Select-fire Rifles
Shooting the HK G41: Like an HK33 But Worse
We took a look at the history and mechanics of the G41 yesterday; now it’s time to actually try it out on the range… It, ah, did not go so well. But I did get […]
Video
Select-fire Rifles
H&K G41: The HK33 Meets the M16
The H&K G41 was developed for the NATO trials of the early 1980s, which were set up to look at both rifles and cartridges for NATO standardization (although they did not end up choosing a […]
Semiauto Rifles
Paramax: Final Iteration of the LDP Kommando
The Kommando semiauto carbine was designed in 1975 by Alexis du Plessis in Rhodesia, and went on the be manufactured in South Africa a few years later by the Maxim Parabellum company. The final iteration […]
Ammunition
Ammunition Evaluation: 1941 Turkish 8mm Mauser
Turkey adopted the 8mm Mauser cartridge as part of its modernization after World War One, and with the assistance of German technicians developed a copy of the German 8mm S cartridge. Most of the surplus […]
Prototype
Walther’s .45ACP MP (P38 Precursor)
During the process of developing the pistol which would become the German army’s P38, the Walther company was also interested in potential export contracts (like the one they actually did get from Sweden). One potential […]
Conversion
Neophytou Gas-Operated .22 Rimfire Conversion for the R4/Galil
Today we are looking at – and shooting – a one of a kind .22 rimfire conversion kit for the Galil developed by South African designer Tony Neophytou (better known for the Neostead shotgun, Neopup […]
Conversion
South African Army .22 Rimfire Conversion for the R4
In order to allow cheaper and simpler training of troops, the South African Defense Forces adopted a .22 rimfire conversion kit for their R4 rifles. The system was developed by an engineer named Willie Klotz […]
Q&A
World War One Q&A with Othais from C&Rsenal
Today I have made the trek to the C&Rsenal studio to have a Q&A with Othais. Not familiar with his channel? It is a wonderfully in-depth look at firearms history, development, and use focusing on […]
Semiauto pistol
H&K P7 Family: Pistols for Gun Cognoscenti
Developed in the 1980s in response to a need for new West German police sidearms, the H&K P7 is one of the most mechanically unusual pistols to have been commercially successful in recent decades. It […]
Commentary
I Found a Machine Gun: What Should I Do?
There are thousands of machine guns currently in the National Firearms Act registry registered to people born before 1900. Think about that for a moment – every one of those owners is deceased, and those […]