In terms of shear mass, in straight numbers, the 7.62x39mm is far and away the preeminent battle rifle caliber in the world. With over 100 million AK-47 and its clones having been produced it’s not hard to see why. That’s not a misprint, and it does not include the VZ-58, SKS, or the slew of Eastern European and North American …
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Rifles, Pistols, and Guns: A History of World War II Weapons It was the deadliest war in the history of humanity. Nearly every country on the globe played some part in World War Two, and when it finally ended in 1945, an estimated 60 to 70 million people, including military and civilians, had lost their lives. These staggering totals came …
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The precocious toddler of the rimfire family, the .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire (HMR) is a fiery youngster with a reputation for running a little hot under the collar. It is a spicy little number which is well suited for small varmints and does well knocking off prairie dogs, raccoons, and any other little creatures who find themselves in the wrong …
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.223 Remington and its nearly identical twin brother, the 5.56x45mm NATO, need very little introduction. They represent one of the most common calibers in the U.S., and being the NATO standard, they are in use in various platforms around the world. The data to list the number of world-wide .223 users is surprisingly difficult to find, but anyone who recalls …
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The Weapons Of World War I It was called the war to end all wars, but rather than signaling an end to future international conflict, World War I merely laid the foundation for the even greater carnage of World War II. The war, which was unprecedented in the slaughter it caused, raged on from 1914 through 1918 before ending with …
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