Q&A
Q&A 19: Answers From The Boonies
As always, questions came from Patrons at the $2/month level and above. Thanks to all of you for the support! 0:25 – FAMAS parts kits coming? 1:15 – Why heel magazine releases on European handguns? […]
Video
Semiauto pistol
Rhodesia’s First Production: Northwood Developments R76 & M77
In the mid to late 1970s, several different Rhodesian arms designers were basically racing to be the first to come to market with a domestically produced civilian carbine type weapon. Northwood Developments would be the […]
Book review
Book Review: Communist Bloc Handguns by George Layman
There is not really a good reference book available on Communist Bloc pistols – or at least there wasn’t until now. George Layman has just released this overview of Cold War handguns from the USSR, […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Shooting the Berthier Cuirassier Carbine
The Cuirassier carbine is one of the very scarcest versions of the Berthier in the world, yet Patrick here is going to let me shoot a few rounds through his. My target is a steel […]
Artillery
Inkunzi PAW aka Neopup – 20mm Direct-Fire Grenade Launcher
The Inkunzi PAW (Personal Assault Weapon) is a 20mm shoulder fired semiautomatic grenade launcher designed by Tony Neophytou (and previously known as the Neopup). It is a creative and very interesting weapon system, both […]
Revolver
Short: Revolvers with Manual Safeties
One of the classic mistakes make by authors who are not “gunnies” is to have a character threateningly click off the safety catch…on a revolver (sound effects editors do it in movies and TV, too). […]
Bolt Action Rifles
The Dominican Republic Gets Mausers, 50 Years Too Late
This Dominican Mauser is coming up for sale here. The Dominican Republic is one of the few Central and South American nations which did not buy Mauser rifles when they were the top of the […]
Semiauto pistol
CZ Makes a 45 for the Americans: the CZ-97B
This pistol is up for auction at RIA on June 23. Introduced in 1997, the CZ-97B is a .45ACP caliber addition to CZ’s line of globally popular handguns. However, the 97 has some substantial mechanical […]
Single Shot Rifles
Britain Goes From Trainer to Competition: the No 8 Mk I
This rifle is coming up for sale at RIA on June 21. Initially intended to be used only by the British Army (the Land Service), in 1950 the No8 rifle’s role was expanded to cover […]
Shotgun
Franchi LAW12 – Like the SPAS-12, but Semiauto Only
The shotgun in this video is coming up at auction here. The LAW-12 was a sister product to the much better-known SPAS-12 shotgun made by Franchi in the 1980s. The SPAS was a selectable pump […]