Mike, Jenny and Jari ( @Varusteleka ) shoot their third stage (Stage 2) at the SRA Etelä-Häme match at Hätilä in Finland, July 2021! How did they get on? And what's up with that Soviet BMP-1 armoured personnel carrier (APC)???

Stage descriptions (in Finnish): https://ehsra.net/wp-content/uploa...

Mike, Jenny and Jari ( @Varusteleka ) shoot their fourth stage (Stage 3) at the SRA Etelä-Häme match at Hätilä in Finland, July 2021! How did they get on?

Stage descriptions (in Finnish): https://ehsra.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/H21_Rastikuvaukset.pdf
Full results: https://shootnscoreit.c...

Chappie takes part in the cabine fever challenge for the first time. Due to issues with range access it was only possible to enter the two 50m divisions but nonetheless it was fantastic to take part and we'll take part fully next year for sure!

Dale takes us through the historical background leading to the Swiss Sturmgewehr 57 rifle grenade series, starting from the WW2 and post-WW2 perspective. In part 2, he dives deep into the various models of practice grenade and the three types of battle ammunition.

BotR jumps on to the Manurhin MR73 love-fest bandwagon, well almost. Instead of gushing about the new production models now being distributed by Beretta, Chap will introduce his vintage original 80s 4” target model MR73 and reveal the most important feature of its lockwork, the key to the excelle...

Mike, Jenny and Jari ( @Varusteleka ) shoot their fifth stage (Stage 4) at the SRA Etelä-Häme match at Hätilä in Finland, July 2021! How did they get on?

Stage descriptions (in Finnish): https://ehsra.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/H21_Rastikuvaukset.pdf
Full results: https://shootnscoreit.co...

Bloke takes his ex-Slovenian Territorial Defense Chartered Industries of Singapore SAR-80 in 5.56x45 / 5.56 NATO / .223 Rem out to 300m to see how it groups, and the video takes a disturbing twist. This garbage-tier

Patches will be available when we've got our e-commerce solution up and runni...

In early 1937 France adopts not one, but two service pistols, both in 7.65 Long for ammunition compatibility with the upcoming SMG (MAS38). The most widely known is the 1935A mostly due to being the template for the SIG P.49, but the other pistol, the 1935S, is usually dismissed as being somehow ...

The FM24-29 is one of the crowning successes of the France's post WW1 rearmament program. Gone is the requirement to feed archaic 8mm Lebel which frees the designers to adopt a modern design. Clearly inspired by the BAR, the FM24-29 is the precursor to the ZB-26 and eventually the BREN. Despite r...

A commercial endeavour by the Sterling Armaments Company to make a cheap second-line rifle for 7.62mm NATO by converting existing .303 Lee-Enfield No.4's, this particular example is an all-singing-all-dancing conversion with all the bells and whistles.

Link to the Sterling patent: https://worl...

Mike, Jenny and Jari ( @Varusteleka ) shoot their second stage (Stage 1) at the SRA Etelä-Häme match at Hätilä in Finland, July 2021! How did they get on?

Stage descriptions (in Finnish): https://ehsra.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/H21_Rastikuvaukset.pdf
Full results: https://shootnscoreit.c...

Jenny and Jari of @varusteleka talk to Bloke and explain what Finnish SRA (Shooting sports for Reservist Associations) dynamic shooting is all about, in all its practical rifle, pistol and shotgun glory! With a nice little tangent into how national service in the Finnish military works.

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Here we take up the mad minute challenge with the two main belligerents of the Franco-Prussian war, both needle-fire and both using what we now call caseless ammunition. Not ejector needed and no need to pick up your brass. Who will win this epic dual?

A tutorial for the new chassepot cartidge ...

Deep dive into the history and practicalities of historical concealed carry for ladies (and gentlemen) of distinction, namely the muff. We look at the pros and cons of different small pistols as firearms and fashion evolved through the ages, using Mrs Chap's furry muff for reference.

Mike takes his Bushmaster M17S Bullpup in .223 Rem out to 300m with a Holosun 503 red dot on top to see how it performs, and to decide whether he'll be taking it to Finland for an SRA rifle / pistol competition in July 2021.

Also features an Australian Automatic Arms AAA SAC.

Mike, Jenny and Jari ( @Varusteleka ) shoot their sixth stage (Stage 5) at the SRA Etelä-Häme match at Hätilä in Finland, July 2021! How did they get on?

Stage descriptions (in Finnish): https://ehsra.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/H21_Rastikuvaukset.pdf
Full results: https://shootnscoreit.co...

Mike, Jenny and Jari ( @varusteleka ) shoot their first stage (Stage 7) at the SRA Etelä-Häme match at Hätilä in Finland, July 2021! How did they get on?

Stage descriptions (in Finnish): https://ehsra.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/H21_Rastikuvaukset.pdf
Full results: https://shootnscoreit.co...

The Chap explains the mechanics behind this curious rifle and gives a potted history of the concept more extensively used by the Norwegians. All this followed by a trip to the range to see how it performs.

Update: Since filming this it appears that the lastest dated rifle was 1864 despite tran...

In which Mike takes his Australian Automatic Arms SAC in .223 Rem / 5.56x45mm out to 300m with a Holosun 503 atop it to zero it and to see what it can do.

Here at BotR we show things as we find them, warts and all, so you're seeing this more or less as Mike did, with all its frustration...

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Jari of Varusteleka put Mike through 5 of his hardcore core strength exercises. Did Mike, who is a desk jockey extraordinaire (although he runs quite a lot) survive?

Jari's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jarilai/?hl=en

00:18: Mike embarasses himself for about 5 minutes
06:03: Jari sh...

In which Mike takes another look at the deflection of the mean point of impact with an M16A1 at 300m for hand-rested, bipod, hasty sling, magazine rested and freehand, this time with a Brownells Retro 4x Carry Handle Scope to see if it makes a palpable difference to the iron sights tested here: ...

MAB was a successful firearms manufacturer in France for nearly 70 years, focusing on small carry pistols for civilian and police use, as was popular in Europe until the late 1970s. From the late 1960s though MAB developped a big all-steel 9mm service type pistol, the lost "wonder 9", which is st...

Mike, Jenny and Jari ( @Varusteleka ) shoot their seventh stage (Stage 6) at the SRA Etelä-Häme match at Hätilä in Finland, July 2021! A pistol only stage. How did they get on?

Stage descriptions (in Finnish): https://ehsra.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/H21_Rastikuvaukset.pdf
Full results: h...

Matti takes Mike to the 500m range with his SAKO TRG-22 rifle in .308 Win / 7.62x51 with Delta Optical Stryker 4.5-30x56 scope on top!

A real point-and-click interface at that distance!