In the late 1970s Singaporean arms manufacturer Chartered Industries of Singapore (later known as ST Kinetics) sought a rifle to produce for domestic and export sale, they partnered with the UK's Sterling Armaments to produce an AR-18-inspired rifle, the SAR 80. Check out our detailed accompanyin...

In the second part of a special TAB episode examining the history of the ArmaLite AR-10, Vic discusses the rifles made by Artillerie Inrichtingen in the Netherlands. In what we believe is a first, Vic takes us through every major A.I production model AR-10 including the Cuban, Sudanese and Portug...

In this video we take another look at Malta's small military and their interesting choice of service rifle - the AK! Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here - https://armourersbench.com/2022/01/05/maltas-service-rifle-the-ak/ If you enjoy our work please consider support...

The VHS-2 bullpup manufactured by Croatia's HS Produkt became one of the most frequently seen rifles during the Iraqi counter-offensives against ISIS during 2015-17. The rifle regularly appeared in news reports and social media posts and became somewhat synonymous with the fighting for Fallujah a...

In January the first sign of M16A4s being issued in Ukraine came when the newly raised 47th Brigade posted several videos showing troops armed with them. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here - https://armourersbench.com/2023/01/29/m16a4s-in-ukraine/ If you enjoy our w...

We’ve previously looked at Ukrainian troops training with the British L85A2 and Chinese Type 56s AK-pattern rifles. In June, the first images of Ukrainian troops training with G36s emerged, shared by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video ...

Photographs recently shared by the Canadian, British and Australian armed forces, showing personnel training Ukrainian soldiers in the UK as part of the international training effort, showed a new rifle in use. In the photos the Ukrainians are seen equipped with Bulgarian Arsenal AK-pattern rifle...

The US Army recently selected SIG Sauer's submission to the US Army's Next Generation Squad Weapons program. One interesting aspect of the programs is that the new rifle, the XM5 [now renamed XM7!], will be the US Army's first suppressed service rifle. However, this isn't the first time the US Ar...

In this first part of a special TAB episode examining the history of the ArmaLite AR-10 Vic discusses the early origins, history and development of the now legendary 7.62x51mm rifle. At the heart of this episode is a remastered version (certainly the best currently available online) of the c.1958...

We’ve seen a large number of different small arms being transferred to Ukraine, including a large number of different 5.56x45mm chambered rifles - in this video we take a look at the Colt Canada / Diemaco rifles and carbines which have been seen. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for ...

The FN FAL is one of the iconic infantry weapons of the Cold War. Since Autumn last year we have seen several variant appear in use in Ukraine. In this video we take a look some of the examples seen and get some direct insight from some of the Ukrainian personnel who have used them in the field. ...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment utilises one of the most unique SA80/L85A2 configurations around. Combining a Trijicon ACOG originally purchased under an urgent operational requirement for Afghanistan and HK’s redesigned handguard.

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Over the past couple of months there have been a number of sightings of M14s in Ukraine. In recent weeks they have been seen more frequently, in this video we look at where they may have come from and how they're being used. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this video here - http...

One of the most prominent rifles of the ongoing war in Ukraine has been a bullpup - the Vulcan / Malyuk. Designed and developed by Ukrainian company IPI, the Vulcan has been adopted by elements of the Ukraine's Special Forces and frequently seen in imagery from the war. Be sure to check out our a...

The Russian A-545 is perhaps the rarest of assault rifles in use in Ukraine. Since Russia's full-scale invasion last year there have only been a handful of potential sightings of the rifle which features an internal recoil mitigation system. Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this ...

In 2008 Ukrainian state enterprise RPC Fort entered into a partnership with Israel's IWI to offer Tavor rifles - the Fort-221 and Fort-224 have since been seen during the fighting. Usual caveat that I'm terrible at pronouncing things applies! Be sure to check out our accompanying article for this...

At SHOT Show 2023 we got our first look at the Individual Weapon System, chambered in .264 Lightweight Intermediate Caliber Cartridge (LICC) - a round developed from .264 USA. Developed by FN America in response to a requirement from the Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate the new ri...

In this episode Vic takes a look at an Israeli Galil ARM and tells us about the time he met its inventor, Yisrael Galili. This episode also features a section from one of the original media demonstrations of the Galil when it was first unveiled back in the early 70s. Check out Vic's accompanying ...

Ukrainian troops are in the UK training as part of an agreement with the British government. The UK has procured an interesting assortment of AK pattern rifles for the Ukrainian personnel to train with. In this video we look at what rifles are in use and some of the challenges of procuring them. ...

As the proliferation of 5.56x45mm rifles in Ukraine continues the latest rifle to begin to be seen in use is the Heckler & Koch HK416. Small numbers of the rifle have been seen in use with Ukrainian special operations forces so far.

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Ukrainian company Black Storm have developed a series of kits to allow AK pattern rifles to be converted into bullpups without tools and without physically adapting the base rifle. These bullpup kit AKs have now been seen in use with Ukrainian soldiers.

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Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlack The Colt Model 723 and "Commando" Model 733 were transitional 80's-90's carbines that laid the groundwork for the development of what we see in genera...

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