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Žiga from Polenar Tactical Reviews my Lynx Brutality AK (Ad-free)

I decided to use a home-built Romanian AK for Lynx Brutality 2024. It began as a Romanian PM-63 AKM made at the Cugir factory complex in 1976, which was sold to the US about 20 years ago as a parts...

Shields, Ropes, and Cutting Wire: Lynx Brutality 2024 Day 2 (Ad-free)

Polenar Tactical has done it again, setting the bar for Brutality matches with this year's Lynx Brutality. Held at the Lynx Pro Training Center outside Kočevje Slovenia, this year's match was 10 s...

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My AK vs Cars, Kettlebells, & Fast Ropes: Lynx Brutality 2024 Day 1 (Ad-free)

Polenar Tactical has done it again, setting the bar for Brutality matches with this year's Lynx Brutality. Held at the Lynx Pro Training Center outside Kočevje Slovenia, this year's match was 10 s...

M1911A1: America's Definitive World War Two Pistol (Ad-Free)

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Kord: Russia's New .50 Cal Heavy Machine Gun (Ad-Free)

The Kord was developed to replace the Soviet NSV heavy machine gun. The NSV was developed in 1969 to replace the DShK, and it was a pretty good gun - but it was manufactured in only one factory and...

So You Want to Design Guns? You Need This Book. (Ad-free)

"Firearm Anatomy Book III: The Remington Double Derringer" by David S. Findlay

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Shooting Shaved Webley Revolvers (w/ Steinel Ammo) (Ad-free)

Steinel Ammunition has started making a rather niche new product, but one that I think is quite convenient: .45 ACP downloaded to .455 Webley pressure. This is for use in Webley revolvers that were...

Sten MkIII: A Children's Toy Company Makes SMGs (Ad-free)

Lines Brothers was a company in the UK that made sheet metal childrens' toys prior to the war. When production of the Sten guns began, Lines Bros was a parts subcontractor. Their engineers analyzed...

S&W M1917: A US Army revolver in .45 ACP (Ad-free)

When the United States entered World War One, it had a significant shortfall in military handguns. The M1911 pistol production was expanded as much as possible, but more guns were needed. Both Colt...

PTR Vent Suppressor: 3D Printed Titanium Foam (Ad-free)

PTR's new "Vent" line of suppressors are a really cool use of new technology to better execute an old design concept. The idea is that forcing muzzle gasses through a porous material will work well...

Romania's AK-Based SMG: the LP7 (Full Cut; Ad-Free)

In the mid 1990s, UMC Cugir began looking at ways to adapt its AKM production tooling to make a 9mm submachine gun. What would become the LP7 was first prototyped in 1998, and went into limited pro...

Glock 46: A Revolutionary Design Change (Ad-free)

Except for the .22 rimfire Glock 44, all the pistols from the Austrian powerhouse Glock have shared the same fundamental mechanical system. They use the Browning tilting-barrel action, which has be...

Sten MkII: Just When You Thought It Couldn't Get Simpler (Ad-free)

The Sten MkI had barely been approved for production when the Sten MkII was born. Initially requested to produce a version of the gun suitable for paratroopers, in March 1941 Harold Turpin redesign...

Lynx Brutality 2024 Overview w/ Jari of Varusteleka (Ad-free)

Lynx Brutality 2024 is a wrap! Full match videos are coming in a couple days, but for now Jari and I will give you a brief overview of how the match went and what kit we used...

Arsenal Strike One: Russian Police Pistol Comes to the West (Ad-free)

The Strike One pistol originated around 2011 as a collaboration between Nicola Bandini and Dimitry Streshinskiy as a pistol to replace the Makarov in Russian police use. By 2014 is was progressing ...

Polenar Tactical Podcast & Meetup

I'll be recording a podcast with Polenar Tactical, Print Shoot Repeat, and Firepower United (Calvin Truong) tomorrow - what would you like to have us discuss? Any specific questions you would like ...

New Reproduction Colt 4x AR-15 Scope by Brownells (Ad-free)

In the 1970s and 80s, Colt offered a 4x20 fixed power scope for its commercial AR (the SP-1). These replaced the earlier 3x scopes, and were designed to fit directly to the rifle's carry handle. Th...

BUG Match Pickelhaube Edition: German 1883 Reichsrevolver (Ad-free)

Today I took a Model 1883 Reichsrevolver out to the monthly BackUp Gun Match. This is an 1894-manufactured gun (made at the Erfurt Arsenal). It is a single action only, six-shot revolver chambered ...

Cartridge History: The .451 Detonics Magnum is a Supercharged .45 ACP (Ad-free)

Detonics was founded as a company in the 1970s, making high-end 1911 pistols. Their first product that really put them on the map was their 3" micro-compact 1911; something that just wasn't availab...

Sten MkI & MkI*: The Original Plumber's Nightmare (Ad-free)

The Sten gun was designed by RSAF Senior Draftsman (sorry, Draughtsman) Harold Turpin in December, 1940. He sketched out a simple trigger mechanism on December 2, showed it to Major Reginald Shephe...

McCann Industries MAS 49/56 in the Elbonian Royal Air Service (Ad-free)

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The Truth Behind the One Chinese Red Dot Factory (Ad-Free)

At SHOT Show this year Ian took some time to speak with Mike Branson of Gideon Optics (formerly of Primary Arms and Swampfox). Mike's a friend and a true optics nerd, and I figured he could help gi...

Last Day: Rifles of the Danube Discount & Special KS Edition! (Ad-free)

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Enjoying Black Powder Episode 1: The Trapdoor Springfield (Ad-free)

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Full Auto Glock 18 at the Range: Can I Hit...Anything? (Ad-free)

I've fired a number of different machine pistols, but until today never a Glock 18. So, we're going to give it a try! This is an original factory example, not a conversion.

MACS M2: Croatian Anti-Materiel .50 Cal

Among the many firearms designed and built in Croatia under the duress of the Homeland War was the MACS M2, a single-shot anti-materiel rifle chambered for .50 BMG. Designed by an engineer named Ja...

SA-85S: FEG Adapts the Hungarian AK for American Import (Ad-free)

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Finland's Prototype Belt-Fed GPMG: L41 Sampo (Ad-free)

During the 1930s, there was interest in Finland in replacing the Maxim heavy machine gun with something handier and more mobile. There were experiments with large drum magazines for the LS-26 light...

Blk Lbl Bipod for the Fix

Ever since I first saw Blk Lbl at SHOT Show many years ago I've really liked their handguard-integrated bipods. They are completely slick and unobtrusive when folded up, but offer a good range of m...