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How the U.S. and NRA Assisted the Allied Effort in WWII

How the U.S. and NRA Assisted the Allied Effort in WWII

Assisting the Allied war effort, in addition to American troops, were privately owned American firearms...
Fightin’ Iron: STEN Mk V

Fightin’ Iron: STEN Mk V

Although it may resemble an ungainly plumber’s contraption, the STEN gun was designed to fill...
Classics: The MG42 Belt-fed Machinegun

Classics: The MG42 Belt-fed Machinegun

One of the Third Reich’s most fearsome battlefield implements has descendants that can be found...
5 Best Fighting Handguns Ever Made

5 Best Fighting Handguns Ever Made

What makes a handgun particularly good for personal defense? Richard Mann takes a look at...
Get Off My Lawn: Great WWII Guns for Home Defense

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...
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless

Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless

Considered quaint today, the Colt .32 ACP Pocket Hammerless designed by John Moses Browning played...
Tip: You Are Responsible for Your Own Safety

Tip: You Are Responsible for Your Own Safety

So far, 2020 has turned out to be quite a surprise for all of us.
The Classics: France's MAS-36 Bolt-Action Rifle

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...
The M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle

The M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle

Three Nazis walk into a BAR …
Classic Guns: The M3 'Grease Gun'

Classic Guns: The M3 'Grease Gun'

The M3 “Grease Gun” saw plentiful action in World War II, a testament to American...
Review: Brownells BRN-10

Review: Brownells BRN-10

For fans of the earliest versions of the AR platform, Brownells released its short-action BRN-10A,...
Classic Guns: The PIAT at Arnhem

Classic Guns: The PIAT at Arnhem

What do you use to destroy a tank at close range? Why, a horizontal mortar,...
Classics: Sterling Submachine Gun

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

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...
Classic Guns: The FN-49

Classic Guns: The FN-49

The FAL might be the “right arm of the free world,” but there was an...
Classic Guns: Gewehr G41(M)

Classic Guns: Gewehr G41(M)

Before the development of the well-known Gewehr G43, there was the Gewehr G41(M) "gas-trap" design...
Classic Guns: The M41 Carcano

Classic Guns: The M41 Carcano

Changing its military rifle during wartime was a mistake for Italy, but that doesn't take...
The Golden Age: Smith & Wesson in the Mid-20th Century

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...
Classic Guns: PFC Ray Register's Springfield M1903A4 Sniper Rifle

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...
Classic Guns: Colt Model 1908 General Officer's Pistol

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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