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Meeting Government Orders : Unusually Designed Russian Rifles

Meeting Government Orders : Unusually Designed Russian Rifles

17 September, 2019
Maxim Popenker
Ammunition, Search By Issue, V11N6, Volume 11

About a year ago, back in 2018, the Russian Ministry of Defense officially announced results of the “Ratnik” trials in regard to new assault rifles….

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New Russian Pistols Vie for Military Adoption

New Russian Pistols Vie for Military Adoption

22 July, 2019
Maxim Popenker
Search By Issue, V11N5, Volume 11

Despite their diminutive size, pistols still are important military firearms, and they are even more important as law enforcement weapons. The venerable 9x18mm Makarov PM…

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Is there a thing such as an Assault or Battle rifle?

Is there a thing such as an Assault or Battle rifle?

15 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

ABOVE: Infantry rifle should perform adequately on any possible terrain, but some current battlefields overstretch the capabilities of weapons that were built for total war…

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ORSIS T-5000: New Name in Precision Rifles

ORSIS T-5000: New Name in Precision Rifles

22 May, 2015
Damon Bolding
Features, New Products, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: T-5000 with night vision adapter. Until recently, Russian small arms were famous mostly for their ruggedness, durability and reliability, even under the harshest of…

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Indigenous Machine Guns of China: Part Two - Heavy Machine Guns

Indigenous Machine Guns of China: Part Two – Heavy Machine Guns

25 May, 2014
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V6N2, Volume 6

Up until the 1960s all machine guns manufactured in China were of foreign design. The first heavy machine gun to be produced in China was the 12.7mm Type 54, a straight-up copy of the Soviet DShKM 1938/46, made on Soviet machinery, using Soviet documentation and assistance. This weapon fired the 12.7x108mm round of Soviet origin, which was roughly similar in performance to the American .50 BMG round….

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Indigenous Machine Guns of China

Indigenous Machine Guns of China

20 March, 2014
Damon Bolding
Features, Search By Issue, V6N1, Volume 6

Up until the 1960s, all machine guns manufactured in China were of foreign design. Earliest of these were well known copies of the German Maxim MG 08, generally known as Type 24 machine guns, chambered for 7.9mm Mauser ammunition of German origin. Lesser known weapons were locally made copies of the Browning M1917 and Schwarzlose M1907/12 machine guns, made between the two World Wars in very limited numbers. Light machine guns included domestic copies of Czechoslovak ZB-26 and ZB-30, as well as the Swiss SIG KE-7 machine guns, also chambered for 7.9mm Mauser ammunition…..

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A Brief History of Russian Heavy Machine Guns

A Brief History of Russian Heavy Machine Guns

14 November, 2012
Damon Bolding
Features, History, Search By Issue, V4N4, Volume 4

This story begins in 1925.  That year the Red Army requested the development of a large caliber machine gun with the intention of using it as an anti-aircraft and anti-armor weapon.  Initial research suggested a caliber of 12.7mm (0.5 inch, or “five lines” in contemporary Russian measuring system, where “one line” was equivalent of 1/10 of an inch), with the earliest work being based on the British .50 Vickers cartridge.  However, it was soon discovered that the British round was not effective enough, so an indigenous round…

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Big Bore, Small Noise: VKS Large Caliber Silenced Sniper Rifle

Big Bore, Small Noise: VKS Large Caliber Silenced Sniper Rifle

31 August, 2012
Damon Bolding
Reviews, Search By Issue, Suppressors, V4N3, Volume 4

Left side of the VKS rifle less scope, with iron sights raised. Over the last several decades, counter-terrorism operations became very important for most ‘civilized…

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Guns of the Spetsnaz: Specially Designed CQB Rifles

Guns of the Spetsnaz: Specially Designed CQB Rifles

10 January, 2012
Damon Bolding
Ammunition, Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V3N2, Volume 3

Pair of OMON (SWAT-type unit) operators prepare for entry exercise, armed with suppressed 9-A91 rifles. By the late 1980s, special operations elements of the Soviet…

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Guns of the Spetsnaz: Specially-Designed Silenced Long Guns

Guns of the Spetsnaz: Specially-Designed Silenced Long Guns

5 January, 2012
Damon Bolding
History, Search By Issue, V3N1, Volume 3

OMON (Russian Police Spetsnaz) operator with OTs-14 rifle in GL configuration. As discussed in previous articles on the subject, Soviet Army Spetsnaz troops and specialized…

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