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Happy Independence Day: Guns of the Grunt 1776-2020
by Chris EgerBack-to-back World War champs and arguably the strongest military in the world, America's Soldiers have carried a wide array of rifles in the past 244 years.
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Gun Review: Webley Mk IV .38 top break revolver in 38/200 / .38 S&W
by Francis BorekThe Webley Mk IV .38 top break revolver in 38 S&W. All you have to remember is that Colt won the West, but Webley won the Rest.
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Bren Light Machine Guns: A British import/export (VIDEOS)
by Chris EgerOne of the iconic light machine gun designs of the past century has to be the British Bren gun with their distinctive top-mounted magazine and WWII starring role. Yet ironically, if you look into the history of these guns, they may owe more to a town in central Europe named Brno and Toronto Canada than they do to England.
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The Whitworth Rifle: Fit for a queens and Confederates (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerWe found a rifle that fires a 500-grain bullet capable of one-mile shots, and uses polygonal rifling, yet only weighs 9-pounds. Where do you sign up, right? Well, go back to 1860 and ask for Mr. Whitworth.
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The L85 British Bullpup: The last Enfield
by Chris EgerIt's easy to forget that for over 150 years the British gunmaker Enfield essentially armed the world. The Royal factory kept London from having to redo their street signs in German, not once but twice, but in then in 1985, everything went pear-shaped.
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The Northover Projector: Spud Guns Gone Wild
by Chris EgerImagine that the Nazis have landed and you and your buddies get together to fight them off. The Nazis have tanks and artillery and legions of storm troopers. You have a hopped up spud gun that fired a Molotov cocktails. So was the case with the Northover Projector.
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Guns of the (Confederate) Grunt: 1863
by Chris EgerThe Confederate States of America only existed for less than half a decade, but the arms of the men who served in her defense were some of the most interesting carried by any soldiers on this continent.
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Guns of the Grunts: 1763
by Chris EgerWith drone strikes and snipers taking out targets past a mile, it may be hard to imagine that 250-years ago a New World minded armed force protected a country in a very different place.
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