February 2015 | Surplus Store

The ever increasing popularity of Airsoft can be beneficial to an individual for different reasons. Here, those benefits have been broken down into three key areas of how Airsoft can positively affect you, both in the sport and your day to day life!   Continue reading →

[caption id="attachment_150" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Photo credit: YouTube video[/caption] America has done it again! This homemade project has been made by rigging together six semi-automatic rifles in a circle to mimic the action of a Gatling gun. The gun has been very aptly dubbed the “Redneck Obliterator” and is perfectly legal (subject to the regulations that govern the sale and possession of a rifle of course...). Continue reading →

One of the world’s super powers is considering getting some new gear for its troops – as the USA is looking into using new DPM fabrics for its uniforms. The U.S. Army could soon be kitting its troops out in camo gear made of a range of new DPMs (Disruptive Pattern Material). There are currently five different companies competing to supply the uniform for US troops, each of which have already tabled designs. These five have been selected from a wider group which submitted designs as part of the Army’s “Phase IV Camouflage Improvement Effort” selection and testing process. Continue reading →

Now usually we write about something like air pistols for sale, but something else caught our eye in the military world. The Canadian Army have released pictures of a gun which strangely resembles the assault rifle that is wielded by Master Chief in the Halo franchise. [caption id="attachment_143" align="aligncenter" width="930"] Photo Credit: YouTube video[/caption] Continue reading →

Most people have heard the story behind the film 127 Hours, where a man’s life is saved by a knife – but when else has a knife saved a life? 127 Hours is the 2010 film all about an incident which occurred in 2003, when Aron Ralston got stuck in a canyon in Utah while canyoning. With his arm stuck between a boulder and the canyon wall, Aron spent 127 hours stuck fast before he decided to cut off his arm using a survival knife, allowing him to escape and find medical help. While this story is well know there are plenty more which aren’t so celebrated. Here are a selection from the last few years in America: Continue reading →

When it comes to a survival kit, an air rifle might well have not been at the forefront of your mind. Whether this is in your general survival kit, you’re planning on leaving civilisation behind and living in woods, or you’re focussing on surviving the zombie apocalypse, here are a few reasons why an air rifle should be part of your kit. Continue reading →

A German designer has 3D printed a futuristic and functioning M-1 Enforcer airsoft rifle. The weapon isn’t very powerful or accurate but it does work and marks a big step for the 3D printing and airsoft worlds. The gun is the work of a young artist who’s known only as Alex, and who shows off his work on his Youtube channel - ‘Printing the Revolution’. His work is all done using 3D modelling software and in the past he’s created a Star Trek Starship Enterprise model as well as Star Wars X-wing and Tie Fighters. Continue reading →

A security firm based in Salfords has spent millions of pounds turning a warehouse into a mock town in order to use it for disaster and warfare training, with a range of weekend airsoft challenges to boot. Continue reading →

[caption id="attachment_121" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Picture: Amazon.co.uk[/caption] Have you ever dreamed of fighting crime and standing up for those who cannot stand up for themselves? Well now you can! For a cool £660,000, it is now possible to become a superhero and stand up to the scourge of justice that blights our society. Continue reading →