New member introductions thread ......

[COLTSAA]

New Member
My collection has Lee Enfield BSA 1918 Mark III*, Nagant Peter the Great symbol, Colt New Service .455 Eley 1918. I load for these arms.

Bye for now,

COLTSAA

[fireweed]

Just joined today. Like to shoot Enfields from 1853 to No4 Mk 1* & restoring No1 to No4s to military configuration.

[Cronic]

Just a few lines to introduce myself. I've been involved with firearms since I was a boy, I was born in Enfield Middlesex and lived in Enfield Lock until immigrating to western Canada. Needless to say, I have a thing for anything that came from the RSAF at Enfield Lock. Four generations of my family worked there, so it was inevitable that I'd get the gun bug. I trained as a gunsmith for a number of years but work in oilfield construction in Alberta, it's not as interesting but it pays a lot more, the reality of raising a family took precedence.

I've visited this site a number of times and have always been impressed with the amount of knowledge and practical advice that I've found here. I thought it was about time I stopped lurking and signed up. I hope I can bring some of my experience here and more importantly, learn from yours. I'm looking forward to talking with all of you and sharing in our chosen hobby.

PS I like all milsurps by the way, I'm an equal opportunity kind of guy lol

Cronic

[camo27]

New member. Hello to everyone, love old military weapons--all of them!

[mitch-ms]

Former FFL always looking for answers!

[Gert Odendaal]

Hallo members, I am a new member from South Africa where old military rifles are in abundance and collected , I am sure to be learning a lot from this forum and its members. Thank you kindly for accepting me on your forum .
Regards'
Gert Odendaal

[damron801]

Hi all,
i am a new member and new to collecting. I have a 1903, a 1903A3, M1 Garand, M1 carbine and a 1898 30/40 Krag that i am currently working on. I need a few parts that maybe some of you guys have. I need the following for my 1898 Krag:
Buttplate and screws
2 ea. sling swivel screws ( 2 screws that screw into the stock)
a front sight blade
the screw that holds the side cover on.
Looking forward to picking the brains of all you peeps with lots of experience.
Thanks,
Ron D.

[emperfecto]

i am new to this forum and am making my first post.

[bigrib]

Hi all. New member here and I just wanted to say hello. My number one interest here is anything relating to the M1 carbine. I first handled one when I was 16 years old. A friend of mine just showed up one day and showed me this nice looking Underwood his grandpa just passed down to him. We laughed about the name "Underwood" because we thought of the deviled ham product of the day. Neither of us knew anything about the history of the rifle and the only thing we could think to do was go shoot it, which we did a lot of that day.
I am here to tap the vast knowledge of the members here for anything M1 related.

[kdcastee]

Hello to all. This is my first post. I think I have been bitten by the vintage military hardware bug. Through a friend I have picked up a few old pieces over the last few weeks. A Garand, a .30 Carbine, and a 1917 Enfield. Well, it got me to thinking about the "partial" '03 Springfield that has been sitting in the back of my safe for years. It is a Rock Island 24XXX serial number. I think it was a unfinished project gun of mu uncle. Action seems ok, barrel has some surface rust (no original finish on barrel), the stock looks to be a modified original as if the intent was to make a sporter out of it. No rear sight or sight collar, modified front sight.
I know, the first response will be "see a qualified gunsmith" to see if it is worth fooling with. I was just curious with that serial # was it potentially valuable?
Thanks in advance and I hope to talk to you much more.