Grinning, what a rant!
Hey some things are so obvious...most women have two breasts, but the fact of the numerical count seldom gets as much press as the displacement...:)
I believe warm weather was a contributing factor....
And somewhere, sometime I imagine there was someone who found that the thumbslot was as useful as I have for thumbing down cartridges or setting a clip. Works slick for loading, holding rifle in left hand and give great custom wood-smiths a place to add a flourish or two. It is my favorite feature and to date have found no accuracy issues due it--for killing stuff.
