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SAR Show 2012 Wrapup

December 3, 2012 Ian McCollum 6

It’s a bit of an unfortunate fact that I am a bit spoiled by the really cool guns that I’ve had the opportunity to handle and shoot. I very rarely bother going to gun shops […]

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It’s that time of year: SAR Show!

November 27, 2012 Ian McCollum 4

I admit it, we’re spoiled. Gun shows are just not all that interesting to us any more…the regular local ones are pretty much always the same group of dealers with the same stuff. We’re just […]

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Guns that should have been

November 20, 2012 Ian McCollum 15

There are some guns that weren’t ever built, but really should have been. Like a paratrooper’s MP44. The shorty version of the AK is extremely cool, and it only stands to reason that a shorty […]

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Machine Gun Corps Monument

November 13, 2012 Ian McCollum 5

London has a whole lot of monuments, but there is one in particular that anyone into firearms history should visit, and that is the official monument to the Machine Gun Corps. The Corps was formed […]

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The Importance of Primary Sources

October 23, 2012 Ian McCollum 13

One of the problems when trying to learn about rare and unusual firearms (rare and unusual anything, actually) is the lack of primary source material. In other word, information about the gun written by someone […]

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A Minor Controversy Over Cartridges

September 25, 2012 Ian McCollum 55

We’re having a bit of a friendly disagreement over cartridges here, and I’m curious to hear some unbiased (or at least differently biased) opinions from you guys. Suppose you were putting together a new, cool […]

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What Are Your Favorite Gunmaking Countries?

September 18, 2012 Ian McCollum 29

If you had to pick three countries to focus your gun collection on, which would they be? Yeah, this is the sort of thing I think about when I’m waiting in line or otherwise unoccupied. […]

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Military Hardware in Civilian Hands

September 11, 2012 Ian McCollum 33

It appears that H&K, along with certain magazine editors who should know when to keep their mouths shut, are seriously concerned about the repercussions of mere civilians having possession of the fancy new military technology […]

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“Jersey Combat” – New TV Show about IMA

August 14, 2012 Ian McCollum 23

All I could do was groan and shake my head when I saw an ad for IMA‘s upcoming new TV show in their latest Shotgun News ad. We know a TV program was in the […]

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