Competition
Hogue Avenger vs M1911 at the Range
Yesterday we looked at where the Hogue Avenger came from and how it works; today I’m out at the range to test it out against a nicely customized M1911…
Video
Conversion
Hogue Avenger: Precision Accuracy Via Delayed Blowback
The Avenger is a flapper-delayed blowback, fixed barrel conversion upper assembly for the Model 1911 pistol. It was designed by Austrian Peter Spielberger, and manufactured by Hogue in the US and PowerSpeed in Austria. It […]
Submachine Guns
Ero: The Croatian Uzi (With Israeli Help?)
The best of the submachine guns made in Croatia during the Homeland War was the Ero, made by a company called Arma. The Ero is a basically perfect, parts-interchangeable copy of the Israeli Uzi that […]
Prototype
Replacing Beretta: the S&W XM10 Trials Pistol
When the US adopted the Beretta Model 92 as the new M9 standard issue handgun in 1985, it was not without controversy. In particular, there was a scandal of cracked and broken M9 slides shortly […]
Gunsmithing
M90A Close Assault Weapons System Prototype
Thanks to Nathan Frisque for loaning us this very cool project to film – a very merry Christmas to him and to all of you watching! If you haven’t caught on, this is a real-life […]
Accessories
Angstadt Vanquish: An Inexpensive Integrally-Silenced 9mm AR Barrel
Angstadt Arms has released an interesting integrally silenced (suppressed, if you prefer) barrel for 9mm AR carbines. It uses a full-length barrel with venting ports (similar to the MP5SD system), combined with a tubular shroud […]
Conversion
Making Do: South Africa’s 7.62mm NATO Bren Gun Conversions
During World War Two, the South African military used a lot of .303 caliber Bren guns. When 7.62mm NATO became the standard cartridge after the war, the Bren guns were put into storage, as converting […]
Anti-Tank Rifles
Hamas Claims to Make Sniper Rifles in Gaza – Are They Really?
Hamas – or rather its specific military wing the Al Qassam Brigade – posted a video on Twitter / X yesterday purporting to show the manufacture of .50 caliber sniper rifles in Gaza. I was […]
Prototype
Gear-Ratio-Accelerated? Yep, It’s a Thing: French MAT 1955 Prototype
EDIT: Shoot, I managed to get the gear ratio backwards. Sorry! The recoil action provides the necessary delay, and then the gear ratio provides acceleration to ensure the bolt can open reliably, akin to the […]
Gunsmithing
Extra Firepower for Vietnam: the Aussie “B!tch”
Many of the special forces groups that operated during the Vietnam War found they standard issue weapons a but unwieldy for use in confined jungle environments. They also found a need for something that could […]