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. |
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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.
What's your favorite Military Surplus Firearm ?
Got an old war dog weapon you wanna share ?
Other visitors favorite military weapons:
Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...
303 british lee enfield
I have a Lee Enfield in caliber .303 British and I use it for deer, bear,and moose hunting it's a precise rifle and the ammo is sale at a lower price. The ...
Sporterized 8mm mauser
For rifles I keep a 22lr model 597 remington, keltec sub 2000 in 40cal, 223 ruger rancher, and a m24/47 sporterized 8mm mauser. as well as back up replacement ...
M1 Garand
I love my M1. This isn't a light rifle but it is very well balanced, helping with off-hand shots. Its very accurate and hits plenty hard enough to take ...
my AK47
I really love my AK. Were going to marry next month. It saved my life back there in Vietnam and now it's always by my side. So if you see a dude kissing ...
FN FAL rifle
The FN FAL rifle has been called the right arm of the free world. It was adopted for military use by nearly 90 countries, and is chambered in the accurate,...
SKS Yugo
Nice little rifle, very accurate and easy to use. Although i would like to point out that it is NOT an "assault rifle." An assault rifle has selectable ...
chinese sks from 1990
i traded a 303 british enfield for this Chinese sks in 1990. The sks was brand new never been out of box, just arrvied at the store. This sks cost $75....
M1 Carbine
Makes an excellent little rifle for survival. It is small, compact, and can be made more so with a M1A1 or similar folding stock. It has enough power for ...
Mosin Nagant M44
Cheap. My Mosin Nagant M44, Russian made in 1947 in the Izhevsk Arsenal. Paid less than $100.00 and added a sling, a leapers tri-rail with a mildot scope ...
AK-47
The reasons i like the AK-47 is it's overall durability, relative cheaper pricing of the gun and ammo, and most of all the clip accessories that are available....
sks
It's acurate, robust,reliable,fires a necked down 308 bullet, and still available for about 250.00 or less.
I have used one for 20 years,and have used ...
Mosin Nagant M91/30
Submitted reviews, pictures, and recommendations of the Russian Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifle
mauser
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i have a m24-47 8mm has been sporterized before i got it but appears to have been done by a gunsmith or competent person large scope and with hand loads ...
SKS Tactical Carbine
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My SKS is a Chinese (or Norinco) model SKS with a single piece gas block. This takes away some of the parts that I feel are not needed. For an idea how ...
MY Rock River AR 15
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It has a 16 inch barrel, is very light, and shoots the amazingly versatile 5.56 round. It is widely used as a varminting round, but is absolutely powerful ...
Ak47 standard rifle (Any variant aside from the thumhole stock version.)
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the AK 47 standard issue is still fairly readily available, ammunition is still inexpensive, Its powerful enough to take down just about any medium to ...
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