i have lived most of my life 1/2 mile from Raritan Arsenal, 1 mile from Camp Kilmer, + 1 1/2 mile from Hadley Nike base, + are all long closed + i am still find surplus at estate + yard sales dating back to pre WWI -
i have lived most of my life 1/2 mile from Raritan Arsenal, 1 mile from Camp Kilmer, + 1 1/2 mile from Hadley Nike base, + are all long closed + i am still find surplus at estate + yard sales dating back to pre WWI -
Last edited by schutzen-jager; 05-25-2024 at 04:53 PM.
never pick a fight with an old man - if he is too old to fight he will just kill you -
in this current crisis our government is not the solution , it is the problem ! -
ILLEGITIMI NON CARBORUNDUM
as they say in latin
I love army surplus too and I love wool. I went hunting with a buddy decades ago and was soaked to the skin. But because of the wool, I stayed warm. I figure, the government wanted their soldiers to survive and be able to fight so the gear had to be decent. That said, I still can't convince myself that the camo will be that effective and don't want to wear it. At most, I have some Woodland but the new camo looks nice.
US surplus, yes. I used to use Us surplus fatigues for hunting clothes and they got expensive and rare. I do not like the new digital patterns also. I started a few years back buying Germen Flecktarn. Most serve two years in the military out of school and clothes are used but hardly. The trick is finding the GR## sizes to fit you. Plus they are like 25% of US GI fatigues if you shop around.
Good wool is great and outrageously expensive. UA is expenive and a waste of money, IMO. Smartwool stretch clothes and socks are cheaper and work better.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |