Guns of the Silver Screen: The Golden Compass
After the release of “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter,” movie studios were trying to release their own big ...
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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 ...
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 ...
MSA Supreme Pro-X: Hearing Protection with Situational Awareness
By Alton P. Chiu Hearing protection is of paramount importance, since lost hearing cannot be recovered. Typical gunfire measures 150 ...
PROJECT NC HAMR: The Epitome of a Tactical 10/22
By J.M. Ramos Introduced in 1964 as the Ruger 10?/22 carbine, this remarkable 54-year-old rimfire self-loader has achieved the feat ...
Kalashnikov AKM 1962: The Upgraded Kalashnikov Assault Rifle
The AKM (Kalashnikov Improved Assault Rifle) is the second version of the AK-47. It was adopted in 1959 by the ...
Success Comes from the Details: S&H Arms Model 30 Integral Blackout AR-Platform Uppers
For the past 30-plus years, the name Curtis Higgins and S&H Arms of Oklahoma, Inc., have been at the forefront ...
The Iron Door: Soviet Russian Weapons Designers Stop the Germans in Their Tracks
In four months, his army carved hundreds of miles east from Poland, through Russia, to the city of Tula. Tula ...
The American FN FAL Rifle: In Search of the Perfect Lightweight Rifle
During World War II, the U.S. Ordnance Department began a research and development program for a new lightweight infantry rifle. ...
Ahead of Its Time: British Fosbery Pump-Action Shotgun with “Stoner” Bolt
George Fosbery is best remembered for his Webley-Fosbery “Automatic” (self-cocking) revolver and his “Paradox” shotgun rifling system. He arguably also ...
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