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(featuring Mike Branson)"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shot-2025-cheap-dot-thumb-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shot-2025-cheap-dot-thumb-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shot-2025-cheap-dot-thumb-450x253.png 450w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shot-2025-cheap-dot-thumb-150x84.png 150w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shot-2025-cheap-dot-thumb-768x432.png 768w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shot-2025-cheap-dot-thumb.png 960w" sizes="(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="33068" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/red-dots-how-cheap-is-too-cheap-featuring-mike-branson/shot-2025-cheap-dot-thumb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shot-2025-cheap-dot-thumb.png" data-orig-size="960,540" 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="shot 2025 cheap dot thumb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shot-2025-cheap-dot-thumb-450x253.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shot-2025-cheap-dot-thumb.png" /> </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/red-dots-how-cheap-is-too-cheap-featuring-mike-branson/" title="Red Dots: How Cheap is too Cheap? (featuring Mike Branson)" rel="bookmark"> Red Dots: How Cheap is too Cheap? (featuring Mike Branson) </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/2025/02/">February 7, 2025</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/red-dots-how-cheap-is-too-cheap-featuring-mike-branson/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >2</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>I met up with Mike Branson of Gideon Optics at SHOT Show 2025. Today, we are talking about red dot price and quality. It’s easy to get a good red dot if you are willing <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/red-dots-how-cheap-is-too-cheap-featuring-mike-branson/" title="Red Dots: How Cheap is too Cheap? (featuring Mike Branson)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32998 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-video"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/rate-of-fire-what-determines-it-and-how-to-change-it/" title="Rate of Fire: What Determines it and How to Change It"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rate-of-fire-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="32999" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/rate-of-fire-what-determines-it-and-how-to-change-it/rate-of-fire/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rate-of-fire.png" data-orig-size="811,434" 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="rate of fire" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rate-of-fire-450x241.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rate-of-fire.png" /> </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/rate-of-fire-what-determines-it-and-how-to-change-it/" title="Rate of Fire: What Determines it and How to Change It" rel="bookmark"> Rate of Fire: What Determines it and How to Change It </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/2025/01/">January 17, 2025</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/rate-of-fire-what-determines-it-and-how-to-change-it/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >48</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>What determines the rate of fire of a machine gun, and how can that rate of fire be determined or changed from a design perspective? Let’s talk about pressure, mass, and distance…</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32683 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-smg category-video tag-united-kingdom tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/sten-mkii-vs-ingram-m10-9-w-john-keene/" title="Sten MkII vs Ingram M10/9 (w/ John Keene)"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mac-vs-sten-thumb-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mac-vs-sten-thumb-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mac-vs-sten-thumb-450x253.png 450w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mac-vs-sten-thumb-150x84.png 150w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mac-vs-sten-thumb-768x431.png 768w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mac-vs-sten-thumb.png 958w" sizes="(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="32676" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mac-vs-sten-thumb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mac-vs-sten-thumb.png" data-orig-size="958,538" 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="mac vs sten thumb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mac-vs-sten-thumb-450x253.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mac-vs-sten-thumb.png" /> </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/sten-mkii-vs-ingram-m10-9-w-john-keene/" title="Sten MkII vs Ingram M10/9 (w/ John Keene)" rel="bookmark"> Sten MkII vs Ingram M10/9 (w/ John Keene) </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/2024/12/">December 11, 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/sten-mkii-vs-ingram-m10-9-w-john-keene/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >20</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>If you had to pick one, would you take a Sten MkII or an Ingram M10/9? This applies specifically to the guns in their original factory configurations; no Lage products allowed! It’s hard to come <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/sten-mkii-vs-ingram-m10-9-w-john-keene/" title="Sten MkII vs Ingram M10/9 (w/ John Keene)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32736 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-shotgun-2 category-video"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-unique-challenges-of-self-loading-shotgun-design/" title="The Unique Challenges of Self-Loading Shotgun Design"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-450x254.png 450w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-150x85.png 150w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-768x433.png 768w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb.png 958w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="32737" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-unique-challenges-of-self-loading-shotgun-design/shotgun-challenges-thumb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb.png" data-orig-size="958,540" 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="shotgun challenges thumb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb-450x254.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/shotgun-challenges-thumb.png" /> </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/the-unique-challenges-of-self-loading-shotgun-design/" title="The Unique Challenges of Self-Loading Shotgun Design" rel="bookmark"> The Unique Challenges of Self-Loading Shotgun Design </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/2024/11/">November 22, 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-unique-challenges-of-self-loading-shotgun-design/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >45</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>This is your last chance to win this iconic SPAS-12! https://www.fanathem.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT 11/22/24 @11:59 PM PST I think a lot of people under appreciate the difficulty of making a reliable self-loading <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-unique-challenges-of-self-loading-shotgun-design/" title="The Unique Challenges of Self-Loading Shotgun Design">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32668 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-smg category-video tag-finland tag-italy"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/beretta-m38a-vs-suomi-kp-31-w-john-keene/" title="Beretta M38A vs Suomi kp/31 (w/ John Keene)"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/m38-vs-suomi-thumb-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/m38-vs-suomi-thumb-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/m38-vs-suomi-thumb-150x85.png 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="32669" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/beretta-m38a-vs-suomi-kp-31-w-john-keene/m38-vs-suomi-thumb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/m38-vs-suomi-thumb.png" data-orig-size="958,542" 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="m38 vs suomi thumb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/m38-vs-suomi-thumb-450x255.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/m38-vs-suomi-thumb.png" /> </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/beretta-m38a-vs-suomi-kp-31-w-john-keene/" title="Beretta M38A vs Suomi kp/31 (w/ John Keene)" rel="bookmark"> Beretta M38A vs Suomi kp/31 (w/ John Keene) </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/2024/11/">November 4, 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/beretta-m38a-vs-suomi-kp-31-w-john-keene/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >64</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>If you had to pick one, would you take an early Beretta 38A (with bayonet), or a Finnish kp/31 Suomi? Both have semiauto selectors, although the Beretta’s its easier to use. The Suomi has a <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/beretta-m38a-vs-suomi-kp-31-w-john-keene/" title="Beretta M38A vs Suomi kp/31 (w/ John Keene)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32693 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-video"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-infamous-klobb-guns-of-goldeneye-n64/" title="The Infamous Klobb: Guns of GoldenEye N64"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/goldeneye-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32694" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-infamous-klobb-guns-of-goldeneye-n64/goldeneye/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/goldeneye.png" data-orig-size="954,718" 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="goldeneye" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/goldeneye-450x339.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/goldeneye.png" /> </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/the-infamous-klobb-guns-of-goldeneye-n64/" title="The Infamous Klobb: Guns of GoldenEye N64" rel="bookmark"> The Infamous Klobb: Guns of GoldenEye N64 </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/2024/10/">October 8, 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-infamous-klobb-guns-of-goldeneye-n64/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >6</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/headstamp/licensed-troubleshooter?ref=e0y2xl We are really close to hitting the stretch goal to add a section on the Guns of GoldenEye N64 to Licensed Troubleshooter! For a lot of people, James Bond was introduced not by Sean <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/the-infamous-klobb-guns-of-goldeneye-n64/" title="The Infamous Klobb: Guns of GoldenEye N64">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/original-us-military-machine-guns-on-the-civilian-market-w-john-keene/" title="Original US Military Machine Guns on the Civilian Market (w/ John Keene)"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/keene-us-mgs-thumb-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/keene-us-mgs-thumb-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/keene-us-mgs-thumb-450x254.png 450w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/keene-us-mgs-thumb-150x85.png 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="32119" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/what-is-the-best-maxim-gun-with-john-keene/keene-us-mgs-thumb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/keene-us-mgs-thumb.png" data-orig-size="960,542" 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="keene us mgs thumb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/keene-us-mgs-thumb-450x254.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/keene-us-mgs-thumb.png" /> </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/original-us-military-machine-guns-on-the-civilian-market-w-john-keene/" title="Original US Military Machine Guns on the Civilian Market (w/ John Keene)" rel="bookmark"> Original US Military Machine Guns on the Civilian Market (w/ John Keene) </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/2024/08/">August 3, 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/original-us-military-machine-guns-on-the-civilian-market-w-john-keene/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >6</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Today Ian is back with NFA specialist John Keene of the Morphy Auction Company to talk about US military machine guns. Specifically, how intact and original examples end up in the civilian market. Some models, <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/original-us-military-machine-guns-on-the-civilian-market-w-john-keene/" title="Original US Military Machine Guns on the Civilian Market (w/ John Keene)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32359 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-revolver category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/how-companies-bend-us-import-laws-an-example/" title="How Companies Bend US Import Laws (An Example)"><img width="632" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TAURUS-BARREL-632x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="32338" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colt-608-the-ar15-as-a-pilots-survival-rifle/taurus-barrel/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TAURUS-BARREL.png" data-orig-size="632,536" 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="TAURUS BARREL" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TAURUS-BARREL-450x382.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TAURUS-BARREL.png" /> </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/how-companies-bend-us-import-laws-an-example/" title="How Companies Bend US Import Laws (An Example)" rel="bookmark"> How Companies Bend US Import Laws (An Example) </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/2024/08/">August 2, 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/how-companies-bend-us-import-laws-an-example/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >12</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Part of the 1968 Gun Control Act in the US put restrictions on importation of small handguns. These rules intended to protect US manufacturers and prevent people from having access to particularly inexpensive and concealable <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/how-companies-bend-us-import-laws-an-example/" title="How Companies Bend US Import Laws (An Example)">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32439 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary category-lmg category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/history-of-saw-use-in-the-us-army/" title="History of SAW Use in the US Army"><img width="678" height="381" src="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb-678x381.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-content size-mh-magazine-content wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb-678x381.png 678w, https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb-150x85.png 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" data-attachment-id="32440" data-permalink="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/history-of-saw-use-in-the-us-army/saw-organization-thumb/" data-orig-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb.png" data-orig-size="958,542" 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="saw organization thumb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb-450x255.png" data-large-file="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/saw-organization-thumb.png" /> </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/history-of-saw-use-in-the-us-army/" title="History of SAW Use in the US Army" rel="bookmark"> History of SAW Use in the US Army </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/2024/07/">July 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/history-of-saw-use-in-the-us-army/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >37</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN! https://go.getenteredtowin.com/forgottenweapons DEADLINE to ENTER is TONIGHT 07/26/24 @ 11:59pm (PST). The first squad automatic weapon used by the US Army was the French Mle 1915 Chauchat, which was <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/history-of-saw-use-in-the-us-army/" title="History of SAW Use in the US Army">[…]</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-large-item clearfix post-32406 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-commentary category-semiauto-pistol category-video tag-united-states"> <figure class="mh-posts-large-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/handguns-in-the-us-army-in-world-war-two/" title="Handguns in the US Army in World War Two"><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/handguns-in-the-us-army-in-world-war-two/" title="Handguns in the US Army in World War Two" rel="bookmark"> Handguns in the US Army in World War Two </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/2024/06/">June 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/handguns-in-the-us-army-in-world-war-two/#comments" class="mh-comment-count-link" >45</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-large-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Was the 1911 an emotional support totem or a viable combat weapon? Or both? American soldiers had a bit different take on handguns than soldiers of many other armies, and I think it stems from <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/handguns-in-the-us-army-in-world-war-two/" title="Handguns in the US Army in World War Two">[…]</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/category/commentary/page/2/">2</a> <span class="page-numbers dots">…</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/category/commentary/page/24/">24</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.forgottenweapons.com/category/commentary/page/2/">»</a></div> </nav></div> </div> <aside class="mh-widget-col-1 mh-sidebar" itemscope="itemscope" 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