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How Is Ammunition Made? A Tour of Sellier & Bellot’s Factory

December 30, 2024 Ian McCollum 17

Today I am in Vlašim in the Czech Republic, where Sellier & Bellot has allowed me to film a tour of their ammunition plant. This is one of the largest ammo manufacturers in the world, […]

Competition

Tunnels and Door Breaching: Czech Combat 2024 Day 2

October 19, 2024 Ian McCollum 0

Czech Combat is a 2-day, 12-stage practical matching using rifle and pistol, sponsored by CZ and Sellier & Bellot. It is not a Brutality match, although it shares a lot of elements with Brutality. There […]

Competition

Welcome to the Mystery Fun Van: Czech Combat 2024 Day 1

October 18, 2024 Ian McCollum 3

Czech Combat is a 2-day, 12-stage practical matching using rifle and pistol, sponsored by CZ and Sellier & Bellot. It is not a Brutality match, although it shares a lot of elements with Brutality. There […]

Museum Review

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 […]

Select-fire Rifles

The New CZ Bren 3: What Did They Change?

September 9, 2024 Ian McCollum 28

From the Mauser bolt action to the AK and AR, all new military rifles take time to perfect. With the Bren 3, CZ is now on the third iteration of the Bren platform, having gone […]

Semiauto Rifles

CZ Bren 2 MS: The Civilian Version of a Modern Combat Rifle

June 26, 2024 Ian McCollum 3

CZ’s Bren 2 is one of the more successful recently developed military service rifles, having been adopted by the Czech Republic and Hungary, as well as entering licensed production in Ukraine. The semiauto Bren 2 […]

Semiauto pistol

New Laugo Creator 500 Alien at the Range

October 21, 2023 Ian McCollum 15

Today I’m taking the new Laugo Alien out to the range to see if it matches up to the original. Spoiler, it does – and it’s even better. The new grip angle is much more […]

Semiauto pistol

Improved Laugo Alien for the American Market: The Creator 500

October 11, 2023 Ian McCollum 15

When the original Laugo Alien came out, it was designed with a grip angle rather steeper than a lot of people (including most Americans, it seems) preferred. In response, Laugo redesigned the grip to be […]

Select-fire Rifles

CZ Bren 2 “PDW” at the Range

December 10, 2022 Ian McCollum 8

After a lot of requests from law enforcement and military organizations, CZ developed a collapsing buttstock for the Bren 2 rifle. It requires a different upper receiver than the standard Bren 2, although that upper […]

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Semiauto pistol

CZ’s Embarrassing Volkspistoles: The CZ100 and CZ101

October 3, 2022 Ian McCollum 13

Developed in the 1990s and entering production in 1996, the CZ100 and CZ101 were CZ’s first polymer-framed pistols. They were offered in both 9mm and .40S&W, with the CZ100 being a double stack design (magazine […]

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