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The Great Sportsman’s Guide AK Magazine Lottery of 2006

August 10, 2021 Ian McCollum 18

Someone left a comment about my casual use of a stamped Chinese AK magazine in my little Krink build, and it prompted me to consider where that magazine came from. I got that magazine as […]

The Three Types of Chassepot Cavalry Carbines

August 9, 2021 Ian McCollum 8

There are few records I have been able to find on production of the original Mle 1866 Chassepot cavalry carbines. However, Royal Tiger / InterOrdnance just recently brought in a crate of 200 Gras and […]

Restoring the T-62: Interview w/ Steve from Battlefield Vegas

August 7, 2021 Ian McCollum 13

My opportunity to drive and shoot a T62 tank yesterday was a ton of fun – but there is so much more to that vehicle – and everything Battlefield Vegas is doing with their motor […]

All the Guns on a T-62 Tank (with Nicholas Moran, the Chieftain)

August 6, 2021 Ian McCollum 19

Try out World of Tanks with a special bonus tank using this link! https://tanks.ly/3dqGoBL Today Nicholas Moran (the Chieftain) and I are at Battlefield Vegas courtesy of Wargaming.net, to show you around a Soviet T-62 […]

Throwback Thursday: Dolf Goldsmith Reminisces About Destructive Devices

August 5, 2021 Ian McCollum 10

Dolf Goldsmith is a legend; a truly passionate machine gunner who has been a pillar of the NFA shooting community since the 1950s. He has some great stories to tell, and today we are going […]

“Jungle Carbine” – the Lee Enfield No5 MkI Rifle

August 4, 2021 Ian McCollum 7

Today I am concluding our series on the standard-issue Lee Enfield system with the No5 MkI – the “jungle carbine”. Developed in 1943 as a shorter and handier pattenr of rifle than the No4, the […]

Ian’s Customs: The Terrible Krinkov

August 3, 2021 Ian McCollum 39

Since you all seemed to enjoy the first installment in the series, today we have another of Ian’s Customs… This is my “Krinkov” – not a proper name for a short-barreled factory AK (the AKS-74U, […]

Spanish Patent Quirks: Anitua Y Charola’s Copy of the Merwin & Hulbert

August 2, 2021 Ian McCollum 9

The firm of Anitua Y Charola in Eibar, Spain (later renamed Charola Y Anitua) was founded in 1880 or 1881, and their first substantial product was a copy of the American Merwin & Hulbert revolver. […]

Combloc SAW: Chinese RPD at the Range

July 31, 2021 Ian McCollum 45

I am excited to take an RPD out to the range today – I’ve wanted to try one for quite a while. The RPD is a very light and compact weapon for a squad automatic, […]

RPD: The LMG Adapts to Modern Combat

July 30, 2021 Ian McCollum 35

Today we are looking at a Chinese Type 56 RPD, but we will be focusing on the basic design and why it was adopted in the Soviet Union rather than the details of its use […]