“Tag: Small Arms”

Bruce Canfield's "U.S. Small Arms of World War II" is a rich tome complete with a wealth of information and impressive color photography.

Despite both countries’ modernity, the Falklands conflict contained a lot of conventional fighting.

It was a half-century ago that American troops stepped up ground operations in the Republic of Vietnam—and 40 years since the fall of Saigon. Here is a collection of stirring images of the men and guns of America’s war in Vietnam.

Twenty-five years ago the Gulf War was in full force. Today's Throwback Thursday is from American Rifleman, April 1991: Though upstaged in television coverage by air power and high technology weapons systems, soldiers armed with rifles and machine guns stood ready to settle the issue in Kuwait.

It’s certainly no secret that military rifles and military cartridges have been adapted to sporting use for a good number of years. In many cases, the sporters were created by amateur or professional gunsmiths out of existing surplus arms.

More guns have been sold in the first seven months of 2020 than in the entirety of 2019.

Winchester is now in charge of managing and operating the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, which is the largest supplier of small-caliber ammunition for the U.S. military.

It was more than half a century ago that American troops stepped up ground operations in the Republic of Vietnam. Here are some of the guns used by the guys on the ground.

This year marks the 150th celebration of your National Rifle Association. In celebration, and to learn more about your NRA, take a look back at the cover of the October 1943 American Rifleman featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning staff artist Jim Berryman and a 1945 letter from the White House.