New member introductions thread ......

[redclayfoot]

New to the site and gleaning information with every click of the mouse. This is the a great place for a newbie or collector.

[philco]

Hi folks

Kia ora from New Zealand.

I'm new to military surplus and came across your site in my newly rekindled passion of firearms. I attended a "military weapons only" shoot at a local club a few months back with a mate of mine and ever since then it's been guns, guns, guns. It was awesome to be standing amidst all the M14's, M1's, SMLE's, K98's, 91/30's, SKS's, M305's, the list goes on and on. I am now a member.
Cheapest options for me, in NZ, to become "active" are Norinco SKS's and Mosin Nagants (MN), specifically the 91/30. I now have one of each. I have my eye on an MN M44 which will probably be my next purchase. Another reason for selecting these rifles (apart from their cheap purchase price) is the ammo is cheap too. Decades ago I used to shoot Brit .303's but their ammo is too expensive now hence the change to Chinese and Russian.
Well, that's enough for this novel. I am sure I will find a wealth of information here, and look forward to learning more and more for my new found passion(s).

[Sabbath]

New member.

[ShenValley1]

Greetings to the Forum members. I am new to Enfields but have always wanted one. I have recently purchased a grenade rifle and will soon post a message about the markings I have found with requests for information about those markings.

My interests include collecting WWII memorabilia and military arms collecting. I really hope to learn more form the information discussed in these forums.

[rtian]

Like the title says I need a hand gaurd

[Progun68]

Hello,
I am new to this forum and a novice Military rifle collector. I am married with 4 children and 3 dogs my wife is a shooting enthusiast as well. I have a wealth of experience carrying the current M16/AR platform. I retired with 22 years in the Army/USMC and now work as a police officer, sadly watching our nation decay daily as I stuff my fingers in the dikes.

My interests here lie in collecting US service rifles and shooting them in NRA high power matches. I also enjoy collecitng Mausers and tinkering with them. I reload and while I firmly believe in slowly developing my loads, safely, I also enjoy learning from others. I hope to share and learn here with all of you.
Heath

[Morse Taper]

Enough lurking - time to join. I can't believe the wealth of knowledge on this forum. time to be a participant. Morse

[hkh]

accidently found and bought two rifles that changed it all, I have two kids and work on a budget so I decided to try and stay focused on some of the higher priced mill. rifles mainly u.s. 1903,1917.m1,m14,m1g. so thats the wishlist if I ever fill it then i will branch out into the huge world of the mauser,,,Ill probley regrete selling the m94/14 but as cool as it is all i see is the possible m1

[Major Bob]

Hello I am Bob,

I am a military firearm collector and shooter. I have military experience and i like to investigate prior usage and the history of the firearms i collect. My collection is a live one and i shoot all my weapons . Well, maybe not. I will never shoot my Remington-UMC model 1911. Neither will my Johnson 1941 ever again shoot in anger or otherwise .

I collect Canadian , American and British military firearms of the 20th century. I have used a lot of them in the service . Take for example my service pistol . The ( Browning ) Inglis High Power has been with us for nearly 67 years !

Happy to be part of your bunch now. Regards. Bob

[11th Armoured]

Hello everyone, just a quick introduction - my name's Kevin & sadly I'm old enough for my knees to creak when I bend 'em, but happily not yet old enough to know better...

I'm a professional archaeologist, but an (enthusiastic!) amateur collector, mainly of uniform items & personal equipment, but beginning to dip my toe more into the 'hardware' end of things, although I haven't yet worked out how I'm going to sneak a Bren gun (my Dad's favourite weapon when he was in the Lincolnshire Regt. in the late '40s/early '50s) into the house past my better half...

Cheers,

Kevin