** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** One of the earliest automatic ...

Unlike Mauser, whose 20-shot frame was made from a single forging, Beístegui and Astra dovetailed a 10-shot extension onto a standard frame. At the same time, in keeping with the maxim “bigger is ...

Movie buffs will recognize the iconic “Broomhandle” Mauser as the template for the BlasTech DL-44 blaster that Han Solo uses in the Star Wars film franchise. But this gun’s real-world history is even ...