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Hi everyone, another newbie from Nevada excited to talk guns. Been collecting 20 years, mostly old stuff like .577-.450 Martini Henry, 45-70 Trapdoor, 30-40 krag, .303 Lee Metford, but some newer as well like the Lee Metford's great great grandson, the L42A1. I reload and shoot most all of 'em (trying to track down brass/load info for the Lee-Metford), and am thinking about selling the L42A1 to buy an M-1. Well, cheers everybody, Greg
Hi Everyone
Just Letting now who I am.
I am 66yrs. And I live in Victoria Australia.
I have been collecting military
firearms and all other military bits and pieces for over 45yrs
I will be very interested in expanding my collection and obtaining imformation
from other members.
Regards
Crookie.
Good morning to every freedom loving american.
SEMPERFI
BOB
Hello to the group
New member here, I am a real milsurp collector/shooter, really into M1 Carbines at present.
have some Garands. also heavy into SKS'S and into FAL's
did I say I build AK's too for fun
Lots of good info here, hope to learn more, I tend to lurk more than post
Cheers
Gerry
Greetings from Saskatoon!
Not new to firearms but relatively new to milsurps, also a CGN member.
Great to see another gathering place to those who share the same addiction! :-)
cheers!
Title says it all. Lurked a bit and finally decided to join. My two milsurps to date are:
NPM M1 Carbine (4,1xx,xxx) I've owned since 1977 and an HRA M1 Garand (4,7xx,xxx ) Correct Grade M1 Garand I bought recently:
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Served in the US Army from '67-'70 in Germany, RVN, and stateside. Commanded an M-48 tank almost identical to this one in RVN 9/68 - 6/69.
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I am newbie to this forum. I have visited before and found the forum very useful with lots of good information. I thought now would be as good of a time as any to join.
I am sure I will have many questions to ask the professionals since I own a WWII Remington Rand pistol.
Dean
I enjoy collecting and shooting all forms of surplus firearms. After bouncing from site to site, I found this one to be the most helpful / informative.
love the site. Just found out how to adjust the gas port on my new SVT, thanks to you!! Also remembering the sacrifice made by so many on this side of the pond. Thank you all. History is the best teacher. Scott
greetings
Hello, been a US military collector for about 50 years.
Looking for an Elite front sight for a swedish mauser 96 target rifle.
I was searching for pic's of an odd ball firearm and out side of this forum, I only found two. I found a few thread's that grabbed my interest, so I think I'll sit and read for a bit.
jim
Hello:
I'm a new member with an interest in WWII German pistols and AR type rifles.
Glen242
Hello
New member here and I am glad that I found this forum I have learned a lot so far. I am waiting on my C & R License and would like to start collecting a few rifles. I currently live in South Florida and only own a few (modern) firearms, but have shot a lot of older ones.
Hi, my name is Rick and I am now the proud owner of a new (well, to me) Winchester M1 Carbine. For good or baqd I have fallen in love with little darling. I am just starting to figure the history of this gem, so I am hoping to take advaqntage of the wealth of knowledge I know exists on this site. I have this feeling that theswe carbines can become addictive. :)
Hello guys and gals,
New from Ky, the western part. I have been collecting all my life thanks to my Dad and Grandad. Unfortunately, like most, I have regretfully sold a few that I now wish I hadnt. So in saying that, this is my goal, to gain what I lost through the years. I collect mostly US WW2 firearms but looking specifically for a KSP commemerative with 644 on the frame above the trigger on a S&W model 19. Holler if you see it, I will refi the house and the neighbors house if I have to. Looking forward to hearing the stories and reading the info. I am also a member on the CMP site too.
Hi guys, I'm new to the forum but very interested in the history of old 1911s. I have an old Colt 1911 govt serial C61535 with British proofs and a broad arrow and C on L of frame near trigger guard. Any idea of the history of this firearm. Maybe an Canadian lend lease? Thanx
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Hello,
I have one son in the Air Force and one out of the Marine Corp. I am very outspoken about the direction of our country and the disregard our government seems to have for the US Constitution. I tend to hid in plain sight when it comes to my political views. Hence, my nick name on the posting board. A very good day to the patriots on the site. God Bless
Hello
hi my names rob rpinelli , im a new member to this site , kind of a new member to collecting ww2 firearms , you have some very helpful info on this site which is why i joined ,
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Hello everybody,
New on this site, interested in pistol and rifles used during the 2nd WW and the current ones now being used by the US forces. I'm a proud owner of a Firestorm M1911 clone made by Metro Arms, would like to have an M1, M14, and M4.
I find this forum full of informative info.
Hello, I'm a NFG here. I am into US Military Vehicles/Guns/ Gear.
I also like antique motorcycles & jeeps.
Vietnam = 1975
Sturgis = 1982
Camp Perry = 1995
Moab = 2000/01
Kent "Mad Dog" Chipman
Hey there!
Just want to say hi & thanks for the opportunity to start to get involved with this organization. I currently reside in Nor Cal :yikes: Am retired & waiting for wife to retire, before excersizing all our options.
Many thanks, Rich,aka aardvarkrh :madsmile:
Hello I am James and am a New Member. I am excited to be part of this comunity.
New to this forum.
Long time shooter, but never considered myself a collector. More of an infomation junkie on the guns I like to shoot.
I look forward to learning from all of you.
Hi All,
My name is Greg and I live in the S.E. part of Kansas. I am 55 years old and destroyed my low back in 2007, on Oct.23,2003 I was unloading a crate that was in the back of a pick up, I was on the job at my work place and me being the only male there I had to unload it my self, the crate had a fence line mower in it. I decided that I would lower it to the grong and then spin it 45 degrees and get it to the ground, when I got the crate about 2/3 the way down the bands that were holding the machine in the crate, they all broke and the mower inside the crate slammed down to the bottom :yikes: and it felt like someone ran a hot poker from my low back to my foot:eek::eek: I couldn't get in to a doctor for 2 1/2 days, this happen late Friday afternoon. To shorten the story it tore L3,L4,L5, I work every day up to Dec.18th 2007
I had my Doctor visit after work, I did loose 4 days of work have cat scans and MRI's On Dec 18th at work, around 11:00 I went to take a small bag of trash to the dumpster and my right leg went numb and I feel down:yikes: and know you know the rest.
I have been tinkering around with all kinds of fire arms since 1973, I put toghter my first AR in 1984 and put toghter several AR's off an on threw the years up to 2007. Aftr the first 6 months in bed I was about to go nuts!! I friend came over and ask me if there was anyway I could put toghter him another AR. So I found out that I could put them toghter in my bed room working on one 20 mins at a time, maybe 1-3 times a day.
So as the story goes on, that is all I do any more is work on AR's and 1911's, I have had to go out to my shop to do some work but not a lot.
I join this forum to learn more about military firearms.
Later
Greg
Hello, I am ne to the thread. I am not really sure how this works and I have some questions but I am happy to be here!
Hello to all,
Long time lurker very interested in a Springfield M 1. Picked up J.C. Harrison Collector's Guide. Lots to learn, I think the is a good forum for information.
God Bless the USA.
Never forget the 2nd amendment
Hi folks, I am a new member. I just found this site and am excited to learn more. I am a beginner gunsmith. I completed an online gun smithing diploma a few years ago. I have a lot to learn. I am really interested in military rifles.
Hello All,
I am glad to be a new member at Milsurps.Com. I live on the South Shore of Nova Scotia and I am an avid collector and shooter of military rifles of both WWI and WWII. I also enjoy flint rifles and re-inactment of the 1700's French/Indian wars and Revolutionary War. Heres to all the members and many years of interesting posts.
Slainte mhathe
Greg
Hello everyone. We're new to this forum and we don't really have a lot to do with "milsurps" aside from a desire to share with the firearms community as a whole.
Good to be here, and we're glad that we can help by sponsoring the site.
Welcome! New member here too. Been lurking for awhile, great site! I have a small collection of military rifles and shotguns, really love these old guns with interesting history, cartouches etc. Pretty much just interested in U.S. weapons. In particular I love the Garand, Carbine, 1911's, and Remington 11 shotguns.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jager 1945
Hello,
As you can see if you look to your left, I am Josh Smith from Wabash IN in the US.
I am an avid fan of the Mosin-Nagant, 1911, and precision rimfire rifles. I also have gunsmith training.
I found this place because I manufacture and modify Mosin-Nagant front sights to be adjustable. I am going through the pages on which I use Google to advertise, and I came across this one.
While I'll be here watching for my ads, I would be hard-pressed not to contribute.
This is an awesome board. Wish I'd found it sooner.
Regards,
Josh
hi my first time on this forum was hoping to get some info re the value and sale ability of a sniper scope namely Lee Enfield No32 Mkii scope all I know is they are fairly sought after.
cheers Cassar.:wave:
Hey there Greg!
We must live in parallel universes. About two years ago, I slipped getting out of the bathtub & thought I had just twisted my back or pulled a muscle. It was just a bit sore overnight. The next morning I bent over to fill the my dog's water bucket & as I stood up it felt exactly like you said, it literally felt like a lightning bolt went from the middle of my lower back, down my right leg, to my foot.:eek: It didn't get numb, but it was like it wasn't there, all I could feel was the pain! I tried to take a step and immediately fell! But the pain never stopped. I managed to yell for my wife & she helped me up to our bed. I was in total agony, I was wide awake all night with ice packs on my lower back. Then, on top of the pain, I was having all I can think of , was an extreme anxiety attack. I couldn't even move. The next morning my wife got me to our doctor. He immediately took me in the back, gave a shot of morphine(no more pain but I was a zomby !:madsmile:), called and set up an emergency appointment to get an MRI & CATscan. He then called one of the top nuerosurgeuns in our area & set up an appointment with him in two hours & to bring the pictures. The nuerosurgeon looked at the pics. gave me a script for some pain pills. Told me that I had three herniated discs and spurs that were pinching off my sciatic nerve, and set me up for surgery, in three days, to go in with a laser and burn (away all the junk . All went well and I felt great. For about a year, until I slipped off a step & came down very hard on my right leg. Bam! The same electric fire, from my hip to my foot and couldn't. even get up. My friend had to just about carry me back to my hotel room. Ice packs for about three days this time, until the pain subsided. Back to the nuerosurgeon, with a new set of pics, told me I'd probably at a minimum, I would have to have L-4, L-5 & S-1 fused. Spent the whole of last year, getting 2nd, 3rd & 4th opinions, from orthopedic & nuero surgeons. All wanted to do fusions. Finally ended up at Stanford Hospital (One of the best in the country:madsmile:). I was initially seen by two Doctors, they told me, after reviewing all the pics. & reports from all the tests. There was no operation they could do that would give me the level of pain relief I was expecting & that I needed to see about having a nuero-stimulator implanted.:banghead: It consists of a small device, like a pacemaker with two wires that conect to your spine and when you start to feel pain you push a button on a remote control and it makes the area affected tingle instead of hurting.:clap: So I'm starting to go through the process of having that done. You have to go through a 7 day test period where they install the wires on the outside and stick them through your skin into the spine:yikes: where the problem is located they then tape the pacemaker somewhere where it won't interfer with normal activity. If it works for you, they do the operation & now you have a device inside your body. Now you get to start an excellerated physical therapy, to strengthen all you back & core muscles, in hopes that your muscles will get strong enough so they will support the spine and keep your discs and vertabrae from pinching the neves.:clap:
Good luck with your back, I sincerely hope you never reach the level of pain I've gone through, during the last year! All I believe I know , sis that once you start Fusion, your probably going to to have addition Fusions the rest of your life.
Best to you and your's !
Rich
I am new to this form and would like to introduce myself to the menbers my luger is a 1939 Code 42 muser sereal number 842 z prefix
just like to say hi have been into all kinds of milsurp firearms for years
Hello, and welcome to the forum.
Josh
Introducing myself as a new member. I stumbled across this site whilst browsing for antique firearm info and thought I would sign up as it looks interesting. My main interest is in early revolvers used in the American Civil War and the Old West. I am a machinist and have made a couple of replicas in the past of black powder pistols. I would love to get hold of blueprints or a copyable original of a Smith & Wesson Schofield (or similar) and a Lemat 9 shot plus shotgun pistol. I am currently researching making a lemat by scaling photographs. This makes it particularly difficult to achieve accuracy in any way, but so far may be the only way. Any suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks. Trev.
Glad to have you aboard !Quote:
Originally Posted by Jager 1945
New collector, having a ball (for as long as the cash allows anyway). Started easy with a MN 91/30 and then a Chilean 95 Mauser rechambered to 7.62. Cosmoline and I have become fast friends. Off we go!
Hello Folks my name is michael.786 and I have just started a British military rifle collection. I have a Lee Enfield SMLE Mark 111 dated 1915 with a magazine cut off. This rifle has remarkably good woodwork for its age with hardly any damage on the woodwork.The Parkerised finish is also intact. There are no regimental markings on it but it has a large letter U stamped on the receiver. It has all the usual Enfield and Crown stamps on it. It also has BNP stamped on the cocking lever knob. I think the rifle was sent to South Africa after manufacture. The large U apparently denotes Union of South Africa.
It looks like it was returned to the UK and was sent to The Birmingham Proof House for deactivation. It has been marked DP for drill purpose.
Well thats me for the time being. I would just loke to say that reading the various threads has been invaluable to me and it is the collective knowledge, wisdom an opinions which make thius such a great site. I would love to hear any comments about my no doubt faulty assessment of my SMLE's history and I am ready to start on the learning curve!:wave:
Hello Out There
I am a World War 2 buff collecting military rifles of the warring powers. I hope to enlarge my collection thru this web site.
JimBurl
Hello and good day to you all on this vastly knowledgeable and interesting forum. I am living in Ontario (province) and am interested in, obviously, old military kit.
Hi everyone I'm a newbie to the milsurp world but look forward to reading more here and learning as much as I can!
greetings from senic somo. i like to collect all things all thins military. mainly ww1 & 2. my collection was killed by a nasty divorce, but now i get to have the fun ofrebuilding it:)
Have been reading various posts for some time now and have decided to bite the bullet and join in. Hopefully I will have some info of use to others. Once I can get some descent pics of my No4 I'll add them in. Enoyed the article by Terry Lee on the sniper, I have one but it has some differnces than what was mentioned so will have to get some more research done. I am attempting to get the kit together that a Canadian sniper would have carried. Thanks once again.
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Hi all, Looking forward to joining your community an will be posting some pics of my first M1 Rifle in a bit.
Well have been a member for awhile now but haven't introduced my self.
I am more of a shooter than collector. I have a 1898 L.E.C carbine cut wood
a Remington R.B and will be looking for a #5 carbine and may be a martini Henry or a Snider
I have just recently found this forum, I want to introduce myself. I am a ex-US Navy Photographer, one time LEO, and collector of Military Surplus weapons as well as BOSTON POLICE MARKED GUNS.
I currently have the following in my collection (not counting the 5 BPD guns)
5 US Navy Victory revolvers (3 US Navy marked, all factory letter to USN)
2 Victory's in .38 S&W
1 Pre-Victory letters to British Purchasing agent in 1940
1 1917 Colt Revolver
1 1917 S&W Revolver
1 Luger 9mm, Nazi markings and East German Police markings
1 P38 - Russian Capture
1 1934 Berretta Italian Army marked
1 1935 Berretta - serial number put it to German Army
1 Walther PP 1939 .380 Nazi Marked
2 Russian Nagant Revolvers
1 British Webley 38 S&W
1 CMP Garand - Springfield Armory
1 CMP M1 Carbine - Winchester
1 1917 Enfield
3 No 4 Enfields (or is it 4?) Savage, Maltby, Longbranch
1 No 5 Jungle Carbine
1 German K98 (not Mitchells)
2 Mosin Nagant 91/30
1 Mosin Nagant 91/30 reproduction Sniper
1 AK47 Romanian
I also recently traded my Remington Rand 1911 for a Boston Police gun :eek: with provenance and a 1862 Springfield musket (non shooter), since my real quest is BPD guns the trade made sense to me :thup:
I think I am forgetting something :surrender:
I enjoy the history on these.
Niall says hello to everyone and my God Bless you all and your familys. Just to let you know i have a great interest in the WW11 fire arms i just received my first Yugo Mauser 1948 it is a fine rifle. I would like to get my hands on a M1 Garand so if anyone out there knows were i can get one for a good price please let me know. Thanks.
Hello, I am a WWII collector, and a collector of S/A, WWI, WWII, military weapons. I also collect S&W and Colt handguns. I am a member of the NRA, Gunboards, and a life member of Tri-States Gun Club in Dothan,AL I am a Marine vet and a UH 60 Heavy Maintence Inspector at FT Rucker, AL. I have been collecting for 20 years.
Recently viewed a SA, NM pistol with a stippled front strap. The pistol is an original military rebuild at the Springfield Armory and in near unissued condition. The hammer spring housing is also stippled. The stippling is to perfection.
I have in my collection a similar hammer spring housing that was acquired from a fitter who worked on the original NM line at the Armory, also in new condition.
I have read that the Marines used 1911 A-1 match pistols with stippling.
My question: Is such a NM pistol considered an original military NM pistol?
My first post, hope I am on the right page.
Hi, I'm a proud Vietnam veteran, and at various times, carried the M-1 Garand, M-14, M-60, and M-16 while in the Army. I have collected guns since 1972 and am currently working on putting together a selection, of some of the weapons, used by both sides in Vietnam. I recently received a correct grade Garand from CMP, and am very pleased, as it has at least 99% original metal finish, and very few dings, on it's excellant condition original stock. I would recommend, to all prospective Garand owners, to check out the Civilian Marksmanship Program, web site. Thanks, Al
Hello everyone, new guy here. I've been accumulating for about 25 yrs, no specific tastes. Recently acquired several Garands (1 H&R, 2 Springfields , ) and a couple Lugers ( 1 DWM 1914 30 cal, and 1 DWM 1917 Artillery Luger with stock and holster rig ), everything else I have is modern.
Hope to learn and help out when I can.
Hello everyone.
I was referred here by a senior member with whom I am close. I am 25 and I live in Pennsylvania. I'm Swiss so, I have a natural love for guns.
For the most part, I collect long rifles from the WWI time period... but I step out every so often for something Swiss or German. I also have a nice array of modern Ar-15s, Saiga-12s, and an AK.
A few standouts in the collection are:
German capture Russian M91, 1906 date, that is completely untouched except for the German marks as well as the Custrin Depot mark on the receiver. It is the type that has the swivel on the magazine and slots in the bands that the handguard fits right into.
A matching German 1916 Danzig G98 with a Lange Vizier sight in near mint condition with no imports
A Swiss G1911 1916 date in excellent condition
German 1888/05 S in near mint condition... not Turked
1917 dated Italian Carcano 91 that was not cut down
A near mint 1916 Swede 96
1917 Steyr 95 matching
Oh yes i also have a thing for bayonets, which I guess goes with the love affair with the long rifles. I don't have a rifle with an empty bayonet lug in the house... save for the k98k sniper.
Hey everybody, I've been collecting mil surplus and WWII since the late 70's, and I finally thought I should sell some off and I was impressed with the knowledge I found on this site. I look forward to getting photos on and finding out more about my collection. thanks, M
Hey all,
Have several old guns, including a some military surplus. I'm in the midst of buying more (a Model 1917, a 1903A3, M1 Carbine) and was impressed with the depth of knowledge here and how it's helped me in my research and decision making. So to all you knowledgeable types, thanks!
My name is Mike. I'm a retired history teacher, live in Iowa, and run a parrot shelter. My keep-by-the-back-door weapon is a USGI M-1 carbine. I've previously owned a model 96 Swedish Mauser carbine in 6.5X55. I've fired Springfields and Garands a lot, as well as GI .45s, and my issue weapon in the Marines was an M-14.
gentlemen
i am a colector through articles that came down through the family .from civil war to korea .really just keeping it for the next generation. also must admit shooting meanwile same.
cordually
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Hi.
Im new to forums. This is the first one ive signed up for. Im carrying on my fathers collection. Its mostly WW2 weapons and colt handguns but im slowly getting in to older weapons.
Hi like reading threads. Have 3 1903 Springfields and a blue sky M1 Garand.
Morning all.
Although I have often read content on this forum, I'm new as a member so hello for the first time.
I participate in most forms of shooting sports left to us in the UK, Full Bore and Gallery Rifle, Sporting Clays and small bore Gallery rifle.
I also have a passion for WW2 US Military vehicles owning a Jeep along with deactivated examples of every GI small arm from the .38 revolver to the Ma Duece (.50 cal) which is mounted on top of the Jeep.
Hope to be able to tap your wealth of knowledge on firearms matters.
Cheers
PaulOR :wave: :wave:
Hi collector friends, new member here looking for information and also gladly able to help where needed!!!BEN:)
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Hello and welcome
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morning and welcomeQuote:
Originally Posted by PaulOR
Good evening everybody I'm a new member, my interrests are British Military equipment having been ex forces and appreciate well made precision equipment like compasses and the proud owner of both a G150 and a M-73.
I'm not so much a Collector as a shooter. Most of my Weapons are functional.
Hi Everbody
This my first posting.I need some help & advise.I have a webley VI.It have been converted to 45ACP.I'm thryng to find half moon clips.I have also heard of a gunsmith soldering on a plate & spur to back to 455.anyone know anthing about this procedure.Thanks
I'm just getting around to making my first post here. My collecting interest started in Feb of this year when I picked up my first all WWII USGI carbine, a Winchester spring tube. I'm now into double digits.
Good to be among friends... been collecting pre WWI thru 1945 military firearms for 52 yrs... RVN vet (2yrs) retired military, ... Don't know a lot but will share what I know... Will call on you guys to help me fill in the blank spots... Thank you.. Look forward to great interactions!
Hello everyone. Been a member for some time and I'm reading up on all the facts of different things from here. I've collected military surplus for a while and I've been wanting to get into the firearm section now.
Thanks for having me on your boards. I am an Irish man abroad and I suspect your members might sympathise with my illness. Old guns talk to me and old military rifles positively won't shut up. I did my military training on the smle #4 mark 2 but am interested in everything old. My latest addition is a webley mark iv. Thanks for providing such a great source of knowledge.
Hello MilSurp members. I enjoy collecting and shooting MilSurps and plan to shoot at Camp Perry this August in all the CMP vintage matches...
Ray Rieli
Hi All,
Hope I can be helpfull by helping others. I've been collecting since I was 14 & my taste in firearms is varied, as is my knowledge on guns. If I can help with information I will.
Cheers; Mal
I'm a new member, posting for the first time. I have a number of 03s, Garands, and German military handguns. Just looking to increase knowledge about them. Thanks.
I am very new , having just signed up today. My user name is prairiedog and I am an old prairiedog hunter, 75 last Feb.. I have a few old millitary arms. the oldest is a 1914 mfg 1911. All corrrect now that I have replaced the grips. My latest is a M52D Win. Actually the M700 40X .22rf is the newest in term of mfg date. Actually the 94 Swedish Mauser might be the oldest gun. Not sure. Max
Que tal a todos, soy de uruguay, y estoy muy conforme con el material que eh encontrado en el mismo, saludos , y desde ya a las ordenes.
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hi folks!
I am new to the whole collecting field. I am under the same name on CGN.
I spent many years in the cadets and militia and my dream is for the FN to be de-prohibited but I doubt that will ever happen.
I am looking at mostly keeping my collection to miltary rifles and keeping my shooting over iron sights.
Presently I have a Norinco M14 (all wood stock), a 1954 Tula SKS, a 1943 Maltby Mk4 No.1, and a Norinco NP17 pistol (the T-33 knockoff).
I am looking to add a Mauser 98K, a Mosin Nagant and possibly an Ariska to finsh things off.
I have been directed to this site a few times for answes on some of my questions on my Lee Enfield and I really appreciate the advice!
Hello I am new to military surplus rifles and plan to use this site as a reference to my Mosin Nagant 1891/30 and for suggestions upon further collection
Hello guys,
My name is Klappertje, i'm new here. I will buy next week an M1 carbine and i hope that i can meet here nice people with a lot of info about this rifle.
Hi I am a new member. Selling off surplus parts I picked up in an estate sale.
I am a new member from the great state of California. I know everyone thinks we own anything bigger than a pop gun, but I have compiled a few milatary pieces including a very nice CWA M2HB, which is really a M3HB, as it has the M3 buffer and the HB with barrel shroud support.
I also love my garand, its a special from CMP with a new stock and a new barrel, new parkerized, but mathcing receiver parts. Its very accurate, and I can just aobut shoot it as well for groupings with iron sights as I can shoot my AR15 with a 3x9 scope...out to 200 yards, after that the AR takes over due to the scope.
I am just looking around, trying to pick up another M3 or a 1919A4.
Great site with a incredible amount if info.
Hello folks, just found this sight looking for info on some stuff I have British .303 ammo dating back to 1929, A 1883 DUTCH BEAUMONT MODEL 1871/88 RIFLE and 1 1/2 Japanese Arisaka Model 99 Service Rifle 7.7x58
:lol::)
Hello from PA. I am 59 and I have been collecting since I was a pre teen. I had my dad buy me a 1903A3 with my grass cutting money.
I shoot in New Holland PA. If anyone else in here is is from the Phila Burbs please contact me. I am retired and always looking for a shooting buddy.
Dane
Hi Folks, I'm a new member to the thread. I collect and shoot M-1 Carbines and M-1 Grands. I joined to get connected with others who share the same. I'm from Arizona were people can own about any weapon your heart desires, along as your not prohibited by the Feds because of mental illness, or too many times in the funny house or a Convicted Felon.Tom:)
Hi,
I'm a Collector and Shooter from the Bay Area in California. I'm always looking for new stuff to go with all of my old stuff.
Hello,
I am a new member from the South Bay area of Southern California and I like all vintage firearms, especially Enfields. I looks like you guys have a lot of good info here.....:wave:
Hello guys and gals Good to be here. I have a few surplus weapons my best is No4 mk 1T New to this hope to figure it out either way it should be fun.
Later, Testfire
This is my first post to say hello and I wanted to express my thanks to all you for the wonderful source of information on military rifles. I recently picked up a .303 MK#5 Jungle Carbine and I am excited about find out more about these weapons. I had a .303 sporterized version 20 years ago and traded it for something.. can't remember. Well have a great evening and thanks again for all the work that you all have put on this message board and website. C-ya, KS:wave:
Hi, I'm a new member. Not a proper collector, more of an enthusiast, I have some items, especially since my city was strongly connected with the military. We still have 8 post-Austro-Hungarian forts (or in some cases remainings) and some nice equipment can still be found there.
I already posted, but I thought I'd introduce myself anyway.
My name is Martin and I live in the Netherlands.
My main field of interest are the Mosin Nagant rifles and carbines.
Next to this I like to take My Dutch Steyr Mannlicher, Dutch Beaumont and Swiss Vetterli to the range.
I love to reload and like to exchange whatever knowledge I have on the subject.
Met vriendelijke groet,
Martin
Hello all,
My name is Luke, and I am a recent Iraq/Afghanistan/Iraq vet. I'm just now adjusting to life and want to get in contact with other people who share the same interests. Currently, I live in the Manheim area of Lancaster County, in the US.
Hope to get to know you guys and have some enjoyable times.
Luke
Hi guys (and gals I presume),
I'm new here and also new to milsurps. I'm tired of all the flashy tricked-out ARs and am down to only one now. I kept my DPMS .223/5.56 but don't even know why. I guess because it shoots so derned well even for a plinker round.
My new dream rifle would be a K31 in 6.5x55, but I guess that would take a lot of modding. So I guess the only thing I can do is get both a swede & a swiss and see which I like best. It's not that I'd have a problem with the 7.5 - I've shot 30-06, .308 & 12 ga. mags all my life, and more recently 260. But I've just recently discovered the 6.5x55 and that led to discovering also the K31. I'm enamoured with both of them. I like all the cool things I've read about the 6.5x55 round, and I just love the design of the K31 especially the bolt.
One of my searches for a K31 led me here to the classified section but I can't ask the guy a question until I intro myself. I'm not doing it just to maybe buy the rifle, I plan to camp out here and do a cram course on these two sweet specimens and ask some questions. I probably won't limit my new addiction to just these two platforms as I imagine there's all sorts of cool milsurps I don't even know exists yet.
My name is Kevin and I live in north Texas, out in the sticks about halfway between Paris and Sherman. I run a sawmill and also manufacture & sell a woodworking jig. I hunt deer & duck & anything else we want to put in the deep freeze. Occasionally I'll take a hog with my G20 using Buffalo Bore and a couple other rounds I've experimented with. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't take large hog with 10mm that's just phooey. A well-placed shot will drop them in their tracks and he who can't place shots well doesn't have any business going face to face with a big mean hog anyway.
When I take anything from the woods, even a hog, I don't celebrate the kill or get all excited whooping & hollering like a bunch of the idiots you see on Youtube. They give no respect at all to the animal they just sacrificed to feed their families. They act like a bunch of heathens and I would be caught dead hunting with those types of mentality. I don't worship animals but they deserve to be treated honorably and taken with the least amount of suffering as possible.
I used to reload 12 ga but when the fireants killed all the quail I stopped shooting so much and so don't even reload that. I have never reloaded cartridges but I am going to get into that too. Mainly the 6.5x55 since it's so versatile, and probably also for my 10mm since it also can be down or uploaded to such extremes.
I guess I should add I spent 4 years in USCG aviation as an Avionicsman; I was one of the very first to qualifiy as SAR aircrewman on the HU-25A Falcon fixed wing. My favorite flying time was in the HH-3F Pelican fling winger on whcih I was also q'fied. I would have gotten all my flight time in that rust bucket and never stepped foot in a fixed wing if I could have gotten away with it. Alright enough already I got carried away I can type really fast unfortunately. Like shooting, I never had any formal typing even in HS but I can aim a lot better with my firesticks than I can with the fingers, but pretty fast on the draw with both. :cool:
I like to say what a wonderful site. I have a few milsurp rifles. I so enjoy the history of these guns. My father use to tell "son this is history you can use, just like these silver coins". Thanks for all the hard work and dedication to this important repository of history.
Nacinator out
Hi , my name is Jeff Vanaman I collect British arms for the last 45 years. I had what I thought was a Brit trials carbine. Could never find much info on it. Recently found out it was manufactured in England but was a US trials rifle. There were about 200 rifles and 20 carbines produced. The carbines were serial # from 240 to about 260. I have carbine 240. If anyone has an interest you can contact me at j-vanaman@comcast.net. Thanks for your attention. Jeff
Hi All,
I'm a gun collector from Belgium and just found this forum. It looks like here's allot of good info to be found, i'm happy to learn from you guys and share my "knowledge" with you all.
Best regards Kris
Greetings all,
I reside in the Midlands of England. I am ex-military but well retired now. I have been shooting for more years than I care to remember with shotguns, small arms and full bore rifles. I own, amongst other things, a No 4 Mk 1* longbranch rifle, regulated by Fulton, converted to 308 and is an Enfield "Enforcer" look-a-like! It was fitted with a PH 5C rear-sight and a PH FS22a tunnel foresight but with old eyes I have reverted to a scope. A nice rifle and has pleased me with many a "V" bull.
Copair.