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LPC16: An AR With a Huge Helium-Neon Laser Built In

January 28, 2022 Ian McCollum 16

Laser Products Corporation got its start in 1979, with a laser sight mounted atop a Colt Trooper .357 Magnum revolver. Shortly thereafter they introduced a range of other small arms with lasers fitted, including the […]

Q&A

SHOT Show 2022 Q&A: H&K’s Your Huckleberry!

January 26, 2022 Ian McCollum 26

I decided to try a bit of an experiment for this month’s Q&A, and took questions from Forgotten Weapons Patreon and Utreon supporters to ask directly to exhibitors at SHOT Show 2022. It turned out […]

Semiauto Rifles

L119A2: The New British SOF Rifle

January 24, 2022 Ian McCollum 51

Around 2013, the UK MoD began looking for a new rifle to replace the Special Forces’ L119A1. Those A1 rifles were getting old, and something new was needed – and there was some thought that […]

Semiauto pistol

I Set The Alien Loose On My Nemesis Target

January 22, 2022 Ian McCollum 21

The Laugo Alien has survived its mud and sand tests without any long term damage, and now it’s time to put it to work. The MGM Spinner has long been my nemesis, and so I […]

Semiauto Rifles

UK Special Forces’ M16 Variant: the L119A1

January 21, 2022 Ian McCollum 32

In 1999, the UK Ministry of Defense put out a tender for a new rifle for UK Special Forces (UKSOF). The elite units of the British military were definitely not going to be using the […]

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Investing in Guns: Some Tips (But It’s a Bad Idea)

January 19, 2022 Ian McCollum 49

A lot of people see the constantly-increasing price of collectible firearms, and assume that guns must be a pretty good investment. Well, they really aren’t. The stock market outperforms collectible firearms with ease. But if […]

Antiques

Delhaxhe “Apache”: The Other French Knife-Knuckle-Gun

January 17, 2022 Ian McCollum 21

Long associated with Parisian street gangs called “Apaches” (after the American Indian tribe), there were two main patterns of combination knife/knuckle/firearm made in the mid/late 1800s in France. This one was designed by J. Delhaxhe, […]

Semiauto Rifles

Springfield Hellion at the Range: The Most Modern Bullpup

January 15, 2022 Ian McCollum 17

My previous experience shooting a VHS-2 was limited to a small indoor range, so I’ve been really looking forward to getting this Springfield Hellion out to a proper range. First up, we have a 2-Gun […]

Semiauto Rifles

Springfield Hellion: The VHS-2 Bullpup Comes to the US

January 14, 2022 Ian McCollum 47

Today we are taking a look at the Springfield Hellion, the semiautomatic US version of HS Produkt’s VHS-2 bullpup rifle. The VHS-2 development goes back almost 20 years, with a first VHS rifle and then […]

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Tour of a Finnish Gun Collection

January 12, 2022 Ian McCollum 24

I have been doing a bunch of filming with this Finnish collector, who has been very generous with his time and giving me access. He thought it would be fun to show folks a full […]

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