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Home2020August

Month: August 2020

Competition

Competition with a Galil R5 and Armson OEG

August 8, 2020 Ian McCollum 10

Today I headed to the monthly 2-Gun match (which is rifle-only for this month) with a semiauto Galil R5 clone outfitted with an Armson OEG (Occluded Eye Gunsight). This particular OEG has a base specifically […]

Prototype

Prototype .45 Caliber Roth-Krnka for US and UK Trials

August 7, 2020 Ian McCollum 24

In an effort to appeal to American and British military testing commissions, Georg Roth produced a handful of prototype Roth-Krnka pistols in .45 caliber. They used a proprietary cartridge; the 11.5mm Roth (approximately 200 grains […]

Forgotten History

Century-Old Challenge Coin: The American Legion’s 1927 Paris Convention

August 6, 2020 Ian McCollum 9

The American Legion was founded in 1919 as a veterans service organization for soldiers who served in World War One, and they chose the 10th anniversary of America’s entrance into the war to make a […]

Semiauto Rifles

Both Versions of the CETME LV: Enosa and SUSAT

August 5, 2020 Ian McCollum 13

The Spanish military used the CETME-L rifle as its standard rifle in the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to the standard model, they also had two versions of marksman’s CETME-Ls. These were designated the LV […]

Reproduction

First shots: New Reproduction FG-42 1st Model from SMG Guns

August 4, 2020 Ian McCollum 24

Many years ago, SMG Guns introduced a reproduction FG-42 rifle, a semiauto version of the 2nd model as made by Germany during World War Two. After several more years of development, they have now shipped […]

Semiauto pistol

Longslide 10mm Javelina 1911: Plate Rack Obliterator (When it Works)!

August 3, 2020 Ian McCollum 12

In 1977, Arcadia Machine & Tool introduced the Hardballer, the first commercial stainless steel 1911. Stainless steel was a hot commodity, although there were some initial teething issues with slide/frame galling. Eventually, AMT introduced a […]

Semiauto Rifles

Hotchkiss Universal on the PCC Course of Fire

August 1, 2020 Ian McCollum 21

Today I am running a semiauto (SBR) Hotchkiss Universal through my standardized Pistol-Caliber Carbine course of fire. This consists of a selection of cool target systems from MOA Targets – an 8-plate dueling tree, a […]

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