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Gear for Carrying DP27 Pan Magazines

December 1, 2024 Ian McCollum 11

Today we are taking a look at three different pieces of kit developed to carry Degtyarev DP pan magazines. These mags are really inconveniently shaped, and traditional magazine pouches just don’t work for them. Instead, […]

Select-fire Rifles

Fort 221: The Ukrainian Tavor TAR

June 21, 2024 Ian McCollum 1

In 2008, Ukrainian manufacturing conglomerate RPC Fort received a license from IMI to produce a variety of Israeli small arms, including the Tavor TAR and Tavor X95. In Fort’s catalog, these were designated the Fort-221 […]

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Why Are the Russians So Bad? War Stories from Ukraine with Neil Vermillion

September 12, 2023 Ian McCollum 36

Back by popular demand, we have Neil Vermillion again today. We’re talking about his experiences while volunteering as a trainer for troops in Ukraine. We’re going to discuss why the Russians underperformed so badly, what […]

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Interview with Neil Vermillion: Being a Volunteer Fighter & Trainer

July 3, 2023 Ian McCollum 6

Note: Some explicit language in this video. I am honored today to have a chance to interview Neil Vermillion about his experiences in Iraq, Kurdistan, and Ukraine. Neil is a US Army veteran (2002-2006) who […]

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The Interesting and Unusual Small Arms of Kurdistan and Ukraine w/ Neil Vermillion

June 26, 2023 Ian McCollum 9

I’m excited today to speak with Neal Vermillion, a US Army veteran (2002-2006) who served contracts in Kurdistan (2016) and Ukraine (2022) for the nonprofit PMC Sons of Liberty International. In Kurdistan he was a […]

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Commentary

Historical Comparison: Finland’s Winter War vs Russian Invasion of Ukraine

April 21, 2022 Ian McCollum 50

I have been reading about the Winter War in past few months as part of my work on a book about Finnish small arms, and I have been really struck by the similarity in images […]

Conversion

Ukrainian DShK as Infantry Support Weapon

March 18, 2022 Ian McCollum 20

The initial Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 stagnated into trench warfare after a few months, and Ukrainian forces found themselves often in entrenched positions 500m or more from Russian opposition. At that range, their […]

General Purpose MGs

Ukrainian Adaptation of PKTs to Infantry Use

March 15, 2022 Ian McCollum 30

I have had several people send me this video, showing a Ukrainian shop converting PKT machine guns to an infantry configuration. The PK machine gun is used in a lot of Russian armored vehicles, but […]

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What Does the Invasion of Ukraine Mean for European Private Firearms Ownership?

March 11, 2022 Ian McCollum 43

Help support Ukraine: National Bank of Ukraine armed forces account National Bank of Ukraine humanitarian account Come Back Alive One of the interesting implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the potential for expanded […]

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Anti-Tank Rifles

PTRD in Ukraine

October 5, 2014 Ian McCollum 41

Sviatoslav sent us this photo of a 1941 PTRD in recent use in Ukraine… Note the empty 14.5mm cartridge case under the gun.

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