Competition
PTR-44 Sturmgewehr at a 2-Gun Match
Today I’m taking the PTR-44 Sturmgewehr out to the local 2-Gun match. I’m excited to get a chance to run it in a competitive environment – I have shot some original StGs, but only on […]
Semiauto Rifles
Semiauto Rifles
Slovenian SAR80: Sterling Out-Simplifies the AR-180
The British Sterling firm designed the SAR-80 (specifically, their engineer Frank Waters) as a very simple rifle to sell to countries outside the main NATO/Warsaw spheres of influence. Sterling ended up getting a license to […]
Semiauto Rifles
Chinese Warlord C96 Carbine from Taku Naval Dockyard
“Pistols of the Warlords” is in stock and shipping: https://www.headstamppublishing.com/chinese-pistols Today we are looking at a second Chinese Warlord-Era C96 Mauser carbine. These were made as fancy sporting or presentation arms for important people – […]
Semiauto Rifles
The Rare Chinese Stamped Receiver SKS
In 1970 and 1971, China experimented with a stamped-receiver version of the SKS. About 6,000 of these rifles were made each of the two years, and a number of them have come into the US […]
Competition
Near-Complete Failure: Delta CAR-15 at Midnight Brutality 2023
Thanks to the 1 Shepherd cadre for making Midnight Brutality possible! And thanks to our excellent match sponsors: Tactical Night Vision Company (TNVC) B.E. Meyers Advanced Photonics Live Q or Die Varusteleka Midnight Brutality was […]
Semiauto Rifles
Hi-Point Leading the People: The New 3095 Carbine
Hi-Point has chosen to release a new carbine, the Model 3095 – in 7.65mm French Long! Well, not quite…it’s actually in .30 Super Carry. But it will run 7.65mm French Long, so I clearly need […]
Semiauto Rifles
AR57: Fun Times with a Tiny Carbine (aka FSS Hurricane)
Thanks to MagPul for sponsoring this video! I was happy to use one of their new Daka Grid rifle cases today – it’s a very cool system that will be of great use for me […]
Semiauto Rifles
Tsingtao Ironworks C96 Carbine – A Fancy Carbine for a Wealthy Client
Today we are looking at a high-end C96 Mauser pattern sporting carbine made by the Tsingtao Ironworks. Only a few dozen of these were made, and this one survives in excellent condition. It is a […]
Semiauto Rifles
German Troop Trials “Push-Button” Gewehr 41(W)
When the German Army wanted a new semiauto service rifle in 1941, it received submissions from two companies; Walther and Mauser. Walther’s design didn’t strictly meet the criteria set forth, but it was clearly the […]
Semiauto Rifles
Mauser WW1 Flyer’s Rifle: the Flieger Selbstlader Karabiner 1916
Paul Mauser dedicated much of his life to the development of a practical semiauto military rifle, and did manage to have a design that was used in combat by Germany in World War One. It […]