SIG Sauer’s Full-Size Compact P365 “Fuse”
The P365-FUSE is the ultimate fusion of full-size capability that delivers a 21 + 1 round capacity featuring a long slide, 4.3” barrel, and the LXG (laser engraved X-grip) grip module that doesn’t compromise on capacity, shootability, or concealability....
Read moreThe Importance of Offhand Shooting
Back when this country was first being settled, the pioneers were shooting their long-barreled Kentucky rifles offhand at game, in shooting matches, and in the participation of ever-present frontier warfare. Their rifles...
Read moreBOOK REVIEW – The Collector’s Guide to the SKS
Reviewed by Dean Roxby This is yet another fine book from Mowbray Publishing. This title follows other similar soft cover gun books such as The UZI Submachine Gun Examined, The Italian Vetterli...
Read moreTrue to Form: The Tisas 1911A1 ASF
Upon picking up the Tisas 1911A1 ASF U.S. Army 45, I learned the guys at the gun counter at Reeves Ace Hardware gave it a good inspection with an eye towards picking...
Read moreSetting the Record Straight on the Fedorov Avtomat
Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedorov, born in 1874, would go on to create, disputedly, the first assault rifle in the world, the Fedorov Avtomat. Popularized by western media, many don’t know the real story...
Read moreThe Birth of the Modern PDW? The C96 Mauser Military Pistol
In 1893, Paul Mauser tasked the three brothers, Fidel, Fritz, and Josef Federle, with designing a semi-auto pistol for the military. The gun was patented in 1895 and went into production in...
Read moreOlympic Arms K23B “Stubby”: The Portable Flashbang Dispenser
A brainchild of the late 1990s and the early 2000s, the K23B “Stubby” short-barrel-rifle by the late Olympic Arms firm was aimed at a very specific, very restricted market – and yet,...
Read moreSIG Sauer’s New 1911-XFULL—A Good Old Dog, With Some New Tricks
With the 1911-XFULL, SIG Sauer is offering a new take on the classic 1911. I do not intend to rehash all the well-known 1911 design characteristics. Thousands of articles and books have...
Read moreWWII Allied Advantage: Unique M3 and M3A1 Grease Guns and Accouterments
Just about every military small arms enthusiast is familiar with the U.S. M3 and M3A1 submachine guns, better known by the nickname bestowed upon them by GIs during World War II, the...
Read moreIWI ZION-15 Special Purpose Rifle (SPR): Great Ideas Never Fade Away
Firearms borne from good ideas tend to be versatile, lending themselves to diverse roles, albeit in the duty or civilian arena. Often, multiple manufacturers decide to offer their renditions. Aah…. the joys...
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