Book review
Book Review: Archaeological Perspectives on the Battle of the Little Bighorn
I’m sure all my American readers are familiar with George Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, one of the more famous disasters in American military history. For our European folks, a bit of […]
Prototype
Prototype Johnson Model R Military Rifle
When Melvin Johnson’s rifle design was first going through US military testing in 1938, it was set up to use box magazines. These magazines were a problem – they were not quite fully perfected, and […]
Manufacturer
Who is Colt? A History of the Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company (Video)
Today we will take a look at the history of the Colt company, from Sam Colt’s first efforts in Paterson (and before) to the West Hartford remnants that survive today. If you enjoy this type […]
“I’ve actually shot EM-2s in both .280 and 7.62” – possibly the one sentence that makes me green with envy . . .
1) Don’t you disrespect my M14!
2) It’s a miracle that any T48’s survived and they weren’t all scrapped
3) For a reference that thoroughly damns the Ordnance Corps, I refer you to
“Misfire: The Story of How America’s Small Arms Have Failed Our Military”
– https://www.amazon.com/Misfire-Story-Americas-Failed-Military/dp/0684193590
Just like to point out that the trigger guard on the L1A1 did in fact fold inside the pistol grip. There is a slot in the front of the grip, covered by a plate. You have to unscrew the plate, flip the guard inside and screw it back on.