I finally got one of these in mint condition in a human size (Medium). I bet most of you reading this have no idea how hard it is to find original vietnam war items in common sizes like medium or large. Forget about anything bigger than size large in clothing. Oh you can find anContinue reading “1969 Jungle Night Shirt (Sleeping Shirt)”
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7.62MM NATO SLAP
What a neat idea that didn’t pan out.
PDWs: Modern Concept or Clever Marketing?
By Redmenace109 The term PDW today generally refers to either the FN P90, or the HK MP-7. This makes sense in a way, after all they were the finalists for the NATO PDW trials. While understandable, this conclusion is based on a flawed premise, NATO wasn’t testing to select a new PDW platform, they wereContinue reading “PDWs: Modern Concept or Clever Marketing?”
Remington 40X & Vintage Accessories
This one hell of a collection with some superb vintage accessories. Everything a serious rifleman of the era would want. Unerlt is a 20X target. Better days. Better days… .
Leupold VX-II 6x-18x
The Vari-X II then as the VX-II, have been general purpose target optics of mine for at least 20 years.
Replacement Cargo Straps For Light Weight Ruck
My Vietnam war issue ruck is complete but with time the straps get pretty stiff and hard. Not much good. You can’t tighten them down, you can loosen them in the buckles, they aren’t very useful. Why would it matter? Because I believe in getting rare militaria and using it up that way when IContinue reading “Replacement Cargo Straps For Light Weight Ruck”
NEW SIG SAUER 1911-XSERIES
Below is a press release but I want to add a little to it. First, I would never personally buy a 1911 from SIG. I like SIG P220 series but that is about it. Next, I want to mention how amused I am over this. I keep seeing Gen Y and Zoomers all over theContinue reading “NEW SIG SAUER 1911-XSERIES”
Holy Ammo Kit
A throw back to Iraq in 2003/2004…Carrier, Chaplains Kit, Desert. Although these were intended to carry a Chaplains kit (2 carriers contained the contents of one kit for field religious services) these carriers were great for carrying extra 30-round magazines. We used them to carry an additional basic load (210 rounds) tucked away neatly inContinue reading “Holy Ammo Kit”
.30-18 Auto Pedersen Device Ammo
The ammo for it is probably even more rare and someone managed to run across some.
M855A1 Accuracy and Velocity
ARFCOM user Molon has posted an major test of the M855A1 service round, which you can read below. M855A1 ammunition is manufactured at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant near Independence, Missouri. The lot of Lake City M855A1 ammunition that was evaluated for this article was manufactured in January of 2021. There were no malfunctionsContinue reading “M855A1 Accuracy and Velocity”
