2024年1月19日 · Let’s dig into the weird world of submachine guns and machine pistols that a lot of folks likely don’t know much about. Our first gun feels like it fits more into a video game than …

2022年11月16日 · Today we are looking at an odd niche of folding SMGs; well, four folding SMGs, two short-barreled rifles, and one pistol. They all fit into the category of folding firearms that are built around a pistol caliber.

2014年12月8日 · Before this innovation, SMGs were large and obscenely heavy (as any Thompson or MP40 shooter can attest to) and most designs afterwards used a telescoping bolt including the prolific Uzi. In a system employing a telescoping bolt, the bolt travels over the barrel with the face being inside the actual bolt, rather than at the front:

2016年6月9日 · These guns were were the first production-model SMGs with a telescoping bolt, beating UZI to the punch by a few years.

2016年11月18日 · Let’s start with an odd weapon from the beginning of World War II, the Smith & Wesson 1940 Light Rifle: Follow that with the ultimate Steampunk accessory, a British Lanchester Mk. 1: Older? Sure. Here’s the grandaddy of the submachine gun, the Italian Villar Perosa: How about rare German SMGs? Here’s an Erma VMP of 1930 in the center.

2023年12月5日 · Today’s interesting SMG comes from the Czechs and is the CZ Scorpion. Scorpion seems like a helluva name from a bad 80’s action movie. In reality, it’s a reference to a famed Czech submachine gun...

4 天之前 · Submachine guns (SMGs) have secured their place as icons of close-quarters combat, prized for their compact size and rapid-fire capabilities. These weapons, typically firing pistol cartridges, bridge the gap between handguns and rifles, providing unparalleled firepower in confined spaces.

2023年9月18日 · Only about 1,500 MP9s were ever produced. A few are kicking around the private market via dealer samples. It’s not clear if anyone ever adopted the gun, but it …

2022年7月12日 · Today we are looking at two experimental SMGs that could’ve been quite interesting to see on the battlefield. SOE stands for Special Operations Executive. Think of it like USSOCOM, but British and in World War 2. They aimed to reak havoc across Europe and made life difficult for anyone flying a Nazi flag.

2023年6月13日 · Today’s interesting SMG comes from the Czechs and is the CZ Scorpion. Scorpion seems like a helluva name from a bad 80’s action movie. In reality, it’s a reference to …