Printable View
Hello everyone I'm new at this collecting game. I'm interested in Union Switch & Signal World war 1 pistols as well as world war 1 Colt pistols and springfield 30/06 military long rifles.If anyone could help i sure would appreciate it. Thanks Georgew
Morning all,
Just joined up. seems a good spot to learn!
I was directed here by a chap from another forum. Yes he may be on here as well but don't know his user name!
I was wanting information on repairing the draws on a No 4 Mk 1, and was a bit confused about all the shimming and such fixes that were being offered to me.
I was linked to Peter Laidlaw's Proper fix for this job, and was most grateful!
On that first visit, I Also learned how to actually wrap a pull-through so it would fit in the butt trap!!
Very simple, now I know How!
Cheers ,
Richard.
Good morning. Finally decided to register. Been a big fan of reviewing some of the posts in the past.
Tailspin 66B
(its the name of our hunt/shooting camp)
Cheers.
A little in the way of introduction. my name is Jim. I'm from the great pacific northwest US. My handle, Old Army Cook, is a nod to my profession. Now retired I've been collecting and shooting military surplus weapons now for the last 2 years. I've always been interested in history and the old war dogs are a great touchstone to that history. I've signed on here as another resource to learning about the hardware. I'm looking forward to helping others as I continue to learn.
Cheers,
Jim
Hello from Canada1 new to forum.
Hi everyone ,i am just starting on my collection of older weapons.I am glad to be a member.Thanks in advance trusty2008 aka stephen
Greetings!
I'm a new guy here, and a novice who
will be lurking in "Other Auto Pistols".
I'm just starting to learn marksmanship...
So... I bought a nice M1911 this summer, and a
tough old bird is teaching the teacher to shoot
(I'm a college professor).
I never served in the military, but my daughter does though;
she's an Honors Graduate of the USAF Academy,
and flies a Herc to bad places,
to pick up/drop off rough men who ...do things.
My only connection to milsurp firearms is the
M1 carbine I inherited from Dad, and the Enfield
tanker .38 from my English veteran uncle.
I suspect I'm not the usual inhabitant of this locale...
Hi all, I am oldsergeantFc and retiredArmy (40 years) and am new to this site so just wanted to say hello and to ask a simple question. I have searched for and seen a lot of serial number requests most are vague or are one num. specific. I do not have or found the resources to verify...I am looking at an Inland M1 Carbine with a serial number of 47802 and just curious as to when it was made. Thanks .
Hytekrednek here. cool forum.
I've been collecting Enfields for over 25 years. My interest was sparked when
I met Ian and Brian at Navy Arms Company in the 1990s where i was employed
as General Manager of Manufacturing. We had a lot of Enfields and parts and
as they went through the stuff they showed me the nuances of the breed.
My wife and I shot high power matches using No. 4 Mk2s and did pretty well.
Not bad for a $40 "target" rifle.
Look forward to being part of this community.
Bruce and Lois
As far asI can tell, my sks was manufactured in 1958. But the numbers on the all wood stock do not match number everywhere else. Oh, and I'm a new member, hello...
Hi been looking at this site for a while,lots of advice,so decided to join!
New to this forum.
Seeking information about the MAS Mle 1936 that I purchased yesterday.
Have found dies and brass so will start loading by the end of the week, hopefully.
The bore appears to be perfect.
Anyone out there have any experience with this rifle?
Can a scope be mounted?
What kind of accuracy can one expect from the 1936?
Is the rear sight adjustable for windage?
Thanks,
Gary
looking for stock/handguard for Madsen .30 cal
Welcome aboard.Quote:
Originally Posted by fullerbill68
How about some photos of your SKS? What country made it?
Sarge
New member from Florida and relatively new to collecting milsurps. Basically I am here to learn and drool all over the photos.
Hi everyone, new member here to this forum. I'm sort of a self taught gunsmith and been doing it for about 5 years now. I've found that these forums can be wealth of information and look forward to learning a lot from this one. Thanks for having me.
Hello members!
I'm new to this, but excited to get involved and learn more about vintage military firearms and
everything related!
Recently got into collecting Military Rifles so far have US, British, French, Egytian, and German looking for Russian, Japanese, and Italian
First post! I'm interested in American milsurps mostly.
I starting to get in to the military firearms ,I just got a SKS only serial number is on reciever C-48xxx the other things on gun like triger ,but plate ,mag are like 00.000-04 .Importated C A I there # M59 7.62x39 yugo Zastava .My problem is that they dont have chrome bores but this one sure looks like a chrome in chamber and crown on end of barrel ,to explain better like solder wiped on steel if that makes sence . Sorry if i sound stupid on this but i am any help ? thank you paulblack68:madsmile:
G`Day from Australia to fellow shooters and collectors.
New to this forum stuff so please be kind.
Aussie shooter and Feral game /pest eradicator /hunter of long standing.
I have an interest in Military rifles and in particular Sniper scopes as fitted to the # 4 enfields.
The STG MK 2 is my special field of interest here.
:).
WS
In the discussion that I read on the Remington M1934 Honduras 7mm Rifle, I note that the records at Remington are not definite. I have serial number 5305. The last 5 appears to
have a faint 7 under it. The bridge of the receiver is stamped " MODEL OF 1934 REMOINGTON 7 M-M".. there are no import markings. You can see the M1917 parts used. The butt plate is solid with no opening for access to the cleaning equipment in the butt stock.
Hope this may shed some more light on this peace.
Hello everyone. I am new to this forum. I am on a few others. And I have seen a few of you on other forums as well. I collect sniper rifles from WWII. Looking forward to learning new information on this forum. Thanks.
Hody Friends, I signed in as a member because I have found alot of very interesting info. and comments here. I too enjoy these old rifles and come across some interesting things from time to time. I live in SW Fla (Yep a flat lander) and look forward to visiting when I can. Thanks for having me. John
Hello. Obviously I have just joined and as a Senior Cit I don't have any experience with forums. Hope to cure that deficiency as soon as possible. I am interested in WW1 and 2 long and short arms. Right now I am starting a hunt for No.4 MK1* wood and metal for a Savage restoration. I will to keep my postings short and not too inane. Any advice is very welcome and appreciated. Thanks.
Just checking in Iv been told to join by a few UK based Enfield guys :wave:
Welcome Eggy, good to see you found it there is a wealth of info here whatever your tastes...... regarding your scope you need to look down the main forum (home page) or click on the link,
~Angel~'s 'Match Making' Service (REPLY ONLY) just ask if anyone has or seen it... Peter ladler on the forum has repaired many and has a record of all the ones he has worked on, put a post on the enfield forum also.
hope its still out there like you say probably on top of a bunny rifle or similar.......
Big Hello from Portland Oregon!
New to the sight but long time collector. This really is an informative sight, alot of information. Wish I would have found this site earlier. Long story short, I'm into anything and everything that goes bang...
I look forward meeting you, Thanks.
--FALengineer
Hello all, new to the site and fairly new to surplus collecting. Got my first (Mosin 91/30) a couple of years ago, and also have an Olviedo 1916 Mauser and just got an SKS a few days ago. Already learned a lot on here and am looking forward to lots more info.
I started collecting US post civil war rifles in 1967. I am a member of The Garand Collectors Association. Right now I am looking for a extractor for a Remington-Lee 1885 45-70.
cliff52, Augusta, GA. Spanish Mauser 1916 found its' way home with me and I'm looking for my first Enfield.
Looking forward to learning about the CMP M1 Garand I just purchased. We stopped in at the Anniston AL store Friday and was able to purchase it on the spot. I would have brought it home but saved the sales tax by waiting till Tuesday to get it. It is the last of three guns I have always wanted to own the first being a 357 Mag. My choice there was a S & W 686 7 shot with a 5" barrel, next was a 30-30, my choice there was a Henry H0009B with the brass receiver and now the M1. I got to shoot an M1 in the Navy back in 1965, only shot it a few times but that was enough to get me hooked just took a long time to get one.
My first question is regarding Ammo, I bought 200 rounds from CMP and 25 clips, its a start but is there better from a different source at reasonable prices? the stock is new and while I am a fairly good woodworker I'm not sure I want one of my high-gloss finishes on this rifle, what might some of you suggest?
I will look forward to hearing from some of you.
Hello Everyone - New to Milsurps.com. Lots of great forum articles and information, thank you!
hai everyone ... I am new , help me catch-up
First reply. Great sight. Thanks!
I'm a life time shooter (first trigger pulled at 3 years, a pellet pistol) Lee Enfield addict and all round .303 enthusiast. I reload and have an interest in making an accurate Lee Enfield using the improvements that rolled into the L42a1. I'm interested in learning the details of how the L42 was assembled and tuned.
Dell
Hello, my name is dlumpkin, am trying to find jap ammo 6.5 x51. Have tried 6.5x50 it blew primer out ,6.5 x52 bolt will not close ,have tried ammo sites no luck.
Hi everyone, I am actually French and do not know much about French rifles. I have a MAS 1936 with a serial number 2 _ 75549. I was told that the serial is supposed to start with a letter but this rifle does not ? Any idea ?
Thanks a lot.
Henri.
Hello from Massachusetts!
First thank you all for accepting me to the form. I am Retired Army of 33 years. I have a class 3 license and have been having fun with it. I have a desire to build fire arms. I hope to find some help as I start into these projects.:)
Hello everybody,
I am a former gun owner and antique gun and rifle collector, I have a present interest in military binoculars.
It appears to be a very informed site.
---------- Post added at 03:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:53 PM ----------
I meant to ask does anybody know what the nomenclature MA means or stands for for example;
BINOCULARS, Prismatic, 6x 30, No2 Mk2 V5/OS 106-MA or Mk3 V5/OS 420-MA
Thanks in advance.
Hi everyone - I'm a collector of British Commonwealth militaria and a long time member of the Historical Arms Collectors here in Australia.
I have recently acquired a rusty SMLE No1 MkIII (1917 Lithgow) that turned out being a genuine HT. It had been placed in secure store by the previous owner while in hospital for 10 months, but the store had been flooded and his entire collection remained there under water. I fortunately happened upon it 30mins after having been brought into a gun shop I frequent - it still had water in the action! The wood looked promising, so I bought it for $100 with the intention of removing the action and later swapping it for one in good condition. No-one had noticed the 'H' on the butt as the bolt was rusted open and had covered it. Upon finally removing the bolt I found the 'H'. Light wire brush on the serial number and sure enough, genuine Lithgow HT sniper.
Anyway, I'm now committed to restoring it, but have quite a few questions for SMLE experts on the forum!
Attachment 62270
Attachment 62271
I have managed to get it apart, and the stock is coming along nicely (3 boils, steaming, restoring oil...). Have acquired a replacement heavy barrel, and am stripping the rust off old parts with molasses. I want to restore the nose cap as it has matching numbers - but it is badly pitted. Ultimately, I need advice on things like coating. Original SMLE snipers were painted olive drab over the blueing - but what parts? I can't seem to find out if it was just the action and barrel, or also the nosecap, trigger guard, rear sight etc.
Anyway, I look forward to discussing my not so little project!
Cheers
Lee
Hi... I am new to this forum, but not a newbie... While my business focuses on modern weapons platforms I am a fan of all things weird in particular WWII German weapons. You can guess my interest from the list below from my collection:
PzB-39
GrB-39 X 5
K98 Snipers X 6
M1D
03A3 sniper
PIAT
The PIAT and most of the GrBs are kept in MO as I demo them at Knob Creek MG shoot. Always happy to talk guns at the creek so stop by and say hi at shooting position #1.
If I can ever assist any of you, just ask and remind me who you are i.e. member of Milsurps.com.
Best to all.
MF
Hi.
I'm new on here but hope to develop a whole lot of info from you lot. :-)
I am a longtime shooter, collector, hunter, etc. My main collecting interest is European fullstock ("Mannlicher"-style) sporting rifles, but I have a secondary interest in various military surplus bolt action rifles, including various types of Mausers, Lee-Enfields, etc.
Here is one of my military surplus rifles, a Canadian trainer:
Lee-Enfield .22 RF MKIII w/Cooey 10a model rear aperture sight (Sight patented in 1925. It used the sight-leaf from the Canadian Ross rifle).
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...29141JPG-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...29133JPG-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...29111JPG-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...29152JPG-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...02916JPG-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...29201JPG-1.jpg
I've been a military rifle collector for about 45 years now. Always want more.
Mostly an American rifle and pistol collector.
Hey guys! I am an FNG at this sort of thing, but could use some help on a Ross 1903 Mk II 3*. I picked it up with a loose front upper handguard (nothing securing the rear wings that end at the back of the rear sight), a humped (and chipped) clip on bit behind that, and no front sight protector. Is this some sort of cobble job? The finish appears to match on the wood, but it just doesn't appear kosher. Any comments? --Thanks.
I am a long time shooter and have an assortment of everything from A303s, M1s and various M98 Mausers. I am near retirement and am contemplating learning the art of gunsmithing.
I have multiple interests that range from muscle cars, home construction, stamp collecting and newly added to my gun interests, long range shooting.
By the way, viewing the post by Robinpeck I recognized the rear site used as being a part I have in my parts bin.
Hello, all
Now I have the time I am back into collecting. Got a few unusual items, interesting to see how prices have risen in the past 30 years.
Hello
Looking for Collectors and/or Persons interested in the Lee Enfield .22 Trainer rifles
Please send a message if that is you ?
Messaging me is much faster than posting
Thanks in advance
Hey all!
I'm a new member here, but I've "sniped" this forum on occasion for information.
I'm into a lot of different militaria and related stuff: French Indochina, British Malaya, Aussie bushcraft, early Vietnam U.S., etc. My favorite rifles are the US M1896/1898 Krag, US M-1903 Springfield, and British WWI through post-WWII Enfields.
Was in the US Army for 10 years. Have most recently worked as a historian and archaeologist, carpenter, and farmer. I live in North Carolina.
Thanks!
HI every one,Im new on here.Im looking for 1 or a pair of original thumb screws for a 32 scope mount.iv got one that's buggerd.Any leads would be mutch appreciated.
New , member in Canada
Hello: Newbie member, shooter & collector since 1960's. Now putting together a No. 4 MKI T sniper to get through the Summer & Fall shooting seasons.
Not technically a new member here, but this is my first post. I have just been reading and lurking for years. Some of you may know me as a Mosin guy from other Forums, but I like about everything.
Thanks!
Doby Pilgrim
Santa Fe, NM
NRA member, former LEO, U.S. Navy vet
Retired from selling sawmill machinery
Married for 53 years (to the same girl),
Like amateur gunsmithing and shooting, mostly disabled so can't hunt anymore, hut, when I did hunt it was mainly deer and wing shooting.
olcop
Hello All,
My first post here and need to learn my way around, but ill get there.
Names Tom, retired engineer, live in Birmingham ( well someone had too) Had a life long love of Enfield,s all of um, im not a collector im a user, my old girl is out most weekends doing what she does best.
Tom ( 5 Groove with a T )
Hi,
Not really a new member, have been reading enjoying the forums and knowledge library for a while.
I've recently started acquiring more milsurps- Krag-Jorgensen, Mosins, SKS, P38s, K98k and modelo 98s, and hoping to get a James River M1 garand and maybe an M1 Carbine this year- so I guess you can say I've started a collection.
Looking forward to to more great information and maybe even contributing some!
Also on CGN under the same name.
-Kevin (98)
Hi Guys,
New member here, found something I think is an old military item at a garage sale and got interested in finding out more about it.
[IMG]http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/a...smade/tool.jpg[/IMG]
The inches per yards make me think this is gun related, is anyone able to tell me what this is and if it has any value?
Thanks guys.
Hi
I'm new and interested in British Enfield history and collecting.
Mike
Remembering those who are gone on Memorial Day
The tool is for drifting the front blade of a rifle sight, to adjust the zero for windage. I don't know what type of rifle it was designed for thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Hordo
I am originally from England, but now live in the USA. I was in the ACF near Carlisle when I was growing up in the mid 1980s. We used Lee Enfield no4 rifles and Brens and occasionally got to shoot L1A1s when we were visiting military bases. This got me interested in British firearms.
I own a No4 Mark1, a No5, a Historic Arms L4 Bren and a No2 Mark1** revolver
evening all my name is bill in I am interested in older guns and rifles. while I an in here I will ask my first question. a while back I came across a 30-40 krag mfg. in 1900. its looks like nice old rifle. most of it I have it apart and cleaned .except the top wood hand guard.the rear screw will not lossen up.i am wondering if I can just gently push the hand guard over the top an through the wood hole ? what I have so far is put long pieces of shim stock between the barrel and steel clamp pieces and also some shim stock between rear sight and wood hole, then gently tap on the long pieces of shim stock ? I have so far been able to move the stock down about 1/8 or so but I stopped at that point for now !!, but it seems like it may work ??? hoping I can get some advice if this may work ? or another way to get the screw out ? possibly take screw driver and grind down to what I need thanks for any and all help you can give me bill p.s. not good at spelling
Great to be here. i have been reading posts here for years, but never signed up. A lot of you may know me for providing Enfield screws. Look forward to swapping info.
Hello
Just a quick posting to introduce myself. I am a new collector of Russian and other milsurps. Started with one Mosin and as you have heard this story before, one has quickly grown to many and spread out from there. SKS's SVT's and even a nice K31 round out my little collection. Still cheaper I figure than boating. Look forward to participating in the forums etc. Thanks
Hi folks,
What a great site this is....tons of great info here. This site was very useful in picking my first rifle :)
Just bought my first rifle...a Long Branch No4....hoping you guys might help me with a couple of questions....I'll post in the relevant section rather than clog up the new members section
cheers :cheers:
A new/not so new? member here lol.
After receiving a Mosin Nagant way back 2007 as a Christmas present (my first old milsurp rifle if the Chinese SKS doesn't count) I had signed up on this site, I poked around for a bit things in life got a bit crazy for me at that point, the Nagant got tucked away the following year and I forgot about this site until a few days ago. As things go I still have that old Nagant and it seems I still have an account here :)
A year a go I drank the cool aid at CGN and bought a Beretta made M1 Garand stripped receiver, over the following 6 months I had a blast locating and installing parts for my soon to be Beretta M1
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...IMG_0377-1.jpg
I'm still looking for a few more PB marked parts and have since located the proper sling
Well that was six months ago that I got this to this point and seeing as this project will soon be coming to an end I decided that I want to something else:lol:
I ordered two stripped Lee Enfield receivers from Marstar and they should be here early next week. One is a #4 mk1 and the second is a #1 mk3.
So what madness have I got my self in to with these?:madsmile: :help:
I know I could just go out and purchase something but where is the fun and learning experiences in that?
Tinman
Hello, My name is Dave my user name backwards. I am a tool and die maker 40yrs from the St Louis area. I think I am going to enjoy being a member of milsurps, I haven't had a chance to do anything on here yet but it appears to be a well thought out site and I'm looking forward to learning and sharing your knowledge and hopefully I can be a benefit to the community. As mentioned above I have 40 years of experience in the machine trades and might be of value making, modifying and repairing your broken weapons etc.
Thanks, evad :wave:
Hi, I'm Marvin and I have been collecting military surplus gear and equipment for about 2 years now and still relatively new, I have interests in firearms, knives and everything related to the military.
Hi folks,
Just thought I'd say hello. New to this forum as a member although I've travelled the information a few times historically in my search for knowledge!
I live in the UK and have been shooting for many years but only recently started to fulfil my milsurp ambitions.
Currently the fleet consists of:
Lee Enfield No4 No 2, Fazakerley made, 1955
K31 dating from 1943
Swedish Mauser M96 dated 1913
Hard to pick a favourite but the K31 is so blooming accurate! The Enfield is just great but then I'm English and biased and the M96 is a work of art!
Hopefully picking up a SMLE later this week..... I was warned that if you leave Lee Enfields in a dark cabinet they multiply!
Anyway glad to be on board and looking forward to picking your brains a bit more.
Good morning folks
I am very happy to join Milsurps.com.
I am the owner of a Lee Enfield no4 mk2 (mummy wrap)
Hello everyone.
I am a resident of Quebec,
I just finally introduce myself to you.
I am fan of milsurp rifle since I bought my first Lee Enfield through it I discovered a whole world by studying its history.
I am presently has put the finishing touches has a nice swedish m38 husky 1943.
I found the forum a quantity of invaluable information about him.
I hope that the language barrier is not too large a cross us.
thank you,
Lb43
Hi All,
I was told about this site and thought I would register and check it out.I have been a collector of Canadian military surplus equipment & vehicles for over 30 years now.Always interested in vehicle restorations and do alot of volunteer work for my local police & military museums as well as my own projects. Looking forward to spending time on this site and seeing other peoples obsessions!
Regards,Derk
New member, 1944 No. 4 MK1/2 F57 FTR, my 1st rifle ever and it just so happened to be a Lee-Enfield.
I have been interested in guns, shooting and smithing for over 60 years. Just plinking along. I bought my first Colt 45 via the NRA program, back in the late '50s for $15. Could have had an M1 for the same.
I found this site on a search-scan and I am beginning to enjoy the wealth of information that it encompasses.
b
Happy to be registered. I was brought up on a farm in Alberta, Canada and learned the ins and outs of firearms at an early age. For the past few years a couple of friends and I, having joined our local fish & game protection association, have been making good use of their members shooting range for our enjoyment and to get to know other members.
My best friend passed on last month and willed me several firearms, one which I had searched this website and others for information on a superb and very well kept 1935 Oberndorf Brazilian Mauser, 7 x 57 mm given to him by his brother after he had cleaned it up from the shipping crate complete with it's grease. To my knowledge it has not been fired. The Mauser I had referred to on this site was the same vintage with a slightly newer Serial number I believe posted here in 2007. I would like to know if this rifle I now own is somewhat rarified because of passing time. I haven't been able to locate anything similar and if any members can enlighten me I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
Don L.
I am looking for information on the U.S. Smith Corona 03-a3. I hope this site will be a good location to get the information I need to put my 03-a3 back to original condition. I received it with a sporter stock and front sight. I want to get the parts I need to put it back the way it should be. The rifle was manufactured in 1943.
Hi everyone, I used to collect military rifles a long time ago but because of time and other restraints I quit and sold everything. Now being retired I have more time and when a friend had a 1903 Springfield for sale I bought it. Big mistake, it seems that like riding a bike you never get over the fun and excitement of finding a nice rifle at a good price and adding it to your collection. I started again about a year ago and now have twelve various military rifles. Last time I could get surplus rifles for $25- $40, how times change. I started reading these forums and was impressed with the knowledge of the members, I have learned a lot already, thank you.
Hello All, I am Chaplain Taz and it is an honor and a pleasure to become a member of this fine group. I have just recently begun collecting and have been very fortunate to fine some very nice, albeit rare weapon platforms such as my recently acquired Breda 1927 and more common ones such as my Tula SKS.
Hello all, I'm a retired Service Rifle competitor and military collector from MI.
NRA Life Benefactor member and Michigan Antique Arms Collectors life member.
Hello, my name is Bill and I love milsurps.
I currently own various flavors of Mosin Nagants, as well as an SKS, and look forward to expanding my collection.
New member interested in old guns. Great site so far. Nice to meet you all.
Wolf
Good Day to all, This is Marsh Gun from the flat land of Maryland's eastern shore bay country region. I have viewed this website as a guest and now I'm registered. I enjoy shooting and restoring US vintage military firearms. I am also a Regional Safety Supervisor for a corporation that is involved in the construction of electrical distribution systems as well as a hobby gunsmith.
Looks like it measures deflection through the slotted sight with the threaded portions engaging a taught line , string or fencing wire giving deflection in inches at 25 yd increments
Hi All
My name is Stephen and I am chairman of the WW2 Relic Retrieval & Preservation Group in the UK. We spend our spare time visitng old WW2 sites here in the UK recovering and preserving relics from the conflict. I have joined the forum to ask for help on certain items that have so far eluded identification, as well as to share what we find, and to share the knowledge I have about WW2 ordnance, aircraft parts, personal items.....anything to do with the conflict.
My group members have a say about me that, 'he can identify a rusty piece of crap from 50 yards, so long as it has something to do with WW2!'. Not sure if it is a compliment or not to be honest! :)
Kind regards
RRPG (Stephen)
well howdy guys im an airforce vet most things mechanical i like firearme are mechanical marvels to me mostly old stuff is what i like so this site is just great to share with other like minded people and to learn also thanks
Hello,
I recently registered an account with this forum and I am hoping I can give and glean helpful information to fellow gun owners.
I look forward to getting to know those who use this site.
Thanks!
Hello everybody! I'm 16 years old and I just started shooting High Power Rifle Matches in April. I always wanted an M1 Garand and I saw this as a way to earn one. I shot an AR in a CMP certified match at my local gun club and was able to qualify for one. Me and my grandpa know own 5 M1s and many more to come I hope!
Hello,
I have just started collecting 03 spring fields and look forward to obtaining and sharing information. Bob
While I am new to Milsurps.com, I have been collecting military surplus (mainly WWII) firearms and accessories for about 20 years. My favorite piece is my CMP Garand. About 10 years ago I began collecting US Civil War-era weaponry as well. It is great to find a community of like-minded individuals in Milsurps.com.
Bill
Hello members, I have never posted anything here or any other forum. Please be patient with me. Thank you.
I have a couple of Swiss rifles (K31 and 1911). Looking to buy a ZFK55 in the best possible condition. If any one is selling (or knows who is selling one) I'd appreciate a word.
Thanks again.
Just a note to say hello from a avid shooter - rifle, handgun, muzzle loaders including black powder in all of them
G'day to all,
I have just registered with MILSURPS.COM and look forward to using the wealth of knowledge available on this site.
Regards,
Tools45.
I'm not really a collector, since I have little knowledge...OR MONEY!~) I'm here to learn a bit here and there.
I do have a few surplus guns but nothing really unique.
Hello, I'm a new member. Tampa,Florida
Hi from San Diego...older gent here (older than dirt)...began my "career" with the old military surplus rifles when I worked in a gun shop in Northern Colorado in the '50's. Those were the days of the $25 rifles. I don't hunt any more...I do some rifle and handgun shooting just for fun and do a bit of loading as I feel like it..also began loading in the '50's.
I'm not a collector...just a plinker and shooter. I've been lurking off and on so thought I'd come say hello
opos
I joined the forum so I could find and offer various parts. I recently acquired an "un cut" Springfield op rod for an M1. If you are looking for one to help complete a correct rifle contact me. I would have to have an op rod in good condition to replace this one.
Hi, Im a new member, but have been collecting for a while.
G'day,
Just began the slippery slope of looking for my first 303. Was given an old pressed tin range chest that came with accessories for shooting a 303.
No better reason I thought to get myself one, get into service rifle shoots and use the range chest. A bit like buying my recent 4wd to suit a set of sniny new Mickey Thompson alloy rims I had NIB going to waste for 18 months :D
Anyhow,
Retired after 20 years RAAF, reborn as a civvy yeh !!
Back into shooting and enjoying my time away from being a staffer. This collecting of bang sticks is pricey but hopefully I find the 303 I want and that can be my last buy for a decade or two...maybe. Stop laughing now ;)