The T-2 Story
By Professor Strother Purdy There are 4 men at a table in an excellent Italian restaurant in Connecticut. The waiters overhear snatches about a certain Charlott... Read more.
No Place to Hide: The OICW Goes To War
By Charles Sweda The year is 2,005. Concern over new threats by Saddam Hussein to use weapons of mass destruction on his neighbors continues to plague the world... Read more.
Choosing The Right Magazine For Your Kalashnikov
By Text by Janne Pohjoispää, Photos by Tuomas Mäkelä There is no doubt that the 7.62 mm M43 caliber Kalashnikov assault rifle is the most popular small arm ... Read more.
The Colt That Never Was: Colt’s SSP Pistol
By Charles Q. Cutshaw That Colt’s Manufacturing has had its share of problems in recent years is widely known throughout the firearms community. New managemen... Read more.
NDIA Small Arms Conference 1998
By Robert Bruce World Series? Over many years of attending and shooting this annual event, I have come to meet some of the biggest names in the field including ... Read more.
Head Spacing and Timing the: Browning Models 1919, 1917, & M37
By John Morrison Head Space is the distance from the rear of the cartridge to the face of the bolt when the cartridge is fully seated in the chamber and the bol... Read more.
Surplus Review: June 1999
By Frank Iannamico The U.S. carbine is one weapon whose classification is difficult to clearly define. Although the carbine has many of the attributes of an ass... Read more.
The Soviet 7.62 x 54mm Rimmed ‘ZP’
By Adam Geibel Due to the influx of surplus Soviet ammunition into the collectors market, some explanation of the red-tipped 7.62 mm ‘ZP’ Incendiary Ranging... Read more.
Letters to SAR: February 1999
An amnesty on the possession of bulletproof vests was announced by South Australian police yesterday. In a move to prevent their use by armed offenders, people ... Read more.
The new HK UMP45: Polymer Perfection in a Sub Gun?
By Stephen Gearing Many users of submachine guns have said if the MP5 was available in a decent caliber, meaning .45 ACP, it would be perfect. Others comment th... Read more.