Video - Forgotten Weapons

Slovenia’s Specialized Bullpup: the F2000S

May 27, 2023 Ian McCollum 17

When the Slovenian Army decided to adopt a new infantry rifle in the mid-2000s, the Arex Defense company decided to submit the F-2000 into the trials. The H&K G36 was widely expected to be the […]

Optics on Sturmgewehrs: Was This Really A Thing?

May 26, 2023 Ian McCollum 16

We regularly see the MP43/44/StG44 portrayed with an optical sight (a ZF-4). But was this really something that the German Army actually issued? Well, in a word…no. The first iteration of the Sturmgewehr, the MKb-42(H), […]

Ask Ian: Donating Gun Collections to Museums

May 24, 2023 Ian McCollum 26

Lots of people put together significant gun collections over a lifetime, and want to see those collections preserved after they pass. This often manifests as looking for a museum that will keep a collection intact […]

Llama M82: Gabilondo Copies the Beretta (But More Complicated)

May 22, 2023 Ian McCollum 16

The Llama M82 was adopted as the new Spanish Army service pistol to replace aging Star Model B pistols. The design of the side is mechanically almost identical to a Beretta 92, while the frame […]

Remington’s Only Lever-Action: The Nylon 76 “Trail Rider”

May 20, 2023 Ian McCollum 17

In 1962, Remington tried to exploit the popularity of pop-culture cowboys by introducing a lever-action version of its of its Nylon 66 semiauto .22 rifle. This new model was the Nylon 76, named the “Trial […]

Nylon 66: Remington’s Revolutionary Plastic Rifle

May 19, 2023 Ian McCollum 61

In the 1950s, Remington decided that it needed an inexpensive new .22 self-loading rifle to add to its catalog. In looking at how to reduce the cost of such a rifle, they hit upon the […]

PTR-44 Sturmgewehr at a 2-Gun Match

May 17, 2023 Ian McCollum 9

Today I’m taking the PTR-44 Sturmgewehr out to the local 2-Gun match. I’m excited to get a chance to run it in a competitive environment – I have shot some original StGs, but only on […]

Slovenian SAR80: Sterling Out-Simplifies the AR-180

May 15, 2023 Ian McCollum 22

The British Sterling firm designed the SAR-80 (specifically, their engineer Frank Waters) as a very simple rifle to sell to countries outside the main NATO/Warsaw spheres of influence. Sterling ended up getting a license to […]

“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 – […]