German inferiority... Their ideology...they were freaking nuts Their leadership...see above Their manufacturing quantity...Not enough, not even...
I want to say the last batch purchased were 2018 (a lot of them), and "theoretically" they won't be buying any more. Adoption of one of the 3...
The Rise of the GI Army - Paul Dickson You'll come away really appreciating the brilliance of George C. Marshall when you read this one. Our...
I don't recall which book I ready it in, but the reason Patton was mostly a revolver man... He accidentally shot himself with an M1911, of course...
Indeed they do, and it's rather clever. I did the first US magazine review of it for Guns magazine back in 2005-ish (my memory sucks).
Oh, you just hit one of my addictions... That's my favorite shotgun, I have 3 Auto 5's and I'm shopping for a Sweet 16. The Auto 5 is the gun...
For military rifles, I have to say; it was love at first sight for me with the M1 Carbine. I was a little kid watching "The Bridges at Toko-Ri"...
The best looking handguns often have "Colt" stamped on the side [IMG]
That's just smart!!! Once upon a time I was a writer for gun magazines. That position got me a private tour by one of the curators at the...
The next generation cartridges are less than a year away from being adopted. next generation 6.8 ammunition - Google Search
Yes, it started in 1959 and was renamed the AKM (Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernizirovanniy )
Hitler of course made all the big, costly, strategic blunders for sure. But there were many other blunders as you go down the chain of command...
Yeah, the process the Soviets developed was really brilliant, and the kind of process you could only pull off in something like the Soviet union....
That, and German incompetence.
The AK is the better rifle in every category with the exception of ease of manufacture. The stamped receiver of the MP44 is rather brilliant....
Does it say when he was taken in? Pretty much all of the warring nations started with very high standards, and systematically lowered their...
I'm not exactly sure where this all started, but this is a myth and has been around for a very long time. Seems the West just couldn't buy the...
Absolute truth there!!
The AR design is brilliant for it's day, and it's still a very relevant weapon. I encourage you to take a look at what the US Army is developing...
Hello, The M1 Carbine is a continuation of the Garand design, which is just not a great design by modern standards. It was great in WW2 because...
