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Aircraft MGs

11mm Vickers “Balloon Buster” Machine Gun

October 5, 2020 Ian McCollum 42
The United States adopted the Vickers gun as the Model 1915, but one of its uses was as an aircraft machine gun. Since it fired from a closed bolt, the design was easily fitted with […]
Submachine Guns

MAS 38 at the Range – Finally!

October 3, 2020 Ian McCollum 25
My MAS 38 submachine gun is *finally* running properly and with the 7.65mm French Long ammunition now being made by Steinel Ammo, I can finally take this out to the range! What to shoot at? […]
Competition

AZ PCC Championship: 10 Stages of Hotchkiss Universal!

October 1, 2020 Ian McCollum 16
Every year, the Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club host’s the Arizona PCC (Pistol-Caliber Carbine) Championships. I signed up initially planning to use my Calico carbine, but my travel schedule kept me form getting the gun in […]
Semiauto pistol

Custom 1932 Longslide Walther PP For Swiss Target Shooting

September 30, 2020 Ian McCollum 23
In 1932, Walther made 10 custom long-barreled PP pistols for the Swiss target shooting community, sold through Glaser in Switzerland. These pistols had 127mm (5 inch) barrels chambered for .32 ACP, a fine satin “Verchromt” […]
Accessories

Vintage Match Gear: P.J. O’Hare Sight Covers & Tool

September 29, 2020 Ian McCollum 4
Specialized hobbies have always been a market for specialized gear, and competitive target shooting is a perfect example. Today, we have a set of P.J. O’Hare sight covers form the 1920s or 30s, along with […]
Bolt Action Rifles

Lee Metford and Lee Enfield Carbines for the Cavalry

September 28, 2020 Ian McCollum 13
When the Lee magazine rifle was adopted for British military service, it was initially produced as a long rifle for the infantry. To accommodate the cavalry on horseback, a much more compact carbine version was […]
Anti-Tank Rifles

Big-Bore Simplicity: the Serbu BFG-50A

September 25, 2020 Ian McCollum 35
The Serbu BFG-50A is one of only a couple self-loading .50 caliber rifles manufactured in the US. Work on its design began in 2008, and the first finished examples were produced in 2011. A total […]
Book review

Book Review: U.S. Small Arms of World War II by Bruce Canfield

September 24, 2020 Ian McCollum 13
Bruce Canfield’s newly released book, “U.S. Small Arms of World War II”, is a book that attempts to cover a huge amount of material from bayonets to mortars and recoilless rifles. Where most books of […]
Revolver

Brazilian 1883 Nagant Revolver: The .44 Henry Rides Again!

September 23, 2020 Ian McCollum 10
In 1883, the Brazilian government decided to purchase 3,000 new revolvers, and they chose the Mauser Model 1878 “Zigzag” to procure. The officer charged with making the purchase in Europe, however, appears to have done […]
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What Guns Should I Collect?

September 22, 2020 Ian McCollum 32
I have had a number of people email me saying that they are interested in starting a gun collection, and what would I say they should collect? I think this is a fundamentally erroneous approach […]

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