New member introductions thread ......

Hello All,

I'm glad to be a new member. This sight is very interesting I have enjoyed what I have seen so far. OF couse my interest is in Military Small arms from the CW to Today.

They wouldn't let me freeload anymore, so I broke down and registered. Now that I'm here I plan to read even more good stuff posted by the smart guys on this forum. As a kid I was interested in Mil weapons, then I served 27 years, and now I can do what I want. Unfortunately prices and availability are different from when I was that kid. I'm happy to be here--or anywhere for that matter.:thup:

Howdy from the great state of Texas!

-Brandon

Not much to describe about myself really. I'm a native Texan who's been a gun owner and hunter since age 8, which was about 50 years ago. First military rifle I owned was a Brazilian Mauser '08, which my dad bought for me unused in cosmoline for about $50. Unfortunately (although he did a beautiful job with it), it was sporterized. Would be worth twice as much now if we'd left it untouched, but I still hunt with it on occasion and it's packed with memories. I'm really more of a hunter and lover of fine sporting rifles and shotguns than a military purist or collector, but I've always been interested in the history of firearms; particularly long guns. I recently bought a Nagant and about a month ago picked up a previously sporterized Savage Lee Enfield 4, which I'm refinishing (not restoring). The original reason for buying the Enfield had more to do with its historic use as a sporting rifle in Africa by Col. John Patterson and others than its military history, but in the course of scouring the internet for articles and parts I've learned more about the Lee Enfield in the past month than I knew in the previous 50 years. In fact, one of the main reasons I joined was to see if some of the real experts on this forum could provide some information I still need to complete the project. Hopefully that will be the case.

Hello Members,
This will be my first post. I hope I'm doing this correctly. I just bought a GI M1 Carbine. It's an Underwood, at least I think it is. It's got the word Underwood stamped on the receiver with a flaming ball below. But, on the barrel just below the front sight, it's stamped: SAGINAW S.G. DIV. GENERAL MOTORS. So my question is: Who really made this gun or is it a combination of manufatures? The serial number stamped on the receiver, just below the word UNDERWOOD is: 4012218 ( at least I think that's the serial number). Anyone who has any information on this gun, I would sure appreciate hearing from you. Thanks in advance and it sure is nice being a new member.

Geo.

Hi there,

Charlie Desper, 30+ years playing with M1 Garands

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Hi there,

Charlie Desper, 30+ years playing with M1 Garands

hello all, new to this site, been shooting for 20 odd years, not really a collector, more a user-- being scottish, of course i've got a SMLE -- and a Delisle replica- a couple of shotguns etc- all my pistols are now safe with friends in Arizona

looking foreword to using the forum have heard good things about the sight long time collector WW11 fire arms USMC gear Regards 0331

Hey Guys. My name is Ed Herring and I own about 12 carbines. Am interested in Inlands, Winchesters, Irwin Pedersens and S'G's.

I'm new to the forum. I've been collecting only a couple years. So far, I have a 1942 Savage Enfield No1 Mk4*, Mosin Nagant, and a Type 99 Arisaka. I enjoy reloading and shooting all of them on a regular basis.