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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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Hugo Schmeisser was to the submachine gun, what John Browning was to the machine gun, and blazed a path all the way to the venerable AK-47 assault rifle.

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Watch the video hosted by American Rifleman's Kelly Young to learn more about the CZ Scorpion EVO 3 S1 pistol.

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Every now and then Hickok45 takes a breather from gun reviews and gets inna woods to go clear the perimeter of Hickokville, and on his latest took a hushed-up UZI along just in case.

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Ian over at Forgotten Weapons was able to clock in and do some work on a rare and curious room broom here in the states, the Walther MPL

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The Vector SMG made by Brandon Allen not only looks cool, but has parts that actually move as they should.

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The MPA930DMG is the first all-aluminum lower pistol in the new “Defender, Machined, Grip” Series.

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Chicago police recently discovered what local media outlets are describing as a “sniper nest” near Kennedy King College on the south side of the city, but the alleged “high-powered semi-automatic rifle” they found was in fact a MAC-10 submachine gun.

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FN Herstal recently bought a wooden replica of the FN SCAR carbine from a UK artist to exhibit during its 125 year anniversary.

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The FBI caught up with a Brooklyn native who robbed a Michigan bank at gunpoint last week after he posted an incriminating gun-selfie to Facebook. Jules Bahler, 21, robbed three Michigan banks in an eight-day period starting Feb. 26. He passed notes to the teller demanding money during the first two robberies and brandished a […]

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If we told you 80-years ago, someone designed a compact rifle that held a fifty round box mag, used a one-piece aluminum lower receiver, and could be made on the cheap, would it ring a bell? Surely, you would have heard of this gun, right? Well it’s the C series Ballester Rigaud made by the HAFDASA company of Argentina—and unless you're a gamer odds are you probably haven’t.

The post HAFDASA Carbines: Don’t cry for them, Argentina, the truth is they never left you (VIDEOS) appeared first on Guns.com.

Born out of sober, Austrian Cold War preparation, if there was ever a rifle that turned heads and divided the opinion of the gun world, it is the-futuristic-is-now Steyr AUG. Love it or hate it, this inviting 5.56mm bullpup has indeed dug its way to respect in some of the most unlikely parts of the world.

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