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Full-Auto Fun — Shooting the full-Auto vz. 61 Škorpion

The Škorpion freakin’ ROCKS (and rolls)!!!Those of y’all dear readers who remember 5 May 2025 article titled “Firing the Full-Auto Steyr AUG” will recall that I kvetched about that rifle having “that frickin’ progressive trigger made the Steyr *THE* most difficult of the bunch to keep my shots on target, even at a measly 7 […]

MAC-10: The Wild History of America’s Most Iconic (and Overrated) Submachine Gun

Friday is for fun, and what more fun could we have than discussing one of the most fun firearms in modern pop-culture. So when it comes to firearms with an attitude problem, few can hold a candle to the MAC-10. It’s loud, boxy, unapologetically ugly, and about as subtle as a trenchcoat full of bears. […]

H&K MP-5 Sub-Machinegun: Famous but not Friendly

H&K MP-5 Sub-Machinegun: Famous but not Friendly

Zenith Firearms is making a new pistol braced MKE Z-5RS which has all the fun of the original without the tax stamp or a felony.  The Zenith guns are every bit as fun as the originals and much easier to buy and maintain. The CDI (Chicks Dig It) factor on these guns is off the scale.  […]

Will this be the Army’s new submachine gun?

Will this be the Army’s new submachine gun?

The competition for the Army’s new submachine gun is entering the final stage. The process began back in May when the Army issued through its Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO) a Request for Information (RFI) during the annual National Defense Industrial Association’s Armament Systems forum. Initially, 13 companies responded, and 10 guns were presented. The […]

Zenith MKE Z-5P SB | Subgun second to none

Zenith MKE Z-5P SB | Subgun second to none

Manufactured by MKE of Turkey and imported by Zenith Firearms, the Z-5P SB is the closest thing you can get to an authentic Mp5 without buying an HK directly.  The Z-5P (and its roller-delayed brethren) are manufactured on the same machines and in the same factory as licensed Turkish-made HK guns.  I’ve written about my early impressions with this […]

Grease Gun: Examining the M3/M3A1 Submachine Gun

Grease Gun: Examining the M3/M3A1 Submachine Gun

Compared to most U.S. infantry weapons of World War II, the M3 submachine gun is not especially well known. This is even more remarkable given that it is the longest-serving SMG in U.S. military history, having been used from 1942 to 1992. The M3’s resemblance to the tool used to lubricate automobiles resulted in its nickname, the […]

Heads are Harder than You Think: Watch the Amazing Video

The thickest part of the skull is the forehead.  A handgun round, even from a submachine gun, may not penetrate.  If you need a head shot because the threat has body armor or cover.  Make sure it counts.     A gunshot wound to the head with a rifle or handgun will not produce an […]

Zenith Z-5P subgun | Quick Look

Zenith Z-5P subgun | Quick Look

While the venerable HK Mp5 has been in service since the ’60’s, it gained true icon status in the 1980’s.  Between watching real world commandos take down the bad guys of the world on the news and enjoying Arnold and Chuck stack nameless henchmen into piles with the little subgun on the silver screen, the […]

MP40: Germany’s Influential 9mm Submachine Gun

MP40: Germany’s Influential 9mm Submachine Gun

(Article originally published on Tactical Life) The German MP40 (and its predecessor, the MP38) brought about several unique features that inspired many future small-arms designs after WWII, including a folding stock and parts extensively made from steel, aluminum and plastic. The MP40, or Maschinenpistole 40, was a turning point in submachine gun design and manufacture. […]

SilencerCo at SHOT Show 2016

SilencerCo has been at the front of the fight in keeping suppressors legally accessible to law abiding citizens and at the same time developing innovative designs such as the Salvo 12 – the first commercially viable shotgun suppressor.

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