Testing the War Weapons: Rifles and Light Machine Guns from Around the World

by Timothy J. Mullin

This encyclopedia of war weapons contains all the critical details about more than 150 of the world's best, worst, most effective and most surprising rifles, sniper rifles and LMGs of the 20th... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873649435
• ISBN13: 9780873649438
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Paladin Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A must for the shooter / collector

If you like to !shoot! rifles and want to buy military surplus rifles, this is the book for you. The author covers very practical details - are the sights easy to use, is it well balanced, what is the minimum range on the sights. You might be tempted to buy a wonderful WWI rifle only to discover the minimum distance on the sights is 400 yards! This is not a 'for collectors only' book with details about how to interpret the serial numbers or the three different types of sling swivels, this is about how they feel to shoot. Very helpful for the shooter / collector - those with Curios & Relics licenses, or for those shooters who wonder what it was like for soldiers in a particular time period with regard to the weapons they were issued.

Fantastic!

A must have for serious students of history. This book is a no nonsense tresis on standard infantry weapons from an "operator's" viewpoint. The book helps the student to understand the advantages, disadvantages and quirks of each weapon. The remifications of these instruments upon history can then be more fully appreciated. This book is not a "scholarly" work. If the details of the development and deployment of these weapons are needed, then other sources would need to be sought. It is thick enough as it is! This book should be considered a reference of overview and not an in depth analysis of each rifle or machine gun. The text is excellent and the photos appropriate. It would be a worthy addition to any library. I highly recomend it.

Hands on testing yields some surprises

Mullins tests all the major rifles of WWI, II, Korea, and Vietnam. His rifle skill and military experience combine for a unique insight into weapon performance and what it must have been like to use them in combat