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Myth and Reality of the Ross MkIII

June 17, 2013 Ian McCollum 44

This video took a bit longer than planned to put together, but it’s here at last… There is a long-standing urban legend about the Canadian Ross rifle, a straight-pull bolt action that was used in […]

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Anti-Tank Rifles

Disney Goes to War or, Stop That Tank!

May 31, 2013 Ian McCollum 13

During World War II, the Disney company joined in the Allied war effort by producing animated movie material at cost for the US government (they also created insignia mascots for hundreds of aircraft and warships […]

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Bolt Action Rifles

Ross Project Promo

April 21, 2013 Ian McCollum 27

The Ross project is coming along nicely, so I filmed a quick teaser for you:

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Light MGs

Vintage Saturday: Unsure

April 6, 2013 Ian McCollum 17

Forcemen of 5-2, First Special Service Force, with an M1941 Johnson light machine gun on the Anzio beachhead, Italy, April 1944. They are in the process of disassembling (or reassembling) the gun. Thanks to Michael […]

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Light MGs

Vintage Saturday: Spoils of War

November 24, 2012 Ian McCollum 9

Canaidna inspecting Jap type 96 at Kiska Aug 1943 I believe this is a Canadian solider on the island of Kiska in the Aleutians, inspecting a Japanese Type 96 machine gun.

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Light MGs

English Villar Perosa Manual

May 4, 2012 Ian McCollum 8

We found an English language manual for the Italian M1915 Villar Perosa – the predecessor of all submachine guns. It includes a bunch or interesting photos, as well as a good description of the gun. […]

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Book Review: A Rifleman Went to War

April 5, 2012 Ian McCollum 3

Herbert McBride was a American who grew up learning to shoot from Civil War veterans and some of the big names of the American West, like Bat Masterson. He had a taste for adventure, and […]

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