United States - Forgotten Weapons

2-Gun With New US Army Weapons: SIG Spear and M17

June 4, 2022 Ian McCollum 28

Yesterday we looked at the new SIG Spear/M5 in detail, and today I’m taking it out to a 2-Gun match to try on the clock. The most suitable pistol pairing would naturally be the other […]

SIG M5 Spear Deep Dive: Is This a Good US Army Rifle?

June 3, 2022 Ian McCollum 217

The NGSW (Next Generation Squad Weapon) program began in 2017 to find a replacement for the M4, M249, and 5.56mm cartridge. It came to a conclusion in April 2022 with the formula acceptance of the […]

.30 Super Carry: My 7.65 French Long is Back! (feat. S&W Shield Plus)

May 30, 2022 Ian McCollum 32

Want a more in-depth review of the S&W Shield Plus in .30SC? Check out James Reeves’ video today on TFBTV: When Federal announced their new .30 Super Carry cartridge, I was really excited to see […]

M8C Spotting Rifle at the Range

May 7, 2022 Ian McCollum 12

The M8C is a rifle that presents a whole lot of really intriguing possibilities. It is compact, with detachable magazines, a modular trigger system, and a neat cartridge that is a bit easier to handle […]

A Gun For Aiming: M8C .50 Caliber Spotting Rifle

May 6, 2022 Ian McCollum 25

The M8C is a .50 caliber self-loading rifle designed to mount on top of the 106mm M40 recoilless rifle. The recoilless rifle creates a massive signature when fired, and so it is imperative that operators […]

KE Arms KP9 Polymer Lower 9mm Receiver

April 4, 2022 Ian McCollum 7

KE Arms has released a 9mm polymer lower, based on the KP-15 AR lower. It is set up for Glock magazines, and makes for a nice lightweight and inexpensive base for a 9mm PCC…

H&R’s Prototype Simulator, M14, .22 Caliber, Mark I

March 28, 2022 Ian McCollum 13

Harrington & Richardson was one of the main contractors for the M14 rifle program, and they also had been a major producer of the M1 Garand rifle. In particular, H&R had produced a .22 rimfire […]

Arcflash Labs’ EMG-01B Handheld Gauss Pistol

March 26, 2022 Ian McCollum 12

The EMG-01B is a small portable rail gun made by Arcflash Labs. Introduced in 2017, it can throw magnetic dowel pins approximately 1/4″ x 3/4″ (6mm x 19mm) at about 150 fps (45m/s). It does […]

Radical Defense M249FVS: Laser Sintering Meets Lewis Gun

March 25, 2022 Ian McCollum 19

One of the problems with using suppressors on machine guns is that suppressors or generally much more susceptible to heat buildup than the guns themselves. In 2019, US SOCOM put out a request for a […]

MDRX Micron: A Truly Tiny SBR Bullpup

March 19, 2022 Ian McCollum 4

The MDR has been out in the market for six years now, and DesertTech has been making some improvements. The current production model I called the MDRX, to denote several incremental improvements that have been […]