New member introductions thread ......

[Soontoberetired]

Hello, I'm not much of a joiner, but found your site by accident and it fits in well with my military collecting interests. I've been adding odds and ends to my collection for about 40 years including primarily excellent sites for research on all things military.
My interests are Second War Canadian Army as well as mid 80s Canadian Forces. Basically, uniforms, badges, footwear, headdress, webbing and firearms.
Thank you for the opportunity to join!!
I'm located in Ottawa Canada.
"soon to be retiring after 38 years service in the military"

[SHAWLERBROOK]

Hello from Upstate NY. I am a shooter, hunter, reloader and collector. Love old lever action rifles and old battle rifles. I also have a couple sporterized mausers that I occasionally take out for a walk. I enjoy going to gun shows(not as much as in the "good old days"), flea markets and garage sales to see what old military or old western treasures I can find. Also enjoy doing some horsetrading with fellow enthusiasts. Glad to be aboard!!

[straycat23]

Hello, I'm a new member but not a new collector. I've been collecting since I was 9 yo when my Father gave me a JC Higgins .22. I'm 65 yo now. I know a few things but certainly not everything. I'm still learning and asking questions. It was great to find this forum.

[max morgan]

hello, max morgan here-- snowbird from wisconsin spending winters in texas. retired dentist age 73. just finished a dozen years of cowboy action shooting. wore out some joints working the actions of the old timey single action revolvers and the lever action rifles. now i am getting back into shooting the old modern guns and my favorites are the 1911 and the .30 caliber carbine. i have a replica of the trench gun for shotgun fun as well. these guns are easier on one's old body. have been going to a bunch of gun shows in northeast texas. found a second 30 carbine that needs just a bit of work. it is an inland date of mfg, 12/1944. it came with some rusty magazines, a bayonet, and it shoots ok. the trigger sure needs an action job. gotta find out how to do that or who does that work for hire. plan to upgrade to a scout scope so the old eyes can get good sight pictures. put a scope on the first carbine last summer.
in the air force, at age 19, one's eyes worked a whole lot better than they do at my current age of 73. the addition of a 1X power pistol scope really makes it possible to get great sight alignment.
anyway, in wisconsin a friend has a private range where we shoot steel mostly. we have some fun targets that are falling plates, plinking plates, plates that launch clay pigeons for a second shotshell to break the clay or make a full pop can explode. the trench gun gets to shoot 42" tall pepper poppers from the hip (lots of misses here) when hit these big plates fall down.

i like to reload all sorts of ammo for the handguns, the rifles / carbine, and the shotguns. this is a good thing in these days of devalued money and outrageous prices.
we go to a trap or skeet club when we feel the need to be humbled.

anyway good to be here.

max morgan








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[SalManilla]

Hello all! I found the site tonight while searching out a replacement lanyard loop for my 1918 M1911. Great site! Lots of helpful information.

[pipeliner]

Finally got all the kids moved out and trying to renew old hobbies. Looking forward to picking up some knowledge after years away.

[Merlin266]

Hi all
Having recently purchased a 1918 No1 Mk3* and a Scopeless No4T after about 30yrs of shooting, I thought this would be a great place to learn about these fine rifles. I'm a military man with 17yrs in the airforce wot wot and have a fascination for vintage aircraft and rifles. Forgive me if some of my questions seem a bit daft.

[rawuol]

Hey new member here. Im 31, from Belleville ON. I just picked up a Ljungman AG42b and this seemed like the place to find some info. If anyone has any suggestions for cheap/bulk ammo I'm all ears.

[tripnok]

Hi my name is John Forester. Just signed up and wanted to introduce myself.I'm a 25 year old guy out from Oklahoma. The only true milsurp i have is an old 95 or 96 Dwm Mauser that i love and often shoot. I have a healthy interest in old military rifles, and appreciate the craftsman ship that went into their creation.I will probably mostly be browsing old topics but may have a few post of my own here and there. So hello

[M1-Garand]

Hi Folks,
New member from Regina,Saskatchewan,
Wonderful website,glad I joined !
Herman