EM-2 | Forgotten Weapons

Shooting the EM-2 in .280 British

July 13, 2017 Ian McCollum 15

I had 10 rounds of .280 British ammunition to work with today, so I opted for several rounds in semiauto (including some slow motion shots) and then one burst at the end. The .280 cartridge […]

British EM-2: The Best Cold War Battle Rifle that Never Was

July 12, 2017 Ian McCollum 37

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EM-2 Rifle Manual

December 24, 2014 Ian McCollum 13

I recently got an email from a reader who had scanned the EM-2 manual section from the back of Thomas Dugelby’s EM2 Concept and Design and sent it to me. I thanked him (although I […]

British EM-2

April 6, 2011 Ian McCollum 58

The EM-2 was the result of a British research and development program looking for a replacement for the venerable Lee Enfield rifle after WWII. As with just about every other country on the planet, they […]

British EM-2

April 6, 2011 Ian McCollum 4

The EM-2 was the result of a British research and development program looking for a replacement for the venerable Lee Enfield rifle after WWII. As with just about every other country on the planet, they […]

Headstamp’s Second Book! Thorneycroft to SA80: British Bullpup Firearms

May 14, 2021 Ian McCollum 10

I am very excited to be able to announce that Headstamp Publishing’s second book, “Thorneycroft to SA80” is now in stock and shipping! As the name suggests, this is a study of British bullpup firearms, […]

Britain’s Experimental Viper No.3 SMG/PDW

February 15, 2021 Ian McCollum 27

A series of very compact submachine guns – possibly better described as personal defense weapons – was made in Britain at the end of World War Two under the name Viper (as an interesting aside, […]

The Prototype .280 FAL from 1950s NATO Trials

February 24, 2020 Ian McCollum 112

After World War Two, the new NATO defense alliance held a series of trials to adopt a standard cartridge and infantry rifle. This would eventually devolve and the goal of a standardized rifle would be […]

Just Shooting Compilation: 2017

December 26, 2017 Ian McCollum 3

The year in review with shooting! In order of appearance: EM-2 (.280/30) vz61 Skrpion kp/44 kp/31 Suomi ZB-26 RK-95/S American 180 Finnish Maxim KVKK-62 DP-28 Prototype Friberg/Kjellman SIG MP48 Dreyse light rifle PSM RSC-1918 RSC-1917 […]

Thorpe EM-1: A Bullpup Take on the Roller Locked Gerat 06

July 6, 2017 Ian McCollum 51

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