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Happy Independence Day: Guns of the Grunt 1776-2020

by Chris Eger

Back-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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Shooting a trio of weird Russian burp guns (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

From somewhere deep in the Old World's borscht belt, a Russian with a rough haircut shows off the APS auto pistol and the PP-90 and PP-91 sub guns.

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Gun Review: Pioneer Arms PPS-43C semi-automatic pistol in 7.62 Tokarev

by Hanson Hovell Holladay

In my experience at the range, the PPS-43C does cause a few heads to turn, mostly due to its bizarre look. Shooting it is a strange experience as well.

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Makarov PM in 9x18mm: From Cold War service to concealed carry pistol

by David LaPell

I know of one often overlooked pocket pistol that has been around for almost seventy years and has a proven track record worldwide: the Makarov PM pistol.

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Gun Review: CZ-75B ‘Cold War Commemorative’ handgun in 9×19mm

by Francis Borek

Although there are some who take the shooting world far too seriously, there are many of us who see it as a duality. It can be both a hobby to have fun with and help us relax , whilst also being a practical, very serious application of life and liberty. The handgun I’m reviewing here […]

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Gun Review: West German Sig Sauer P226 semi-automatic handgun in 9mm

by Francis Borek

The Sig Sauer P226 double stack 9mm handgun is the perfect reason you should always check the used case at your local gun shop.

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Arizona homeowner discovers bunker in backyard

by Jennifer Cruz

Acting on a tip he received from the previous owner, John Sims took a visit to thumb through city records, then bought a metal detector.

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M3 Submachine gun: Keep it greasy (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Though WWII era M1 Abram tank crews may have felt superficially cozy behind close to 5 inches of metal, when enemy rounds forced them to hit the streets, more often than they hid behind stamped metal in the form of the M3 submachine gun, known by many as the "Grease gun".

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Gun Review: Century Int’l Arms AK-63D

by Francis Borek

AK rifles are renowned for their durability and reliability but, the underfolder AK rifle has become the iconic weapon of bad guys. Century Arms knows this.

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Essex father buys war bunker so children can study undisturbed, in peace

by Jennifer Cruz

The bunker was purchased for the equivalent of about $31,000 and will be completely renovated before he allows the children to use it for studying… or parties and such.

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Sidearm Showdown: East vs West

by Jim Grant

Countless articles have compared the M16 and AK-47, but few concentrated on the sidearms of the two largest superpowers of the Cold War, the US and the USSR

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The Stechkin Machine Pistol: A Russian ninja love story (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

Though the same could be said of many nations, the Soviets always seemed to have an overarching desire to have special ops guys ready on the ready to go round the world, meet interesting people and kill them. And what fun would being a commie ninja be if there weren’t cool toys to go along with job? The Stechkin APS was one of the neater pieces in the Spetsnaz’s toy box.

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