Conversion
Navy 7.62mm NATO Conversion M1 Garand – Mk2 Mod1
When the M14 rifle was developed to replace the M1 Garand, is was met with some uncertainty by the US Navy. The Navy had a lot of things to spend money on, and not a […]
Semiauto Rifles
Semiauto Rifles
Action Arms Semiauto Uzi Carbines (Model A and Model B)
Guns in this video: Folding stock Model A Folding stock Model B Wood stock Model B Although it was adopted by the Israeli military in the 1950s, the Uzi submachien gun did not generate much […]
Semiauto Rifles
Valmet M62/S: The AK in Finland
After the Winter War and Continuation War, Finland settled a peace treaty with the Soviet Union, and started looking to modernize its infantry rifles – something semiautomatic was needed to replace the Mosin Nagants it […]
Prototype
Prototype Gustloff MKb-42(G) aka Model 206
This is a reposting of a video from September 2016 with a new introduction. The recent publication of the new and expanded edition of Hans-Dieter Handrich’s book “Sturmgewehr!” has revealed new information about the history […]
Semiauto Rifles
Communist Heresy: Norinco’s M305A M14 in 7.62x39mm
Norinco is a huge consortium of manufacturing plants in China that make all manner of goods for export, including military hardware. One of Norinco’s factories has been making copies of the American M14 rifle for […]
Semiauto Rifles
Shooting the RSC-1918 and RSC-1917 French Autoloaders
The day has come to do some shooting with an RSC-1918 – and an RSC-1917 as well! The 1917 was the first selfloading rifle to see substantial combat use, with just over 85,000 manufactured in […]
Semiauto Rifles
France’s Ultimate WW1 Selfloading Rifle: The RSC-1918
The French RSC-1917 semiauto rifle was a major step forward in arms technology during World War One, offering a reliable and effective self-loading rifle for issue to squad leaders, expert marksmen, and other particularly […]
Semiauto Rifles
Shooting the Norinco QBZ/Type 97 NSR
Today it’s time to take the Norinco QBZ-97 – aka Type 97 NSR – out to the range for some shooting! This is the Canadian semiautomatic-only legal version of China’s new military rifle, and it […]
Semiauto Rifles
Mechanics and Disassembly of the Norinco QBZ-97 / Type 97 NSR
The Chinese military introduced a new 5.8x42mm cartridge in 1987, and then developed a new bullpup rifle to use it. The rifle was the QBZ Type 95, and it was a bullpup rifle with a […]
Prototype
Stendebach Model 1936: Rotary Mag Toggle Delayed Experiment
There is very little documentation existing to explain the history of this rifle – all we really know is that per the receiver markings it is a Model 1936 Stendebach, and that it was brought […]