World War I seemingly caught everyone by surprise. No one seemed to have enough rifles when the war came knocking. Prior to the United States’ entry into the war, America was producing rifles for the British and then took a contract from Imperial Russia. Remington Arms and New England Westinghouse accepted the contracts to produce […]
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Enemy at the Trailer Park Gates: The 21st century Mosin–Nagant
I love guys that customize their guns. The Mosin–Nagant (Russian: Винтовка Мосина) is a favorite of garage gunsmiths because it is plentiful, cheap, rugged, simple to use, and effective. If the Russians had these upgrades in 1917 or in 1942, they could have kicked some serious German ass. This ancient five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine–fed, rifle […]