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    Posted: June 10 2022 at 6:36pm
G,Day,
Lyles my name,I reside in Far North Queensland Australia.I have had interest in Enfield rifles from a young age. My dad fought in WW11 against the Japs, I remember seeing his 303 hanging on the wall of our house. I got my first fullwood 303 rifle when I was 15 yrs. At the age of 17 I was GIVEN a jungle carbine(Shirley).
From then I was hooked,Found a .22 trainer in a gun shop for $300,brought it!
To date I have enfield ranging from 1890 through to 1945,I have bayonets to suit most of them and accessory eg; grenade launcher to fit the No4 Mk1. At the moment I am slowing putting together a (matching numbers) Enfield MkV trials rifle from parts from all over the world.
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Welcome from Atlanta, GA.  You came to the right place! Would like to see some pics of your collection.  


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Welcome from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada!
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Welcome from North Carolina in the States.
Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts.
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Howdy from Phoenix Arizona 🤠
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Zed Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2022 at 10:42am
Welcome from Paris France. 
Please post photos of your collection.
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice!
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G'day from Canberra Region. Welcome to the fold
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Welcome aboard from (not-so) sunny Melbourne, Florida. 
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welcome from our north coast , glad you chose to join us 
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Gday Olive
 Welcome Mate 
where abouts in FNQ are ya (general location 😁) 
Im north of Mareeba🍻
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rogueaussie , i am moving back home in September to Canberra area , still got to get my firearms licence and then ge tmy collection back from USA.
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Are rifle laws pretty strict in Australia? It sounds like they are in the UK and parts of mainland Europe, at least more so than Canada (at least for now!)
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Welcome !
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Honkytonk some states are a real pain inthe arse , ACT (Canberra) from what i am told is a quicker process 2-3 months in waiting . I was just back there and joined the SSAA in Canberra got to do my safety course again and then apply . Handgun license will take about 1 year apparently . The one thing i think that differs is the availability to semi auto rifles shotguns and handguns , there is multiple categories for listening as well . Not many people with criminal histories and physiological issue will get a license like here.
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In Canada, if you had never taken a Hunters Safety Course (I took mine in '73, so I was "granfathered" for both possession/acquisition of any non-restricted rifle. Since I have owned at least one handgun since '82, I was "grandfathered with both possession/acquisition of restricted weapons. The PAL (possession)/acquisition license is good for 5 years. They give you plenty of notice prior to renewal. I think if you hadn't been granfathered, you have/had to take a three day course (8hours per day?) to qualify for the same status. Courses are offered fairly regularly by different certified instructors. Then you fill out the federal application and I think within 2-3 months of the background checks are good you get your PAL mailed to you. I could be a bit off on the times. Funny story. One of the local instructors is a member of our wildlife organization and is the biggest game poacher around! Apparently nobody has ever failed his course.
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Originally posted by smerdon42 smerdon42 wrote:

rogueaussie , i am moving back home in September to Canberra area , still got to get my firearms licence and then ge tmy collection back from USA.

Guess I'll be seeing you out at the range soon!
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