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The SIG SG 510, known in Swiss service as the Sturmgewehr 57 or Stgw 57, is a machine built around Swiss engineering and stubborn practicality. Adopted in 1957 the rifle served as the Swiss...
The Mainstream Paradigm of Slide-mounted Pistol Optics The paradigm of slide-mounted optics on duty and concealed handguns have been mainstream since the mid 2010s, as optics have gotten durable enough, holsters have become available...
It’s that time of year again. The magical time where temperatures in the Midwest dip below the 0 mark and I attend family reunions with 40 people packed in a single 2 story house....
It’s interesting how the concept of the machine pistol has two seperate divergent concepts. When I say “machine pistol” as a term, your mind will automatically cycle to one of two form factors for...
The affordability and utility of today’s modern deer rifles are unmatched. Whether it’s a Ruger American or a Savage Axis on the lower end or a Bergara or Tikka on the slightly higher end,...
Intro The CZ Shadow 2 is probably the best out of the box competition ready handgun on the market right now. At least, that’s what people tell me, I’ve always been more of a...
A VHS retro review on the Italian WonderNine recently adopted as the M9 Pistol
It’s a truism that has rang true since even before the days of the Great Coof-ening of 2020: the salad days of military surplus are well behind us. Sure, there are some noble holdouts...
A “Gonsmiff” Story I had no intention of ever writing this article, or of ever owning a USP45, let alone converting one to 10mm. But Idid. When I walked into a new gun store...
Intro Shortly after my “Restoring Milsurp” article was published in December last year https://kommandoblog.com/2022/12/12/restoring-milsurps-in-the-2020s/ I ended up getting bit by the CMP bug again and decided that since the supply of Garands may be...
