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December 11th, 2008, 06:26 PM
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G'day from Australia ...
G'day gents,
Just joined up and wanted to introduce myself. I grew up with family from both England and Australia who served in both world wars and have had a lifelong interest in Military History and History in general.
I am a 1000 yard Fullbore shooter in our Military marksman tradition ( No optical assistance, off the elbows with no rest, prone using only aperture sights and a sling for support. I shoot regularly at the Lithgow Small Arms Rifle Club which uses the original Lithgow range where all of the Lithgow built No1 MKIII rifles were test fired upon birth. The Lithgow rifle range still belongs to the ADI factory to this day.
I am a collector of Military Surplus firearms specialising in Lee Enfield rifles - subsequently I am the moderator of the Lee Enfield forum at surplusrifles.com. I look forward to sharing information and learning even more from the great members here.
Best regards, Simon. 
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December 11th, 2008, 06:56 PM
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Re: G'day from Australia ...
Welcome Simon!
The Aussie group is growing bigger everyday! Good to have you here!!
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December 11th, 2008, 07:12 PM
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Re: G'day from Australia ...
Welcome to the forum, Simon.
It's good to have a Lee Enfield specialist onboard.
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December 11th, 2008, 07:44 PM
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Re: G'day from Australia ...
Welcome! This is a fine place and you will fit right in with such an impressive resume! Enjoy your time here!
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December 11th, 2008, 09:07 PM
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Re: G'day from Australia ...
What a CV you bring! There's always room for another Aussie
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December 11th, 2008, 09:23 PM
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Re: G'day from Australia ...
Welcome aboard mate
you will enjoy your time at this fine place .. Krieg
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December 12th, 2008, 07:57 AM
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Re: G'day from Australia ...
Thanks to all for the warm welcome!
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December 12th, 2008, 12:26 PM
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Re: G'day from Australia ...
Howdy and welcome to the forum Simon. Glad to have you here.
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Re: G'day from Australia ...
Good to have you ! If you want to start a thread or two about the Enfield, it would be a privilege to have your expertise here.
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December 12th, 2008, 02:59 PM
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Re: G'day from Australia ...
Hey Skip ... I will definitely do that as I have a few Enfield rifles to show. I have already posted a similar thread in Weapons based on one of my K98's you might want to check out also.
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Re: G'day from Australia ...
Hi Simon, welcome to the forum.
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