Aircraft MGs
11mm Vickers “Balloon Buster” Machine Gun
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 […]
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Submachine Guns
MAS 38 at the Range – Finally!
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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?
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 […]