New member introductions thread ......

Hi, I really enjoy your website . Lots of good information here. I have noticed at my local range that people shooting milsurps always seem the friendliest. Always enjoy talking about old guns. butcharoot

Hello, im a new member and collector; starting to search for Lee Enfields. Great forum, I've learned lots so far, its nice that there is a community that cares for the milsurps, as opposed to those that refer to these fine old firearms as "those old 303.'s (why would you want one of them?)".

Hi everyone!!!:cool:

Hello Badger and all the members of this excellent forum:

My name is Mike Calnan, I'm a Major and an Instructor-in-Gunnery in the Royal Canadian Artillery with 35 years of service so far. After so many years on Guns and missile launchers, I am somewhat deaf, but I still have all my fingers!

I joined this forum as a research tool as I am also the President and Curator of the Swords and Ploughshares Museum near Ottawa, Canada. You can visit our little military museum at The Swords And Ploughshares Museum.

We collect all manner of militaria with a focus on the Canadian Gunner and the tools of his or her trade- guns, missile launchers, tractors, prime movers, small arms, uniforms, etc, etc. We do collect non-Canadian artefacts, especially if they were used by Canada or shot at by Canadian Gunners!:D Ours is a living history museum so we take the kit out to the public in parades and shows and enjoy making very loud booms firing our restored artillery pieces.

I would happily be a consultant to forum members on artillery questions... if I don't have the answer at hand I have many Gunner friends with deeper knowledge than my own who I can ask.

When I'm not at work or tinkering with the artefacts at the museum I've been known to jump out of the odd airplane or paddle around under the sea with a scuba tank on my back.

Cheers and Ubique!

Mike

been lurking here occasionally , I am a moderately active collector nothing specific just what I run into I like , latest one is a Steyr M95 , it is my first original in good enough shape to leave as is , the rest have been rough or sporterised

I have been collecting military rifles and handguns since 1966. I have most WWI & WWII rifles and many of the handguns. I just love shooting this old stuff. When I was in college we had a group at the Champagne County (Illinois) gun club that shot Military surplus rifles on Sat AM's. We had a tin cup at the 50 yard bench and it cost .25 a shot to try to hit a bright yellow anti-freeze can firing from the standing position. You won quite a few quarters whenever you hit the anti-freeze can, LOL! My favorite rifle was a .50-70 Allen conversion Trapdoor Springfield. I had :wave:two pieces of brass and a lee loader primer punch. I just reloaded those two pieces of brass over and over right in the field with black powder from a pistol flask. I dumped two loads in and won the quarters plenty of times.

Hello all,
New member, own a couple of Omarks and a swede 6.5.. Looking for info, hoping I can find some here.

Cheers,

David..

Hello any and everyone who uses this website.I have been browsing this site for a while
and have just registered. I am restoring a 1943 carbine made by inland and need a good
used wood stock Any help gratefully excepted

mattm1

New to this forum. Just when I thought I had them all covered. Can never get enough info to fill my addiction to these great firemarms.

New forum member here from WA state... long time poster on most other major forums since 02' but recently picked up my C&R license and buying interesting mil/surplus pieces. Great forums with very dedicated, knowledgeable collectors.

Hey everyone. Decided to say hi on here. I've been lurking on here for about a month now, reading and absorbing as much info as I can. I'm new to milsurps, I've been back into shooting for most of a year now and all my rifles are milsurp. I'm into Lee Enfields and have both No 4 MkI and Mki* as well as a No1 MkIII. I aslo have an SKS and a Danish Garand. I've been getting more and more into longer ranged shooting and just shot 500m for the first time last night. Love all the info I've found on this site, its helped in my enjoyment of this hobby lots already, and I'm sure it will lots more in the future!:wave:

Hello from downunder, New Zealand. Beautiful place hunting here. Not used this site in a few year's:wave:

Hello gents!!
I'm happy to join you. I'm living in France and I'm a Lee Enfield n°4mkI addict.
I'm shooting with this rifle in the French service rifle championship. The results I get with this make me really happy. And I have a project, that is to equip a N°32 mkII on a Lee Enfield N°4 mkI.
I've also a G41, the German semi-automatic rifle, that works like hell!! and those who believe that is not a really accurate rifle, I can prove that they are wrong..
:super:
Lou

Hello everybody.
Always been interested, but only within the year became an owner of an M1 garand (H&R)
and a 1937 Tula 91/30 Moisin Nagant. I reload pistol and will soon start with 30-06.
Would like to add a 1903 or m1917 someday.

hello everyone! i am from the beautiful asheville area. i bought a sa m1a scout last year and i have to say i love that rifle! my work rifle is an m-4 and i now find myself comparing it to a toy on a regular basis (its so little and toy-like). i dont get to shoot much anymore since im always working so i will be enjoying my hobby vicariously through the forum.

rob

Hi, i first got interested in guns when i was 4 years old. First it was cap guns then when i was 9 in 1952, my mom bought me a carcano from a pawn shop for $17. It went on from there. Then in 1987 i bought a gun shop. Sold in 1999 and had owned just about every military gun there is. The rest is history. I saw the good, the bad and the ulgy.thats my story and i'm sticking to it. Thanks for looking.

BIGMACCA
I am rebuilding a incomplete 7.62 L42A1 missing mag .
have got most other missing parts,looking for plans or drawings and dimentions for transit chest.
have lots of photos no transit chest specs.
enjoying forum

Been lurking here for a short while and decided I should step up to the mike. I have a couple of Lee Enfield .303s, a No. 1 and a No. 4. The No. 4 has been in my family for a long time and is a nicely older sporterized one that was already d&t'ed so I recently had it fitted with a scope. Its taken a few moose over the years too! The No. 1 is a recent acquisition. I bought it mostly complete without any wood. So that is the main reason I signed up to this forum. I'm going to attempt to bring it back to its former glory (although its not a number's matching rifle). And it's going to be a shooter.

I better get reading.

Cheers everyone

J

I'm a fan of military weapons, started collecting in 1967 with the $13 purchase of 6.5 Carcano TS carbine from KMart in California no less. I live in Las Vegas Nevada and I shoot everything I put my hands on, from black powder to current technology. I'm looking forward to opportunities to research and discuss militaria from old to new.
Thanks for the forum,
Wally

Hello everyone
I come from a long line of military men. My Grandfather was in France in WW1 and my Father in WW2, and I have served my country as well.

I am very happy to have found this site.

EddieG

hi and hello to all at military surplus.com.i am looking for help in identifying a ariska type 38 and its worth to purchase something new,i have identified alot of the markings-the key part that ihave read about is the flower.it is still visible with 2 straight lines grooved through it.the only number i cant get to is the barrel stamp under the wood because the sling(original)will be ruined if i try to take if off.all other markings are identified and 99% original.its a 2nd edition made in tokyo/kokura,has heavy front sight,cone with tip firing pin,series 6 back sight,flat butt plate,notched bolt,2 pc stockblue finish and is 6.5x50mm.it is for sale and would like to know what i could get for it and if anybody you all know would be interested.thank you and hope to here back soon.every military weapon has a story-am also trying to find the middle part of this guns history- THANK all for reading and possible further info

Hey, long time lurker finally joining

Collector of Soviet militaria, and firearms as of late living here in Ontario Canada

SVT-40
AVT-40 ( sort of)
X 2 1950 SKS

Recoilless rifle..

Always looking to improve the cache!

Cheers!

Hello, got some old military boxes wondering what they are.

Hello from San Antonio. I am a retired US Army officer and have been collecting mostly military small arms for more than 30 years. I have read this forum with great interest over recent years, but never saw a reason to register, but now I have. My particular interest at the moment is British sniper rifles of which I have only two, an L42A1 and a No.4 Mk.1. (T) The L42A1 is complete, to include the shipping crate and scope box. The 4 (T) is missing the No. 32 scope and bracket and I have been unsuccessful finding either over the past 2-3 years and am considering buying a reproduction scope from the gunparts place, but I don't care for the bracket as it does not match up well at all to the original on the L42A1. Based on what I have read in the forum, a Mr. Roger Payne is reputed to make the best reproduction bracket, however, I have been unable to find his business address or anyone who distributes his product. I would truly appreciate any help in this regards. Thanks.

Hello everybody. I have a longtime interest in historical firearms, and welcome info on the ones i have and reading on history of others.'

Thanks.
C

Just reading what you got here. I have an unhealthy interest in .303 British. ( "unhealthy", my wifes word)

Been lurking around a bit. After a long hiatus from my Enfield No4, have developed a renewed interest in the old girl. This seems to be the place to get all the answers.

I'm single Shot/Love from Connecticut,USA. I've been shooting single shot rifles all my life. Myparticular interest has been old rifles (mostly Sceutchens)and cast leas bullets.
Recently I bought Martini MK 2 from AC One of the Nepal guns. The outside was very rough, and the wood was pretty shabby but all the metal cleaned up real good. Bore on the rifle cleaned to a great finish and, with some stock repairs, it is now mechanically perfect and sound.
In one of the forums I had read about using a 1905 Canadian Ross rear sight to replace the Martini's original sight. I ordered one from GPC and when it arrived after some cleaning it looked great. It fit on the gun beautifully with no modifications at all.
Bought some brass, got a RCBS #57923 mold, cast up some bullets with some scrap I
had around. Went to the range today using 10 gr. Blue Dot and large pistolprimers. Shot some nice 3" groups once I got sighted in at 100 yds. Bullets tipped a little at the target but shot really fantastic.
I think using a powder like unique in a heavier charge might have a little better result.
Aren't these old single shots great!

G'day from Australia.

I've been shooting for 50+ years and still hard at it. Not a collector as such, but have an example of most types of military rifles used in WW1 and 2 (no semi autos, too much fun and not allowed :( ).

I served in the Citizen Military Forces, as an infantryman, then as a Tank Troop Leader in the Australian Army as a young man. Kept shooting because I enjoyed it and was determined to maintain my skill level.

Currently about to dust off and shoot a Ross and a K31 rifle and ended up here looking for advice. I had a big shoot planned today, but forgot about the car race meeting which closed the range. Theres always next time.

Greetings, I am new to this thread. I own a black powder "Brown Bess" and recently purchased a Mosin Nagant 1934. I spent most of my working life as a conservator dealing with the preservation and restoration of historic objects. In that direction, I think that I may have information that will be usefull when dealing with some of the older firearms.
Wee Davie

Former Brit Army gun fitter; resident in the US for the last 7 years, full time copper and FFL. Love my Enfields, Mausers and other mil surp guns. Have been lured to the dark side of the AR on occasion.....!! Looked at this site a few times over the years and finally took the plunge to sign up. Thanks for the great site and VERY informative posts.

Hello everyone, new to the sight, have been into enfields for about 4 years now.

From a new member!

Shooting is a new hobby to me, so , if i ask some odd questions then i can only ask that bear with me and smile.

My first two rifles are a SMLE and a No 4 MK I.

Cheers all

Hello all.
Was degreasing a 1944 Long Branch, noticed barrel has "F55" stamping and poorly struck proof mark which is not Canadian. Any ideas? Thx.

Hello,

Collector and shooter with a collection of Carbines, Garands and Thompsons. Always looking to learn a little and on that odd occasion when I know something that someone else does not, am happy to share.

always interested in Ross, 6.5x55 swedish mauser (Krag), enfield mk 5 jungle carbine-

Have enjoyed reading some of the threads over the last couple of weeks, found some very usefull. Been collecting military badges since the early 70`s and other militaria more recently, but having read the information given to other members I have realised you`re never too old to learn. So I decided to join up.

thanks for letting me join in and maybe i can learn something .:)

Just got my C&R and looking forward to learning more about my newest passion.

I am new to the site, and actually a new owner of what I believe to be an orig. M1A1!

:wave:
Just sign on and want to introduce myself; I am in the Bay Area of CA (A.K.A The Left Coast) and have been collection C&R firearms for about a year now. So my collection is as follows:
2 - Mosin Nagant's
1 - Finn M39
1 - Enfield # 4 Mk 1
1 - Yugo 24/47

(Soon to add a 1916 Spanish Mauser in 7.62X51)

Have allways had love /hate thing with lee enfields ,hope to learn more and lose the hate part

Just picked up a roller chambered in 43 spanish! Mint bore! any smokless power loads to start with?

Mike H

Hello, my names Adam. Im an owner of a 1943 Rock-Ola M1 Carbine. Im here to learn and ask questions and get opinions and any other fun stuff!

Hello to every one
Lee

Hi
to introduce myself, shoot at Kingsbury with trips to Bisley, Thrope and Altcar for various comps. Get through the winter with deer stalking and pleasant blasting. Mainly shoot a paramount 7.62. What lead me to this site was looking for information about my Lee Enfield which is a real mix, the action is dated 1915 the stock 1906 and the rest is a fine collection of battered bits. Currently got an order in for a LH AW so bankruptcy looms.

greetings people,
Not really a new member but new account as I gave up trying to get into my not much used old one. Focused on Garands, Ishapore SMLEs in .308, M14s and Finnish Mosin Nagants.

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corpsman (FMF)

Hello, I am whitbelt18 I live in Denver, Co I was told about this group by a gentleman by the name of Chuck moline he restores old guns, Myself Im and avid outdoorsman,hunting fishing , shooting and just enjoying this great state I live in, I also collect firearms when ever I have spare money, which now a days is hard to do any way thats a quick over view of myself.

I hope to learn a lot from you, and thank you for having me here.:thup:

Greetings fellow members

I've had a lifelong interest in firearms, especially military.

My modest collection includes Lee Enfields, Arisakas,a Ross M10, a Garand & an M1 carbine as well as a couple of Swedes.

I'm in awe of the knowledge shared on this site & look forward to better understanding the history of my collection.

Hello everyone. I am brand new to the site and just recieved my FFL 03. I have made a bunch of copies to sign, but haven't sent any in to anyone. I look forward to learning from everyone here.

Hello
I was senior armourer at Fort Hood Tx. Now I am senior paper pusher. I collect military weapons as my father and grandfather did. I hope to learn a lot here.

Dave
USN

New member, finally getting around to posting.

Hi Folks
New member with not much experience. Hoping to learn from forum.Thanks

I joined this forum to get educated in collecting military firearms. So far I've collected the more affordable rifles, Lee-Enfield, Mosin Nagant and Mauser. I'm hoping to score some US weapons soon. BTW, this looks like the best forum on the web for Milsurp info.:thup:

Hi all,

Just joined. Been shooting since I was verrrry little and collecting for 20 years or so.

I have a very nice M1D and a RIA '03 that I am thinking about selling, and always on the lookout for collectible shooters.

Hello everyone. It's good to be on the forum. I've been involved with military firearms for about 50 years now and continue to be impressed by the history and technology.

Hello everyone!

great forum for info thanks

Hello, Mates......... retired LEO here, lifelong shooter and reloader. Interested in leverguns and Lee Enfields. I have a Maltby No.4 Mk.I and a Shirley No.4 Mk.I, both passed on to me by my father. I'm restoring the Maltby to military form and having great fun doing it. Not easy matching old wood it seems.
Really enjoying this site and the knowledgeable members. Many thanks.

Best regards, Gerry.

Hello Milsurps.com Members!,

I have a single digit Eddystone and would like to know where best to post pictures and wonder about insurance values of this gun. It is in 95% condition and has not been rebuilt (all E stamps).

I look forward to hearing from you and thank you for having this forum!

Lowcountry Shooter

Hello all

I am a new member and a beginner collector! i love to read about any sort of military weapon or history and I have a few surplus rifles myself!

the main reason I joined was that I have a Yugo Mauser M48 BO I would like to find some information about.

thanks!

Hi all:

Not much to really say, except thanks for this forum. It has been helpful in researching a couple rifles I am interested on getting rid off.

I am retired US Army/National Guard, so I got to "play" with some neat weapons/guns.

Gary

Hello everyone
great site ,hope all are well tonight.

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hi Gary

Rick here, what kind of rifles are you trying to get rid of?

I'm glad to be a member. I live in Riverview, Fla. I collect American and German military equipment and participate in WWII re enactments

Hi Folks,
I like to collect and shoot both old and new military rifles and pistols.

I recently purchased an an M1 through CMP. It seems to be in superb condition but I need guidance from experienced shooters before I start with it. What should I be aware of, dangers, cleaning gas ports, etc.
Development

Gentlemen,
I am presently interested in,1911 Gom't, o3A4, M1A super match, M1 carbine. I'm a retired machinist, Millwright, Tin knocker, Welder and amatuer gunsmith . I'm here to learn.:wave::wave:

Hello, I'm active duty Military and I've been surfing here for a while. I guess it's time to finally post.

Thank you.

Hi !
I've been registered as a forum user here for a while, but too busy to actually participate.
A little info about me:
I'm located in Bergen, Norway. I'm a certfied collector of firearms used during WW-2 by the Norwegian resistance movement and SOE personnel operating in Norway. Lately, I've also started collecting military knives and bayonets focussing on WW-2 up to present date.

My name is Jim (AKA as Bart Bandy here). I am a 25 year member of the Canadian Forces (RCAF). I serve in Nova Scotia Canada.

My interest stems from all military history, but most specifically that of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. My Grandfather and Great Uncle were veterans, both having been wounded and my Great Uncle died in 1922 of complications after being gassed at Passchendaele in Jan 1918.

I have a 1916 Mk III* that has been in the family since the 1930s. It is a sporterized model. I also have an CHICOM type 56 SKS and a Soviet type 45 SKS.

Glad to be here with you.

Jim

Hello all,

Im a new member;)

Hello:wave: , my name is aalia smith , and i am new to this forum

Hello, I have been collecting milsup for years now but I am new to forums. It feels good to find a place with people with the same interest as me. I am looking foreward to talk about my collection, and hearing about others.

Hope to make more post soon!
Basscat43

Introducing myself ---Colin--- live in the Bay of Plenty,New Zealand.Collect mainly military firearms but also like to collect hybrid or oddball firearms as well.Some sporting rifles seem to end up in my safe from time to time,just because they have class or style that appeals to me. Well thats about all I can think of for now.Cheers to all,Regards Colin.

Hello all,
Just found this site while surfing the net and I really was impressed by the excellent articles on british sniper rifles. I dabble in collecting brit militaria and own a No. 4 Mk l(T). The article helped me immensely in confirming my sniper is a legit rifle.:clap: Hope to be able to contribute to the forum

Hello I have recently dug out an old inheritance to start tinkering with it. It was my dads deer rifle. I always remember him calling it a Carcano, but never thought any more of it. Now that I have started looking at it I see it is a 1891 Carcano(I think). The number 75 appears on all the parts, even the beat up stock. Also on the butt plate. I assumed this was the serial number, but every other serial number I see has 4 digits. Is it possible that this is the serial number, and what can I learn from this? Also in case it makes a difference it has a hair trigger (two triggers)

I have had my M1 for a couple of years and found this great place looking for information. Going to need more and look forward to reading more threads.:thup:

Just a not to introduce myself and say hello to everyone. This is my first attempt at a forum so bear with me while I learn the ropes and figure out how to navigate the site.
For a bit of my bio, I am twice retired, once from the Army and most recently from civilian life. Now I have all the time in the world, I just need to figure out whst to do with all of it!
My best regards to everyone,
cherokee3006

Despite the user name 225WCF my interest is the Lee Enfield rifle.

Cheers

Hello, new member here from Michigan. Ive been looking around here for a while getting ideas for my No4 Mk1 Enfield that Im working on. Glad to be here.

Good day folks just joined, glade to be here.

Hey everyone!

I am rod. I own a gun company, We make mostly parts for the Military. M4 and .50 stuff. I collect sniper, trench, and sub guns.

Best, Rod :wave:

Howdy ya'll from Texas. I am a new member interested in 1903A1 rifles made by Remington during WII. My father carried one with the C stock during the war. Any information will be appreciated. Glad to be on board . rip

Hello to all the members of this forum
Since 30 years, i was principaly collecting Mauser rifles but now,i focused on rifles from 1870 to 1920
I appreciate the good information that i could get on American forum's like yours

Hello, my name is Greg and just joined, happy to be here and hope to learn a lot from you all. I also hope to add somethings also.

Mostly interested is axis weapons of WWII. Started with my dad and the bring backs he had from when he served in Italy with the 88th Inf Div.

I'm married with 8 kids (yes all with my wife), also retired from the US Army and now working at a local hospital.

My passion is life is hunting and SxS shotguns, English of course!

Anyway, glad to be here and thanks for having me here!

All the best!

Greg

Hi To all . i am a long time no poster. There is so much knowledge here, I appreciate all the knowledge shared. I hope you appreciate someone who knows how to keep their mouth shut when little is to be added.
I love old military rifles. I have my grandfather 03A3, a couple of K 98's, a couple of Enfields,
and a Garand. All are shooters, Not safe Queens or teenage dreams.

I do have a question as to opinion of converting an enfield for 7.62 X 54 and will find the appropiate place.

I wish you all well.

D

A proud Canadian with a great deal of respect for the people who serve and served our country:thup: Also enjoy shooting milsurp rifles.

I am new to the group. Looking for a Garand. I keep hearing about re-welded Garands.
Are they OK, how do you tell?
Thank you for any information
Phiil

I am searching for dates of manufacture of our M-1s.

A big Hi to everyone,

I am new at all of this and hope to enjoy myself and someday be able to help others with some answers. I inherited an M1903 from my father who served in WW2 and then the national guards until retirement age. I know little about this rifle and hope to maybe gather some knowledge from others. It seems to be unlike most that I've seen with Redfrield sights that are very fine micrometer target sights. Anyway hello to every one and once I've figured things out I'll start researching this rifle.

Again HI all

Hi: Stumbled onto your great site via google search as I'm selling a very nice Model 87 Winder Musket .22 short and possibly other items, so I researched your site which contains a a wealth of information. May be ready to post the pix later today. Thanks -- great site! :)

Yo,

This is the Clankster introducing myself. Mostly a cast bullet shooter through vintage military rifles. You can shoot'em and not wear them with CBs. My passion is attacking the high power silhouette course with same.

Morning All ... Nice to be here. Thanks for the hospitality...JvanL

Just reporting on board. Interests lie in shootable firearms of just about any vintage.

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Reporting on board. Interests lie in any post 1899 rifle, pistol.

Hello, just thought I'd say hello while I perused the Enfield knowledge base here.

My name is Jeremy and I started collecting about 2 years ago. I always have lots of questions so I thought it might be a good idea to join a forum.

hello everyone new to milsurp from the pacific northwest,,,,,been collecting for years ,found this site looks awesome :thup:

Hello, Everyone out there, I am a new member collecting for 20+yrs. Old Enfields are my main interest, but I've owned many different counties makes over the years. I enjoy target shooting as well as restoring and collecting.

All the best Ian

Hello, I'm Edac, the air conditioner repair guy. Just looking around and enjoying the education.