Semiauto pistol
I Set The Alien Loose On My Nemesis Target
The Laugo Alien has survived its mud and sand tests without any long term damage, and now it’s time to put it to work. The MGM Spinner has long been my nemesis, and so I […]
Video
Semiauto Rifles
UK Special Forces’ M16 Variant: the L119A1
In 1999, the UK Ministry of Defense put out a tender for a new rifle for UK Special Forces (UKSOF). The elite units of the British military were definitely not going to be using the […]
Commentary
Investing in Guns: Some Tips (But It’s a Bad Idea)
A lot of people see the constantly-increasing price of collectible firearms, and assume that guns must be a pretty good investment. Well, they really aren’t. The stock market outperforms collectible firearms with ease. But if […]
Antiques
Delhaxhe “Apache”: The Other French Knife-Knuckle-Gun
Long associated with Parisian street gangs called “Apaches” (after the American Indian tribe), there were two main patterns of combination knife/knuckle/firearm made in the mid/late 1800s in France. This one was designed by J. Delhaxhe, […]
Semiauto Rifles
Springfield Hellion at the Range: The Most Modern Bullpup
My previous experience shooting a VHS-2 was limited to a small indoor range, so I’ve been really looking forward to getting this Springfield Hellion out to a proper range. First up, we have a 2-Gun […]
Semiauto Rifles
Springfield Hellion: The VHS-2 Bullpup Comes to the US
Today we are taking a look at the Springfield Hellion, the semiautomatic US version of HS Produkt’s VHS-2 bullpup rifle. The VHS-2 development goes back almost 20 years, with a first VHS rifle and then […]
Tour
Tour of a Finnish Gun Collection
I have been doing a bunch of filming with this Finnish collector, who has been very generous with his time and giving me access. He thought it would be fun to show folks a full […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Krieghoff 8mm Mauser Carcano for the Volkssturm
When Italy surrendered in late 1943, German troops disarmed the Italian forces in areas under German control, and came away with nearly 400,000 Carcano rifles. These would form the core armaments of the Volkssturm forces […]
Submachine Guns
Stemple STG-34k at the Range
Today’s video is the Stemple STG-34k at the range…but if I’m going to be honest, it was mostly just an excuse for me to try it out for fun. 🙂 It’s definitely the least practical […]
Submachine Guns
Stemple Makes a Star Wars Blaster: the STG-34k
One of the best-looking versions of the Stemple is, I believe, the STG-34k. This was the result of BRP obtaining a whole bunch of MG-34 parts kits as part of a separate project to make […]