Old, dusty, olive-drab military vehicles sit outside Rugged Earth Sports near the Circle on Mobile Highway. In a lot next to the store, there are large, faded command-sized tents large enough to fit a ...
The leadership of the Civilian Marksmanship Program recently updated its website with the requirements, guidelines and background checks needed to purchase an Army surplus 1911 .45 pistol in fiscal ...
Popular Mechanics dug this gem out of the list of contract requests from a government website this week: The U.S. Army is soliciting a contract for someone to destroy 15,595 naval artillery rounds ...
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Why Military Surplus Rifles Still Matter

Military surplus rifles aren’t just collector’s items or wall hangers—they still have plenty of use left in them. Whether...
Store owner Allen Henderson is a serious collector, with more than 1,000 items from the Civil War, WWI and WWII. 1. Italian Air Force tea cup and saucer, $15 2. Polish military medical bag, $40 3.
The Armed Forces History Museum will be holding the Military Surplus Flea Market on Friday, February 26 th and Saturday, February 27 th. The hours for both days will be from 8am to 3pm. The event will ...
Joe Jackson, Outside online's Gear Guy, never thought that the ten years he spent as a raft guide, outdoor retail employee, and vagabond would turn into a career. New perk: Easily find new routes and ...
Marine Cpl. Justin Morrall fires a 1911 M45A1 pistol at Susong Ri live fire range, Republic of Korea. The Army will soon transfer up to 10,000 surplus 1911s to the Civilian Marksmanship Program for ...
Pistols like this 1970s-era 1911 handgun could soon be available to private purchasers as part of 8,000 surplus guns being sold through the Civilian Marksmanship Program. (Photo: U.S. Archives) If you ...
Surplus armor piercing ammunition — the same kind used by U.S. troops — might soon be much harder for the public to buy under a proposal being floated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...