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COLT ACR Advanced Combat Rifle
COLT ACR (Advanced Combat Rifle) (Photo: XY)

Colt ACR: A Colt AR you never heard about

The Colt ACR was Colt’s entrant for the Advanced Combat Rifle program. It was quite simply, a progressive improvement upon their existing M16A2 service rifle, but designed to fire a new duplex
5 years ago
CETME Model L was Spanish assault rifle chambered in 5.56 mm caliber
CETME Model L was Spanish assault rifle chambered in 5.56 mm caliber (Photo: XY)

CETME Model L: A Spanish assault rifle chambered in 5.56 mm

CETME Model L rifle development started in the late 1970s in CETME. It is the Spanish government research and development establishment, and in the early 1950s, a Herr Vorgrimmler went to work
5 years ago
Swedish Armed Forces Standard Assault Rifle AK 5
AK 5 is a Swedish Armed Forces Standard Assault Rifle (Photo: Swedish Armed Forces)

AK 5: A Swedish version of FN FNC assault rifle

An AK 5 assault rifle is an excellent example of how a stock weapon can be modified to suit a particular purchaser’s requirements, provided that he purchases enough of them. AK 5
5 years ago
Calico M-900S Carbine is an assault rifle
Calico M-900S Carbine is an assault rifle chambered in 9 mm Parabellum (Photo: YouTube)

Calico M-900S Carbine: A blast from the past

The Calico M-900S Carbine is part of a complete weapon system that contains pistols, submachine guns, and carbines, all of which operate upon the same principles. They are unusual weapons, principally because
5 years ago
Italian soldier armed with Beretta SC70/90 carbine
Italian soldier armed with Beretta SC70/90 carbine (Photo: XY)

Beretta 70/90 System by Italian Army’s Requirements

The Beretta 70/90 system was developed to meet the Italian Army’s requirements for a modern assault rifle and was taken into service in 1990. Development of the Beretta 70/90 system began in
5 years ago
Anschutz model 54 silhouette rifle with mounted scope
Anschutz model 54 silhouette rifle with mounted scope (Photo: XY)

Anschutz Model 54 Silhouette Rifle

The Anschutz Model 54 Silhouette rimfire target rifle has been in production for years, but this is a specially developed modem intended to suit the growing sport of silhouette shooting in which
5 years ago
Barrett M90 Weapon System
Barrett M90 Weapon System used by Coalition forces in Afghanistan (Photo: XY)

Barrett M90: A successor of legendary Barrett M82

Barrett M90 is a simpler weapon than the Barrett M82, a bolt-action magazine rifle. This change in mechanism has been accompanied by other modifications, resulting in a shorter and lighter weapon than
5 years ago
A U.S. Army sniper using an M107 (Photo: XY)

Barrett M82: A legendary Light Fifty

The Barrett M82 rifle was one of the first successful designs in an entirely new field that appeared in the 1980s. Generally referred to as a long-range sniping rifle, its purpose is
5 years ago
Wichita Mark 40: Silhouette pistol (Photo: Wichita Arms)

Wichita Mk. 40: Silhouette pistol

The Wichita Mk. 40 is a highly-specialized pistol known more specifically as a Silhouette pistol since it is primarily designed for the competitions organized under the rules of the International Handgun Metallic
5 years ago
Walther PP
Walther PP (Photo: XY)

Walther PP Super: A direct blowback pistol

The Walther PP (Polizei Pistole) is well-known around the world and has been the source of inspiration for many copyists for many years; despite its age, it still sets the standard for
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