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HandgunsOctober 9, 2026

ZKP-541: A Competition Pistol So Complex it was Never Produced

https://youtu.be/uTrQiArjn_I Designed by Augustin Nečas in 1954, the ZKP-541 is a .22 rimfire target pistol, also called the Universal Super...

ShotgunsOctober 5, 2026

Remington Model 10: The Rarest American Trench Shotgun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCLhcbvBbss The US military purchased a small number of Remington Model 10 shotguns during World War One to supplement its...

HandgunsSeptember 28, 2026

PAMAS G1S: The French Beretta 92 (Now in the US!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcj7Sj0AHzc Looking for a replacement for the MAC-50, the French Gendarmerie Nationale adopted the Beretta 92 in 1987 after finding...

HandgunsSeptember 11, 2026

Moroccan Unique Rr51 at the Hot Summer BUG Match

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKChNpqoOzc It’s pretty hot out here in the southern Arizona summer, so I figured I’d lean into it. For the...

HandgunsAugust 31, 2026

Bronze M1870 Gasser Revolver Made for Polar Exploration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WyZ7YRyRTc In 1872, two Austro-Hungarian military officers named Julius Payer and Carl Weyprecht set out on an expedition to find...

HandgunsAugust 10, 2026

FNA Brescia’s Last Project: The X4 and X5 SMG and Machine Pistol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJdmUNBSids FNA (Fabbrica Nazionale d’Armi) Brescia was a factory in...

HandgunsAugust 8, 2026

CZ75 Legend: A Reissue of the Iconic Original Short-Frame CZ75 (BUG Match & Comparison)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7RIuL8aGSM “Tiger Stripe: The Vietnam Camouflage Story” available now on...

HandgunsJuly 22, 2026

Silenced SOE Lugers: Setting Europe Aflame Before the Welrod

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnA55pQ3Iis In the early days of World War Two, Britain had a branch of the SIS for sabotage operations, called...

HandgunsJuly 11, 2026

Train Company Makes Guns: Union Switch & Signal M1911A1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osv4Jkj0NSo Of the five companies that made 1911 pistols during World War Two, Union Switch & Signal was the last...

HandgunsJuly 6, 2026

Russian Current Service Pistol: the PYa / MP443 Grach / MP446C Viking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PRNTvdkwQ4 The current Russian service pistol is the PYa, or MP-443 “Grach”, and it is (or was) made for civilian...

HandgunsJune 26, 2026

S&W Model 52-1: A Magnificent Target Pistol for .38 Special Wadcutters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfgWixcPQYE The Model 52 is a purpose-built target pistol that...

HandgunsJune 3, 2026

Prototype MAS 1925M Pistol: Cartridge Counting in 7.65 French Long

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW-3-uUSerU After World War One the French military created a...

HandgunsMay 29, 2026

BUG Match: Beretta 1934 (in .380)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIuIGsBof5Q Given the influx of very inexpensive Beretta M1934 pistols into the US market – and the fact that I...

HandgunsMay 22, 2026

RIA 5.0E: A Very Nice Pistol, But For Whom?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdPoGI7J_Dw Rock Island Armory is best known for its Philippine-made 1911s, but expended into US pistol production with a novel...

HandgunsMay 15, 2026

Iver Johnson Prototype .25ACP Blow Forward Pocket Pistol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR8hb6faPWc This is a one-of-a-kind prototype of a .25ACP blow forward pistol made by Iver Johnson. It was patented in...