For the first half of the 20th century, one of the most important firearms in the U.S. military arsenal was the water-cooled ...

The term “antiquated” is often used to describe military equipment that is outdated and past its prime, and there are many examples of hardware that should have been retired far sooner. Then there are ...

The Five Best US Machine Guns Ever Produced: The United States military has produced some incredible machine guns throughout history, but worldwide, the machine gun has changed warfare forever.

While perhaps not as famous as Leonardo de Vinci, Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Edison it would be fair to suggest that John Browning was really the gun world’s combination of all three. He was a ...

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