New Review: January 2002
By Chris A. Choat “The Expedition” from J&T Distributing One of the “Household Names” in the AR15/ M16 parts group is J&T Distributing of Winche... Read more.
South Africa’s National Museum of Military History
By Rob Krott I’ve been to South Africa twice – both times to make parachute jumps with the South African National Defense Force. On my last trip I visit... Read more.
Kalashnikov USA’s AK-103
By Charles Q. Cutshaw The ubiquitous AK-47/ AKM and AK-74 have been military small arms mainstays for over 50 years and remain viable, although the Russian mili... Read more.
FN’s New Paramilitary Paintball Gun & Less Lethal Weaponry
By Robert Bruce “The time has come to add ‘less lethal’ products to FN’s line of traditional small arms.” Louis Dillais, Director, FNH USA, Inc. The ... Read more.
CCF/Swiss Impuls IIA: Silencing HK’s Mark 23 Pistol
By Al Paulson HK’s Mark 23 pistol is an accurate and robust weapon that was designed from the very beginning to be silenced. This is a rarity in the annals of... Read more.
Bargain Priced Accuracy: FN’s Special Police Rifle
By Charles Q. Cutshaw To say that FN’s recently announced Special Police Rifle is outside the ordinary is an understatement! While the rifle superficially app... Read more.
The Secret Story of The AN-94 “Abakan” Assault Rifle
By Valery Shilin In the late 1970s, after adoption of the caliber 5.45x39mm AK74 assault rifle, GRAU (Chief Missile and Artillery Dept. of MOD) bosses confessed... Read more.
Crest Ultrasonics
By Dan Shea Cleaning firearms is not my main thing. All too often, coming in from the back range, in the rush and madness of it all, I don’t bother. It “Tak... Read more.
The Thompson Submachine Gun ID Guide, Part III: The Colt Thompson Submachine Gun
By Frank Iannamico The Colt Thompson The Thompson Submachine Gun evolved from an earlier idea that was conceived by U.S. Army Ordnance officer John T. Thompson.... Read more.
Subguns in the Basement
By James L. Ballou I fired my first Ingram Mac-10 in my neighbor’s cellar. The M-10 was an original Powder Springs, with matching suppresser in 9 mm. This was... Read more.
