Search All Articles

"Postal Match #20: Caliber specific…the 6.5mm" 
Description:  

Click Here for MORE!

"On Point - Bayonets for the Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield Rifles by Ralph Cobb" 
Description: The Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield rifles enjoyed a very long service life, upwards of 70 years. In this article, I will address the dozen or so bayonet types most available to U.S. collectors who may have recently purchased a Lee-Enfield No. I Mk. III, No. 4, or No. 5 rifle. Bayonets are not interchangeable between these rifles, so I will discuss each rifle and it's bayonets in turn.  

Click Here for MORE!

"MTM Front Rifle Rest by R. Ted Jeo" 
Description: The first thing you will note about the rest is the large front rubber support. The MTM rest will not allow your barrel or stock to slide very easily, if at all. When you first set up, you will need to pick up and move the rifle/barrel into place, it does not slide against this non marring rubber shield very easily if at all. This feature I liked very much. It really locks the rifle into place. The design shape of the rubber rest is such that it will take nearly every shape of stock and barrel out there, from the mil-surps to black powder muskets with their ramrods hanging below (which you won’t have to remove) to the flat footprint of a bench rest rifle.  

Click Here for MORE!

"THE MARTIAL HANDGUN: Merely A Symbol Of Military Authority, Or Legitimate Combat Weapon? Smith & Wesson 1917, Caliber .45 ACP by Mark Trope" 
Description: Two American companies were in a position to supply large numbers of revolvers, and do it fast! Colt had its “New Service” revolver (Note.1), and Smith & Wesson had its “N” frame revolver already in production. Both these guns have very large frames and cylinders. Chambering them in .45 ACP was no problem for factory engineers. The addition of a lanyard swivel, military finish on the metal, and smooth, walnut grip panels completed the package. Colt and Smith & Wesson were soon shipping large numbers of Model 1917, .45 ACP chambered revolvers to the military.  

Click Here for MORE!

"Postal Match #18: Turkish Mauser Results" 
Description:  

Click Here for MORE!

"Postal Match #17: Swiss k31 Results" 
Description:  

Click Here for MORE!

"A Portable Reloading Station for When You Don't have Space for a Full Reloading Bench by Ernie Burdick" 
Description: I started thinking about it and came up with an idea on how to make one cheap (around $50.00), durable and up to the task of reloading. My new requirements were simple, I want to do my reloading in my office. It must be portable and can be taken apart so it can be put away when not in use. It must not take up a load of space and it must not damage our hardwood floors. So here is my design for a portable reloading workstation. I got all the materials from my local hardware and lumber store.  

Click Here for MORE!

"BENCH TOPICS: RELOADING THE 7.5 x 55 SWISS - Part I: Tools, Tips & Tricks For The Swiss K-31 Mil-Surp rifle by Mark Trope" 
Description: On the 7.5 X 55 bullet front, it’s all good news. The 7.5 X 55 Swiss round uses a “standard size” (standard size for the US and 7.62 NATO rounds) .308 (.30 caliber) diameter bullets. Readily available jacketed; or cast bullets from standard molds are the ticket for this cartridge. Now let’s look at commercial brass and ammunition.  

Click Here for MORE!

"Bench Topics: LEE CLASSIC TURRET PRESS: Putting Lee’s Newest Reloading Press (and associated Lee tools) To The Test by Mark Trope" 
Description: In this article we are going to look at Lee’s latest offering, the Lee Classic Turret Press. The Lee Classic Cast Press (single stage, O frame design) has been so successful; that Lee took the next step; and used that press design as a basis for a heavy-duty, compound leverage turret press. Does the Lee Classic Turret Press qualify as a “best quality”? Will it load ammunition fast, and accurately? Let’s check it out.  

Click Here for MORE!

"Postal Match #19: D-Day and Surplusrifle.com 4th Birthday - June 6th" 
Description:  

Click Here for MORE!

"Taking the Salt Out: Testing of Popular Cleaning Solvents on the Removal of Salt Formed from Firing Corrosive Ammunition by R. Ted Jeo" 
Description: Surplusrifle.com's largest article published to date! 95 pages long, 198 photos, 5 separate Adobe PDF download files. In this first article, I obtained 23 commercially available gun cleaning solvents. Some of these are popular, some are new, some have been around for ages (literally). Working with a select few “science” shooting guys, I formed what we like to call a sort of “mythbusters” type group. The goal was to see which solvents removed salt off of metal the best, given as stringently as possible similar conditions.  

Click Here for MORE!

"Made by Who? Bayonets from Unlikely Sources by Ralph Cobb" 
Description: In times of need, some rather unexpected manufacturers have produced bayonets. In this article, I wanted to share some of the bayonets in my collection that were made by firms that one might not normally associate with bayonets or arms. Over the years, I have often been just as fascinated by the history around some of the firms that produced bayonets, as I have about the history of the bayonets themselves. This is another interesting aspect of bayonet collecting.  

Click Here for MORE!

"Bench Topics: New Reloading Die Prep. by Mark Trope" 
Description: Redding’s dies come coated with the usual petroleum based shipping preservative (Note.1). The shipping preservative must be removed prior to using new dies. Removing shipping preservative and properly preparing dies for loading operations is a simple task and only takes a short amount of time.  

Click Here for MORE!

"SKS Carbine Safety Concerns and Trigger Re-Work Tips! by Brett C." 
Description: Of the three types of hammer/sear engagement, the positive type is the safest and most desirable. To check your SKS, pull your bolt back to cock the hammer, then remove your receiver cover and recoil spring. Take care not to let the recoil spring shoot across the room! You can now look down to see your hammer. Slowly squeeze the trigger while watching the movement of the hammer. You may have to repeat several times, as the movement can and will be minimal. (Keep your fingers clear).  

Click Here for MORE!

"Low and Constant Heat: Cosmoline Removal Part 2 - One Big Easy Bake Garbage Can: An Addendum by John King" 
Description:  

Click Here for MORE!

"BREAKING IT DOWN! RIFLE AMMUNITION Disassembling factory loads or handloads swiftly and safely so the components can be reused. by Mark Trope" 
Description: Hornady Manufacturing Company makes a tool called the Cam-Lock Bullet Puller. The Cam-Lock Bullet Puller is a press-mounted tool. Instead of using kinetic energy to separate a bullet from the brass case, this tool is installed in the die station of a standard reloading press. The leverage of the press handle supplies the energy to disassemble the loaded round. There are no disadvantages to this tool and lots of reasons to recommend it. Let’s take a closer look at the Hornady Cam-Lock Bullet Puller.  

Click Here for MORE!

"Postal Match #18: Back to the Basics of Mil-Surp shooting: Turks" 
Description:  

Click Here for MORE!

"A Visit to the Rock island Arsenal by R. Ted Jeo" 
Description: Tucked away in this country’s largest government owned and operated arsenal is a small museum dedicated to showing the world what the Rock Island Arsenal did and does for United States history.  

Click Here for MORE!

""Huntin' Swine with a Carbine" The 6.5x52 Carcano vs. the Wild Boar by Ron Stresing" 
Description: The carbine: I decided to go with a sporterized 6.5x52 M38 Carcano carbine I had picked up at a sidewalk sale years ago for $80.00. It looked to be one of the thousands imported by Interarms in the 60's and commercially redone for the American sporting goods market. Fitted with new sights, and it's re-finished G.I. issue straight grip beechwood stock the little carbine looks like a sporting firearm. The Carcano fit Adam like a glove! The recoil was light, and he was hitting the center of a paper plate at 25 yards right off the bat!  

Click Here for MORE!

"Scoping It Out! A No Drill/No Tap cope Mount for the Swiss k31 Mil-Surp Rifle. by Mark Trope" 
Description: The fine folks at St Marie Graphics have designed a clamp-on scope mount base for the K-31 that places the scope in a traditional, over-the-action position (or as close as possible), but does not require any modification of the rifle. Not only that, brass ejects without any trouble, and the bolt can be removed while the St Marie Graphics scope base is in place. Lets take a closer look at this item.  

Click Here for MORE!