[El Gato]

The M1A is history. I blew it up last weekend.

What did you do, take shooting lessons from Eaker?

Got pictures?

[Deaf Smith]

It did not have the visual appeal as Eaker's blow-up, being it had a synthetic stock and the magazine out.

Went to shoot some hogs. Pulled the trigger and *click*. Chamber another round and hit two pigs. Follow up shot on another piggy and *click*. Chambered another round and hit that pig. One more target and *click*. Chamber another round and did a bad hit on a little pig.

*Went back to the cabin and ran dry patches through the barrel. Cleaned the chamber, throat, ramp, seating surfaces and then the bolt.

Pulled the bullet from a round that did not fire (dented primer) and cycled it through the chamber a few times to check feed.

With safety still on and gun pointing about 50 degrees to the cabin floor, inserted a fresh round, released the bolt and BOOM...indoors.