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Fightin’ Iron: STEN Mk V
Although it may resemble an ungainly plumber’s contraption, the STEN gun was designed to fill...
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Classics: The MG42 Belt-fed Machinegun
One of the Third Reich’s most fearsome battlefield implements has descendants that can be found...
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5 Best Fighting Handguns Ever Made
What makes a handgun particularly good for personal defense? Richard Mann takes a look at...
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Get Off My Lawn: Great WWII Guns for Home Defense
While purpose-built, modern firearms are all the rage for personal protection, don’t discount that old...
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Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
Considered quaint today, the Colt .32 ACP Pocket Hammerless designed by John Moses Browning played...
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Sheriff Jim Wilson
Tip: You Are Responsible for Your Own Safety
So far, 2020 has turned out to be quite a surprise for all of us.
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The Classics: France's MAS-36 Bolt-Action Rifle
France’s mid-20th-century battle rifle was designed, as many were at the time, around a specific...
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The M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle
Three Nazis walk into a BAR …
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Classic Guns: The M3 'Grease Gun'
The M3 “Grease Gun” saw plentiful action in World War II, a testament to American...
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Review: Brownells BRN-10
For fans of the earliest versions of the AR platform, Brownells released its short-action BRN-10A,...
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Classic Guns: The PIAT at Arnhem
What do you use to destroy a tank at close range? Why, a horizontal mortar,...
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Classics: Sterling Submachine Gun
If war has a silver lining, it is firearm development, and one of World War...
WWII-Era Firearms Used during 36th Best Ranger Competition
In honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the 36th annual Best Ranger Competition featured...
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Classic Guns: The FN-49
The FAL might be the “right arm of the free world,” but there was an...
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Classic Guns: Gewehr G41(M)
Before the development of the well-known Gewehr G43, there was the Gewehr G41(M) "gas-trap" design...
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Classic Guns: The M41 Carcano
Changing its military rifle during wartime was a mistake for Italy, but that doesn't take...
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The Golden Age: Smith & Wesson in the Mid-20th Century
Some of Smith & Wesson’s finest firearms made it from drawing board to production during...
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Classic Guns: PFC Ray Register's Springfield M1903A4 Sniper Rifle
Some classics never go out of style, they just get reinvented and repurposed. PFC Ray...
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Classic Guns: Colt Model 1908 General Officer's Pistol
Even Colt’s diminutive .380 ACP found its way to war. Here's an example of the...
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The Thompson at Anzio: Last Stand of S/N 169807
The Thompson submachine gun, also known as the “Chicago Typewriter,” had a distinguished military career...
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