My first semi rifle was a Model 71s in 1983 (I was 14 at the time <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> ) ...had a soft spot for them ever since. Magazines were almost unobtainable here till the late 80s when they started importing the Valmet Hunter in .223.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />. I actually sold my 71 before the ban here in 1996 as by that time I was pretty much shooting my A2 and SLR in service rifle here.