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A new member and Enfield rifle collector

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:45 am
by enfielddream
Hello all, Enfield dream here. I'm from the states, Rhode Island, the smallest state in the union. Rhode Island is below Massachusetts and Boston is about an hour north. We are known as the ocean state and have 400 miles of coastline because of Narragansett Bay. Don't want to rub any salt in the wound, but while America claimed independence from Britain July 4th 1776 that was the other 12 colonies. Rhode Island itself declared independence on May 4th 1776 a few years after burning the British warship Gaspee in June 1772.
I have been a gun collector since I was 15 and am enjoying collecting even more since I retired a few years ago from the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office where I was a fingerprint classification technician.
And what do I like to collect and shoot the most? Why the British Enfield, the best bolt action military rifle ever made! Ask the Germans.

Re: A new member and Enfield rifle collector

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:50 am
by Christel
Goodmorning enfielddream!

Very good to see you are up and running with electricity and all so you can post here.
I do hope you enjoy the forum and join in.

:good:

Re: A new member and Enfield rifle collector

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:06 am
by ovenpaa
Welcome to the forum, I hope you managed to avoid the worst of the storm?

Re: A new member and Enfield rifle collector

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:31 am
by Robin128
Hello enfielddream ...Welcome to the forum!

:wales:

Re: A new member and Enfield rifle collector

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:33 am
by dromia
Hello! :D

Re: A new member and Enfield rifle collector

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:09 am
by Watcher
A few rules for American members:
  • You are not allowed to mention how easy it is to purchase firearms in the US;
    You are not allowed to say how cheap and easy it is to buy reloading components;
    and it is definitely forbidden to post photos of expansive collections of beautiful Lee Enfields!! :D
Otherwise lovely to have you on board; from someone whose Lee Enfield collection stretches to two!! :wave:

Re: A new member and Enfield rifle collector

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:15 am
by Robin128
:goodjob: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: A new member and Enfield rifle collector

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:13 am
by Doz
Hello, good choice of collecting material! :)

Re: A new member and Enfield rifle collector

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:08 am
by Mike357
:flag6: Welcome

Re: A new member and Enfield rifle collector

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:58 am
by 20series
Hi and welcome

It's nice to see a colonial cousin who respects the quality of proper firearms :goodjob: :flag13:

Alan