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Military Surplus Firearms

There are many people who use military surplus firearms as their primary survival guns.  When you really think about it, what is a surplus military rifle if not a survival rifle ?   Most of the traits that military grade weapons posess, are also traits that make them a good choice as a weapon you can count on in a survival situation... specifically, toughness, accuracy, and lethality.  Until recent years, prices of military surplus firearms have been another compelling reason to own one.  Here are some of our favorites, please tell us about your military surplus firearm below, post a picture, and let us know what you like about it.

Mosin Nagant M44
Mauser K98 8mm
Military surplus ammo
 

There are many military surplus firearms on the U.S. market that are popular.  The AR-15 and the AK-47, which started life as military weapons, have been produced in huge numbers for the civilian market, and so are not technically always true "Military Surplus"... but more "Military origin" weapons.   That said, there are of course military surplus versions of both rifles available thru gun dealers throughout the U.S., and plenty of people ready to take up the argument of which one is better, AR vs AK.  Maybe someone who owns both will give us their honest assessment in the submission area below, but this topic has been beaten to death over the years so we're not going to try to settle that here.    

One drawback to a lot of military surplus rifles is their weight, they tend to be heavy, by neccessity in most cases, for durability.  A light breakdown rimfire rifle will only weigh around 5 or 6 pounds, where surplus military rifles like the M1 Garand can weigh twice that.  Surplus ammo, which is generally larger caliber, is of course going to be bulkier,  heavier ammo also.

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