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Post-World War II French Light Machine Guns
By Jean Huon The post-World War II French program of infantry small arms included a light machine gun. Several models...
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Optoelectronics—A Marriage of Imaging and Artificial Intelligence Under the Law of Physics
The optical sighting device industry is heading toward replacing traditional ground lens see-through glass optics with optoelectronic sighting devices. This...
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Science of Long-Range Shooting: It’s in the Eyes
Rifle scopes, spotting scopes and binoculars share a similar purpose. The optics are designed to magnify the image of an...
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The Long and Short of Going Short: SIG SAUER’s M400 TREAD Pistol and the Modern Idea of Barrel Length
Back in the old days, having a short barrel on your gun typically meant that you were expecting something at...
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The FN FAL Rifle
FN represents Fabrique Nationale the Belgian company that originally designed and manufactured the rifle, FAL represents (in French) Fusil Automatique...
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M+M Industries M10x Pistol: Accurate Power Braced In One Hand
A rifle-caliber, semi-automatic pistol is an ugly artifact of the 1934 National Firearms Act which classifies short-barreled rifles as “restricted...
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Sledgehammer: Sol Invictus Arms Takes on the Legendary AA-12 Full- and Semi-Auto Shotgun
It has been a hero’s journey of sorts for the legendary AA-12 “Sledgehammer” automatic shotgun. In literature and mythology, the...
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A Machine Without Error—The Evolution of the AK
By Lynndon Schooler Sudayev 1944 AS-44 prototype The bloodiest conflict in human history brought unthinkable hardships and suffering to the...
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Christensen Arms CA5five6: Expanding Beyond Bolt-Action Rifles with a Refined AR Offering
By Todd Burgreen Any mention of Christensen Arms inevitably brings forth an association with their precision bolt actions. Various models...
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Staccato 2011 C2 DPO TACTICAL: 1911 Heresy or Inevitable Evolution?
What does the statement “high capacity 9MM handgun” conjure up? For sure, models coming to mind are the striker fired...
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