A Brief History of B&T Silencers – Impuls to Rotex to PrintX - Forgotten Weapons

A Brief History of B&T Silencers – Impuls to Rotex to PrintX

September 20, 2024 Ian McCollum 4

Today I’m at B&T in Thun, Switzerland taking a look at the whole history of the company’s suppressors. They began back in the 90s when founder Karl Brügger was working as a machinist and had […]

Creating my Shughart Black Hawk Down M14 Clone

September 19, 2024 Ian McCollum 11

Enter to win this awesome Black Hawk Down M14 Clone! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons Deadline to enter is 9/27/2024 @ 11:59 PM PST I figured it might be worthwhile to document the process of putting together my clone […]

Boring, Durable, Unsexy Bricks: The Remarkably Successful Ruger P85

September 18, 2024 Ian McCollum 14

The Ruger P85 – like so many of Ruger’s products – is not particularly attractive or exciting. It introduced no particular mechanical innovation besides the casting-based manufacturing that would actually probably be seen as a […]

Every Gun in “Dr. No” is Wrong

September 17, 2024 Ian McCollum 18

Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns of James Bond is live on Kickstarter now – check it out for lots of super cool exclusive options! Today Caleb Daniels, author of “Licensed Troubleshooter”, joins me to talk […]

Estonian M14 TP Sniper “Täitsa Paska”

September 16, 2024 Ian McCollum 1

Enter to win this awesome Black Hawk Down M14 Clone! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons Deadline to enter is 9/27/2024 @ 11:59 PM PST When Estonia took its independence in 1991, it had to form a new military essentially […]

Virtual Tour of the Czech Army Museum in Prague

September 15, 2024 Ian McCollum 8

I spent several days filming some fantastic Czech small arms with the VHU – the Czech Military History Institute. The Army Museum Žižkov is a part of the Institute, and they have a 3-story museum […]

BUG Match: Guns of James Bond

September 14, 2024 Ian McCollum 0

“Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns of James Bond” is live on Kickstarter now – check it out for lots of super cool exclusive options! Today my friend Tom joins me at the BackUp Gun (BUG) Match […]

Sig P230JP: A Special Pistol for the Japanese Police

September 13, 2024 Ian McCollum 24

The Japanese national police decided to replace their old Model 60 S&W revolvers in 1995. While traditionalist elements liked the use of a non-threatening compact revolver, others advocated for a modern sidearm – essentially a […]

Announcing “Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns of James Bond”!

September 12, 2024 Ian McCollum 8

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/licensed-troubleshooter?ref=8r616s Now available to preorder on Kickstarter, “Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns of James Bond” is a celebration of the most fascinating small arms wielded by one of the world’s most acclaimed action heroes, 007. This […]

Black Hawk Down: Randy Shughart’s M14

September 11, 2024 Ian McCollum 13

Enter to win this awesome Black Hawk Down M14 Clone! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons Deadline to enter is 9/27/2024 @ 11:59 PM PST Sergeant Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon were both awarded posthumous Congressional Medals of Honor for […]