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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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Historic Arms: SACM Mle M1935A handgun in 7.65mm Longue

by Michael G. Laramie

While it never reached any level of acclaim, primarily due to its 7.65mm Longue chambering, the Mle M1935A was an elegant and reliable design.

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Gun Review: Mle. M.16 Berthier rifle in 8mm Lebel

by Francis Borek

She’s not the fastest, nor the prettiest, but the Berthier did job when she was called upon to do so. You can’t ask much more than that.

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Why the MAS-36 deserves your respect

by Francis Borek

People who look down on French military prowess also tend to deride French rifles as nothing more than odd looking. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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FAMAS bullpup assault rifles: le ‘Bugle’ (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

In warfare, France has always kinda gone their own way—not necessarily the wrong way, but definitely a way all their own. General “Stormin” Norman Schwarzkopf once said, "Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion." Well, oddly enough, the current French service rife was seen as something of an accordion—or at least a bugle.

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The MAT-49: The best gun France ever made? (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

The words “great French weapons” are not often seen in the same sentence but with it's manageable size and cyclic rate and storied service history in Vietnam and Africa, France's MAT-49 subgun is something of an exception to the rule.

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Guns of the Grunts: 1763

by Chris Eger

With 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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