Asking about at local shops indicates that Jim is spot on about the type of firearm purchased, the profile of the folks buying, and their reasons for doing so. All I can say is I'm happy they didn't all see the potential of the M1A or a Garand (size counts, the "big lie", etc). Hopefully, we won't be poking holes in each other with these sinister-looking varmint rifles but who knows?

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