KahrMan

Thanks

Not yet but I have plenty of time. Lol

Our first grandchild was born last night. Maxxine Jo 8lbs 2 ons and 20 inches.

nice 20 ga OU higher end scope for a deer rifle Freedom Arms model 97 or 83 revolver (not a 7.5" barrel, prefer shorter) cash silver/gold coins

Bump - $900 for gun bases and ammo.

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Yes they are and they are delicious.

Shotgun. I was shooting 3.5” BB.

Got drawn for a tag this year. Was hunting just outside Dayton in Rhea county. The birds were flying great this morning. We all limited out by 9. We would finished earlier if we didn’t suck at shooting. lol. You would think such a large bird would be easy to hit.

Once I started losing the weight I started walking in the neighborhood. Before it got cold I would walk 3 miles 2-3 times a week. I just get to cold to walk now in the evenings. Need to start going back to Planet Fitness to walk.

You are looking good Rob. Clothes do get expensive. I have gone from 5xl to 2xl and xl in shirts and in pants from 48 to 38. I have spent more on clothes in the last 10 months than I have in the last 2 years.

The pics from the Texas hunt were the first time I had really seen the difference in a pic. I thought damn I look sickly. Luckily my health has never been better. The weight loss may be extending my life span but it sure has made me look older. l'll take it though. lol

Thanks. My ankles, knees and back really appreciate the weight loss. Let me tell you it is a lot easier climbing into a tree stand at 230 lbs vs 380 lbs. lol

Sorry to hear this. Will keep both in our prayers.

Good luck.

For those that have not met me I have always been a pretty big guy. One of my favorite sayings was I was not recoil sensitive. I have been over 300 lbs for the last 15-18 years. At my heaviest I was 419 lbs but for the last 5-6 years I have been around 380-390 lbs. With the help of my wife I finally decided to have weight loss surgery. So last year I started working with Vanderbilt to get ready for the surgery. Then I find out that my insurance will not cover it. I can still do the surgery but it would be 21-23K out of pocket. That was kinda a kick to the nuts so I stopped thinking about weight loss for the rest of last year. I was talking to my doctor at my annual physical in February of this year and he suggested I try the weekly shots like Mounjaro or Ozempic. These would have 2 benefits for me. One it would help control my A1c(blood sugar) and help with weight loss. So I took my first shot on February 15th. For the first 2 months I was on Mounjaro. Then there was a national back order and could not get it. So no shot for month 3. He then switched me to Ozempic for month 4 and I have been on that since then. This has been the only medicine I have taken that has made me not want to eat. This medicine works differently for everybody. I have been pretty lucky because I have had only minimal side effects and have lost a lot of weight. In the last 10 months I have lost 150.6 lbs. I went from 380.2 lbs 2/15/24 to 229.6 lbs 12/12/24. I have been seeing my doctor every 3 months while I have been taking this medicine. One other benefit beside the weight loss is that the doc has taken me off my blood pressure medicine. He is also considering taking me off most of my other medicine because my bloodwork is coming out so good. The hard part is going to be starting soon though. Maintenance. I have finally gotten in the habit of eating less. I just have to make sure I do not revert back to my old habits once the doctor starts reducing my dosage. One of thew worst side effects of lasing weight is being constantly cold. I use to rarely wear a coat. If it was above freezing I was in short sleeves. Now I wear long sleeves in the house. I bet I have worn more sweatshirts and coats in the last 2 months than I have in the last 10 years. For visual reference I went from this: To this:

Are you interested in any trades?

12 or 20 ?

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Bump $1000 for everything.

This would make someone a fine deer rifle. GLWS

@whisper is pretty spot on. The scope looks to be a Leupold. Rifle plus scope I would say $400-$450 plus whatever value you add for the stock. Looks to be a really cool gun.

That is really nice. I have always liked the 828u. Great looking O/U. GLWS

It would lose most of its value for collecting if you reblue the spots. The rust spots will decrease the value some but the reblue will drop it even more.