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Articles by Ian McCollum
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Semiauto pistol
Another SAR find – Chinese Browning 1900 pistol
You might recall our friend Bin Shih from the series of interviews we did with him a while back. Well, he met up with us at the show last weekend, and found a neat pistol […]
Book review
Book Review: “The Mosin-Nagant Rifle” by Terence Lapin
I was at a gun show recently and found some unusual Mosin Nagant rifles, but didn’t know enough to identify them and gauge their value. So I bought them just in case, and then I […]
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Belt-fed Madsen tank gun
We spotted this interesting gun at SAR West 2011. It’s actually a parts kit, as the sides of the receiver have been chopped up and discarded. But the remaining pieces make for a very interesting […]