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Mike
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Post by Mike » Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:23 pm

G'day Everyone,

I am pleased to have joined your online community and would like to introduce myself. I am 50 years old and have been fascinated by firearms since I was very young. My collection includes a BSA Meteor air rifle I was given when I was 5 and a Sportco 22LR pump action that my father bought for himself at the same time.

I live in Australia, shoot rifles on a daily basis, shotguns occasionally and collect handguns, but do not shoot the latter because of our laws here.

I have a Westley Richards 470 double rifle with which I have shot rabbit, fox, goat, pig, camel, cape buffalo (in Zambia) and elephant (in Zimbabwe). I have found out that it was sold in India before WW2.

In future posts I would like to sdeek your advice on how to follow up the provenance of this rifle, and to post a few photos.

Kind regards,


mike
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Post by eljefe » Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:43 pm

HI Mike ,
welcome to the madness. Glad to have a double heavy man here. camel and rabbit with a 470? what loads did you have on, mate?
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Post by Olly » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:54 pm

Welcome to IFG... do share some pics too... if you have them handy.. !!
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Re: New Member

Post by biking3819 » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:36 pm

welcome aboard mike ,have a nice time,and wud be real nice to see pictures of your 'maal' :wink: lol
cheers sanjiv
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Post by hellfire_m16 » Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:48 pm

Hello Mike,
Welcome to the forum.Great to know u fire guns on a daily basis.Most of us here would only dream of firing a gun on a daily basis.Do post pictures of your firearms.
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Re: New Member

Post by penpusher » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:47 am

Welcome to IFG Mike.A rabbit with a .470?
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