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The Real Deal: My New Mexico Public-Land Elk Hunt

February 7, 2026 Ian McCollum 11

Interested in learning how to source your own meat, from field to table? Outdoor Solutions has a bunch of classes running: https://www.fromfieldtotable.com This past December I met up with my friends Greg Ray and Chef […]

Small Arms of the Cold War: NATO Battle Rifles – Book Now Shipping!

December 11, 2025 Ian McCollum 1

Available and shipping now from: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/cold-war-battle Sorry to our European folks, but the copies allocated to the European shipping center have already sold out, so we can only fulfill orders from the US. The Battle […]

“Forged in Snow” Launch Ends Tonight: Livestream Announcement!

December 5, 2025 Ian McCollum 1

You still have a few hours to get in on the discount and the Kickstarter Exclusive “frozen” cover: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/forged-in-snow?ref=4esibx

Pretty Cool Finnish Gun Posters: Suomi, AK, & Mosin

November 28, 2025 Ian McCollum 2

We made some pretty awesome posters of the best Finnish small arms to go along with Forged in Snow – Suomi SMGs, Finnish military AKs, and Finnish Mosins. Check them out at the Forged in […]

Licensed Troubleshoot: Guns of James Bond UPDATE!

November 2, 2025 Ian McCollum 0

Licensed Troubleshooter is still available for preorder: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/licensed-troubleshooter At long last we have proof of life for Licensed Troubleshooter: the Guns of James Bond by Caleb Daniels! This book hit several production delays, but is […]

CZ-531: A Czech Browning in 7.62mm Tokarev

October 24, 2025 Ian McCollum 19

The CZ-531 was developed as a replacement for the vz.52 pistol in 1953. Even as the vz.52 was being adopted, the Czech military knew that it wasn’t a great gun, and they wanted a long-term […]

Type 85: China’s Special Forces SMG (Regular and Silenced Versions)

October 8, 2025 Ian McCollum 1

Jason Clower’s video on the development and use of the Type 85: The Type 85 was a submachine gun developed in the 1980s in China to replace the failure that was the Type 79. It […]

ASAC Foundation Arms Research Grants & Scholarships

July 11, 2025 Ian McCollum 3

ASAC Foundation Grant and Scholarship Applications: Grants and Scholarships About the ASAC Foundation: ASAC Foundation ASAC Reference Articles: 2020-2029 Articles ASAC Research Reports: Research Reports By ASAC Members

Deep Dive With Ian: Origins of the Navy SEALs

July 4, 2025 Ian McCollum 4

I’ve been holding out on you – I started a second channel a little while back, focused on SCUBA related material. It’s a subject I am very interested in, but I didn’t want to talk […]

Selling Some Duplicate Books

June 13, 2025 Ian McCollum 4

I am cleaning up the bookshelves, and have a number of duplicates that I don’t need. First come first served; flat $10 shipping to any order to cover shipping. Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, or check in […]