THE COLT M4 CARBINE
By Christopher Bartocci Since the introduction of the Colt Commando and XM177-series carbines, the U.S. military has had a need for a compact version of the M16,... Read more.
SIG P229 JOINS COAST GUARD
Left side view of the SIGARMS P229R DAK in .40 S&W caliber as submitted for testing by Department of Homeland Security. An Insight Technology X2 laser and visible... Read more.
HIDDEN TREASURES OF THE JFK SPECIAL WARFARE MUSEUM
By Robert Bruce (Editor’s Note: SAR recently sent Contributing Editor Robert Bruce to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to do an in-depth report on the training of Army... Read more.
THE LANCHESTER OUR LAST CLASSIC BEAUTY
By David Truby Considering that you have to look to the last century to find a classic submachine gun design that combines both function and beauty, we’ll head... Read more.
MG42 TROUBLESHOOTING
By Michael G. Dhooghe So you ponied up the money for that original MG42 you always wanted, patiently waited for what seemed like years for the transfer to come through,... Read more.
I WANT TO BUY AUTO-ORDNANCE!
By David Albert When General John Thompson founded the original Auto-Ordnance Corporation (AOC), he and others developed and marketed their weapons with hopes of... Read more.
DURACOAT GUN FINISHES FROM LAUER CUSTOM WEAPONRY: THE FINISH IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
Text & Photos by Jeff W. Zimba The first time this writer ever saw an example of a rifle sporting a DuraCoat camouflage finish, one problem immediately came... Read more.
ENGEL BALLISTIC RESEARCH’S 5.56X45MM ULTRA STEALTH AND 7.62X51MM THUMPER SUPERIOR SUBSONIC SNIPING
Text & Photos by Jeff W. Zimba With the ongoing War on Terror, weapons and their operators have become frequent topics in the media. Words like “snipers”,... Read more.
RAFFICA
By Dan Shea “The supply of weapons and ammunition is most difficult, particularly at the time the unit is established, but this problem can always be solved... Read more.
THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING; THE GIFTING OF THE MOD PATTERN ROOM AND THE FORMATION OF THE NATIONAL FIREARMS CENTRE AT THE ROYAL ARMOURIES AT LEEDS
LMG section at left on tables, rifle racks showing L1A1 SLR’s, and FAL’s, followed by the SA80/LSW series. (Photo courtesy National Firearms Centre) By Dan Shea... Read more.
