SIG 556 SERIES RIFLE
By Christopher R. Bartocci During the assault weapons ban, these so-called weapons were also banned from importation into the U.S. Although the Federal assault ... Read more.
FN PATROL RIFLE
By R.K. Campbell When the FBI contracted with FN Herstal for their patrol rifle, there was a lot of attention given to the rifle. After all, this was a prestigi... Read more.
SPRING INTO ACTION
By George E. Kontis, PE Try to name a firearm that doesn’t use at least one spring? I can’t think of a single one, and it’s likely that none exist. The re... Read more.
THE ATI COMMANDER SIZE .45
By R.K. Campbell When discussing any other handgun we take the pistol on its own merits. But when the discussion turns to 1911 type handguns we must look at the... Read more.
SAVAGE ARMS MODEL OF 1928 A THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN
By Tom Davis, Jr. True or False: All Model of 1928 style Thompson submachine guns manufactured by Savage Arms during World War II were equipped with compensator... Read more.
CZ P 07: EVOLUTION OF THE CZ 75
By Todd Burgreen Successful handgun designs constantly evolve. This is for a variety of reasons stemming mainly from market and technological impulses/pressures... Read more.
THE ALUMINUM THOMPSON SMG
By Frank Iannamico A Brief History of the Thompson The Thompson submachine gun was conceived during World War I as a trench broom designed to sweep the enemy fr... Read more.
THE DAISY V/L CASELESS RIFLE: DECADES AHEAD OF ITS TIME
By Will Dabbs, MD Caseless firearms represent the golden ring for gun designers. The advantages are obvious. Ammunition weighs but a fraction of its cased count... Read more.
STEN MAGAZINES: A LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP
By Frank Iannamico During World War II the British designed and manufactured the 9mm Lanchester machine carbine and magazine that was basically copied from the ... Read more.
A DECISION DEFERRED: THE BOLT-ACTION RIFLE AND THE U.S. ARMY (1870-1892)
By Stephen C. Small, Ph.D. Between the years 1870 and 1892, a tremendous technological change took place in the nature of the military service rifle. During tha... Read more.
