Optics
Ian Ruins the Elbonian Sniper Corps
Today’s Q&A is from Tim on Patreon: “The great nation of Elbonia is looking to spin up a sniper program. But they know better than to adopt ZF41 scopes. What rifles do you attempt to […]
Year: 2023
Fake
Copy of a Knockoff: Chinese Warlord Version of a Bestigui Model H
Interested in Chinese Warlord-Era pistols? My new book on the subject is now available at: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/chinese-pistols It was no secret in the international arms market that Mauser was doing a tremendous business selling C96 pistols […]
Machine pistol
Marko Vukovik’s Prototype Machine Pistol: the V.M.18
Today we continue our series on the development of Croatian pistols towards the XD line. Last week we saw Marko Vukovic’s first design, and today we are looking at his second. This was the V.M.18, […]
Accessories
Germany’s L26 Silencer for the K98k, G43, and StG44
https://youtu.be/ZJYPsUboKOI Patented in Germany as System Schätzle, the L26 was a departure from the copies of the Russian wipe-based silencer designs. The L26 used a set of six identical cone-shaped metal baffles inside a simple […]
Forgotten History
Alligator Creek: America Learns to Fight the Japanese
The Battle of Alligator Creek (aka Battle of the Tenaru) was a formative moment in the American World War Two psyche. After making an unopposed landing on Guadalcanal and taking its mostly-completed airfield at minimal […]
Semiauto pistol
Finland’s Browning High Power Rig
Finland used a variety of FN pistols prior to WW2, and had already evaluated the High Power when Russian invaded and the Winter War began. With an urgent need for more arms, Finland ordered a […]
Uncategorized
Midnight Brutality Further Explained (Competitor Spaces Still Available)
https://practiscore.com/inrangetv-s-midnight-brutality-2023/register What is Midnight Brutality? Basically, it’s a brutality match being held completely in the dark, designed for NVGs and thermal optics – and also open to white-light setups. It’s a rifle/PCC-only match, six stages, […]
Prototype
Kordun 7.62: A Double-Stack Tokarev Pistol from Yugoslavia
The “Kordun” (named after a region in Croatia) was the first pistol design from Marko Vukovic, lead designer for IM Metal and later HS Produkt. It was made in 1985 for the Yugoslav Peoples’ Army, […]
Commentary
State of the Channel: 2023 (A Few Changes Coming)
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