TS> VH> That's what I trained on when I first came in the Army, and what I
TS> VH> carried (after my M2 carbine got wrapped around a tree) on my first
TS> VH> tour as an Adviser to a Vietnamese infantry unit.

TS>Why'd you do that?  Admittedly the .30 Carbine isn't an '06, but it's
TS>better than the glorified .22 that is the M-16.

It ain't -- it's as bad as the M16, and maybe worse.  I wrapped the
sucker around a tree and carried an M1 from then on.

TS> VH> I have one -- a CMP rifle I got years ago.  And more than 45 years ago,
TS> VH> I bought an M1 saddle boot in an Army surplus store for about $3.00.  I
TS> VH> still have it, and carry my M1 on horseback now and then. :-)

TS>That's an interesting picture I'm seeing:  On horseback, in cowboy duds
TS>with an M-1 in the boot...

Add a bandolier across the chest, and a .45 on the hip. :-)
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