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  1. Keep in mind the grip frame of the L frame was made to round butt K frame dimensions so any K frame grip will also fit.
  2. I've shot all kinds of 223 and 5.56 from my Saiga with no issues other than carying degrees of accuracy.
  3. NJSP only requires you to be fingerprinted once. Towns can have a local requirement. I have lived in 8 towns in NJ and have only been fingerprinted once.
  4. I'd forget the smaller frame revolvers (K framess, SP101, etc) some people are talking about. Along with the smaller grip they also weigh less which will give you more felt recoil. You could probably deal with it but I'd hate to buy for you another gun and find out it won't work for you. Try round butt K frame grips on your husband's 686. This usually worked for most women when I was a LE firerams instructor. The GP100 has the most potential as it doesn't have a grip frame like other guns. This makes it the easiest to make grips for as the grips only have to accomodate the mainspring housing which is a loty smaller than any grip frame. The GP100 also has the weight to absorb the recoil. As far as the trigger pull goes, yes it can be lightened but you might find yourself with light strikes on some types of ammo. More reliable is to build up your hand strength with a hand exerciser or tennis ball. It doesn't take much to accomplish this. Too many people look for light triggers as a crutch for their inability to develope basic marksmanship and conditioning skills. One of the best shooters in my office when I retired was a 4-10, 85# woman who could outshoot most be it with a revolver, Glock, or M16.
  5. Its not only firearms law but all law. State law cannot contradict Federal. NJ couldn't say convicted felons can own firearms for example. State law can however be more restrictive. The whole pistol permit thing for example. The only way that's going to be done away with is if the NJ Legislature changes the law (not likely) or its appealed to the SCOTUS as not being a "reasonable restriction".
  6. I've always seen it called secondary explosion effect (SEE). http://africanxmag.com/secondary_explosion_effect.htm Here's one link and as Parker said Google it and you'll get a lot more. I have heard it discussed when using small charges of fast burning powder in a big case (Bullseye in a 38 spl) and reduced charges of ball powder (W296 for example). I have witnessed it in a reduced charge of ball powder in a 270. No it wasn't an overload as a normal load just about filled the case.
  7. This is not the first time I've heard of this. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/18/us/2-customs-agents-shot-at-the-mexican-border.html The link doesn't tell the entire story. One of the inspectors was shot in the mouth, the bullet hit his teeth and took a 90 degree turn, exiting the bottom of his jaw, and lodging in the flesh of the inspector's chest (didn't penetrate the breastbone). The bg used a 380. The inspector hit the BG 3 times, killing him. Not quite the same but a friend of mine in Vietnam was yawning when a AK round entered his mouth at an angle and exited his cheek. It didn't touch his teeth. He was in the hospital for a week or so, back at battalion for light duty fow a few weeks and back in the field in about a month. There is someone who watches after the good guys.
  8. GRIZ

    Am I wrong

    You'll find nothing in Nj statutes that say anything about C&R. As long as you keep the stock non-detachable magazine with the SKS anything goes. However you still need to pay attention to 922r requirements.
  9. I do know the difference between a right and a privilege and never said veteran's preference is unconstitutional being that the rest of my response would be off topic I will PM you.
  10. I don't know why more young people don't take advantage of this. They always need lieutenants as those that don't stay in leave when their commitment is over. As long as you go to a state school your tutition is free from the state. There are Federal benefits that will help repay your student loans.
  11. Special K, the fact is society has always given certain rights or privileges to specific classes of people for various reasons. There are certain rights or privileges that you have that every citizen doesn't. You are entitled to veteran's preference with civil service jobs. The federal government and all the states have this in one form or another. NJ even lets your spouse use it if you don't. Do you feel that any veteran who used this to take a job away from someone more qualified is a scab of some sorts? I don't have any hidden agenda behind this comment. I'm merely pointing out to you that giving certain groups privilege is nothing new.
  12. This importation has nothing to do with Korean War Vets, ROK has been wanting to sell these rifles in the US for sometime. The US position was that we loaned them the rifles and as such they could not be reimported for commercial sale. The only option was to return them to DoD who would probably wind up sending them to CMP. ROK felt they were a gift and they could sell them. The current administration finally decided to allow them to be imported. They must want a favor from the Koreans. IIRC the $220 price was what ROK was selling them to the importer for. They will be $600-700 by the time they go from through importer, distributor, and dealer.
  13. You are correct, cops have the attitude. Non-cops (okay if i say that?) never have attitudes.
  14. I'm retired and spent most of my career as a LEO with the Federal government. I have no problem with someone over 21 and elgible to buy a handgun carrying it. 21 as I'm sure we would all agree there is a big difference in maturity between 18 and 21. I'd most likely agree to let active duty military 18-20 carry also. I'm all for Constitutional Carry as long as prohibited persons get actual jail time if they are caught carrying.
  15. People wonder why cops sometimes take a them and us attitude. Read DA's first post for a reason. He does everything better than any cop except drive. I need to check out if guys on race driver forums bash cops on their driving like guys on gun forums bash cops about everything related to guns. DA, according to your first post, "you gotta be an idealist, a moron, or a power-hungry jackass to be a cop." There isn't a single word about any good cops.
  16. The fact is you probably won't hear anything as auditory exclusion in this type of situation is a fact. Several years ago a few LE agencies did penetration tests with 223/5.56 vs 9 mm out of a MP5 in building materials. The 223 pentrated less than the 9 mm from the MP5. SP or HP penetrated less of course. Hatcher gives all the reasons when he tried a 44 mag and 30-06 back in the 50s (30-06 penetrated less).
  17. This is not a new technique. I learned to cant my gun when shooting weak handed from Jim Cirillo back in the 80s. Jim explained several reasons this usually works and things it has to do with the eyes and the muscles. I've taught this technique since I learned it and it does work for most people aiding accuracy and recoil control.
  18. The point of the OP is NJ is doing this to protest Federal laws (like LEOSA and the reciprocity for CCW permits throughout all states) that are contrary to state laws. It has nothing to do with the 2A and 14A. It is about a Federal law vs a state law. It has to do with what LEOs NJ wants to give a carry permit which can be different than what LEOSA says. The fact is the Federal law will prevail as was stated in the OP. This has degraded to cops "feel like they're better than the rest of us" and no mention of the fact that LEOSA expanded gun rights and has helped bring national reciprocity to the floor of Congress. LEOs were the first class of people to give national reciprocity to as it made sense vs Joe and Bubba who go down to the sheriff's office, pay their $10 and get their permit as is done in some states. The post about dangerous occupations with death rates is interesting but how many fisherman or loggers get shot at? watch some of the stupid things these guys do on "Dangerous Catch" or "Ax Men" and a lot of the injuries are most certainly to a a lackadasical attitude not getting shot at. The cop bashing here has not taken any new forms. All the I shoot better than most cops, I'm smarter, and I make more money comments are laughable and all display a lack of maturity and understanding. I've sent more years educating people (and a lot of lEOs) on 2A issues than many of the dissenters here have been on earth. I don't feel "special" because I spent over 30 years as a LEO. I will continue to carry under LEOSA and with my NJ Retired LEO permit. I find it difficult to believe so many so called pro 2A people argue against a law than expands gun rights because it doesn't benefit them.
  19. You can also set the handguard of a Garand on fire with a lot less rounds if that is your intent.
  20. I don't see how you would think the police would not do an investigation. That is what they are getting paid for. Do you expect them to say "Well if you say its justified its justified" or investigate the matter? You knowing its justified really doesn't matter that much after the fact. What matters is if the police, prosecutor, and if it goes that far a jury thinks you were justified, They are not going to figure it out without conducting an investigation. This is got nothing to do with stupid NJ laws this would be anywhere. Do you really expect your local police are so stupid that they would arrive at the scene, pat you on the back, and load up the bodies? As far as my gun being taken into evidence, I really don't care as I'm alive. I will get the gun back but I could care if its the most expensive gun I own.
  21. Not so anymore as other states have lowed their gas tax to help out a bit. I drove out to CO for Christmas and New Years and gas was about 3.10-3.20 here. Didn't pay much more or even less in most states enroute. Bough gas at a no name place for $2.90 in CO.
  22. There's actual recoil that doesn't change when you use the formulae above doesn't change. Felt recoil can change with a wider buttplate that distributes the recoil over a greater area or a recoil pad.
  23. I'd qualify myself as a amateur professional photographer (been paid for my work but not enough to live on) but have been paid to teach photography (enough to live on for what thats worth). I've used (not recently) and have had friends that have used Rocky Mountain and the longest turnaround I've seen is a month. Maybe they put that 6-12 months in there so you don't think they are like regular mail order photo labs. You're taking a very cautious approach on the copyright and model release issue. If people take a photo, leave the film in the camera and sell it, they pretty much have relinguished their copyright. Invasion of privacy denotes there is a expectation of privacy. That would also apply if someone was shooting a professional model in a public place and you decided you'd take a few photos too. However, with any photo you take in a public place where the presence of any individual person is just coincidental there is no expectation of privacy (people walking by the Unisphere at the 63 NY World's fair for example). Easy rule is if its in public its okay as long as you were legally in the place you were. If you're a public figure (politician or celebrity) in a public place your expectation of privacy is virtually non-existent. That's how all the paparazzi make their money. How that photo is used is the second part. If used as news reportage or as a fine art or historical display there is usually no problem if you don't misrepresent or use the photo commercially to promote something else. Your comparison to the 30 rd magazines isn't really valid as there is no violation of conspiracy to violate civil law. There's a lot more to this as we know but taking your approach would be the safest, although I think overcautious.
  24. But when I go to check out, it bombs out and says that they cannot ship this item to Nazi NJ. You should be glad it did bomb out. You would have commited a felony otehrwise.
  25. I grew up in Elizabeth and remember when Newark was a decent place to go in the 50s and 60s. I was a teacher in the Central Ward in the 70s and it still wasn't too bad. I wound up working as a LEO based out of Newark for over 22 years. Okay, I will agree that overall Newark has evolved into a sewer which is too bad as nearly all the people living there are as decent as any one of us. Vlad, that link to the map is helpful to my argument. Look at the part where those 3 fists form a triangle. thta's roughly the boundaries of the downtown business district and Ironbound section. Notice the lack of crime there? next look at the time of day like 1-3 am. also look at the lack of crime within those fists. Downtown Newark in the daytime is like any other downtown area in any other big city. when you get that many people in one area there will be some crime but I wouldn't call it as dangerous as many are representing it. Downtown Newark is no more dangerous during the day than midtown Manhattan and I guess you just have to put it in your own perspective. I know people who will never go to Seaside Heights as they think its too seedy. I know people who live in Brooklyn that refuse to go to Coney Island but like Seaside. If your wife survived working in Manhattan I see no reason she wouldn't due the same under the parameters you mention and taking a bit of caution.
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