Video - Forgotten Weapons

Development of the CZ Skorpion from Laugo Prototype to Evo3A1

July 29, 2022 Ian McCollum 3

https://www.instagram.com/czguns/ https://www.facebook.com/CZfirearms The CZ Skorpion grew out of a Czech Army request for a new 9x19mm SMG as the newly formed Czech Republic pivoted to a Western orientation in the 1990s. The CZ factory took […]

Ask Ian: Why Didn’t The M3 Grease Gun use Thompson Mags?

July 28, 2022 Ian McCollum 21

From Richard on Patreon: “Why didn’t the M3 and M3A1 (grease gun) have a double stack/double feed mag and use the Thompson mag? It would have certainly simplified logistics.” The answer to the first part […]

Ye Olde Tactical: A Vintage Riot Shotgun w/ Nydar 47 Optic

July 27, 2022 Ian McCollum 13

All that is tactical is not necessarily new…and this shotgun is a perfect example. It was put together by a Tucson police officer in the late 1940s or early 1950s, and has all the elements […]

Ask Ian: Why Not a Semiauto BAR Instead of the Garand?

July 26, 2022 Ian McCollum 46

From Jack on Patreon: “Why did the US go on to develop the M1 Garand instead of continuing development of the BAR? With the BAR you already have a self-loading rifle with as much firepower […]

A Special MPi-81 for an Infantry Fighting Vehicle

July 25, 2022 Ian McCollum 20

One interesting specialized version of the Steyr MPi-81 is this model, built for the Steyr/Saurer 4K 7FA armored personnel carrier. The vehicle could carry 8 infantrymen and their compartment had four firing ports fitted with […]

Coonan .357 Magnum at the BUG Match

July 23, 2022 Ian McCollum 4

Yesterday we took a look at the history and the mechanics of Dan Conan’s .357 Magnum 1911; today we are going to take it out to the range. Specifically, a BackUp Gun Match, plus a […]

When Revolver Meets 1911: The Coonan .357 Magnum Automatic

July 22, 2022 Ian McCollum 27

Dan Coonan first designed his pistol in graduate school as a drafting project: a 1911 pistol chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge. No easy feat, designing a self-loading pistol magazine to cycle a big rimmed […]

Ask Ian: Progressive Twist (Gain Twist) in Small Arms?

July 21, 2022 Ian McCollum 25

From Jamie on Utreon: “I know naval gatling guns like the 20mm CIWS uses gain twist rifling, but are or were there any commercial or military small arms that used gain twist rifling?” Yes, there […]

AutoMag 160 in .357AMP: For When the Regular AutoMag is too Common

July 20, 2022 Ian McCollum 25

The AutoMag was originally designed to use a rimless version of the .44 Magnum cartridge; the .44 AMP. Shortly after it was introduced, though, the company Brough out a second cartridge, the .357 AMP. This […]

Ask Ian: History and Development of Pinfire Cartridges

July 19, 2022 Ian McCollum 29

From Nintendoeats on Utreon: “Modern centerfire and rimfire cartridges seem (to the casual observer) like they would always have been the simplest cartridge types to make. Why was pinfire ever used, and how was it […]