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Mud bathing the M1911 for function sake (VIDEO)

Ian on InRange TV continued their series on mud testing iconic WWI and WWII small arms by tapping in a M1911 longslide for a run in the goop.

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HAFDASA Carbines: Don’t cry for them, Argentina, the truth is they never left you (VIDEOS)

If we told you 80-years ago, someone designed a compact rifle that held a fifty round box mag, used a one-piece aluminum lower receiver, and could be made on the cheap, would it ring a bell? Surely, you would have heard of this gun, right? Well it’s the C series Ballester Rigaud made by the HAFDASA company of Argentina—and unless you're a gamer odds are you probably haven’t.

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The Ballester Molina Pistol: Argentina’s almost 1911 (VIDEO)

Floating around the surplus firearms market is a gun that is often derided as an 'unlicensed Colt 1911 copy'. Well the truth is, this gun, the Ballester Molina, was designed from the ground up as an homage to John Browning's .45ACP classic, and they have a growing legion of collectors.

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