The Robinson Model 11 Machine Pistol: A 1940s PDW

Small Arms Review has an excellent article on the little-known Robinson Machine Pistol, an Australian hand-held automatic weapon in 9mm. The Robinson uses a mechanism somewhat like the QX-04 handgun covered on this site in a previous article, but closer in some ways...

Why You’re All Wrong About The Taurus Curve

I’m going to say something that is probably going to get me laughed right out of the room. The Taurus Curve is a brilliant pistol design. For those of you who know me, I want to assure you that I’m not being the slightest bit glib or sarcastic. Many of my peers in the...

WATTS: Lie Back And Think of Bloomberg

The gun prohibitionists of Michael Bloomberg’s Moms Demand Action have led a shrill social media bullying campaign against Kroger grocery stores recently, culminating in an ignored demonstration of just several dozen protesters outside a Kroger shareholder’s meeting...

New Trijicon Reflex with Green-Dot Reticle

Almost since the moment of their founding in 1981, Trijicon has been paving the way for quality any-light aiming systems. Their riflescopes and sights tend to perform well and offer good longevity, and along with their sales on the civilian market they sell to the...

Remodeling a Czech Mauser

The outdoor blog Hits and Misses has a great series of posts on remodeling a Brno Mauser (one that has already been partially sporterized, for the milsurp conservationists out there). Having “butchered” no less than three Mausers myself, I found the posts made for a...