[femurphy77]

I gotta relate this story that occured a few months back. Went with the girlfriend to visit her sister down around North Vernon. They live out in the sticks so knowing this I throw one of the Garands and my AR into the trunk "just in case"!!! So her bor-in-law is showing me his muzzle loaders and I mention the Garand and we end up out back "playing". I hadn't had the opportunity to shoot the AR yet so that's what we started shooting with. After a few minutes the g.f. and her sis come out to see what's doin' and I suggest they both take the AR for a trip around the block. They both enjoy shooting it and even with my poor tutelege they both do pretty good. Now it's the Garands turn, Bro-in-law shoots a few rounds through it and my G.F. sez "boy that black rifle is kind of girly-man, isn't it?" I about lost it at that point!! After I stopped laughing I explained that while they both had similar jobs they each went about them differently. She didn't want to risk dropping the Garand so she wouldn't shoot it. The only problem I have with mine is finding a place that I can shoot it that is worthy of its heritage. A few of us get together to do some iron sight 400 yard faygo bottle shooting with it and I have to say that the rifle definitely has the ability to reach out and touch somebody with extreme prejudice. Now if I could only buddy up to the old man that owns the gravel pit down the road. . . .