Fug - the lighter carbine would be much appreciated. I'm not quite sure when my journey will start so best I get the Evans here sooner rather than later. I would enjoy the lighter weight for sure.
Gary - your story sure reminds me of another recent story posted here - Kenster and his $250 M99H recent purchase which resulted in a $5000 trip to the emergency room. And he didn't even fire it! I think Johno's idea for a T-shirt would work really well for that one too. Kenster did supply a nice picture.
Johno - it has been a long haul but the road still seems open ahead to me. I've got to do some digging here but I've got something in my files (somewhere - pre-computer) that I think I might even be able to stump Gene with. Maybe.
