Another Cooee call!!!

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   G'day all,
 finally got my arse into gear and after the odd trawl over this site in the past, figurted it was time to post and say g'day.
Good to see a few Aussies on here. 
Bloody want to be seeing as there was more than just a few Smellies made at Lithgow in the last century and used by Diggers in conflicts world wide. 
Have had a Smellie in the safe for about 15yrs now. Got collared by a local SMLE-nut at my LGS and prodded into buying more. Currently have No1 MkIII's dated 1916 & 1942 and a Maltby No4 and a Savage No4. There's also a No1 MkII actioned 303-25 which is to soon become my son's first centrefire.
The two No1's are used for Aust. LightHorse re-enactment. The 1916 is my parade drill rifle and a shooter also. The other is used for dismount-for-action blank fire displays. It has a rough bore so isn't a good shooter at present but that will change once I get a replacement bbl for it.
I did have a 1919 No1 MkIII which was FTR'ed in 1954 and set up as a sniper. It was fitted with a heavy bbl at the factory. The rear sight assemble had been removed and No4 top woods fitted. I used it with a set of Central No4 range sights. My LGS mate noticed it and verified it's authenticity as a No1 MkIII sniper and put the bite on me for it to add to his 303 collection. I've relented and he has supplied a Russian PU scope and mounts and is doing the fitting of such to my Mosin Nagant 91/30. He is also building me a representative No1 MkIII marksmans rifle. 

Rischo:  another armourer eh! Though I see you're an ex-pat UnZed'er. Dare say there's a few of your fellow Kiwi gunnies who come across that we both know. I'm one of the few remaining original RAAF Gunnies still serving. Based in SE QLD.

Anyway guys, that's me and the Smellie collection. Look forward to more time and shared experience & knowledge. Shoot straight all. Cheers

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Gunnie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: June 06 2010 Location: QLD Australia Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gunnie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Another Cooee call!!! Posted: June 10 2010 at 9:10am
	G'day all, finally got my arse into gear and after the odd trawl over this site in the past, figurted it was time to post and say g'day. Good to see a few Aussies on here. Bloody want to be seeing as there was more than just a few Smellies made at Lithgow in the last century and used by Diggers in conflicts world wide. Have had a Smellie in the safe for about 15yrs now. Got collared by a local SMLE-nut at my LGS and prodded into buying more. Currently have No1 MkIII's dated 1916 & 1942 and a Maltby No4 and a Savage No4. There's also a No1 MkII actioned 303-25 which is to soon become my son's first centrefire. The two No1's are used for Aust. LightHorse re-enactment. The 1916 is my parade drill rifle and a shooter also. The other is used for dismount-for-action blank fire displays. It has a rough bore so isn't a good shooter at present but that will change once I get a replacement bbl for it. I did have a 1919 No1 MkIII which was FTR'ed in 1954 and set up as a sniper. It was fitted with a heavy bbl at the factory. The rear sight assemble had been removed and No4 top woods fitted. I used it with a set of Central No4 range sights. My LGS mate noticed it and verified it's authenticity as a No1 MkIII sniper and put the bite on me for it to add to his 303 collection. I've relented and he has supplied a Russian PU scope and mounts and is doing the fitting of such to my Mosin Nagant 91/30. He is also building me a representative No1 MkIII marksmans rifle. Rischo: another armourer eh! Though I see you're an ex-pat UnZed'er. Dare say there's a few of your fellow Kiwi gunnies who come across that we both know. I'm one of the few remaining original RAAF Gunnies still serving. Based in SE QLD. Anyway guys, that's me and the Smellie collection. Look forward to more time and shared experience & knowledge. Shoot straight all. Cheers

SW28fan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: July 02 2007 Location: Texas Status: Online Points: 3389	Post Options Post Reply Quote SW28fan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 10 2010 at 11:18am
	Greeting from Texas! My Enfield collection is small but slowly growing: No1 MkIII BSA, No4 Mk1 (No bloody *) Longbranch, Remington P-14, Winchester M1917 and last but not least a No5 Mk1 Faz. I am shooting the P-14 in a match Saturday along with my rather un-Enfield 1903a3. The group here is rather ....ummm........Hmmmm........interesting. Welcome onboard!
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Kysusha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: April 24 2010 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 96	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kysusha Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 10 2010 at 12:07pm
	I was up in Brisbane and T'ville last year visiting my NZ're mate and Firearms Dealer there - Kevin at Taranaki Ammo and Powder Pty Ltd - bit of a mouthful for a guy trying to be an Ozzie! Kev comes over regualarly and often stays between national service rifle shoots. Still remembers he's a Kiwi. Too many Ozzies on the forum now, we need more kiwis!
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Lithgow Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: October 25 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 1417	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lithgow Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 10 2010 at 4:56pm
	I am in Western Australia. I have a No1MkIII that I use as a bush rifle regularly, still in its original condition. Great for Donkeys and Camels. I have also got a No4 Mk1/2, No4 Mk1* 7.62 conversion and a long Lee Enfield Hope you like it as much here as the rest of us. This site is as addictive as the Lee Enfield itself.

Kysusha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: April 24 2010 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 96	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kysusha Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 10 2010 at 6:33pm
	Hey Lithgow, I thought all the animal lovers and tree huggers in Oz had stoped you guys shooting donkeys? What's all this nonsense about having to have tags for shooting kangaroos? - Bloody hell mate, they are at plague numbers! I was amazed to hear of the "restrictions" you guys have to live with over there and the horror stories of the "hand-in" of weapons!
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Gunnie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: June 06 2010 Location: QLD Australia Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gunnie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 10 2010 at 10:12pm
	Thanks for the welcome guys. Pity Aust wasn't as accepting of the shooting sports annd hunting as NZ is. There's way too many loud mouthed small minorities leading our politicians around by their insignificant junket pistols! They're even looking at banning 338Lapua mags now. Something about state weapons agencies placing heavy restrictions or looking to place. Stuff me, they should be more concerned about the increase in drug related crime and the lack of respect for our juducial/police system by certain "unsavoury" groups here!!

Gunnie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: June 06 2010 Location: QLD Australia Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gunnie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 10 2010 at 10:22pm
	As for my Smellies, none are used for hunting. Well aside from the 303-25 that is. My rifles are used more for re-enacting or military service rifle competition. Though I am loathe to use my Savage No4 as it is in near mint condition. It's marked as an NZ army item and sold out of service in the late 50's. I ahve been collecting ex-mils for a few years now. Aside from the Smellies, there are: Martini 310Cadet rifles, M39 Finnish 7.62x54 Mosin Nagant 1942 7.62x54 (soon to be a representative sniper) Ankara M1903 Turkish 8mm GEW-98 WWI German 8mm (1918 I think) Swedish M38 6.5x55 Israeli KAR98K 7.62x51 plus a Webley & Scott MkIV 38S&W revolver All are either part of my collection or used for mil service comps as I feel a desire to use. I have several other more modern sporting rifles for hunting. Plus a couple of dedicated "Black" rifles also.

Kysusha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: April 24 2010 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 96	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kysusha Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 11 2010 at 6:51am
	Gunnie, I missed a real treat - I was a Major in the NZ Infantry and when serving in the mid 80's we had an opportunity to buy surplus .303 for $NZ25 each! They were fully serviced and checked by the Armourer - almost mint rifles! Young fool that I was - more interested in .308's 'cause we could get military ammunition easily! From memory, they had a hard job selling off the rifles. You could probably have one of them. I've got a .25/303 that I'm trying to get grouping right; been advised to stick to 87gn pills. Been loading 32gns of AR2206 but don't seem to get decent groups. What's the dope from Oz on teh best loads for these lovely rifles?
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Gunnie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: June 06 2010 Location: QLD Australia Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gunnie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 11 2010 at 7:04am
	The same thing happened here with the old war stock 303's. I was also a young-'un when it happened and dragged my heels when the word come out. For $50 you got a No1 MkIII* with full CES. Some were a bit ratty, others were brand spankin' mint condition new. Know of one guy who bought several and then turned round and sold them off a few years later for a bloody good profit!!! Took me another 15yrs to wake up to the joys of owning a Smellie. As for the 303-25: I have also been told to stick to 87gn pills but figured that I was more likely to be using it on pigs at short range (under 150M). So I started loading Taipan 10gn HP over a mild load of AR2208. This load will hold 1.5" @ 100M if I do my part. I'd look at dropping the 2206 load and trying 2208 or even Reloader-15. Different gun scribes have said the only pill to use in a quarter-bore rifle is the 87gner. Sorry guys, not this little black duck! You might not be able to get Taipan projectiles in NZ. SO see if you can track down some Hornady or Sierra pills in that weight.

Lithgow Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: October 25 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 1417	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lithgow Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 11 2010 at 12:30pm
	No Kysusha, no restrictions on Donkeys, Horses,Camels ,Rabbits, foxes or any other vermin. Roos, yep we need to have tags from the conservation mob, if you are going to sell the roos then you need to be a pro roo shooter to get those tags, property owners can get damage tags but the roos can not be sold.

A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Online Points: 16999	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 06 2010 at 9:48am
	can you eat those critters ? will the dogs eat em ? back on topic - i have a cooey in my collection , and i consider her part of my enfield collection too , canadian trainer dated 45 - the scope is a temporary thing she has her original sights again now -

Cookie Monster Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Joined: January 22 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7510	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cookie Monster Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 06 2010 at 10:03am
	Sweet pics