Submachine Guns
MP7A1 vs MP7A2: H&K’s Modern PDW
Today we are taking a look at H&K’s PDW, the MP7. Specifically, we’re going to go over the changes made form the MP7A1 to the MP7A2 pattern…
Year: 2021
Bayonet
Bayonet Development for the Lee Enfield No4 Rifle
Having wrapped up our series on the major development of the Lee Enfield rifle in British service, I figured it would be a nice addendum to talk about the bayonets developed for the No4 rifle. […]
Bolt Action Rifles
No4 MkII: The Lee Enfield’s Final Standard Upgrade
The final standard pattern of the venerable Lee Enfield as a standard-issue service rifle was the No4 MkII, introduced after the end of World War Two. The new pattern was adopted to resolve problems that […]
Q&A
Q&A 52: Sam Colt was a Jerk, the NGSW will not be Adopted, and German WW1 Wunderwaffe
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Uncategorized
Features: Full Auto FAMAS F1 vs Semiauto MAS 223
Since I happen to have simultaneous access to both a military-pattern F1 FAMAS and also a civilian semiautomatic MAS-223, I figured it would be nice to compare them side by side and see how they […]
Select-fire Rifles
Authentic Polish wz.88 Tantal at the Range
Yesterday we took a look at the history and the design of the Polish wz.88 Tantal, and today we are taking it out to the range. Let’s see how that unique Polish 3-round-burst works!
Select-fire Rifles
wz.88 Tantal: Poland’s Alternative to the AK-74
As part of the Warsaw Pact, Poland anticipated adopting the AK-74 after it was developed by the Soviet Union. However, the eventual Soviet terms for license fees and export restrictions were too severe for Polish […]
Book review
Book Review: The US M3/M3A1 Submachine Gun by Michael Heidler
It is a bit surprising that there has not previously been a significant book written on the M3 “Grease Gun” submachine gun – but Michael Heidler has corrected that empty space in the firearms literature. […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Britain’s Last Ditch: Wartime Changes to No4 Lee Enfield
When we think of “last-ditch” rifles, we normally think of 1945 and the very end of World War Two. For the British, however, the lowest ebb of the war was in 1941 and 42, and […]
Commentary
CatalogIt Firearms Inventory Software for Museums and Collectors
Check out CatalogIt for firearms here: https://www.catalogit.app/classifications/firearms When I went looking for a piece of good modern software to use for maintaining a collection inventory, I came up almost completely empty. Talking to Ashley Hlebinsky, […]