In the aftermath of World War Two, the Austrian Army was basically disarmed and disbanded. When it was allowed to reform in the 1950s, it needed new armaments, and in 1958 it adopted the SSG-98k as...
2023-02-27 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday over on Utreon we took a look at the design choices I made for my P365, and how I put it together with ModGuns (http...
2023-02-25 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://utreon.com/v/VXMSAFffTqK
Today's video is about my project to build a custom SIG P365 at ModGuns (www.ModGuns....
2023-02-24 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostFrom Paul on Patreon:
"I’ve always thought there were a lot of older guns that deserve to be reproduced, many of which could be really simple to manufacture. PSA is planning the release of ...
2023-02-22 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
From Paul on Patreon:
"I’ve always thought there were a lot of older guns that deserve to be reproduced, many of which could be really simple to manufacture. PSA is planning the release of ...
2023-02-22 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
During World War Two, both he German and Russian soldiers often thought that the other side's weapons were better than their own. In particular, both sides often preferred their opponents' SMGs. In...
2023-02-20 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlmost immediately after getting home from filming at Morphys and photographing at Springfield Arsenal, I left for a weeklong vacation. I am currently on the Dutch Antilles island of Bonaire scuba ...
2023-02-19 22:40:41 +0000 UTC View Post
I recently spent a weekend taking a TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) course from Myles Francis at Archangel Dynamics. TCCC is a program originally developed by the Naval Special Warfare School ...
2023-02-18 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we are going to take a looks at a series of six prototype Roth Theodorovic pistols. These were a design that competed in Austrian pistol trials around the turn of the century, and eventually ...
2023-02-17 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Darne company was one of relatively few private arms manufacturers in France, best known for shotguns. During World War One they got into the machine gun trade, making licensed Lewis guns for t...
2023-02-15 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Remington Rolling Block was a very popular rifle in the 1860s and 1870s, and probably would have been a better choice than the Trapdoor Springfield for the US military. But among the nations th...
2023-02-13 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I've spent this week at the Morphy auction company in Pennsylvania, filming a whole series of videos for you guys. As usual, my main focus was on machine guns (including a Vollmer VMP-1930, a DShK-...
2023-02-12 22:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The German company Erma (Erfurter Maschinenfabrik) developed a .22 rimfire kit for the Mauser 98 for the German Army in the 1920s. It was used for training, both to allow for more effective fundame...
2023-02-11 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Edward Felk was an Australian who decided to produce semiauto pistols in Australia. In 1994 he patented a couple features of his new design, and set about finding a way to produce it. He ended up s...
2023-02-10 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI am going to be spending some time next week at the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, and have an evening free to do a meetup. So, I'll be at Student Prince and the Fort (8 Fort Str...
2023-02-09 03:37:27 +0000 UTC View Post
From Thunderchild on Patreon:
"How would you see a modern major nation (US, USSR/Russia, China, etc) simplify their small arms in a large scale war, WW3 or Cold War gone hot? You've ment...
2023-02-08 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFrom Thunderchild on Patreon:
"How would you see a modern major nation (US, USSR/Russia, China, etc) simplify their small arms in a large scale war, WW3 or Cold War gone hot? You've ment...
2023-02-08 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
When Finland took its independence, the most common type of firearms in the country was the Mosin Nagant - and the second most common was the Arisaka. An assortment of Type 30, Type 35, and Type 38...
2023-02-06 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This week has been mostly preparing for a couple weeks of travel - I'll be going to Morphy's Auctions next week to film, and then on to Springfield Armory for some book photography after that. Both...
2023-02-05 23:27:21 +0000 UTC View PostI've got a couple slots for single-video Q&A questions in February, and I will be doing another supporter-only livestream Q&A next Sunday. So, what would you like to ask me?
2023-02-05 17:19:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to MagPul for sponsoring this video! I was happy to use one of their new Daka Grid rifle cases today - it's a very cool system that will be of great use for me both because of its modular co...
2023-02-04 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
When the Yugoslav Peoples' Army began AK development, they produced the M64 infantry rifle and the M65 support weapon. The M65 had a longer and heavier profile barrel and a bipod - and in its very ...
2023-02-03 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
With the HS95, Croatian manufacturer IM Metal (later to become HS Produkt) had learned how to effectively manufacture a good pistol. However, the design had some shortcomings and had not been accep...
2023-02-01 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The Orita SMG was designed by a Romanian Army Captian Marin Orita in 1941, and went into service in 1943. It was used primarily in Southern Europe in late WW2 with Romanian forces. It was a wood-st...
2023-01-30 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Normally I use these behind-the-scenes videos to talk about fun upcoming new projects, but this week you get a look at the YouTube sausage-making. By far the most overarching thing going on for the...
2023-01-29 21:47:34 +0000 UTC View Post
The FAMAS was originally designed for iron sights only, as it predates the trend of issuing optics on standard infantry rifles (the marksman's rifle at the time of its development was the FR-F1). H...
2023-01-28 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The HS-95 was developed by HS Produkt to replace the PHP pistols. With the experience of producing many thousands of PHPs, the company had a much better understanding of how to design a pistol for ...
2023-01-27 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The Bechowiec (or Beha) is a fascinating SMG produced in small numbers in southern Poland under German occupation during World War Two. It was made for use by the Bataliony Chłopskie (Peasant Batt...
2023-01-25 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
My full SHOT Show roundup is available for Patrons here:
In its continuing effort to pr...
2023-01-23 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post