United States - Forgotten Weapons

Angstadt Arms MDP-9: MP5 Meets AR15

August 19, 2022 Ian McCollum 10

Angstadt Arms has recently released their MDP-9 carbine, an AR-type lower coupled with a roller-delayed blowback upper assembly. This is the same operating system as the much-lauded MP5, and Angstadt version of the design is […]

Desert 2-Gun: 108 Fahrenheit With a WWSD Commando

August 13, 2022 Ian McCollum 15

In may last full-match opportunity to practice for Finnish Brutality, I brought my WWSD Commando (10.5″ barrel) and an Arex Delta out (my guns for Finland are already on their way across the Atlantic). The […]

ArcFlash Labs EMG-02 CoilGun: Making SciFi Weapons Into Reality

August 6, 2022 Ian McCollum 20

ArcFlash Labs has come out with a new coil gun design that takes the best elements of their underpowered EMG-01 and their overly bulky GR-1 Anvil and melded them into a much handier EMG-02. This […]

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 […]

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 26

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 […]

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 […]

Surplus Delta Force SR25: A Sniper-Grade Carbine

July 11, 2022 Ian McCollum 13

Delta Force was an early adopter of a lot of civilian competition gear into military service, and the modern AR-10 is a great example. Delta worked with Knights Armament to fine-tune the SR-25 rifle, with […]

New .44 AutoMag Behemoth at the BackUp Gun Match

July 2, 2022 Ian McCollum 24

Yesterday we were looking at the new resurrection of the AutoMag pistol, and today I have it out at the monthly BackUp Gun match. Is it appropriate to bring this behemoth of a pistol to […]