New member introductions thread ......

[centralist1]

My interests are confined to target shooting at traditional bull's eye targets. Doing this with military surplus rifles can be lots of fun. I have some experience with the Canadian FN C1 and C2 rifles, as well as the Lee-Enfield C No.7, and No.4 rifles. I do a fair amount of air pistol shooting, and hope to do more 50 meter ISSF shooting. I've always been intrigued with the range and accuracy of the old surplus rifles (Mosin-Nagant, Lee-Enfield, Enfield, Mauser, Springfield, etc.) once they've been accurized. I hope to gain some new insight from this web site.

[eme421]

Greetings This is a fantastic source of information for any and all milsurp projects

[Warwick]

HI everybody, I’m new to the forum. My history in Australia has shooting since I was ten (I’m 68 now). I started with a little .22 Mauser my dad brought back from Burma after the war, and graduated to .32 and .44 Winchester Low Walls. I have developed over the years an interest in rebuilding, loading for and shooting black-powder, single-shot firearms, so I regularly shoot Sniders and Pattern 53 and 58 Enfields, a 12.17 Carl Gustaf roller gets its regular exercise as does a #1Mk1 1904 Enfield .303. I have a variety of Winchester 92s and Low Walls in .25,32 and .44, and a couple of Savage 23s which also get their turn. I hunt (pigs, goats and deer with a 94 Winchester in 44-40).

[phillyguy]

Hi, I am from Philly and joined the forum today. I wanted to introduce myself and let you know I know virtually nothing about this rifle. I purchased a 1903A3 Remington made rifle and I have been to the range with it twice. My prior experience has been with Mosin Nagants and I am astounded by the difference. This Springfield is far more accurate than them and is clearly a better made rifle. My biggest questions are about ammunition. I am strictly a range shooter and all my Mosins are in firing condition. The ammo for them is about 23c a round. I was wondering about 30.06 lacquer coated steel case ammo Wolf makes. Will it be ok? I never used Wolf ammo in my Mosins, just copperwash military surplus. i was kind of surprised how little 30.06 military surplus is out there and I assumed it was for M1s. Is it interchangeable? Any help is most appreciated. Thanks.

[jayxray]

Greetings,

I am relatively new to Milsup collecting. I started with Lee Enfield's about about 3 years ago and now have restored 5. I am working on a couple of FN 49's now.

[harrisd27]

Hello,
My name is Dan and I am a Militaria collector and Gun collector. I collect any Military guns from any conflict and right now my focus is on WWII trainers. Specifically Mossberg US 44 and pre and post War Mossberg .22's.

[Bobby K. L.]

Hello everyone, I'm Bob K L and I'm happy I found another Forum to communicate with other shooting devotees and military history buffs like myself.

[1898 Krag]

Greetings all from the S.F. Bay Area:

I just joined the group to research a few rifles. I am a lifetime shooter that in the past few years has started to appreciate old military weapons. My favorite being my 1898 Krag. I recently aquired an IBM carbine, and an "almost free" Arisaka for which I will be soliciting information and opinions soon.

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

[tasinga]

Just wanted to say hello...I'm into Enfield SMLE's. I have 2.

[DannyBMW]

Hello to the Milsurps community. I have been reading your posts for a few weeks now and I've decided I'd like to stay and become part of this group. I personally collect American, British and German small arms, uniforms and accessories from the Boer War through Viet Nam. I'm 52 and I've been collecting since I was 14. I'm looking forward to jumping in with you gentlemen and learning more from you as I go.

Danny