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Royal Marine convicted of murder for finishing off seriously injured Taliban insurgent (AUDIO)

The British court martial board found a Royal Marine guilty of murder Friday for shooting a badly injured Afghan insurgent at close range during a six-month deployment in Afghanistan in September 2011. “There you are. Shuffle off this mortal coil, you cunt. It’s nothing you wouldn’t do to us,” the convicted marine said after firing […]

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1888 Martini-Henry Mk IV Long Lever Review (VIDEO)

Now this is an interesting piece of kit reviewed by the Moss Pawn guys. The Martini-Henry rifle has a lot of history behind it that I won’t try to summarize. Just check out the Wikipedia page. I will say that this black powder gun made over 1,900 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle, pushing a […]

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The Browning M2: All will kneel before the mother of ‘Heavy Metal’ (VIDEO)

If you haven't had the pleasure already, get to know what good is with one of the longest serving weapons in US military history, the Browning M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun.

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How Gun Lube Brought Down the British Empire

In the 1850s, Colonial India was dominated by the British East India Company thanks largely to the company's private army, comprised mostly of local Hindus and Muslims. The resulting story lends a new meaning to the phrase "chew the fat".

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