Hi Nomad,

I just returned home from an afternoon of grouse hunting but since I saw no birds lets call it a "beautiful day for a 5 mile stroll in the woods".

I test fired the Papoose left-handed to see if there was any debris blowback from the action or hot casing on the right forearm problems.

There was only a slight wind and I felt no blowback at all, the spent casings all ejected straight sideways well over my extended right arm (I used both Remington and CCI shells). If I ever have to shoot something left-handed it better be close because my groups were terrible (not the rifles fault, I am right-handed).

The rifle was very light to carry, but I think in cold weather you will have to wear gloves because the balance point is on the cold metal magazine.

I noticed the rear sight was a little loose (it wanted to fold down) so I put a little epoxy on the hinge and it is now very solid.

So I had an enjoyable hike but I have yet to test the new Papoose on game, maybe tomorrow?

Mike