Forgotten M16A1 Rifle Manufacturers – GM/Hydra-Matic and Harrington & Richardson – Part II
During the early days of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam, U.S. advisors were issued M1 and M2 carbines. When the first Marines arrived in 1965, they were a... Read more.
Forgotten M16A1 Rifle Manufacturers: GM/Hydra-Matic and Harrington & Richardson – Part I
The United States’ direct military involvement in Vietnam ended in 1973. During most of the war, the standard “A” infantry weapon of U.S. troops was the 5... Read more.
Gemtech’s Rimfire Integral: Savage in the Mist
By Frank Iannamico On a recent assignment for SAR magazine, I had the opportunity to spend a few days at Gemtech’s Research and Development Center located nea... Read more.
Options for the Submachine Gun Buyer
By Frank Iannamico A problem that often confronts many people when considering buying a machine gun is what to buy. Often (mistakenly), thinking it will be thei... Read more.
U.S. Military Revolvers: The Smith & Wesson M1917
By Frank Iannamico Smith & Wesson The Smith & Wesson Corporation is one of the oldest firms in the United States and is still actively in business. Hora... Read more.
Lage Manufacturing’s MAC MAX-10/15 5.56mm Conversion Upper Receivers
By Frank Iannamico A Brief History of Ingram and MAC Gordon Bailey Ingram was born in Los Angeles, California on 30 December 1924. Ingram conceived a series of ... Read more.
Evolution of the M16 Rifle – Part III: The M16A2
By Frank Iannamico After successfully evolving from the XM16E1, the Colt M16A1 rifle, adopted during 1967, continued in service until 1983. Despite the rifle’... Read more.
Evolution of the M16 Rifle – Part II: The M16A1
By Frank Iannamico The early M16 rifles were issued in relatively small numbers to U.S. military advisors and Special Forces personnel serving in Vietnam and th... Read more.
Evolution of the M16 Rifle – Part I
By Frank Iannamico The universally respected M1 Garand service rifle was designed and developed at the U.S. Springfield Armory. During World War II, the rifle w... Read more.
Machine Gun Prices, What Happened?
By Frank Ianamico I like to peruse back issues of the old Machine Gun News and Small Arms Review magazines. In a 1992 issue of MGN, a question appeared in one o... Read more.
