The German Wehrmacht was always hungry for more rifles during World War Two, and adopted substitute designs made in friendly (or subservient) countries when possible. Almost all of these were minor variations on the Mauser […]
The S2-200 was developed by Louis Stange at the Rheinmetall company in Germany in the late 1920s. Because Germany was not allowed to be doing this sort of arms development at the time, Rheinmetall bought […]
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/rifles-on-the-danube?ref=64v2l6 Today is your last chance to join the preorder for Rifles on the Danube! Until the end of today, you can still join the Kickstarter for “Rifles on the Danube: Hungarian Kalashnikov Firearms 1959-2002”. […]
Get your copy of “Rifles On The Danube” today – only 2 days left! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/rifles-on-the-danube?ref=3cc2en Hungary began importing semiautomatic civilian versions of FÉG’s AK-63D into the United States in the 1980s. As more restrictions were […]
Join our Kickstarter for “Rifles On The Danube” today and get your copy of the best book on Hungarian AKs! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/rifles-on-the-danube?ref=dioegq In 1978, as AMD-65 rifles in service were starting to get worn out, FÉG […]
“Rifles on the Danube” Kickstarter is live! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/rifles-on-the-danube?ref=ewy77i Today I took my AMD-65 out to the range. I’ve shot regular AKMs with AMD muzzle brakes, but never had the chance to try the AMD-65 in […]
Rifles on the Danube: Hungarian Kalashnikov Firearms 1959-2002 is available now on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/rifles-on-the-danube?ref=ezuyuv Nic Jenzen-Jones, Director of Research for Headstamp Publishing, spent some time in Budapest speaking with László Becz, author of “Rifles on […]
Get your copy of “Rifles On The Danube” today! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/rifles-on-the-danube?ref=84e865 The Hungarian AMD-65 (Automata Módosított Deszantfegyver – “Modified Paratrooper Automatic Rifle”) was requested first in 1964 because the standard AKM-63 rifles in Hungarian service were […]
When Hungary separated from the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War One, it began to slowly rebuild its military equipment. The eventually led to carbine conversions of old M95 rifles using the new 8x56mm rimmed cartridge, […]
Today we have the Gepárd M6 Lynx out at the range to try out! My impression is that mechanically, the gun is very well constructed. Everything operated cleanly and smoothly, and there were no malfunctions […]
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