I learned on this ordinance, too. I very much doubt anything of this build quality has been issued to any army since this fine rifle was withdrawn from service. Eric Goldstein -- On 9/10/07, Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I first learned to shoot on a .22-caliber M1903 > Springfield. (snipped) --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list