Rob and Mike talk about and shoot some Cloase Quarter Battle Practices from the late war period

Once the regular army had upgraded to the charger loaded SMLE Mk.1 and Mk.3, how did the part-time Yeomanry (the Territorials, forerunner of the modern Territorial Army) get a cost-effective upgrade? The simple answer is that earlier patterns of Long Lee Metfords and Lee Enfields were given an up...

In this episode Matt takes a look at a Volkssturm Carbine designed by Rheinmetall. Developed at the very end of the war, the carbine was part of the Primitive Waffen program which was intended to arm the Volkssturm (a militia unit). Matt discusses the history of the Volkssturm and explains how th...

In this episode Matt takes a look at a very rare Model 1910 Maxim Silencer, even more rare as it is mounted on a M1903 Springfield. Developed by Hiram Percy Maxim, son of Hiram S. Maxim, in the early 1900s, the early Maxim suppressors were a commercial success but Maxim also sought military contr...

This short video is a bonus, filmed while we were opening one of the cases at the Cody Firearms Museum to examine another firearm (that video is coming soon) I noticed a sectioned British Pattern 14 rifle, made by Winchester for the British government during the First World War. It was too good a...

In this very special episode Matt examines what is probably the first repeating bullpup rifle - the Curtis. Designed by a British inventor, William Joseph Curtis, in 1866 it predates all other known bullpups. The design never left prototype stage but gain notoriety in 1895 when it was used by the...

We've covered a few factory and instructional cutways in the past and I personally love nothing more than a good cutaway so I always try and film any I get the chance to look at. This episode we're taking a look at a cutaway Lee-Enfield Rifle No.4. Check out the accompanying blog for this video h...

The myths surrounding the use of cut down Lee-Enfield during WW1 are fascinating. I recently had the chance to take a look at an example of a cut down SMLE, which differed slightly in that it still had its stock - which I think makes it a more practical weapon than a truly cut down rifle. In this...

In this episode we take a look at an extremely rare rifle. A M1903 Springfield chambered in British .303 and adapted to mimic the Lee-Enfield Rifle No.4. Developed in late 1940 to provide the British with desperately needed rifles the project was eventually abandoned and only a handful of prototy...

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of filming some segments on small arms for the new documentary on the Rhineland Campaign – ‘Rhineland 45‘. Not all of the segments I filmed discussing weapons could be included in the finished documentary – I filmed quite a few – so I’m pleased to share a coup...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn 🏅Past record holder - lowest round count for precision rifle for the old course ( 1-shot clear) Shooting the Remington 700 5R (308 Win) from 200 y to 1,100 y with an SWFA SS 10x42mm. Parameter...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn Shooting the Ruger Precision Rifle from 200 y to 1,100 y with an IOR Valdada 3.5-18x50mm. Parameters: 1x hit per target from 200yards to 1,100yards, segmented per 100 yds. This rifle can shoot...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn A 9-hole accuracy review on my all-time favorite hunting rifle, my Enfield No.4 Faux (T) Sniper Rifle. Rifle: Lee Enfield No.4 MkI 1943 Scope: Vintage Weaver 2.5x T post We have a discount for...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn What happens when a country of watch makers and scientists make firearms? The K31 was a design originating from the 1911. Both the rifle and cartridge have century-old elements... and how does...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn This was one of the most fun we've had with this project. The Mosin-Nagant M91 type "3-line rifle" was Russia and the Soviet Union's military standard service weapon from 1891. The adaptation ...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn Shooting the Enfield No.4 MkI Sniper (faux-T) out to 500 yards with the stand-in Weaver 2.5x scope. Parameters: 2x shots per target from 150y to 500y, segmented per 50 yds. We took a 600y bonu...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn The Kar98k, the Wehrmacht's backbone in WW2. With it's origins tracing back to Paul Mauser's Model 1898 rifle, there is an estimate of somewhere between 90mi to 125mil units produced, making t...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn [or] slateblackindustries (dot) com 👉 Newsletter Every year during hunting season, men sit around campfires and talk about how far they can hit a deer with their hunting rifle. Well... what is...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn [or] slateblackindustries (dot) com 👉 Newsletter In the 1960's, Swiss competition shooters took the military K31 and put diopter sights on them for their fixed range match shooting. This unlea...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlack The Accuracy International AE Mk I is a Law Enforcement version of the famed Arctic Warfare with changes to the chassis, threaded barrel, and removed ...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn [or] slateblackindustries (dot) com 👉 Newsletter The WW2 Kar98k Sniper (Scharfschützengewehr) was a formidable enemy to allied soldiers, and rightfully so. The 4x (sometimes 6x) ZF39 scope was...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn [or] slateblackindustries (dot) com 👉 Newsletter Henry takes us on a deep dive into the WW2 Kar98k Sniper Rifle (Scharfschützengewehr) and the snipers behind it. What made it different from th...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hkbJYn [or] slateblackindustries (dot) com 👉 Newsletter *The Finnish Veterans Day/ kansallinen veteraanipäivä is April 27th, let us learn about the Finnish soldier in remembrance of the tales told!* ...

Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlack In 1939, the Germany Army realized that they wanted an aiming device better than the standard Kar98k iron sights. In 1941, the Wehrmacht rolled out th...