Industry News: April 2000
By Robert M. Hausman With the onset of the technological advances promises of the dawn of the new millennium, Laser Devices, Inc., a technological leader in the... Read more.
Small Arms Data by Wire (SADW): April 2000
By Nick Steadman SADW is a monthly electronic publication from Nick Steadman Features. Nick, intrepid world traveling reporter for much of the arms industry, fi... Read more.
New Review: April 2000
By Chris A. Choat Heckler & Koch’s New Lock Out for USP and SOCOM Beginning in October of 1999, German manufacturer Heckler & Koch started shipping th... Read more.
Book Reviews: April 2000
By Robert M. Hausman Real-World Survival!: What Has Worked For MeBy Walt RauchPublished by Rauch & Co., Ltd.P.O. Box 510,Lafayette Hill, PA 19444Price $15.9... Read more.
In The Raid Van: The Second Annual Midwest Police/SWAT SMG Championships
Columbia Police Officer strives for perfectly placed lead shots before “Rescuing the Downed Officer”. By Capt. Tom Dresner His breathing was labored... Read more.
In Memory: CWO-4 Thomas F. Swearingen
By Charles Q. Cutshaw The world firearms community and the United States recently suffered a great loss with the passing of CWO-4 (Ret) Tom Swearingen, United S... Read more.
“O-Rings” for Water Cooled Machine Guns
1919 barrel altered for a 1917. It is shown with a single O ring in place. This was turned to fit the 1917 BMG prior to cutting the groove for the O ring. By Dr... Read more.
The Bay of Pigs Museum: Playa Giron, Cuba
Propaganda billboard at the Bay of Pigs: “Playa Giron, the first great defeat of imperialism in Latin America.” The inset in the ìOî depicts a fam... Read more.
The Financial Assessment of Military Small Arms
By Robert C. Ankony, PhD Collectors have long been looking for a measure of valuing potential purchases, and I have seen a number of different processes describ... Read more.
The Mechanics of The Heckler & Koch NFA Conversions: Part I
Factory HK33E machine gun showing push-pin, swing down type of trigger group attachment. By Thomas Hoel Tom Hoel has done an outstanding job of his latest chose... Read more.