New member introductions thread ......

[mrupe3]

Hi All,
I'm new to this site but have been collecting Milsurp's, C and R's and anything that looks cool or talk's to me for 6 years or so. I also took up reloading since ammo is hard to come by for some of the guns I've purchased like my 1917 Webley Mark VI in .455. I can't wait to share some of my photo's and find out more about some of my gun's history. My oldest gun is a 1888 German Commison rifle that was Turked, and newest is a Yugo SKS 59/66A1. Where is the spell check?

[TheNorseman]

Just getting started with a pair of 1903a3 rifle builds. One is going to be a "Griffin-Howe" reproduction and the other is going to be a 35 Whelen build for hunting.

[blazer91]

Great looking Lee Enfield but not sure it is what I hope it to be, a true Lithgow. If anyone has any feedback, please let me know. I hope to hear feedback soon.

Hi new member, you are on the intro board, put your note on the appropriate thread for help and feedback.
regards, Jim

[tadam05]

Hi everyone,

I found this site through another excellent site and am looking forward to being a member, I am new to the milsurp world(3 months), but have already collected some descent pieces. I haven't found one yet, but I absolutely love the old Ross's. Looking forward to finding and talking with knowledgeable milsurp members.

Thanks.

[sidecar]

I am new here, have collected 2 Mosin Nagant 91/30 and a Nagant 1895 pistol.
Is fun watching what people ask for the 91/30.

[gaijinsamurai]

Hello from Beaverton, Oregon.

I've been collecting and shooting since the mid-1980's. I'm on Fal Files, Gunboards, and militaryphotos.net under the same name. Primary interests include Swedish Mausers, Enfields, FALs, and other military firearms. I also collect militaria.

I served in the US Marine Corps and Oregon National Guard.

Nice to be here!

Andy

[Dr.Cthulwho]

Hi Folks,
New member here, just registered.
Born and grew up in upstate New York in an area so rural we needed to keep our own tomcat. I lived in Texas for a dozen years in the Seventies and Eighties and am currently mummifying in Phoenix with my second wife and our two young sons.
I'm a long-time shooter; my Dad started teaching me to shoot on an old Crossman air pistol when I was four and since I'm presently in my mid-sixties, I've been at it off and on, for a long time.
I have a small collection, a totally mixed-bag, ranging from a new-in-the-box Win/FN .308 semi-auto to a Romanian AK 'pistol', to several Swede 6.5x55 Mausers (including a sweet li'l '94 carbine!), an early Mod. 52 Winchester target rifle (SN: 702 -- I said it was early), a Savage Mod. 19NRA I shot in competition in high school, two Webley revolvers (a Mk III and a Mk VI - both 'cut', unfortunately), a 5" Bull Barrel Ruger Mk I, a Schmidt-Rubin K31 and a lovely little 1862 Colt Pocket Police made (judging from the serial #) in 1864. As you can see, kind of eclectic -- no particular rhyme or reason to the collection except what I personally like (or just got a deal I couldn't refuse). Some I've acquired myself and some, like the 52 Winchester and the little 1862 Colt, I inherited from my Dad, who bought it for $12.50 right after he'd gotten home from a tour of the islands of the South Pacific with the Marines.

If I can't be shooting (and there seems to be less and less time), I enjoy reading (mostly History or Science-Fiction), model building, drawing and painting. Most of my working life has been spent drafting or scientific and technical illustration. I once worked as an artist with Aurum Etching, a subsidiary of Colt's Custom Gunshop (before Colt ran 'em into the ground), where we cranked out a bunch of Colt Commemorative editions.

So, that's me in a nutshell (and some would say, an entirely appropriate place).
I look forward to getting to know some of you guys and learning some things about military collectibles, etc.

[kennyw85]

Hi guys, just stopping in hoping to learn a little more about a Lee Enfield number 4 mk1 I've had tucked away in a closet for years.

[SamsRX7]

About 20 yrs ago my father past away and one of the things that he left to me was a 1887 Martini Henry Enfield.
So I joined this forum so I can do some reading on what everyone has posted about this gun.
I don't have much knowledge on weapons, so I figured I could ask the pros

[chairman15]

Hello all,

As an engineer and historian, I have a recent infatuation with American-made military firearms of the 20th century. I hope to learn from others, and as I learn more, perhaps be able to help those with similar interests.

Regards,