs
Slow Motion: lMG 08/15 Maxim
Today we’re looking at a luftgekühlt maschinengewehr 08/15 in slow motion – a lightened and mair-cooled version of the Maxim used on German WWI aircraft. This particular example is set up as a Zeppelin gun, […]
Semiauto pistol
Slow Motion: Star Model B Super
Today’s high speed video analysis is the first Browning-style pistol that was at hand when I took out the camera: a Star Model B Super. Manufactured in Spain for many years, this basic pistol was […]
Semiauto Rifles
Slow Motion: M1 Garand
The M1 Garand needs no introduction, does it? Here is is at 2000 frames per second:
Semiauto pistol
Slow Motion: Fémáru 37M
The Frommer/Femaru 37M was the last in the line of handguns designed by Rudolf Frommer. The 37M was a single-action blowback pistol chambered for .380, although it was also purchased by Germany in .32 ACP […]