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BOOK REVIEW – The Collector’s Guide to the SKS dlvr.it/T8YTMR

BOOK REVIEW – The Collector’s Guide to the SKS - Small Arms Review

Reviewed by Dean Roxby

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True to Form: The Tisas 1911A1 ASF dlvr.it/T8YTLw

True to Form: The Tisas 1911A1 ASF - Small Arms Review

Upon picking up the Tisas 1911A1 ASF U.S. Army 45, I learned the guys at the gun counter at Reeves Ace Hardware gave it a good inspection with an eye towards

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Setting the Record Straight on the Fedorov Avtomat dlvr.it/T7xJwy

Setting the Record Straight on the Fedorov Avtomat - Small Arms Review

Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedorov, born in 1874, would go on to create, disputedly, the first assault rifle in the world, the Fedorov Avtomat. Popularized by

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The Birth of the Modern PDW? The C96 Mauser Military Pistol dlvr.it/T7ZzV0

The Birth of the Modern PDW? The C96 Mauser Military Pistol - Small Arms Review

In 1893, Paul Mauser tasked the three brothers, Fidel, Fritz, and Josef Federle, with designing a semi-auto pistol for the military. The gun was patented in

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Olympic Arms K23B “Stubby”: The Portable Flashbang Dispenser dlvr.it/T7Hv8z

Olympic Arms K23B “Stubby”: The Portable Flashbang Dispenser - Small Arms Review

A brainchild of the late 1990s and the early 2000s, the K23B “Stubby” short-barrel-rifle by the late Olympic Arms firm was aimed at a very specific, very

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SIG Sauer’s New 1911-XFULL—A Good Old Dog, With Some New Tricks dlvr.it/T7GnqB

SIG Sauer's New 1911-XFULL—A Good Old Dog, With Some New Tricks - Small Arms Review

With the 1911-XFULL, SIG Sauer is offering a new take on the classic 1911. I do not intend to rehash all the well-known 1911 design characteristics. Thousands

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WWII Allied Advantage: Unique M3 and M3A1 Grease Guns and Accouterments dlvr.it/T7Gnnz

WWII Allied Advantage: Unique M3 and M3A1 Grease Guns and Accouterments - Small Arms Review

Just about every military small arms enthusiast is familiar with the U.S. M3 and M3A1 submachine guns, better known by the nickname bestowed upon them by GIs during World War II, the “grease gun.”

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IWI ZION-15 Special Purpose Rifle (SPR): Great Ideas Never Fade Away dlvr.it/T6t6H4

IWI ZION-15 Special Purpose Rifle (SPR): Great Ideas Never Fade Away - Small Arms Review

Firearms borne from good ideas tend to be versatile, lending themselves to diverse roles, albeit in the duty or civilian arena. Often, multiple manufacturers

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Why Some Cartridges Seem to Last Forever and Some Are Duds in 10 years or Less dlvr.it/T61VCc

Why Some Cartridges Seem to Last Forever and Some Are Duds in 10 years or Less - Small Arms Review

The problem of ammunition deteriorating and failing to fire seems to have become bigger in recent years with relatively new ammo failing to fire in some

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Vickers Guides Provide Outstanding Photography with Thorough Information dlvr.it/T5yD9J

Vickers Guides Provide Outstanding Photography with Thorough Information - Small Arms Review

As a lover of fine military books, I was immediately impressed by these wonderful books. They are everything that a premium quality, collector-grade coffee table book should be, without the “fluff.”...

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The Return of the M1907 U.S. Army Test Trials .45 Luger dlvr.it/T5vfZ3

The Return of the M1907 U.S. Army Test Trials .45 Luger - Small Arms Review

Many have complained that the Luger pistol is not a .45 caliber. That was first addressed by Georg Luger in 1907 when he first made the Luger in .45 caliber

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When Rifles Need a Makeover: SARCO Inc.’s Reproduction G43 Magazine dlvr.it/T5sy4J

When Rifles Need a Makeover: SARCO Inc.’s Reproduction G43 Magazine - Small Arms Review

During WWII, the Gewehr 43 (G43) was the German answer to American M1 Garands and Soviet SVT-40s. Along with parts and accessories, the rifle is highly collectible today. SARCO Inc. (Steen Armament...

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300 AAC Blackout with Attitude: Hornady Sub-X & SIG Sauer Tipped Hunting dlvr.it/T5gxKT

300 AAC Blackout with Attitude: Hornady Sub-X & SIG Sauer Tipped Hunting - Small Arms Review

The 300 Blackout cartridge was created in response to a 2009 U.S. Special Operation Command’s request. SOCOM units were steadily involved in CQB operations in Iraq and Afghanistan where compact...

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The New Light and Handy Ruger American Generation II Ranch Rifle dlvr.it/T5ZzXP

The New Light and Handy Ruger American Generation II Ranch Rifle - Small Arms Review

Nowadays, what comes to mind when “bolt-action rifle” is mentioned? I’d venture to say an image of a 26-inch heavy-profile barreled-action mated to a stout

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Firearms’ Safeties: Some work. Some, Not So Much  dlvr.it/T5YPFL

Firearms’ Safeties: Some work. Some, Not So Much  - Small Arms Review

Many assume a firearm’s safety mechanism will reliably prevent an accidental discharge. However, that’s a risky assumption because safeties come in varying degrees of safe. How safe really depends...

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LINDA’S BACK! Wilkinson Arms Improves Pistol and Carbine 1980s Tech dlvr.it/T5QSVN

LINDA’S BACK! Wilkinson Arms Improves Pistol and Carbine 1980s Tech - Small Arms Review

The Wilkinson Arms’ Linda pistol and Terry carbine were an excellent example of early 1980s engineering genius. I first read about the Linda pistol at a public library in 1990, when I was 16. Looking...

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The Nazi’s Tried Using Exploding Nets to Clear Minefields in WWII dlvr.it/T5N4p0

The Nazi's Tried Using Exploding Nets to Clear Minefields in WWII - Small Arms Review

Already in the early stage of World War II, the German troops on their advance encountered landmines of all kinds, some of which were laid over large areas.

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From Military to Civilian Hands: Civilian Marksmanship Program Delivers on Service Grade M1911A1 dlvr.it/T5LZhQ

From Military to Civilian Hands: Civilian Marksmanship Program Delivers on Service Grade M1911A1 -...

The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act transferred the remaining M1911A1s still in U.S. Army inventory to the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) for sale to citizens. CMP promotes firearm...

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A Danish Success Story – The “Madsen” Submachine Guns dlvr.it/T5LZhL

A Danish Success Story - The "Madsen" Submachine Guns - Small Arms Review

Once the creator of one of the first mass-produced light machine guns, Denmark had slept through the dawn of the submachine gun era. While Denmark’s neighbours busily experimented with the new type...

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Book Review: A French Perspective on World War Submachine Guns dlvr.it/T5LZhF

Book Review: A French Perspective on World War Submachine Guns - Small Arms Review

The Schiffer Military History series contains many fine books on military aviation, naval and ground forces, the American Civil War as well as militaria and even modeling & collectable figures....

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