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The .30 Carbine: History you can shoot

Last Updated on March 25, 2021, Published on October 9, 2016 by Rick Dembroski 6 Comments

When you mention the .30 Carbine cartridge in any conversation about firearms it quickly goes one of two distinct ways. The first is stories about it being a fun to shoot lightweight rifle, the second is the tales of being underpowered and not a caliber that can stop a man. A point that can be argued by the thousands of enemy soldiers it killed on all fronts it was deployed to. … [Read more...]

Handguns

The Beretta 418 – James Bond’s First Gun

Last Updated on April 9, 2021, Published on August 17, 2016 by Mark3smle 7 Comments

James Bond has come to be associated with the classic Walther PPK, but he didn't always carry the little German mouse gun. In both novel and film, 007 has been armed with a multitude of weapons, but his first, and perhaps most humorous, was the Beretta 418. The handgun saw Bond through the first five novels by Ian Fleming to be traded in for the Walther PPK. This change is … [Read more...]