I am afraid that if I see a comparably good deal on an Evans, I will pick the conversation with the wife!  But if there are two of them, I might let you know about the second one.  If I can talk myself out of getting a "backup."      I'm pretty fond of the Evans platform although I've only ever held one in my hands.

Butterfly effect, I call it cow phart effect.  Interesting reading about it.

Out here in tornado alley you average about a half an hour warning on tornados.  50 years ago and more ago if them sirens were blowing, it was on the ground and someone was likely dieing.  Much better than being wrong about a little rain, or at least most of our opinions.

  I screwed Up 

I should have gone to school and become a Meteorologist.  Only avocation I know of where one can be wrong SEVENTY % of the time and still thought to be a success.

78 Here today.  First day in a week without rain.  Backyard looks like a jungle.  The dog is NOT happy.

A clear plastic bag wrapped around the gun before you take those parts down works great to catch flying springs and detents.

Badger

That is a great idea in general.  I may have to do that with certain guns.

Smoke,
  I will commit to buying this from you pard. Please PM me to seal the deal.