We are home safe and sound. Rained off and on during the trip home.
Had a good time.

Slim

Glad you two made out fine.  Riley and I went for a short ride in the country last night. Only one friend was home, the rest were combining and the nephew and crowd were going to Tecumseh for something. Very dusty, supposed to rain some in a day or two, will wait till then, air don't work on the Jeep Car thing so we were very dusty.   

Still no power. Incredible lines at the gasoline pumps at 2:00 AM this morning. We were Very lucky. Others lost everything. My prayers go out to them and my thanks to the Lord above.

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are ready.

Time for morning chapel.

'Tis 48 cloudy. High of 50 and mostly cloudy.

Slim

Spoke to Deacon KC & Baltimore Ed, actually I think just rambled on 
I was so tired; I passed out in my recliner in the den.

Update this morning...
I hope someone got the number of the TRUCK that hit me.
   feeling like a well beat rug.

It was good to hear from you tonight Roger. Always a pleasure visiting. Next time we'll talk firearms instead of storms. Take care and don't overdo it.

Good to talk to you today Major, thanks for looking out for us! Johnny, glad your place is okay. Slim, thanks for sharing a bit of your history with us.
Worked today, crud the last Saturday before deer season was NUTS.

Good to hear from you John, I tried calling a few times today but just got VM.

Quote from: 1961MJS on October 11, 2024, 04:33:34 PMHi, I've shot a full sized 86, and it's a JOY to shoot.  8 in the tube and one in the chamber, its a bit heavy on the front end, which helps a LOT.
Later

I suspect the smaller magazine capacity might also have been a factor with the '86 carbine. Folks used to having the "firepower" of the '73, when that might have been a concern before the effective end of the Indian Wars, might have been put off by having "only" 8 rounds in the magazine. It would also depend on what a prospective buyer figured to be going after, like moose, elk or griz, especially if the shooter wasn't confident of putting game down with "only" a few shots. I've owned several '86's where the barrels and magazines had been shortened so the mag only held four or five rounds, and never felt undergunned, especially with one chambered for .33 WCF, with a 3/4 magazine. BTW, the .33 WCF was smokeless only, with jacketed flat softpoint bullets. That cartridge was introduced in the '86 in 1903, lasting until the M71, a modified '86 was introduced in .348 WCF. The 33 was a great cartridge and I took down several wild boar down to Tennessee back in '63. IMHO, when Miroko started making '86's, they should have taken the .33 and "blown" the shoulder to improved, and kept the .338" bullet (if Hornady had kept the FSP in production) for better sectional density.

Back home. Condo okay. No power.
Big mess all over the area