Joe LaFives #5481

Actually Machine Pistol is correct items like a Steyr M1912 or MAC-10. https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Category:Machine_Pistol

So normally smoke detectors are hard wired and the battery is just for a backup. Did someone cut the power?

No way you'd want to smoke around that amount of black powder. Of course. Personally I find it to be an extraordinarily nasty habit and I couldn't figure out how folks that smoked didn't realize that they reeked of the smell. Your mileage may vary.

I'm thinking that the folks that are within 50 miles of the coast are the ones that are expendable

I'm kind of sad that folks don't know about EMF - considering just how important it was to the hobby. "The times they are achangin"

Anywhere where people are shooting at you.

Cool - we have a lot in common, former Capt. Artillery. NRA Instructor and CAS since 94. Also have a Steyer-Mannlicher. Sako and Mauser all full stocked. German hunting License. Skied, Fenced, Caught many rattlesnakes - Mohave, Black tail and Diamondback - knew enough not to get bit <grin>. But would you see yourself downrange with a 73? (and btw what cars did you race? and where?)

I was referring to the OP who said it sat since the 50s.

I would be concerned about all the gaskets , rubber hoses, and belts being dried out, is that not a concern?

1876 is a heavy rifle with limited firepower. I had a 40-60 in 2011.

What is not fair about that question? For you, it seems to be you would take your 73 into combat. Good luck. I'd like to know more about your experiences? Where and when? These would be interesting stories. Lastly, what would your role be, pistol caliber rifles can't penetrate Kevlar or provide suppressive fire for very long. My closest experience to something like this would be when I shot a PCC event with my 73 around 15 years ago down in Catalina. I brought 3 fast loaders for my 73 with pins and prestaged them around the course of fire so that I could reload reasonably quickly on the clock. While it was fun and I had a reasonable amount of hits on targets in the 75 yd range while moving and crawling, there is NO way I would assume that to be better than any of my semi autos.

So if you had a choice would you take the 73 or an AR into combat.

Why no Fleeing a police officer charge - that's a 3d degree felony in Florida.

I was there at Thanksgiving that year and still have pieces of the wall. When I served in Germany in the 70's and lived there in the 60's, I never felt that the wall would come down. But it did and it was a GIANT party. All of the major department stores on the west side were completely full. Everyone and the News channels were waiting for the Brandenburg gate to open. Me - second from left