Tag: Military Surplus
Cody Firearms Museum
While a friend and I were out West hunting mule deer, we had an opportunity to zip on down to Cody Wyoming and visit...
Inert Training Rifles
While the term “blue gun” is a relatively recent development in firearms training circles, the concept of inert training weapons is not. Some are...
WW1 German Helmet Found in Afghanistan
War and history are indelibly intertwined. Which is why many times those who are deep into the firearms culture are also students of history....
Milsurp El Camino
While on my way down to Texas this past spring, we gassed up next to a pretty rad El Camino. Being an unapologetic “car...
German 88 with Tank
“Contact! German 88 12 o’clock! 1000 yards!!!”, my mind screamed.
Driving down the highway today, I suffered one millisecond of World War II WTF. You...
Russian Troops Capture Mosin Sniper in Syria
War is a funny thing. It is always a wonder, for both sides, what weapons turn up. In this case it is reported that...
Coffee Table Made From Mosin Sniper Crate
I saw these photos on the internet and immediately thought of Freeze. This is something he would do. And as I type this, I...
Cleanup in Nepalese Isle Six
Freeze is looking for another project gun and has been dropping hints about the “you buy ‘em, you fix ‘em” rifles from IWA. I...
Captured Mauser Rifles Get Me Thinking
I recently saw this photograph of captured Mauser rifles stacked like kindling. I thought it was very interesting.
The first thing that struck me was...
Mounted Correct Scope On Our Swede Sniper M41B
We like to have “correct” items in our reference library. We don’t go nuts like some of the MIL-Surp collectors and obsess over every...
Gun Photography 101
Markey has paid me some flattering comments on my gun photography, so I thought I’d share some tips with you that you can use...
