New member introductions thread ......

G'day
My favourite rifles are Lee Enfield 22cal trainers,i have a no8 and no2 MKIV Lithgow which i enjoy shooting.
Hope i fit in and pick-up some good information along the way.

Hey guys, I the next new guy here. I've been a gun person all my life and have tons of experience with new and modern firearms, but now in the "Autumn of my life" I've decided to go down the mil-surplus road. I am mostly a handgun person although I have had ak's and sks's in the past. I've had Tokarovs, Makarovs, FEG's, Polish and Russian and E. German guns, currently my favorite is my Zastava M88. I like the size for carry better. I'm wanting to learn more about the Nangant Revolvers and M44 rifles and just see where all this leads me. I do prefer the Soviet Bloc guns from Cold War era countries. I'll be around...

Hello, I am a new mwmber. My Uncle left me a Mauser model 71, 1878 and was wondering if anyone knows what it might be worth?

Hello, New to the forums. I have been collecting now for about 12 years, so am fairly new. My focus is primarily USMC militaria of all types (all though I have an expensive tendency to get into small side collections.)

Hi,

I collect British military & sporting rifles, I like .22 trainers.

Hello all,

I'm new also. I've been collecting military surplus for about 20 years. Started off with Swede 96, then Swede 38, then.... well you know. The forums are great!

New member. Not a collector, but an active competitive shooter who likes to try out a lot of different rifles! Oldest is an Egytian Rolling block, ca. 1867, closey followed by an M1871 Mauser. Newest is an Israeli Mauser, newly made by FN ca. 1959 (NOT a conversion). And the problem item is an Enfield No. 1 MkV which cost 50 euros (that gives you a clue as to how it looked when I got it). It was actually new on the inside, so smooth and shiny you could see the rifling refected in the walls of the chamber. How does it shoot? I will now move over to the Enfield forum, as I need some help on this one.....

Patrick

Hello. I am Johnny Lawson. I have been interested in and collecting primarily WW2 rifles and equipment for the past 30 years. I was also the Team Captain and armorer (M1, M14, M1911A1) for my Calif. Air Guard unit. I have lived in Arizona for the past 16 years. I am retired now and have a little more time for my hobby.

Hi Folks,
Greetings from PA in the USA where I now live. I got my first military long arm when I was about 12. I traded a (toy) cap gun and $1 (the dollar was worth something then) for a "last ditch" Japanese 7.7mm Arisaka. In the 50 years hence, my collection has gotten a bit out of hand, as I now have some 50+ rifles dating from the Spanish American war to the fall of the Soviet Union.

I am also an occasional shooter and having read so much about the accuracy of the Canadian Ross, I'd like to shoot the one I have. It's a Mark II with US flaming bomb acceptance stamps on the bayonet and stock. I'm apprehencive about the possibility of a miss assembled bolt. Anyone know of a way to look @ the bolt and know it's been put together correctly? I've never had it apart. I suppose I could simply shoot it from the hip to make sure, but I'd prefer something less risky.
Thanks in advance

Hi my name is Cheryl and I am a new collector. My father started me with a puzzle. He left me a Double Barrel Muzzleloader Shotgun. Proof Mark says circa 1811-1892, Proof House is Liege (but says its a British Proof Mark) black powder proof for rifles. Can anyone help me figure out if this is a gun from England. It was brought to Canada by my Grandfather in 1891 when he immagrated from England. Also does anyone know of any other marks a person shoould be looking for.