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Though not eligible for the Challenge this year due to a stupid mistake made by me, it might prove to be interesting anyway!

The Israeli Negev machine gun had a rather long development cycle, beginning in 1985 but not seeing final completion and issue until 1997. Once on the market, it proved to be a pretty successful weapon, used by the Israeli military and also a number of export client around the world. In 2012, IMI...

This is the 1st part of the series about the civil war capping breech loader Merrill carbine. In this chapter Capandball is focusing on its cartridges and he'll show you how easy their construction is. He will also show you how to make the Washington Arsenal bundle for this clever little carbine.

Savage launched its model 1907 pistol with a lot of marketing fanfare. It was "10 Shots Quick!" and promoted with testimonials form personalities like Buffalo Bill Cody and Sheriff Bat Masterson. It was intended as a pocket pistol for personal protection and home defense, with a lot made of how i...

This video looks at German assessments and tactics on pillboxes and bunkers from the Molotov and Stalin Lines.

Cover Images:
Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, Soviet Bunker from World War Two Era - Outside Hotel Accademia - Przemysl - Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

The Estonian War Museum (Eesti Sõjamuuseum) is located at Mõisa tee 1, 74001 Viimsi, Estonia (just outside the capital Tallinn). For opening hours and entry fees, please check their web site:

https://esm.ee

The museum is housed in what used to be the residence of the Estonian Army commander, co...

The UK’s Royal Marines have confirmed that some units of the UK Commando Force are now equipped with the SIG Sauer MCX.

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The elusive (for CONUS people) Russian SVD's performance has been debated ad-nauseam. At its pinnacle, the late-Russian pattern SVD / SVD-S were being pumped out of a matured Kalashnikov Koncern manufacturing line with computer milling support.

So what is up with these "Hungarian" rifles? it m...

To coincide with our resident Keeper of Firearms new publication pre-order, we're doing an episode on a WW2 commando carbine prototype that a few of you might be familiar with....

Jonathan's book pre-order is available here: https://shop.royalarmouries.org/products/pre-order-signed-arms-and-armo...

The German military began looking for a new submachine gun design in secret in the mid 1930s. There is basically no surviving documentation, but the main contenders appear to have featured: Hugo Schmeisser's MK-36,II and Erma's EMP-36. Today we are taking a look at one of two known examples of th...

The German military began looking for a new submachine gun design in secret in the mid 1930s. There is basically no surviving documentation, but the main contenders appear to have featured: Hugo Schmeisser's MK-36,II and Erma's EMP-36. Today we are taking a look at the two known examples of the S...

3D printing has become a key element in so many aspects of the ongoing war so it was inevitable that it would be leveraged in making this ad-hoc anti-drone ammunition. The 'buckshot' AK rounds we examined in December 2024 have evolved to incorporate 3D printed sabots to hold the shot.

Be sure to...

00:00 - Intro; overall match sponsor Q
00:51 - Stage 6: Bound Forward, sponsored by Aimpoint
03:14 - Stage 7: Double-Wide of Death, sponsored by B&T
04:15 - Stage 8: Bakhmut Night Assault, sponsored by Varusteleka
08:41 - Stage 9: Radio Freq Out, sponsored by T-Rex Arms
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This is a lovely project. I always had a crush on the tape priming system of the M1855 US arms even if I knew it was useless. This is the 2nd part of the series about the M1855 pistol carbine, that I dedicated to Maynard's tape priming idea. Here is what I found out.