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Now these are the kinds of weapons the modern, mass armies of the Axis and Allies needed. The concept of a “squad automatic weapon” was not new to the Second World War, and was in fact developed a generation earlier in the mud-soaked trenches of the First World War. The French were actually the first to deploy such a weapon, the largely disparaged Chauchat. While it suffered from design flaws it was still an innovative weapon. During World War II that concept evolved and led to the developm...

Post-World War II Though the M1911 made its combat debut during World War I, the design really came into its own during World War II. During that conflict, the design’s worth was solidified—millions of M1911s were produced for not only the United States but for other allied countries as well. Post-war, the United States relied on the M1911 design during the Korean war and during Vietnam, though by the 1980s, the design was beginning to show its age. A replacement was found in Beretta’s M9...

Newly seated 14th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Johnnie Copeland administered the oath of office to 10 members of the Baxter County Quorum Court Tuesday evening to kick off the evening’s proceedings. New members Dennis Frank, District 1, and Roger Steele, District 8, joined eight returning members of the quorum court for the first meeting of the new year. Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass told the justices that new District 2 member Angela DeGroote sent her regrets, as she was practicing ...

Rotary names Three Fishermen Business of the Year By CHUCK BALLARO - | Dec 28, 2020 John Browning, left, owner of Three Fishermen restaurant, receives the Rotary Business of the Year Award from Bill Thomas, past president of the North Fort Myers Rotary, during its weekly meeting Thursday at the restaurant. Whenever a charitable organization calls Three Fishermen and its owner John Browning to ask for a donation, they rarely get no for an answer. On Thursday, during the North Fort Myers Rotary�...

It wasnt because it held 17 rounds in the magazine. Heres What You Need to Know: Glock handguns are named neither for the year nor the caliber. For a company that has produced handguns for less than 40 years, the Austrian-based Glock has managed to dominate the pistol market – overshadowing such notable manufacturers as Colt and Smith & Wesson – each founded in the 19th century, as well as the Italian-based Beretta, which was founded in the early 16th century. Glock managed to achieve its ...

Not to mention a bootlegger.  Heres What You Need to Remember: While the M1 Garand rifle and the Thompson submachine gun were named for their respective designers, the M1 Carbine was not named for anyone in particular. Plenty of other “M1s” —from the bazooka to steel helmet—didn’t get the “Garand” treatment, but in the case of the carbine it has lead to confusion that it was just a smaller version of the main battle rifle.  However, another reason could be due to the fact...

How Colt Became a Titan of the Firearms Industry The 1911 alone would solidify Colts claim to fame. However, there are other weapons too that put Colt squarely in the history books. Heres What You Need to Know: Like other inventors, Colt was a forward thinker who didn’t just create the products but considered how to get people to buy them. One of the more surprising facts about Samuel Colt that even shooting enthusiasts dont know is that he really didn’t create many of the most iconic fire...

More than a hundred years after introduction, the 1911 pistol design is still going strong, appealing to both traditionalists and new gun owners alike.

Approximately 93 percent of gun homicides in the United States are committed with handguns.

We spent six months and turned the corner of the recommend break-in round count on the striking Kimber Rapide Black Ice in 10mm Auto and have some things to report.  What   Without covering too much territory that weve already gone across, Kimber introduced the Rapide Black Ice late last year in 9mm, 10mm, and 45 ACP.  A downright aristocratic retelling of John Browning’s Government Issue, it is packed with features including an effective texturing on not only the WavZ G10 grip panel...