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data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/token-of-appreciation-a-presentation-sokac-smg/presentation-sokac/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/presentation-sokac.png" data-orig-size="652,610" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="presentation sokac" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/presentation-sokac-450x421.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/presentation-sokac.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Presentation </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/token-of-appreciation-a-presentation-sokac-smg/" title="Token of Appreciation: a Presentation Sokac SMG" rel="bookmark"> Token of Appreciation: a Presentation Sokac SMG </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/">February 28, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/token-of-appreciation-a-presentation-sokac-smg/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >7</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The 艩okac was one of the more prolific Croatian domestic submachine guns of the Homeland War. This particular example is one that was specifically presented to the police chief of the town of Slavonsky Brod <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/token-of-appreciation-a-presentation-sokac-smg/" title="Token of Appreciation: a Presentation Sokac SMG">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31897 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-presentation category-semiauto-pistol tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tale-of-a-heroic-sailor-ensign-stannus-m1911a1/" title="Tale of a Heroic Sailor: Ensign Stannus’ M1911A1"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/stannus-1911-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="31898" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tale-of-a-heroic-sailor-ensign-stannus-m1911a1/stannus-1911/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/stannus-1911.png" data-orig-size="894,828" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="stannus 1911" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/stannus-1911-450x417.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/stannus-1911.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Presentation </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tale-of-a-heroic-sailor-ensign-stannus-m1911a1/" title="Tale of a Heroic Sailor: Ensign Stannus’ M1911A1" rel="bookmark"> Tale of a Heroic Sailor: Ensign Stannus’ M1911A1 </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/">February 26, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tale-of-a-heroic-sailor-ensign-stannus-m1911a1/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >24</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Robert “Dickie” Stannus was , in technical terms, a total stud. So much so that he was awarded an inscribed M1911A1 directly by Colt as a prize for being the top sailor in his Naval <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/tale-of-a-heroic-sailor-ensign-stannus-m1911a1/" title="Tale of a Heroic Sailor: Ensign Stannus’ M1911A1">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31886 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-commentary category-optics category-video"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/cheap-vs-expensive-red-dots-whats-the-difference/" title="Cheap vs Expensive Red Dots: What’s the Difference?"><img width="678" height="381" class="mh-image-placeholder" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/themes/mh-magazine/images/placeholder-content.png" alt="No Picture" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Commentary </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/cheap-vs-expensive-red-dots-whats-the-difference/" title="Cheap vs Expensive Red Dots: What’s the Difference?" rel="bookmark"> Cheap vs Expensive Red Dots: What’s the Difference? </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/">February 25, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/cheap-vs-expensive-red-dots-whats-the-difference/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >9</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>At SHOT Show this year I took some time to speak with Mike Branson of Gideon Optics (formerly of Primary ands and Swampfox). Mike’s a friend and a true optics nerd, and I figured he <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/cheap-vs-expensive-red-dots-whats-the-difference/" title="Cheap vs Expensive Red Dots: What’s the Difference?">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31272 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-shotgun-2 category-video tag-south-korea"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/usas-12-at-the-range-w-the-fun-switch/" title="USAS-12 at the Range (w/ the Fun Switch)"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/usas12-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="31262" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/story-of-the-alar-a-simple-student-made-smg/usas12/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/usas12.png" data-orig-size="862,716" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="usas12" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/usas12-450x374.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/usas12.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Shotgun </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/usas-12-at-the-range-w-the-fun-switch/" title="USAS-12 at the Range (w/ the Fun Switch)" rel="bookmark"> USAS-12 at the Range (w/ the Fun Switch) </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/">February 24, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/usas-12-at-the-range-w-the-fun-switch/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >7</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>https://forgottenweapons.vhx.tv/videos/usas-12-at-the-range-w-the-fun-switch The USAS-12, made by Daewoo in South Korea, is one of the better box-fed shotguns available (I use that term loosely; there are not that many of them around). It was available as both <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/usas-12-at-the-range-w-the-fun-switch/" title="USAS-12 at the Range (w/ the Fun Switch)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31829 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bolt-action category-sniper-rifles category-video tag-russia"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mosin-91-30-pu-soviet-standard-ww2-snipers-rifle/" title="Mosin 91/30 PU: Soviet Standard WW2 Sniper’s Rifle"><img width="618" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/9130-PU-618x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31833" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mosin-91-30-pu-soviet-standard-ww2-snipers-rifle/9130-pu-2/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/9130-PU.png" data-orig-size="618,604" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="9130 PU" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/9130-PU-450x440.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/9130-PU.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Bolt Action Rifles </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mosin-91-30-pu-soviet-standard-ww2-snipers-rifle/" title="Mosin 91/30 PU: Soviet Standard WW2 Sniper’s Rifle" rel="bookmark"> Mosin 91/30 PU: Soviet Standard WW2 Sniper’s Rifle </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/">February 23, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mosin-91-30-pu-soviet-standard-ww2-snipers-rifle/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >6</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The Mosin M91/30 PU is the most recognized Soviet sniper rifle of World War Two, but it was not their first. It was preceded by the Model 1931 PE, the Model 1936 PEM, and also <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mosin-91-30-pu-soviet-standard-ww2-snipers-rifle/" title="Mosin 91/30 PU: Soviet Standard WW2 Sniper’s Rifle">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31815 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-anti-tank-rifle category-single-shot-rifle category-video tag-croatia"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-manda-croatias-minimalist-50-bmg/" title="The Manda: Croatia’s Minimalist .50 BMG"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/manda-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31816" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-manda-croatias-minimalist-50-bmg/manda/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/manda.png" data-orig-size="698,680" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="manda" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/manda-450x438.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/manda.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Anti-Tank Rifles </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-manda-croatias-minimalist-50-bmg/" title="The Manda: Croatia’s Minimalist .50 BMG" rel="bookmark"> The Manda: Croatia’s Minimalist .50 BMG </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/">February 21, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-manda-croatias-minimalist-50-bmg/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >6</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The Manda is a rifle that was designed for the Croatian Special Police at the beginning of the Homeland War in 1991. At that point, the Special Police (basically the SWAT teams) were basically the <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-manda-croatias-minimalist-50-bmg/" title="The Manda: Croatia’s Minimalist .50 BMG">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31795 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-accessories category-suppressor category-video tag-germany"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/l41-arados-ww2-experimental-mp40-silencer/" title="L41: Arado’s WW2 Experimental MP40 Silencer"><img width="654" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/l41--654x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31793" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-1950-marketing-contest-to-name-the-sw-chiefs-special/l41/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/l41-.png" data-orig-size="654,626" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="l41" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/l41--450x431.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/l41-.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Accessories </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/l41-arados-ww2-experimental-mp40-silencer/" title="L41: Arado’s WW2 Experimental MP40 Silencer" rel="bookmark"> L41: Arado’s WW2 Experimental MP40 Silencer </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/">February 19, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/l41-arados-ww2-experimental-mp40-silencer/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >15</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The German military tested several designs of silencer for the MP40 submachine gun during late World War Two. Designated the L4x series, they were made by the Arado and Opel-Schneider companies. This example is an <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/l41-arados-ww2-experimental-mp40-silencer/" title="L41: Arado’s WW2 Experimental MP40 Silencer">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31860 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reproduction-2 category-semiauto-rifles category-video tag-china tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/psa-spiker-a-clone-of-the-chinese-type-56-ak/" title="PSA “Spiker”: A Clone of the Chinese Type 56 AK"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/spiker-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31858" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/now-available-vhs-2-w-20-inch-barrel-aka-springfield-hellion/spiker/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/spiker.png" data-orig-size="702,663" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="spiker" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/spiker-450x425.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/spiker.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Reproduction </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/psa-spiker-a-clone-of-the-chinese-type-56-ak/" title="PSA “Spiker”: A Clone of the Chinese Type 56 AK" rel="bookmark"> PSA “Spiker”: A Clone of the Chinese Type 56 AK </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/">February 18, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/psa-spiker-a-clone-of-the-chinese-type-56-ak/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >4</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Palmetto State Armory (PSA) makes a really wide variety of different guns, but one that they came out with a little while back that appealed to me in particular is their “Spiker”. This is a <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/psa-spiker-a-clone-of-the-chinese-type-56-ak/" title="PSA “Spiker”: A Clone of the Chinese Type 56 AK">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31842 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bolt-action category-sniper-rifles category-video tag-poland tag-russia"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/m91-30-pu-sniper-at-the-range/" title="M91/30 PU Sniper at the Range"><img width="546" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/9130pu-range-546x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31847" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/m91-30-pu-sniper-at-the-range/9130pu-range/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/9130pu-range.png" data-orig-size="546,522" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="9130pu range" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/9130pu-range-450x430.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/9130pu-range.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Bolt Action Rifles </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/m91-30-pu-sniper-at-the-range/" title="M91/30 PU Sniper at the Range" rel="bookmark"> M91/30 PU Sniper at the Range </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/">February 17, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/m91-30-pu-sniper-at-the-range/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >2</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Today we are out at the range with a 1943 Izhevsk M91/30 PU sniper rifle to see how it shoots… For more, check out the 9 Hole Reviews video taking a 91/30 PU on their <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/m91-30-pu-sniper-at-the-range/" title="M91/30 PU Sniper at the Range">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-31849 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reproduction-2 category-semiauto-rifles category-video tag-italy"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/armi-jager-ap85-an-italian-22-rimfire-faux-mas/" title="Armi Jager AP85: An Italian .22 Rimfire Faux-MAS"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ap85-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="31850" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/armi-jager-ap85-an-italian-22-rimfire-faux-mas/ap85/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ap85.png" data-orig-size="1192,1032" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ap85" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ap85-450x390.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ap85-1024x887.png" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-large-caption"> Reproduction </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-large-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-large-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-large-title"> <a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/armi-jager-ap85-an-italian-22-rimfire-faux-mas/" title="Armi Jager AP85: An Italian .22 Rimfire Faux-MAS" rel="bookmark"> Armi Jager AP85: An Italian .22 Rimfire Faux-MAS </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/">February 16, 2024</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/author/imccollum/">Ian McCollum</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-comments"><i class="far fa-comment"></i><a href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/armi-jager-ap85-an-italian-22-rimfire-faux-mas/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >28</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Armi Jager was an Italian arms-making company that was created in the early 1950s by Armando Piscetta. He initially made .22 rimfire sporting rifles, then transitioned into making Old West style revolvers, and in the <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/armi-jager-ap85-an-italian-22-rimfire-faux-mas/" title="Armi Jager AP85: An Italian .22 Rimfire Faux-MAS">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><div class="mh-loop-pagination clearfix"> <nav class="navigation pagination" aria-label="Posts pagination"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts pagination</h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/page/2/">2</a> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/page/3/">3</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/2024/02/page/2/">»</a></div> </nav></div> </div> <aside class="mh-widget-col-1 mh-sidebar" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/WPSideBar"><div id="search-3" 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