A Park? I can see it now... a deer majestically leaps through the air and lands on a mine blowing it to kingdom come for the bemusement of the parks visitors!
I had a Political Sic. Class in high school. The class involved reading the NYT and "Hard Ball". The basics of our Government was taught but few cared as it was a filler class for seniors. I did learn a lot from my AP US History class (Honors Opt.) which required a lot of first source reading and a primer on the Federalist Papers. The teacher gave us the text book and told us that we would only use it for comedic value. We spent a lot of time on the period leading up to the Revolution and the formation of our gov. in that class. I will say that AP US Hist. is a big part of why I am a Conservative.
Thanks for all of the replies! It is a little late and I’m going to try and answer some of the questions and comments real quick. 1. The metal hand guard is ugly and I would probably replace it with a proper wood one. Wood=good most of the time 2. Yes, proper rifle thirties are much more potent and effective ballisticly than the .30 carbine. I want one because they are neat, fun and handy plinkers. They’re damn fun to shoot too! 3. I have no personal experience with AO, but I have read a few stories like Darksheare’s and I am a little wary. 4. $600 is a little high and I could buy a GI one for that, but I want a shooter and preferably one that isn’t to beat up. They are going for about $500 at a shop not far from me and a used one would be even less. 5. I will probably buy a GI one, but I’m just exploring all of my options. What I really want is an M1A1, but I don’t have $2G+!