New member introductions thread ......

[The Goblin]

I'm an Ex-pat Kiwi living in Australia
I am a disabled Truck driver and an Ex NZ Army Soldier
I have an interest in the No. 4 Enfield Rifle as it was the first on I fired as a School Cadet and again as a modified and rechambered Sniper Rifle in the NZ Army.
I have owed 3 No. 4's and just love the feel of the wood and the history behind The Olde 303 !!
Kia Kaha
The Goblin

[rezkid]

Hi all , yes i am a new member, working in the museum fields . however i am very new in the gun collecting field, i have a few in my personal collections . please be patient with me as i may ask respecfully of some basic questions for many of you who have been in this for a life time

[OZYT]

Greetings,

New to the forum and just dropping a line to say hi and looking for anyone who has an SMLE peddle scheme rifle. I have a 1918 dated NRF that I have had for many years and would like to correspond with someone to work out some of the markings etc. I have tried trawling different sites but always seem to have more questions than answers.

I will post some pics over the coming days.

Many thanks,

Mark.

[Shepherd]

Hi Folks,
Another new member.
I've been involved in various target shooting disciplines for 20 odd years and have just got involved in classic military rifle.
My current rifle is an Enfield No 4 in 7.62 which is a more accurate shooter than I am.

[93x64mm]

Hello to all.
Another Aussie who has loves P14's! I have 2 Winchesters, one in fairly good condition the one fairly worn but still a rather good shooter, knocks pigs over well. The load I have I would NOT run in a Lee as it would be considered way too hot, but are perfectly safe in my rifles.
Both have bayonets. Would love to source correct rear battle sight (especially a fine adjust one) & volley sight along with a few other bits & pieces. From what I've read so far it seems that it is impossible to get most things for these now especially here in Oz!
The markings on mine have been sanded out before I got them so I guess they've lost a lot of value, I don't know what I can do, but to locate a better Winchester stock etc seems impossible.
Regards
93x64mm

[Ocholik]

Thanks for letting me join.....

[mainminer]

Hi , I am a new member, i have been collecting ww2 military stuff for about 10 yrs.:

[dbwams]

Hi. I'm a new member and have collected a little of everything, but mostly WWII.

[Californiagunner]

Hi All:

New to the forum. Lifer NRA and CRPA, IDPA Instructor and competitor, CA DOJ instructor. Member of the BoD of the Folsom Shooting Club that manages the Sacramento Valley Shooting Center. Have shot M1 Garand matches in the past. NRA reloading Instructor and reload and cast bullets for my of my long and short firearms.

I have in my possession from a friend a M1917 Eddystone with a two groove "JA" barrel that I am testing loads for. It's in good condition except the barrel is pitted somewhat. With custom loads of 49 grs. of AA 2520, 168 HPBT match, once fired LC '61 prepped cases, CCI B/R primers I am getting fair accuracy at 100: 1.25", 200: 6" and 8" at 300 yds. after cleaning up the trigger pull, relieving barrel/wood touching.

Hope to buy my own M1917 soon to participate in Military Rifle Silhouette matches in the future.

Wayne Johnson, Sacramento, CA

[No1_49er]

Noob here. Always looking for good info', and sharing any that I might have, if it's useful.

My toys, well, some of the mil stuff anyway. And then there's the BP - muzzle & cartridge, lever, turn bolt, ISSF air and rimfire. Oh, did I mention pistols?

1891 Springfield trapdoor 45-70 Govt
1868 MkII** Snider 577
M/Henry MkIV 577-450
Winchester Winder 22LR
LE No1 MkIII 303Br, several
No2 MkIV* 22LR
No4 MkI 303Br
No4 MkII (mummy) 303Br
No 5 MkI 303Br
No 8 MkI 22LR, several
No 9 22LR
Cooey 82 22LR
M38 Swede 6.5x55
M96 Swede 6.5x55
CG63, Husq & CG 6.5x55
fsr Husq & CG, 6.5x55

You can probably see that I have some preferences
Probably missed a few. And there's always more to acquire, and use. No safe queens here! Apart from the 'mummy'.