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Q&A: Desert Brutality Road Trip Edition

November 21, 2022 Ian McCollum 29

0:58 – Powernap – How do PMCs handle NFA issues and training. 2:46 – Tyler – Thoughts on the influx of MP5 copies? 4:40 – Beef Supreme – Advice for first-time Brutality match competitors 10:25 […]

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How’s It Made: A Giant Machine That Make MG Links

October 11, 2022 Ian McCollum 4

When I got a tour of Arex Defense in Slovenia, one of the really neat things I saw (which I had not seen elsewhere before) was a machine for making MG links. It’s a single […]

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Dr. Jackson Crawford’s Thoughts on Finnish Brutality 2022

October 4, 2022 Ian McCollum 3

I am very happy to have had the chance to introduce my friend Dr. Jackson Crawford to Brutality matches this year, at Finnish Brutality 2022. I thought we should take a few minutes to sit […]

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KE Arms vs GWACS: Update (and How You Can Help!)

October 2, 2022 Ian McCollum 5

For a full deep dive into the suit, I suggest checking out the video posted by Runkle of the Bailey just recently, with Uncivil Law and Bloke on the Range as legal guest experts: If […]

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Great New FW Merch from Varusteleka

September 16, 2022 Ian McCollum 3

I’m really excited to have this merchandise available from my friends at Varusteleka – check it out!

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What Are Some of the Best Investment Handguns?

August 16, 2022 Ian McCollum 8

Today I’m joined by Len Antaris of Historic Investments to discuss, well, historic investments. I maintain that firearms are better bought for their historic value than as speculative investments, but there are certainly plenty of […]

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Utreon: Good Video Hosting for Both Viewers & Creators

August 11, 2022 Ian McCollum 10

https://utreon.com/c/forgottenweapons/ I have mentioned Utreon before, but I want to take a moment to do so again. The site continues to grow and improve, and it has a bunch of features that are actually better […]

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Anti-Gun Partisan Lawfare? GWACS Sues KE Arms et al.

August 2, 2022 Ian McCollum 10

There have been a lot of questions raised about the ongoing lawsuit between GWACS Armory LLC and KE Arms (plus Brownells, Russell Phagan, Sinistral Shooting Technologies, and Shawn Nealon) – so I figured I ought […]

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Historical Comparison: Finland’s Winter War vs Russian Invasion of Ukraine

April 21, 2022 Ian McCollum 50

I have been reading about the Winter War in past few months as part of my work on a book about Finnish small arms, and I have been really struck by the similarity in images […]

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What Does the Invasion of Ukraine Mean for European Private Firearms Ownership?

March 11, 2022 Ian McCollum 43

Help support Ukraine: National Bank of Ukraine armed forces account National Bank of Ukraine humanitarian account Come Back Alive One of the interesting implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the potential for expanded […]

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