A Look At Army Surplus

Simply put, an army surplus store is a store that obtains and sells surplus items from the army. Individuals from all walks of life purchase and enjoy these items. Clothing from the army usually becomes available when either a change in technology or a change of clothing requirements takes place. The clothing is no longer needed and only desired to be out of the way so that they can function well...............

Saving Money Through Army Surplus Clothing

Anyone who has been affected by the current financial crisis that we are going through with certainly be wanting to find some ways of cutting costs. With your own income going down and costs of various necessities going up it is certainly becoming very difficult for many regular people to keep up with their financial obligations. As such, we are all doing everything we can to save money and when we look into the option of purchasing clothing we may well do is consider the idea of going to an army surplus store.........

What Can You Find At An Army Surplus Store?

Some of you might have heard about an army surplus. You might have gone by this sort of store when you were driving around. Some of you might be wondering what they carry and things of that nature. We're here to help you understand just that. Then maybe you can decide if this is the store for you.....

The army surplus store can be a very resourceful store for many people. Some people wonder just who shops at these stores and why. There are many different types of people who shop here and we will discuss a few of them. Here are a few examples that find these stores great.

Paintballing

Clothing

Always wear long sleeves and long trousers to protect your bare skin. A genuine paintball mask that fits correctly, a hat and some gloves are also essential. Knee pads are optional, but if you feel like pulling of rambo moves they are crucial. Extra body armour can be purchased including check and leg armour. Choose clothes that are not restrictive but offer good padding. Think about what clothing suits your environment. Playing in snow is a lot different to the woods. Before you arrive in white tennis shoes remember that your shoes also need to be concealed. Paintball specific gloves have foam on the back of the hand for extra protection. You can cut the trigger finger off to help you fire faster.

Barrells

Look after your barrells and keep a range of sizes as the paint balls will change in size throughout locations. When in play you should keep a squeegee on you incase you get paint in your barrell causing you to fire curve balls. Paint ball guns are not very accurate so keeping your barrells clean is important. If you are a sniper you sould get a longer barrell that puts a spin on the balls.

Tanks

Tank covers are good for a comfortable aim as the bare tank can be slippy when leant against your shoulder. Don’t pass the psi of your tank, check the date as using an expired tank is dangerous. The tanks use propellant types of either high pressure air or liquid CO2. High pressure air is better for more accurate shots than liquid air. If your tank runs out you can carry a small 12 gram tank which you replace with the large tank.

Markers and guns.

Markers are the main body of a gun. A hopper is the container of paintballs that beed the marker. The final section of the gun is the tank. Cheap markers do not last long. After about 2000 shots you will see an inferior quality marker start leaking. Pay three times as much for a decent marker and it will last you six times as long as a cheap low value marker. Paintballs can get stuck in feeder to the marker so test your marker for features that aid the flow of your amunition.

Different Games

Each game can vary with rules depending on where you are playing. Games range from each man playing for himself to team games where flags have to be stollen. Some even play preditor when one person is the preditor and can only be killed with paint to a red area on their stomach.Team slayer

Gear Maintenance

The paint from the paintballs can eat away at your goggles so make sure they are cleaned before the end of the day. Remove the lense before cleaning both frame and lense. Your marker should be cleaned out regularly and the air tank checked for propellant. Some goggles have an antiglare coating which can be destroyed by non manufacture approved cleaning materials.

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Improving your paintball play

It takes teamwork, awareness and strategy  to clean up your competition on the field at paintball. Of these qualities strategy is the most important and who you are playing will determine which strategy is best to apply.Learning how to adopt tactics that can allow you to penetrate the opposition without leaving your own position open. It is not possible to guard the base attach and protect flanks at the same time so team work is crucial. It will take your awareness of your opponents position and thoughts to win. Like a game of chess you need to know your opponents abilities and their awareness and experience. Knowing their location and the environment for cover spots are fundamentals to a good result. Paintball is a game of outwhitting your opposition and reactiving fast to their movements.

The following tips will help you get a better edge on the strategy, teamwork, and awareness you need to take your game play to the next level:

1. Create a diversion by letting the opp see you at one position then hiding and moving fast to another position where you can get a clear shot. The opp will be focussed on where you were when they saw you not where you end up appearing. The faster you are at moving the more successful you will be at surprising them from a new location.

2. Just like in the movies “cover me” can work in paintballing. If you know where the enemy is hiding one team mate can focus attention on them to prevent you being shot by them while you sneak up on them for a tag. Be aware of the field layout tho as if the opp is not cornered they may move from their original position.

3. Keep an eye out of the whole area in front of you all times – not just where you are heading. Eat your carrots to get eye sight like a hawk and spot any sudden movements. The sooner you know where everyone is the more time you have to decide your next move.

4. Standing around in the same place will get you shot. The more you move the less aware your opp are to your location. Run when you see the enemy are taking over and hide as soon as they appear. Getting flat on the ground is the best cover if you are too far away from a decent object to hide behind.

 5. Move up the field at any possible chance when you know its clear. Be confident in attacking forward and do not hesitate.

7. Do not reveal your new position as soon as you get to it. Pause and survey the land for perhaps a better position. Take a look at your new angle and see what it offers. You have mave found a lucky spot where snipering will clock up your kill count.

 8. Keep it simple, you may feel like being Rambo and looking really cool but reality is you are more likely to be taken down. Getting shot while looking cool does not work. Take your time; remember its positioning and good shots, not atheletic flips and rolls.

9. When guarding a base try to get some hight. Clmbing a tree is a good ideas as many people don’t look up and your camo is increased. But do not stay in the same tree for too long as the opp will get wise to where you are

10. Finally communicate with your teammates as much as possible, its ten times more easy to win as a team. Even if the opp hear you shouting info at each other they will not be able to react with it.

11. Make sure you have decent attire. Freely moving clothing is important, a good pair of fingerless gloves can give you a better grip. Check out army surplus stores as you will be surprised what suitable items they offer at much better prices than paintball specific merchants.

There is a massive variety of paintball guns on the market today. The cheapest gun would start at about £49 stripped down. Then you could get a starter package that includes a hopper, air tank and mask for £99 as an entry level price. Most of the time if you are playing on a walk-on rental field you will probably be using a tippmann gun as these are the work horse guns of paintball guns. They can take a lot of abuse and are a standard within the game. Tippmann guns start at about £125.

Gun choices

Your choice of play will choose the type of gun that suites you best. Longer range sniper shots will differ to close range an quick fire shots. If you are interested in speedball rather than woodsball you are going to want an E gun, or at least a high capacity weapon that will delivery as much paint as possible. E guns use a battery operated trigger that allow you a selected number of bursts per shot. These are really appropriate in speed ball because you will want to put a lot of paint down.

Barrells

It is important to keep your barrells clean as a smooth exit for the balls create a cleaner, more accurate shot. You can buy a range of after market barrells with different styles of porting. Porting is the term for controlling the spin of the ball as the ball leaves the gun. Holes in the side of the barrell cause the ball to spin a particular way helping it to stay straight for a better aim. Different manufactures use different porting techniques but the end goal is the same. You will also find flat line barrells which are curved in shape then straighten out. This curve helps to cause extra spinning for more accuracy and increased distance.

Barrell Plugs

One of the quickest ways to get in to trouble in paintballing is to be in a no-fire zone on the field without a barrell plug. These are brightly coloured (usually organge) rubber stoppers that wedge down the barrell letting everyone know that you are not able to release a shot and injure anyone. You must always use this, or a barrell sock (same principle) when in a no fire zone.

Compressed air versus CO2

A lot of rental fields you visit will have an air compressor in the gun hut to fill your air tanks with. A twenty ounce tank of compressed air will last you at least 200 to 300 balls depending on the weather conditions. Generally speaking you do not get the performance out of this air as much as you do from CO2. The reason for this is that CO2 is a lot more stable, lasts longer and releases smoother.

O-Rings for your paintball gun

O-rings are small rubber rings placed on the air tank head. This ensures a strong seal between the gas and your weapon. Make sure this is always in good order as your tank can last twice as long with a decent seal over a weak one. Also make sure you have a good burst disk valve. This is the piece inbetween the O-ring and the tank. If both these items are in good condition your gas will last longer and you can avoid visiting a pro shop to get your tank fixed.

Gloves for your guns

Grip, warmth, manovability and camouflage all need to be considered when selecting some gloves. For camo gloves Jack Pyke deliver the best, these can be found at any decent army surplus store. For flexability and grip fingerless gloves by Viper are a good choice as your trigger finger is free but you still have palm grip on your weapon.

Joining the British Army Infantry Training

Infantry men do all their training at the infantry training centre in Catterick in Yorkshire. The infantry are one of the teeth arms within the army. An infantry’s job is to close in on the enemy and to kill them. They have to be ready to deploy on operations the moment they leave the training centre. The main ares that are concentrated in Catterick are minor tactics, fieldcraft and a range work.Incidentally, Stirling Airsoft regularly run their Airsoft Games at Catterick so you can experience what it's like to battle in the Infantry's FIBUA Training Village without having to sign up for the Army.

The course is very physical and demanding. It is to train you to be ready for your job so you can be called upon at any time to go anywhere. You have to have a mental strength about you to be in the infantry. The course is 26 weeks long or 28 if you are joinging the parachute regiment or one of the Guards regiments. The recruitments are training by people from the regiment they are likely to join. For example a rifflemans instructor will train a riffleman’s recruite. The training staff are hard working will always lead by example. They never ask anything they can not do themselves. They are tough when they need to be tough. They are intimidating at first but the recruites get used to this and learn to do what they are asked when they are asked.

Self discipline is one of the most important things that keep the army in great shape and this will be drilled into all the new recruites from day one.You learn everything during the course you need to survive in the field as an infantry soldier. Everyday something new is taught and full one-on-one guidance is given when you need it.

The fact that the recruites are in the same boat as everyone else gives them an extra energy they may not have experienced before. Loyatly, trust and honesty gell the group together and you will soon find your self feeling apart of the family team.

After 6 weeks you earn the right to wear your own regimental berry. Up until then you will just use standard equipment that may include army surplus. At this point the training becomes a lot more challenging and interesting. The fitness program becomes progressively more demanding and you carry a lot more wait on the long runs. The shooting becomes more progressive with longer distances and different scenarios. Learning how to look after yourself under extreme weather conditions is included along with signal training, driving and much much more. Nutrition , key facts about the environment and elements will be fed into the young lads to turn them into self sufficent fighting machines.

In the last few weeks of the course the recruites will be in the battle camp. This is more demanding and pulls together everthing learned up to this point from minor tactics to the required standard of shooting.

At the end of the course you will attend a passing out parade.This parade is the mark of completing the course and becoming one of the regiment.

Small game is usually hunted with a shotgun from a close range. There are many locations within the UK where you can have a mini shooting vacation; Scotland hosting some of the best around. This article will cover some main points when hunting with a shotgun.

When choosing a shot gun it comes down to personal preference and budget. You can use pump action or semi automatic. Pump action requires you to reload each cartridge between each shot.You may find that you are more suited to one particular gun over another but only practice and experience will reveal your chosen weapon. It is important to practice shooting with your shotgun before going on a hunt as you need to get familiar with your gun. This will help with your aim. If you are keen to hunt on a regular basis you will find your aim get a lot more accurate if you use the same gun.

When on your hunt space yourself 40 yards apart but inline with all the shooters. You should not shoot more than 45 degrees to the left or right from central direction you are walking in. This pattern will allow all members of your group to have an equal share of the fun. It is also more safe.

Any shotgun is going to have quite a kick to it, the recoil from this can put quite a big bruise on your shoulder so rememebr to always position it propperly when you pull the trigger. Make sure that when you aim you have firmly placed the butt of the gun into your shoulder. Always stand side on when shooting to give you a firmer stance. Align the groves at the back of the gun with the bead at the tip of the gun. Aim just under your target before you pull the trigger as the shotgun will kick back and lift up shooting above your original target. Hold your breath as you fire to minimise movement of the gun.

Camouflage is a very important aspect of hunting, especially duck hunting as ducks have really sharp eyes and can see you from a great distance. A good camouflage specific to your environment is important. Weatherproof camo is important for keeping you dry and warm. Material such as plastic based clothing is not recommended as even small noisey movements could give your position away. There are many great stores online providing hunting wear such as army surplus shops.

When selecting your cartridges remember that larger pellets are better for close game and smaller pellets are better for longer shots. The 12 gauge is the most common, go with this if you are unsure. If you are shooting high birds a longer barrell has been known to have better results.
When shooting you must have been given clearance from the game keepers. Also if you are shooting in wetlands you must not use lead shots as the streams and water wildlife can be contaminated. Hearing protection should always be worn and your shells should always be collected.

This article will give you some good tips on camping in cold environments. It is a lot different and more dangerous that camping in a warm climate so its important to know the differences.....

Back backs for camping

One of the first components to look at when selecting a back pack is storage capacity; you want to make sure that there is enough room to fit all your gear. During summer camping it is not as important to have as much space as during the winter. During the winter its obvious that you will have more clothing layers and that you will be packing a bulkier sleeping bag and possibly a larger tent.

You will find some people hiking in any shoes when they are not sure what they are doing, but it is important to wear the correct foot wear when treking over any abnormal terrane. Hiking boots secure your foot into place a lot more so there is less friction and not as much rubbing....

When you are intending to go hiking it is essential to know something about surviving in the wild. Just a bit of knowledge and a few items can mean avoiding an stressful ordeal in the woods or not even coming back. This quick guide is aimed at giving you the basic techniques and survival tips to help keep you safe when hiking in the wilderness......

In the early days of warfare the clothing was bright and used to unify the soldiers creating a smart and tight team......................