THE .50 BEOWULF FROM ALEXANDER ARMS
By David M. Fortier As of late there has been a great deal of controversy over the supposed shortcomings of our current issue 5.56x45mm NATO M855 cartridge. Whe... Read more.
HK AG36 40X46MM GRENADE LAUNCHER
By Jim Schatz The advent of the low-velocity, dual-chamber 40x46mm spin-stabilized grenade in the early 1960’s brought easily portable and accurate long-range... Read more.
THE SIG-SAUER SSG 3000 SNIPER RIFLE
By Janne PohjoispääPhotos by Juha Rintala The arena of modern sniper rifles is one of hardest playgrounds in the small arms industry. While even small manufac... Read more.
TREJO MACHINE PISTOLS: MEXICAN POCKET MACHINEGUNS
By J. M. Ramos Deep in the heart of old Mexico lies a beautiful little town called Zacatlan. Surrounded by vast sweet apple orchards and dangerous deep canyons ... Read more.
THE DILLINGER THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN
By Frank Iannamico In the 1930s, the infamous John Herbert Dillinger was one of America’s most wanted outlaws. Dillinger, a career criminal, was wanted for nu... Read more.
CENTRAL AMERICAN SPECOPS WEAPONS- WEAPONS II: HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA & PANAMA
By Julio A. Montes HONDURAN BURNING FIREWOOD STICK A “teson” in colloquial Spanish means a burning firewood stick, but in Honduras, the word is representati... Read more.
THE MK48
By Dan Shea As mentioned previously in SAR, there has been a call for a return to 7.62x51mm NATO caliber weapons for certain operations. This request has origin... Read more.
THE GERMAN KRUMMERLAUF
By Frank Iannamico During World War II, the Germans came up with many innovative small arms and ancillary equipment. One piece of German ingenuity that captured... Read more.
SITREP: JULY 2003
By Dan Shea In this issue, SAR is the first to bring you the inside story on the origins of the FN Minimi, which was chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge.... Read more.
SITREP: JUNE 2003
By Dan Shea Today is a muddy day at Knob Creek Range. Imagine that. In the mud, the noise, the gravel, and finally the dust, today I expect to see many old frie... Read more.