Where do you go for local military surplus? I find Ranger Surplus to be too overpriced (IMHO). I used to shop at Annandale Surplus a long, long time ago. They're no longer around. What other places are in the area with reasonable prices? I know Dominion Arms has a small selection, what else is around?

FULL METAL JACKET
2379 S. DOVE ST.
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

Does full metal jacket still sell guns too?

 

arent all the guns stores in the area in manassas and dicks if you want hunting rifles or shotguns?

the military clothing store at Fort Belvoir, oh wait nevermind

gun stores Wrote:
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> arent all the guns stores in the area in manassas
> and dicks if you want hunting rifles or shotguns?

No.


friskydingo Wrote:
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> Does full metal jacket still sell guns too?

No. When they moved, they shutted the upstairs operation entirely. I don't actually know if they'll do transfers. I've never asked.

FMJ isn't the best surplus store, but they're really the only game in town. I actually miss Sunny's. They weren't exceptional, but they'd bring in some good deals every now and then.

Ranger Surplus? As a test, go into any Ranger Surplus, ask for paracord, and see what their dropout employees bring you. It's actually pretty sad.

I gave up on all the local surplus stores years ago. Sunny's
was always a disappointment to me because 75% of their merchandise
was cheap Chinese crap that wasn't even military quality by their
standards. Best way for me now is online. I would imagine with the
war in Iraq being over now there will be a lot of new and interesting
gear on the market so I'll be watching. One thing I did find at
Ranger that was great was a couple of Army surplus wooden artillery
round crates that were in really good shape. I sanded them, leaving
the markings intact, and turned them into end tables in my man cave.
They really didn't have much else that I cared for. Try these guys
online:

http://www.armysurpluswarehouse.com/

Shooter of Guns Wrote:
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> Ranger Surplus? As a test, go into any Ranger
> Surplus, ask for paracord, and see what their
> dropout employees bring you. It's actually pretty
> sad.


I'm not going in to test. What did they come out with?

string? Wrote:
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> Shooter of Guns Wrote:
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> -----
> > Ranger Surplus? As a test, go into any Ranger
> > Surplus, ask for paracord, and see what their
> > dropout employees bring you. It's actually
> pretty
> > sad.
>
>
> I'm not going in to test. What did they come out
> with?

Basically, yes. I think it was the Coghlan's nylon cord. Mind you, it wasn't the kernmantle cordage that Coghlan's sells as a poor-man's paracord. It was braided nylon cord. Twine. This was the Tyson's store.

The Fairfax store tried to pass off some o.d. colored string as paracord. It was about 1/4 the width of real 550 paracord. It was braided, non-kernmantle, pretty crappy stuff, and appeared to have been on various shelves of various stores for about a decade.

GroundPounder Wrote:
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> I gave up on all the local surplus stores years
> ago. Sunny's
> was always a disappointment to me because 75% of
> their merchandise
> was cheap Chinese crap that wasn't even military
> quality by their
> standards. Best way for me now is online. I would
> imagine with the
> war in Iraq being over now there will be a lot of
> new and interesting
> gear on the market so I'll be watching. One thing
> I did find at
> Ranger that was great was a couple of Army surplus
> wooden artillery
> round crates that were in really good shape. I
> sanded them, leaving
> the markings intact, and turned them into end
> tables in my man cave.
> They really didn't have much else that I cared
> for. Try these guys
> online:
>
> http://www.armysurpluswarehouse.com/


That site looks cool, thanks

 

I am trying to find out where i might find out if an otv without ballistic panels is still bullet proof against small arm fire and is there a demand for this vest and what is it worth?

See this guy he can set you up with plenty of military gear and also three hots and a cot. On certain nights you can even come over and fuck his sister.
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e-Bay has put most of these places out of business