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I was always under the impression (assumption) that an uninsured motorist claim should not affect your rates. We had a similar situation in reverse and we did not want to file a claim (my daughter had recently totaled a car (or 2). We asked them to get a coupe estimates and we would pay the repair facility directly. It worked out in the end. Then my daughter killed another car. I will say, if you can get USAA auto insurance, do it. They are awesome. My wife (through her dad) has been a USAA member for 30 years and while our insurance it high at the moment (teenager and totaled cars) they didn’t kick us to the curb, and our rates are still decent.

I know, I know. I do want this (badly) for my collection of Birth-Year Marlins. I have just spent too much recently.

Ah man, and it’s a ‘69. That is definitely on the list. I’m still dealing with this 44mag and the broken stock. But I will remember this guns location and I will be following the thread.

At least he’s a southpaw!

Brave and terrified heros. I’m assuming this was D-day

I think she planned to die all along, either by the hands of the police or her own hand. I attribute the relatively low loss of life (one life is too many in my opinion) to both the efficiency of the MPD and the training and quick actions of the staff to secure the children and remove them as targets. She tried unsuccessfully to shoot her way into two different 3rd grade classrooms, expending I believe well over 100 rounds, in the effort. Only one death occurred after the stairwell shooting and that was Dr. Koonce. Hale was unable to find or target any students once they were locked down. Thankfully, in all her planning and research, she didn’t realize the training that the staff had taken, nor did she know of the other measures the school implemented to secure the students and rooms. The training of the teachers (especially the two third grade teachers) allowed them to very very quickly assess what was happening, and move their students back into the rooms, secure the doors, and prevent additional loss of life. I praise the MPD officers who remained “visible “ outside the school, basically as targets to keep her occupied, which allowed the officers who entered the building to confront her.

So it is a “new” 1873? I do have an 1873 on the list of levers to own. I just think I want one from 1873ish. If there is an “America’s Gun”, it is not an AR-15. It’s a Winchester Model 1873!

I don’t think you can speculate as to why she acted as she did. I will say, as far as I know, her gender identity had nothing to do with this. It’s my understanding that it was only recently that she may have started identifying as “he”, but she had been planning an attack for years.

She did attend TCS and I believe graduated from TCS. That is what likely put TCS on her radar as one potential target.

It’s correct Hale chose the school due to a perceived lack of security and the isolated nature of being on the hill. She had considered two other schools as well as a public location but determined she would have more success at TCS. This is written in her notes which I will address in a sec. While there was not an SRO at the school, measures were already being put in place to have trained and armed staff on site along with the active shooter training they had recently completed. There was not a “Manifesto” as one might think. That was a poor choice of words for the police chief to use. There were 17 notebooks filled with research of every school shooting, logistics of the TCS building, camera locations, employee info, etc. Hale had been monitoring the building for two yrs and compiling info. She was hyper focused on this aspect thus the large amount of data on covenant and on how to successfully conduct a school shooting with maximum deaths. According to police, this was the most planned school attack in US history and they're still processing info. It’s an active investigation that they expect will take another year to complete. It’s true the police don’t want this research and info out there since it will most definitely aid future shootings. As far as the school, church & parents not wanting the “manifesto” released, there are unwell people out there wishing harm towards the school as evidenced by continued letters and calls to the school. It’s unfathomable but the rumors people have created, pushed, and subsequent anger has made an unsafe environment for everyone there. My wife has fielded calls and received letters several times. People have traveled to Nashville to stalk the school. Releasing the notebooks would be equivalent to police releasing schematics and security details of your personal home knowing someone activity wants to hurt your family. Protection of staff and children who are still experiencing trauma from seeing their classmates killed is paramount.

Any 375 or 38-55 dies hidden somewhere?

@KahrMan has all sorts of goodies hidden away.

Welcome Tennessee. Or as Bob Lee Swagger said “The patron State of shooting stuff”. Where did you settle?

I’ve done that as well. I was able to temporarily use a spring out of a ball point pen. It wasn’t the best, but I was able to get the rifle back together.

Being a southpaw myself, I have tried reversing mag release on pistols, but I have gotten so used to using my trigger finger to release the mag that using my thumb to release a mag seems awkward. I am sure if I was shooting competition, I might feel different, but I don't so I'm not too worried. I also got really good a using my left hand to operate the bolt (over the top) of a 22LR rifle when I did shoot competition in high school.

Bump. It’s summer and someone needs a new propeller. I’ll take a couple boxes of .35 Remington or 444 Marlin, or 375 Winchester, or .32 WS

That there is a pretty Model 92. I do like my old guns.

Let’s see… Since my last post I picked up 1967 Marlin 336RC in 30-30 1969 Marlin 336RC in .35 Remington 1980 Marlin 375 in .375 Winchester (thanks Kahrman) and I am still waiting on the 1976 Marlin 1894 in 44mag. I’m not considering it “mine” until I hold it (61 days and counting)

Wow. all three of my hives came through the winter fine. Two were very strong, one moderate (my oldest hive). I have had very low mite counts, almost ZERO hive beetles, no real issue with wax moths in the hives. They tried to get into my extra frames, but I was out of Paramoth. Maybe my bees took all their nectar. I do live in a part of Nashville that is covered up with Tulip Poplar, Red Maple and other good tree nectars.

For reference, If that photo was taken in 1970, $0.48 is the equivalent of $3.77 today based on inflation. If it was taken in 1975, it is the equivalent of $2.74.

Still for sale, but I have been pocket carrying it and I’m contemplating closing the listing and keeping it.

Sunday night Bump

If I find work taking me that way I will PM you. I do get Memphis way fairly often. Just not Knoxville way as often as I used to.