All caught up. The youngest grandkid isn't going to want his friends seeing that photo when he's a bit older. His sister's hand me down car will be worse for levity than a Prius in the driveway. Or close to it... If nobody else will tease him about it, I certainly will.

 

Not even if I was 50 years younger.

 

Hahahaha...

 

Had one many years ago. Should've saved my money for an FN-FAL in .308.

 

That's one helluva gun Greg. FN can do no wrong in my book. But I think the M1 appeals to the traditionalist. Kind of like a traditional 1911 vs a Glock. Both will get it done, but one is certainly more advanced.

I'm actually vetting .308s. My default is Sako. Unfortunately the Finland .308 that I really want would cost me 2 Honda Insights.

 

Is why I bought it. When it worked it was a hoot. Unfortunately, that wasn't very often.

 

The Australian Army troops we occasionally carried had the British L1 SLR version, thought that was a cool looking rifle but never got to shoot one. A little heavier than an M14, wouldn't have enjoyed lugging it around all day like those Aussies often had to, but was undeniably a harder hitting weapon than our M16s.

 

It's only a few inches deep, he said...

 

That's gonna leave a mark.

 

I'm going to take one of those muscle relaxants I've been hoarding, probably be ready for bed soon. Signing off...