Antiques
Colt 1855 Revolving Rifle at the Range
I recently had a chance to take a .36 caliber Colt Model 1855 revolving rifle our to the range. It was pretty interesting to shoot, but unfortunately the video ended up rather sub-par and I […]
Rifles
Bolt Action Rifles
Finnish Brutality Practice: 2-Gun with a Finnish M39
As practice for Finnish Brutality, I ran a 2-Gun match with the Finnish M39 Mosin Nagant I am planning to use over in Finland. The M39 is the final iteration of the Mosin in Finnish […]
Interview
Brownells Retro AR-15 Family: What Was, Is and Yet to Come
Brownells has produced a substantial line of retro AR-15 pattern rifles, from the “Proto” with the trigger-shaped charging handle to the M16A1 and XM-177 rifles and carbines. Today I am joined by Paul Levy from […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Uniquely Ethiopian Shortened Lebel Rifles
Today we are looking at an interesting sub-type of Ethiopian Lebel short rifle. When InterOrdnance brought in the surviving Lebels from Ethiopian storage, eleven of one hundred were in this configuration, with barrels shortened to […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Checking Ammo in my Finnish M39 Mosin for Finnish Brutality
Finnish Brutality 2021 is going to be a tough match in the best case. But I will be running it in a 1940 uniform, with a Mosin. A Finnish M39 Mosin, sure, but still a […]
Competition
M1 Carbine on the PCC Course of Fire
Today I am running an early-configuration M1 Carbine through my standardized Pistol-Caliber Carbine course of fire. This consists of a selection of cool target systems from MOA Targets – an 8-plate dueling tree, a mini-Mozambique, […]
Reproduction
Bringing a Retro Rifle to Life: The Brownells BRN-10 with Paul Levy
NOTE: Since this video was recorded, Brownells has changed their plans, and will not be restocking BRN-10 barrels or parts once the current inventory is depleted. Today I’m sitting down with Paul Levy from Brownells […]
Semiauto Rifles
The Enigmatic Iraqi Tabuk AKs w/ Miles Vining
Today I am joined by Miles Vining from Silah Report to take a look at a selection of Tabuk pattern AKs. Tabuk was the name given to the whole family of domestically-produced Iraqi Kalashnikovs, which […]
Select-fire Rifles
History of the Monolithic Polymer AR: From Colt to KE Arms
Today we are taking a look at the history of the monolithic polymer AR-15 lower receiver. By “monolithic” I mean a design which integrates the receiver, grip, and buttstock all into a single unit, rather […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Czechoslovakia Recycles Mosins: The vz.54 Sniper
Czechoslovakia adopted a whole new slate of small arms in the 1950s, including the vz.52 pistol vz.52 rifle, and vz.52 light machine gun. They also adopted a new sniper rifle, developed by a Moravian designed […]