Gun Digest » Military Firearms http://www.gundigest.com Expert advice from the world's leading authorities on gun values, gun prices, gun history, gunsmithing, shooting and tactical gear Fri, 17 May 2013 19:48:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Gun Collecting: Firearm Auction Realizes $12.5 Millionhttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-collecting-firearm-collecting/gun-collecting-firearm-auction-realizes-12-5-million http://www.gundigest.com/gun-collecting-firearm-collecting/gun-collecting-firearm-auction-realizes-12-5-million#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:15:06 +0000 Corey Graff http://www.gundigest.com/?p=192755 Gun collecting enthusiasts helped Rock Island Auctions realize over $12 million in sales, including many antique and military guns.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-collecting-firearm-collecting/gun-collecting-firearm-auction-realizes-12-5-million/feed 0 Editor’s Pick: Gun Digest Book of Classic Combat Handgunshttp://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editors-pick-gun-digest-book-of-classic-combat-handguns http://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editors-pick-gun-digest-book-of-classic-combat-handguns#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:45:08 +0000 Jennifer L.S. Pearsall http://www.gundigest.com/?p=191964 These old combat handguns are still available, even in the frenzied gun market. This book is your guide to classic pistols that work today, reviewed by the greatest gun writers of all time.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editors-pick-gun-digest-book-of-classic-combat-handguns/feed 0 Gun Collecting: The Venerable Thompson Submachine Gunhttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/gun-collecting-the-venerable-thompson-submachine-gun http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/gun-collecting-the-venerable-thompson-submachine-gun#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:16:08 +0000 Corrina Peterson http://www.gundigest.com/?p=191366 With only about 2,400 Thompson submachine guns in a transferable state today, the price for one of these beauties reaches well into five digits.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-blogs/books/gun-collecting-the-venerable-thompson-submachine-gun/feed 1 Editor’s Pick: ARs Sold Out? Think Mauser!http://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editors-pick-as-ars-sell-out-think-mauser http://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editors-pick-as-ars-sell-out-think-mauser#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:48:55 +0000 Jennifer L.S. Pearsall http://www.gundigest.com/?p=189975 With the recent gun control hysteria, ARs are getting harder to find. As an alternative, don't miss the Mauser - they are hardy, accurate, can be sporterized and customized, and are available in calibers for which finding ammunition isn’t a great challenge.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/editors-picks/editors-pick-as-ars-sell-out-think-mauser/feed 3 Gun Collecting: Swiss Vetterli Rifleshttp://www.gundigest.com/gun-collecting-firearm-collecting/gun-collecting-swiss-vetterli-rifles http://www.gundigest.com/gun-collecting-firearm-collecting/gun-collecting-swiss-vetterli-rifles#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:17:20 +0000 Phillip Peterson http://www.gundigest.com/?p=189959 The Swiss Vetterli was the first bolt-action magazine-fed rifle adopted for military use.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/gun-collecting-firearm-collecting/gun-collecting-swiss-vetterli-rifles/feed 0 Gun Review: Century International Arms AK-47http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-guns/gun-review-century-international-arms-ak-47 http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-guns/gun-review-century-international-arms-ak-47#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:52:42 +0000 Patrick Sweeney http://www.gundigest.com/?p=179311 As importers and manufacturers go, Century is one of the biggies, if not the biggest, maker of AK-47s today. Patrick Sweeney takes a look at the Centurion 39.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-guns/gun-review-century-international-arms-ak-47/feed 1 Leatherwood USMC Sniper Scope Popular with Vintage Sharpshootershttp://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-military-arms-blog/leatherwood-usmc-sniper-scope-popular-with-vintage-sharpshooters http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-military-arms-blog/leatherwood-usmc-sniper-scope-popular-with-vintage-sharpshooters#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:12:39 +0000 Corey Graff http://www.gundigest.com/?p=172401 The Leatherwood-Hi-Lux "Wm. Malcolm" 8x USMC SNIPER scope - a faithful copy of the scope used by U.S. Marine Corps snipers during WWII - walked away with the 2nd, 3rd and 11th place awards, plus placed in several other Top 25 spots at this year's Camp Perry Vintage Sniper matches.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-military-arms-blog/leatherwood-usmc-sniper-scope-popular-with-vintage-sharpshooters/feed 0 The Leatherwood ART M1000 Automatic Ranging and Trajectory Scope, Part 3http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-military-arms-blog/the-leatherwood-art-m1000-automatic-ranging-and-trajectory-scope-part-3 http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-military-arms-blog/the-leatherwood-art-m1000-automatic-ranging-and-trajectory-scope-part-3#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:57:01 +0000 Corey Graff http://www.gundigest.com/?p=160431 Testing the Leatherwood ART scope at long range, does it live up to the fanfare?

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-military-arms-blog/the-leatherwood-art-m1000-automatic-ranging-and-trajectory-scope-part-3/feed 0 AR-15/M16: The Rifle That Was Never Supposed to Behttp://www.gundigest.com/article/the-ar-16m16-the-rifle-that-was-never-supposed-to-be http://www.gundigest.com/article/the-ar-16m16-the-rifle-that-was-never-supposed-to-be#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:00:04 +0000 Christopher R. Bartocci http://www.gundigest.com/?p=136951 Find Out How the "Mattel Toy" became America's Assault Rifle.

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]]> http://www.gundigest.com/article/the-ar-16m16-the-rifle-that-was-never-supposed-to-be/feed 4 5 Reasons to Collect a Kraghttp://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-military-arms-blog/5-reasons-to-collect-a-krag http://www.gundigest.com/tactical-gear-articles/tactical-military-arms-blog/5-reasons-to-collect-a-krag#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:48:13 +0000 Corey Graff http://www.gundigest.com/?p=142571 The Krag-Jorgensen .30-40 is a historically significant rifle in that it transitioned the modern military — and most notably the U.S. military in 1892 following the painful defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn — from black powder to smokeless. Here are 5 interesting facts that make it a no-brainer for the military gun collector.

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