New member introductions thread ......

[bruce william]

New to this forum. Usually don't say much.
But I'v being across the river and over the mountain a couple of times.
Lived in BC most my life, the last 10 years in the Yukon.

[tomlou]

I've been around firearms all my 60-plus years. I own a few firearms of all types, and amongh them is a military surplus rifle. I'm the proud owner of an Eddystone-manufacture Model 1917 .30-06 Enfield that was one of the several surplus rifles that my dad acquired over his years. We never had over one of anything, so that kept Dad from being a collector of a certain type, but his war surplus firearms included a Springfield .45-70 Trapdoor, a Remington-Lee Model 1892 .45-70 bolt action, an Enfield Mark 4 .303, a Carcano 6.5 mm rifle (the rifle version of the carbine that allegedly killed President Kennedy in 1963) and the previously-mentioned Enfield Model 1917. My brother inherited every one of these but the Model 1917, but there's no bad feelings, because I inherited Dad's Model 1911 .45 Auto (also surplus) and a few other rifles that he'd managed to hold onto over the years.

My Enfield does kinda leave a "bad taste" in my mouth, because of the way in which Dad acquired it: when I was about 11 or 12, Dad came home a little later than usual from work with a long something-or-other wrapped in brown paper and tied up with string. It was the Mdel 1917 that I now own. That's the good news - the bad news is that when Mom asked him HOW MUCH OF OUR MONEY DID YOU SPEND ON IT? Dad replied something to the effect of, "it didn't cost a penny - I made an even swap with a gun that needed repair." That "gun that needed repair" was his First Generation Colt SAA .45 Cal with a 5 1/2 inch barrel. It had issues with the full-cock notch in the hammer, causing it to develop a "hair trigger." As much as I love the Enfield, there isn't a firearm out there that I love more than the Colt SAA! I'd be the owner of that fine revolver and if nothing else, I'd have something worth a couple thousand dollars instead of a couple hundred dollars! That's life.

Enuff about that!

Thanks to ANYONE who's read this far!

[hitechus]

Hello All
I am a collector and keen hunter, live down under (Australia) get up to the USA when ever I can. Love your country.

[El Greco]

Hi everybody,
I just joined this forum. I have a fascination with the Garand. I was trained with it 37 years ago (Greece NATO forces). I had one for about 20 years and I traded it for an M1A. I just got me a CMP Special and waiting for my SG HRA.
Regards,

[zertouche]

I am sort of new here. I forgot my handle and password, but my last post was a few months ago. Not a regular poster, but found a lot of good information here. Hello everyone.

[antique41]

Hi. Sort of new. Have been posting on a lot of different sites, including CSP under the same name. Been collecting for about 54 years. Love muzzleloaders, pre 1898 stuff, but also play with modern stuff.

[gizz46]

Hi new to forums. I don't post much, but I look a lot, I have a few M1 Garands and a member of The Garand Collectors ***. Most like to see other Garands and see what they have to say. Thanks gizz46https://www.milsurps.com/images/smilies/runaway.gif

[Lucky_tw]

Hello I have a No4 MK 1* 1942 I am trying to find a scope mount for this rifle. The gun has no value it was reblued and cut up by the last owner I found the gun in my dads shed covered in rust and left in a bucket and in pieces. So I am just trying to fix and use for hunting and targets. Can any one help?

[stripper clip]

Good site here... Looking forward to reading and posting along in bolt action, reloading forums, etc.

[bubba 36]

Hello All,
I am not a collector, I just have a few guns. My main interest is Lee Enfield #4 rifles. I have 2, a 1944 Shirley and a 1943 Longbranch. Just thought I might be able to learn something about them on this forum.