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Book Review: Johnson Rifles and Machine Guns

January 24, 2013 Ian McCollum 7

Most folks are aware of the M1941 Johnson semiauto rifle, which competed valiantly but unsuccessfully withthe M1 Garand for the position of standard US service rifle during WWII. What most people aren’t as familiar with […]

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Vltor Shop Tour (Video)

January 15, 2013 Ian McCollum 4

It’s a video kind of week this week…we’re at the SHOT Show in Vegas right now, but a little while back we had the opportunity to visit the extensive shop that is home to Vltor […]

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Book review

Book Review: German Flare Pistols and Signal Ammunition

January 3, 2013 Ian McCollum 1

Our book today is German Flare Pistols and Signal Ammunition, by Dr. Lorenz Scheit (and edited in English by Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess). This is a 700-page, full-color tome covering more flare pistols and ammunition for […]

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Artillery

Dolf Goldsmith on Crimes with Destructive Devices

December 27, 2012 Ian McCollum 2

For those folks who have been asking about Dolf’s health, we are very happy to report that he is recovering quite well from surgery, and is as active and upbeat as always. While some of […]

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Book Review: The Whitney Wolverine

December 20, 2012 Ian McCollum 20

The Whitney Wolverine (aka Whitney, Lightning, or Hillson Imperial) was a very space-age looking .22 automatic pistol designed by Robert Hillberg in the 1950s. It made novel use of materials (aluminum castings) and many clever […]

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Dolf Goldsmith and his 37mm Bofors

December 17, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

Dolf Goldsmith is one of the coolest old-timer gun folks we’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. Not only is he a bona fide expert on a wide range of firearms and a prolific author […]

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Commentary

Teri from NambuWorld.com

December 10, 2012 Ian McCollum 7

While we were at the SAR West show this year, we had the chance to chat with Teri, who runs NambuWorld.com. Teri is a Canadian collector who took a longtime interest in Japan and built […]

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Lugers and Mausers and Suppressors (oh my!)

December 4, 2012 Ian McCollum 2

Back when I reviewed Geoffrey Sturgess’ recently released Luger compendium, I had mentioned that it came with a neat documentary on the development of the Luger. The film is 74 minutes long, and is geared […]

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Submachine Guns

Comparison Video: MP41 & Beretta 38/44

November 5, 2012 Ian McCollum 8

We had the chance to shoot a couple of the lesser-known submachine guns used in World War II, a German MP41 and an Italian Beretta 38/44. Both are pretty typically submachine guns, firing 9mm Luger […]

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Light MGs

Colt CMG-2 Light Machine Gun Video and Manual

September 28, 2012 Ian McCollum 8

During the 1960s, the Colt company was looking to help market the M-16 rifle to military forces by pairing it with a light machine gun. They were going after the exact same market segment as […]

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