Striker: Saco’s Next Generation Automatic Grenade Launcher
Automatic grenade launchers (AGL) have been a mainstay of light infantry support weapons since the Vietnam War when the US Navy’s 40x53mm Mark 19 was introduc... Read more.
The World’s First Assault Rifles
The firearm that has become known as the assault rifle originated in Nazi Germany during World War Two, a fact that is fairly common knowledge to most students ... Read more.
The M4A1: Close Quarters Battle Weapon
Colt’s M4 and M4A1 carbines will soon be the standard arm of the US airborne and special operations forces, where they will replace the M16A2. The venerable H... Read more.
Heckler & Koch/Benelli M4 Super 90/XM1014: The US Military’s Innovative New Tactical Shotgun
The military shotgun has been in use, primarily by the American armed forces, for well over a hundred years. Throughout its history as a military small arm, the... Read more.
Bushmaster’s M17S
Most civilians and law enforcement agencies that equip themselves with 5.56x45mm carbines, choose a semiautomatic AR-15 - type firearm, although the Ruger Mini-... Read more.
Russia’s New AK’s: The AK 107/108
The Avtomat Kalashnikova has been a centerpiece of the world’s military small arms since 1949, when it was fielded in the Soviet Army. In the years since its ... Read more.
The Steyr Scout Rifle
The scout rifle concept dates to the Second World War when the German Wehrmacht introduced the Karabiner 98k mit Zielfernrohr 41 (Model 98k Carbine with Model 4... Read more.
HK USP: Past, Present, and Future, Part II
As we have already mentioned, the USP was already under development when the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) issued its requirement for an offensive han... Read more.
HK USP: Past Present & Future, Part I
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Mr. Jim Schatz of Heckler & Koch, Inc., without whose assistance this
article would not have been possible.
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The AK-100 Series Kalashnikov Rifles
The AK100 Series Kalashnikov assault rifles is the latest iteration of the most successful such weapon in the world and probably the most successful military ri... Read more.
