Book review
Book Review: Bolt Action Military Rifles of the World
I borrowed this book from a friend to take a look through, and not I really don’t want to give it back. I always buy myself a book or two after Christmas, and this is […]
Month: December 2011
Prototype
Prototype Italian MBT 1925 Rifle
We found this very unusual rifle at the SAR West show this year. It’s an Italian prototype selfloading rifle, but we don’t know much more than we can infer from an inspection. Our friend MGMike […]
Modifications
1911 BAR grip frame
I’ve got a fever…and the only prescription…is more Browning! How do you make your Browning Automatic Rifle even more Browning? By making it part 1911 pistol, that’s how! We noticed this among a pile of […]
Heavy MGs
Kynoch Machine Gun
The Kynoch company is best known for its ammunition – to this day the brand remains a mainstay of large African hunting rounds like the Nitro Express series of cartridges. George Kynoch started the company […]
Vintage photo
Semiauto Rifles
More Mexican Mondragon rifle photos
This may come as a surprise to some folks, but the first semiautomatic rifle adopted for military use was the M1908 Mondragon rifle designed in Mexico by Manuel Mondragon. He was granted a US patent […]
Book review
Book Review: AK47 – The Grim Reaper by Frank Iannamico
Frank Iannamico’s recently published AK47 – The Grim Reaper is an excellent resource for AK collectors and enthusiasts. It covers all the production AK variants from about a dozen countries, which include virtually every type […]
Uncategorized
Marlin Machine Gun Quad Mount
I think we’ve all seen the multi-gun mounts made for Browning .50 caliber machine guns, especially the quadruple mount that was used in halftracks. Well, those are the most common quad mount out there, but […]
Semiauto Rifles
Shooting the British Farquar-Hill rifle
Today we have some video of a British 1918 Farquhar-Hill rifle at the range. This rifle was an early semiauto design that was accepted by the British army too late to see service in World […]
Video
Forgotten Weapons on Home Defense
I spent a bunch of time out at the range this weekend, and we got some great footage for you guys. As promised, I’ll be posting a video of the Farquhar-Hill rifle in action, as […]