Looking Back: Shopping for Guns in the Good Old Days…
Occasionally, someone will post an old “machine guns for sale” advertisement from the 1960s on one of the popular Class ...
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Forgotten M16A1 Rifle Manufacturers – GM/Hydra-Matic and Harrington & Richardson – Part II
During the early days of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam, U.S. advisors were issued M1 and M2 carbines. When the ...
Forgotten M16A1 Rifle Manufacturers: GM/Hydra-Matic and Harrington & Richardson – Part I
The United States’ direct military involvement in Vietnam ended in 1973. During most of the war, the standard “A” infantry ...
Gemtech’s Rimfire Integral: Savage in the Mist
By Frank Iannamico On a recent assignment for SAR magazine, I had the opportunity to spend a few days at ...
Options for the Submachine Gun Buyer
By Frank Iannamico A problem that often confronts many people when considering buying a machine gun is what to buy. ...
U.S. Military Revolvers: The Smith & Wesson M1917
By Frank Iannamico Smith & Wesson The Smith & Wesson Corporation is one of the oldest firms in the United ...
Evolution of the M16 Rifle – Part III: The M16A2
By Frank Iannamico A U.S. Army soldier on the firing range with an M16A2 rifle. The Army began replacing its ...
Evolution of the M16 Rifle – Part II: The M16A1
By Frank Iannamico The early M16 rifles were issued in relatively small numbers to U.S. military advisors and Special Forces ...
Evolution of the M16 Rifle – Part I
By Frank Iannamico The universally respected M1 Garand service rifle was designed and developed at the U.S. Springfield Armory. During ...
Colt’s AR-15/M16A1 Retro Vietnam Reissue Rifle
By Frank Iannamico - Right side view of the AR-15/M16A1, the original configuration of the popular rifle is unfamiliar to ...
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