i just stummbeld on to this thread. only reason i'm posting is because a old italian friend of mine told me when i start buying guns keep my mouth shut. he's about my age we worked togeather. anyway his father was a smith in italy, just befor they imagrated ( his mother and sisters were already here). some one new and they got raided (not the policia, get my drift?) just like the movies. shot guns going off, threats,everything. they lived just out side of rome in a farm house. he actualy had the gun vault under his bed. i'm probably not making sense, but when i told him i8 was going to buy a m1 (gotta be atleast 6 years). went white and told me never tell people what you have. not even friends. i abide to that today.