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By: BG. Store: sgammo. Russian military 7. By: Chainz. This surplus ammo features a sealant at the By: Frank Miller. Store: luckygunner. We do not ship an opener with these and they are sold by By: Top Shot. Corrosive, and is on Posted 7 years 11 months ago. By: Sly Force. It was during the s and 60s that the military surplus store entered its golden age.
By this time, it was no longer a novelty some Americans had access to, but something nearly every hamlet and burg in the United States could boast one or two of.
The country had a surplus of income and military surplus was one big place it went. Surplus stores went into decline after the s. A quick trip to your local army and navy surplus store is going to reveal a lot of equipment that is anything but military surplus. This is because, even though the United States has been bogged down in ever increasing wars, far fewer Americans have served in them. Compare the nine million men who served during the Vietnam War with the 2.
In fact, these days you can purchase it directly from the government on a website maintained for just such a purpose. Not all army and navy surplus stores are created equally, but if you can find a good one, you have an endless supply of camping, hunting and survival gear at prices that are impossible to beat.
The surplus ammo buyer, whether being resold by a government due to changing weapons systems or because too much was made, can be confident that the ammo is high quality and was manufactured to strict standards. The only real concern when it comes to surplus ammunition is that when fired, some primers will deposit a residue in the bore of potassium chloride salt, which is a corrosive compound that can eventually damage the barrel if it gets left in a weapon for long periods of time without being cleaned out.
Most ammunition that utilized this compound was manufactured more than 50 years ago. However, it is possible to find some ammo surplus with this compound produced into the s. It is still easy to find ammunition made in the s and 50s, with. Other surplus ammo calibers available in abundance are. Military ammo can be subject to rough handling and the full spectrum of environmental conditions, so much surplus ammo can be bought in metal cans for storing long term.
Shooters find this to be a great added value if they wish to stock up on ammunition, or if their firearm is chambered in a rare or obsolete caliber. It is important to remember that when buying military surplus ammo, it is dangerous to fire 5.
The pressures will be too high and there is severe risk of injury and damage to the firearm. Know which cartridges your firearm can and cannot shoot, and don't take risks just to save a few bucks.
Collectors of military paraphernalia place great value on ammunition boxes and accessories. They display the cans personally and in museums. Shooters of surplus ammunition often find that surplus ammo shoots just as well as commercial ammo, or sometimes even better.
The only real downside to surplus is that most of it cannot easily be reloaded since the cases use Berdan primers which makes reloading more difficult. Surplus ammo is a great value for the money, and can allow many fine old firearms to keep shooting for years to come. In most cases, the government in question no longer needs the ammo because of weapons changes and selling it to civilians allows the government to recoup part of their lost expenses.
Surplus ammo is available from the U. Surplus ammo is often corrosive because it uses a Berdan primer. This primer releases a salt that corrodes metal. To counter this problem, simply wash the firearm after use in warm, soapy water.
Up until the mid s, the best place to find surplus ammo was through an Army Navy store, but military surplus stores have become less common in the last few decades. Today, shooters can purchase surplus ammo at both online and brick and mortar retail gun stores. Military-grade ammo refers to basic ammunition that can be used for general purpose shooting. It is new brass and loaded at a commercial ammo company. These rounds are often full metal jacket or soft point cartridges.
They are never specialty rounds and often budget brands, such as Magtech or Fiocchi. Surplus ammo is made for the government by various contracted suppliers. In the U. Surplus ammo should be kept in a cool, dry place. Although this is important with all ammunition storage , it is even more so with surplus ammo, which may be older than commercial ammo purchased at a retail store.
You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. When most people think of military surplus, they picture stores where they can conveniently stock up on gas masks and Ka-Bars in the same place.
High grade milsurp ammo regularly makes its way to shooters who might only use it for target practice. Home Military Surplus Military Surplus. History of Military Surplus Ammo Military surplus ammo initially entered the American market during the Reconstruction era. The Civil War was the first time that Americans fought in standard uniforms, which left a lot of soft goods in addition to other equipment sitting around as of Grays and blues soon found their way on the backs of men who had never set foot on a battlefield.
Francis Bannerman IV was especially successful at exploiting the milsurp market. The retailer regularly bought up massive lots of Confederate rifles, and kept tabs on the Army so he could bid first on their obsolete equipment. He purchased nearly every Spanish rifle captured after the Spanish-American War, as well as Gatling guns around the turn of the century. Bannerman ultimately offered such treasures for sale in his catalogue, which reached over pages thick at its height of popularity.
Whenever the U. Military abandoned a cartridge, like the Government or the , a glut of milsurp ammo hit the private market as the feds tried to recoup their losses. Foreign milsurp ammo became widely available after WWII, as many German guns quickly gained popularity among collectors and shooting enthusiasts.
The end of the Cold War saw a similar importation cycle. Mosin-Nagant lovers could rejoice as a steady stream of milsurp 7. AK ammo is now commonly available, although you can never predict what kind of trove will be discovered and subsequently auctioned off overseas.
Advantages of Buying Milsurp Ammo Unlike commercial ammo, surplus ammo is often available in bulk. If you have the money and the space to store tens of thousands of rounds, you can get a great deal on mil-spec ammo. Spam cans full of 7. Military surplus ammo is designed to function perfectly in the weapon it is made for. Although milsurp British is increasingly rare, chambering it in a classic Lee-Enfield will let you experience precisely how British troops fired their rifles over one century ago.
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