Select-fire Rifles
Video
Light MGs
M1918 Chauchat: Testing a New Magazine
Today I am testing out a new .30-06 Chauchat magazine converted from a Johnson M1941 machine gun magazine. The workmanship on this new mag is excellent, and much more extensive than I had initially realized […]
Reproduction
Brownells BRN-10A: A Retro Cold War AR-10 Reproduction
Companion shooting video on InRangeTV: https://youtu.be/a91nJOD31Lk We have a new Brownells BRN-10A reproduction AR-10 to take a look at today, hot off the production line! Brownells is making both AR-15 and AR-10 rifles in their […]
Select-fire Rifles
Steyr StG 77, aka the AUG
Today’s rifle is not quite an Austrian military StG-77, but it is virtually identical. This is one of the commemorative rifles sold by Steyr, which has been rebuilt with military parts and is a registered […]
Semiauto pistol
Special Presentation: Semiauto Pistols of the 1800s
Today’s Special Presentation is an overview of all the semiautomatic pistols that were actually put into serial production before the year 1900. We have looked at these individually before, but I think it is worthwhile […]
Commentary
What Sets Gun Values? (RIA 74 Final Prices)
As usual, I have a recap today of the final prices of the guns I filmed from the most recent RIA auction (#74; September 2018). Lots of examples here of seemingly similar items selling for […]
Modifications
Ukrainian or Russian Partisan Modified MP40
Some collectors hunt for firearms which look perfectly new form the factory, and others prefer arms that show lots of evidence of use and history. Well, this is definitely one of the latter type – […]
Book review
Book Review: Collector’s Guide to the Savage 99 Rifle
Savage is an often under appreciated gun company, and the Savage Model 99 a rifle often not given the credit it is due. How many other firearms can claim to have been in active production […]
Semiauto pistol
Zip 22: Shooting the Worst Gun Ever
Today, may the good lord help me, I am taking the Zip 22 out to the range for some shooting. Note that while it actually worked remarkably well right up until it jammed solid, on […]
Semiauto pistol
Catalonia’s Attempt at a Pistol: the Blowback Isard
The Republican factions in the Spanish Civil War had much more trouble obtaining arms than the Nationalist elements, and this led to several attempts to build pistols in small-scale workshops. The best known of these […]