Video - Forgotten Weapons

“Le Formidable” Pre-WW1 Pocket Revolver at the BUG Match

May 13, 2023 Ian McCollum 7

“The Formidable” was the name given to one of many different civilian pocket-carry revolvers made by the French Manufrance firm in St Etienne. This particular model was introduced in 1895, although it went through a […]

Chinese Warlord C96 Carbine from Taku Naval Dockyard

May 12, 2023 Ian McCollum 3

“Pistols of the Warlords” is in stock and shipping: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/chinese-pistols Today we are looking at a second Chinese Warlord-Era C96 Mauser carbine. These were made as fancy sporting or presentation arms for important people – […]

Hunting Rifles for Greenland: M1917 Enfield

May 8, 2023 Ian McCollum 22

Greenland is a remote and desolate land without a significant industrial base, but there is a demand for hunting rifles there. As the place has long been a Danish colony since 1814, its trade was […]

Project Best Millimeter: SIG/Grayguns vs Hi-Point 10mm

May 5, 2023 Ian McCollum 24

Thanks to Otis Technology for sponsoring this video! When I heard about Hi-Point releasing a 10mm pistol (the JXP 10), I knew I needed to do something fun with it. Hi-Point is often derided – […]

Interview w/ Biofire’s Lead Designer: Features and Reliability

May 3, 2023 Ian McCollum 33

When I visited Biofire, I was able to spend several hours discussing the history of the gun with its creator, lead designer, and lead engineer. We also completely stripped one of the guns down to […]

The Rare Chinese Stamped Receiver SKS

May 1, 2023 Ian McCollum 13

In 1970 and 1971, China experimented with a stamped-receiver version of the SKS. About 6,000 of these rifles were made each of the two years, and a number of them have come into the US […]

Gnome et Rhône R5: A Foiled Communist Arms Plan

April 26, 2023 Ian McCollum 23

The R-5 was a French-made copy of the Sten produced after the 1944 liberation of France. It was built by Gnome et Rhône, a French company best known for making aircraft engines. The Sten was […]

All the Fun and None of the Dumb: 1 Shepherd Leadership Institute

April 21, 2023 Ian McCollum 7

The Midnight Brutality match was only feasible because of the assistance of the 1 Shepherd Leadership Institute cadre, and so I want to take a few minutes today to talk about just who they are. […]

The Story Behind Ian’s Shrapnel Kaboom

April 19, 2023 Ian McCollum 21

Don’t have medical gear or training? Code “IAN” gets you 10% off med kits and training classes: https://www.refugemedical.com About 6 years ago, I had an accident at the range. We talked about it at the […]

Ultralight Silencer: the Carbon Research CR9T

April 17, 2023 Ian McCollum 9

One of the cool new products we found at SHOT Show this year was the CR9T from Carbon Research. This is a small research company that has figured out how to bond metals to carbon […]