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  6. Posted

    Does anybody need any extra Christmas money?

    I'm looking to pick up an inexpensive, complete, AR-15 in the next week.  We can meet at an agreeable FFL for transfer.

    I'm in Cherry Hill and have a few that I have worked with here but I'll meet you half or even come to your shop for the best price.

    Please provide fairly complete details and a picture or two.  I'll edit this when I make a deal.

    Ed

  7. Posted

    Well . . . Some people seem to love the auto train (like my parents) and others do not (most of the people here) . . . 

    After a little more research, the auto train does NOT allow for checked baggage because you leave it in your car.  Therefore, weapons are a no no.  Of course, you can very likely get away with it.


    I don't know about other options for shipping your car and taking an Amtrak train that accepts checked baggage.

  8. Posted

    Actually . . . Typing "amtrak and guns" into Google provided this in the first few entries on page one . . . 

    https://www.amtrak.com/firearms-in-checked-baggage

    It appears that you can carry guns in checked baggage by following a few simple rules.  If you are bringing handguns, you may be breaking the law by driving them to the train station but I suppose that you can claim that you are traveling from one home to another so you are actually driving home with them.  Not sure how all of that will work out.

  9. Posted

    8 minutes ago, 10X said:

    II'm not sure how it works in this crazy state with handguns; I think you can ship them to a gunsmith, or back to the manufacturer, without going through an FFL 

    I have a Beretta that needs some recall work.  Living in NJ, Beretta told me that I need to take it too an FFL and have them ship it to them and that it will be returned to the FFL for me to pick up.  They might be wrong but here is no legal way for me to drive a handgun to a UPS store or the post office.

  10. Posted

    I believe that to LEGALLY ship firearms from NJ, you need to have an FFL ship.  This may only apply to handguns though.  
    You can check with Amtrak (directly or try to look it up on Google.  They may have a policy including a way to lock the guns up on the train ride. 

    You can likely get away with putting them in a locked case in your locked trunk.  But, as noted, you may end up with a federal charge if caught.
    Part of your problem is that, in NJ, you can't drive to the train station OR to UPS with them.

  12. Posted

    2 minutes ago, 45Doll said:

    How long has she been trying your 17? My wife was like that initially, but got over racking slides within a month or two. Now there are very few she has trouble with.

    In my experience knowing that you can do it is half the battle. Until that happens people tend to be tentative handling the slide.

    It's been a few months . . . It's not a strength issue, back in April she dislocated her pinky, broke her ring finger and chipped a bone on the middle finger of her right hand.  The pinky and the ring finger have healed crooked.  We tried a number of guns at a shop and she had a really easy time with the S&W.

  13. Posted

    3 minutes ago, Bomber said:

    The .380 EZ is noticeably easier to operate and control than the 9mm EZ, even more so for a female with an injured finger. 

    She's not small . . . 5'10", 160 and works out constantly.  She can handle shooting my 17 but not the slide.  

    Part of my thinking is deciding if I want stashes of both .380 and 9mm for the small difference.  

     

     

     

  14. Posted

    4 minutes ago, 10X said:

    Unfortunate juxtaposition in the beginnings of the first two posts, but anyway...

    I don't think the Shield has a grip safety, just a safe action-type trigger.

    The Shield has a backstrap safety . . . 

     

  15. Posted

    We have a Peloton and love it . . . My girlfriend is on it seven days a week and does weight and yoga and other workouts on the app which she is at the office gym.  

    I'm a former road racing cyclist and this is a great bike.  The price didn't scare me because there are $10K racing bikes!  The built is rock solid.  I would like to have some for/aft adjustability on the handle bars because of my long upper body but it still fits well.  The instructors are very good and include some current and former professional cyclists but YOU still control just how hard YOUR workout is.  

    We financed ours at $60/mo for three years.  The subscription is $40/mo.    

  18. Posted

    I'm looking at these because my girlfriend has an f'd up finger and has trouble pulling the slide on our Glock 17.

    Questions:

    .380 or 9mm?  Thumb safety or no?  What's the difference with the "Performance Center models?

    Let the show begin . . . 

  20. Posted

    Mine took about four months in Mount Laurel somewhere around 2009.  The detectives that I talked to there didn't give a shit about the must issue requirements.  I kept calling once a week (after about two months) until they called and said it was ready to pick up.  

    My first contact would be the officer or detective responsible, followed by the chief then the mayor.  Get an actual status.  It may just be sitting on a desk waiting for a signature.

  21. Posted

    Here's how much I care at this point . . . Not at all . . . 

    All of this bullshit started over a threaded barrel.  Just screw on a thread protector or get it welded.  The f'ing point that I was making could have been made just as easily WITHOUT MENTIONING AMMUNITION . . . 

    Consider that I have done so and gone home . . . 

  22. Posted

    49 minutes ago, GRIZ said:

    How is it misquoted?  Please explain your rationale that hollow points are not legal for self defense in the home?

    The statute says possession of hollow points are legal at home, on the range, or for hunting. If you legall possess them at home why can't you use them for SD there?

    If you like . . . You can either find something that contradicts my statement or take it up with the NRA certified instructor that led the recent class that I took my girlfriend and son to.  According to him, you can POSESS hollow points and you can shoot them at a range.  

    He was incredibly clear:  You can't use hollow points or FMJ for home defense in NJ.  He recommended Hornady Critical Defense and one or two others.  

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  23. Posted

    30 minutes ago, Cheflife15 said:

    Well hollowpoints are legal in the home no? But i certainly get your point. 

    As I understand it, the statute is often misquoted and misunderstood.  Hollow points are just fine to have in the home however, they are NOT legal for self defense even in the home.  If I'm mistaken I would be happy to hear another interpretation.

  24. Posted

    1 minute ago, Sniper said:

    In theory, I agree. But if you use your weapon in THIS state for a clean self-defense incident, you're still going to be majorly f'd up, and the brake will be the least of your problems.

    I agree with your sentiment as well.  That's why I included the "otherwise clean" . . . But, if you shoot an intruder with a hollow point, shot out of a gun with a 30 round mag and a threaded barrel . . . You're starting off on the wrong foot . . . In fact, you likely don't even want to have those things in your safe.  

  25. Posted

    Here's the thing, in my view . . . You're not likely to get busted at the range with a non-welded brake or with a 17 round mag in your Glock or with hollow points in your trunk at McDonald's.

    But, if you are using the weapon for home defense, an otherwise clean self-defense incident can become all f'd up if your ammo and weapon aren't buttoned up and legal.

    You might want to make your choices with that in mind.

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