GRIZ
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thought of a revolver? A 4" 357 is about the best all around handgun made.
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If you stored them loose, 1K rounds would *easily* fit in a .50 cal ammo can with space left over.
You can fit 1000 rds of 9mm in factory boxes in a .50 cal ammo can depending on the factory packaging.
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I have no sympathy for this guy. I have no problem with him being hit with multiple charges and it all being plea bargained down. How far down is the question. The court system would be backed up for years if it weren't for plea bargaining.
It's cool how they can charge you with multiple variations of the same crime..
Whats even neater is how under the conspiracy statutes you can be charged with a crime you had no part in.
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You can buy long guns at PA Gun Shows, you ll need your FID and COE for NJ (have printed copies in case the seller doesn`t have them).
This is true, however I never had a dealer want to do the COE out of state. They said they didn't need to as it was a NJ form and they are not in NJ.
Good to have them with you though.
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Ah, so there is a camera taking a picture of the driver as well. I guess you only have a chance if the photo was obscured or if not clear enough to make a ID on the driver.
What it comes down to is you are responsible for your car and knowing who is driving it.
Some time ago, there were cameras but no red light cameras, I was driving in my car in the town where I was on the police dept. Some guy committed an outrageous traffic violation in front of me almost causing a multi-car accident, me being one of those cars. I caught up to him at a light, got a look at him and his plate number. Keep in mind I was never one to write a lot of tickets but this guy really deserved it.
I mailed a ticket to the registered owner and he showed up in court with a lawyer. I identified him and he claimed his nephew from NC who looks like him was driving the car at the time. The judge asks him if he can get his nephew up from NC. Guy says no, judge says well you'll just have to take the ticket. His lawyer says he would appeal, judge tells him go ahead its your right. Guy pays ticket, gets points, no appeal, end of story.
So, if you get a picture of you running a red light and a ticket on the mail it would be ok to you write a check take a picture of it and mail the picture to court?
That's been done and the court was so totally lacking humor they issued an arrest warrant for the guy. Can't remember where it was.
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I usually carry a S&W Model 66 2 1/2". Sometimes a Glock 26, or Taurus PT 1911. I have several 1911s (all Colts)but like the Taurus the best.
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If permits are "reasonable" then why isn't a statewide registration of all people with firearms?
If you buy a hamdgun in NJ legally there is satewide registration already. You don't think NJSP and the local PD just toss their copies of the purchase permit do you?
In McDonald SCOTUS said "reasonable restrictions" were okay. The only way you get rid of a reasonable restriction is to contest it on Constitutional grounds so it can get to SCOTUS. I don't think you'd get a permitting system as done in "shall issue" states ruled unconstitutional. The same with no open carry. If the state lets you carry concealed you won't get far arguing they w n't let you open carry.
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I just read the 2A again, I can't find any of this in there...
With thoughts like this, it just goes to show you that a lot of us have been in NJ for way toooooo long.
Don't get me wrong, I know where you are coming from, but we shouldn't even be considering this as an option, the 2A is the 2A and that's that.
Harry
Please note I said:
I would like to see Constitutional Carry but I seriously doubt NJ will go that way from how it is now. Most likely it will be as it is minus having to "show justifiable need".
You can argue the 2A all you want but I'm being a realist about the issue. You are not going from the present system in NJ to Constitutional Carry. SCOTUS ruled "reasonable restrictions" are permitted.
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Family member LEOs.
I qualify retired LEOs (am certified by NJSP to do so) and I have not heard of this. There is nothing I've seen in the training materials from NJSP or on their website that says you have to qualify with the gun and ammo you are going to carry (although it is a good idea). This may be some firearms instructors extending what was required when they active to retired guys but it is no where in print.
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Retired LEOs must qualify with not only their CCW of choice, but with the ammo that they intend to carry. In order to have a choice of two weapons to CCW, they must qualify with each weapon, using the same ammo that they will carry in each weapon.
Could you tell me where you got this? There is nothing in the training materials I have from NJSP that state this.
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I would like to see Constitutional Carry but I seriously doubt NJ will go that way from how it is now. Most likely it will be as it is minus having to "show justifiable need". That means:
1. Safety and use of force classes annually.
2. Qualification 2X a year.
When NJ goes with a carry permiot for anyone they would have to expand the firearms division at NJSP as that where it should be handled not by individual police chiefs.
Active and Retired LEOs are required the above. Any caliber restrictions are imposed by the agency for active LEOs and retired LEOs can carry anything.
AFAIK there is no restriction on retired LEOs carrying only what they qualify with only a requirement to qualify. They would need to qualify with different firearms to meet the LEOSA requirement of carrying a firearm of the same type of action they qualified with. Active LEOs are usually restricted to whatever specific firearms they use to qualify.
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Griz as you know from your own service you get out of it what you put into it. The military gives you the opportunity, but you have to grab the bull by the horns. I really think this country would be better off if they had a mandatory service, 2 years or so.
Jimmy I agree with you 100%. I know a lot of people in the 60s who were being "led astray" shall I say and being drafted or joining to avoid being drafted got them straightened out.
This is another reason I give a lot of credit to young people who join voluntarily. They don't have but still go ahead and join. I joined at 17 and was out at 20. I had a totally different perspective on life and took all the opportunities afforded me.
I don't want to go on tooting my own horn but want to applaud the young people going into the military today whether it be 2-3 years or 30 years.
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So true. And I have a Jarhead niece that's enlisted that's going to the Naval Academy. The Military Academys have openings every year for enlisted personel.
Bravo for your niece. Getting into any of the service academies itself is a big accomplishment. Coming from the enlisted ranks is one of the few ways you can get in without a congressional appointment. Graduating from a service academy is a club that can benefit you the rest of your life.
I know someone in the Seaman to Admiral program now. He started out getting 30 credits in his spare time while on a carrier (can't remember which one). They basically cut him loose from the Navy, pay him and his tuition while he's going to school, and give him 36 months to get his degree. Can't remember but its like 5 years he owes them after school.
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Just wish he would have finished college, as he was ROTC and could have gone in as an officer.
If he likes it and wants to become an officer the Navy has a "Seaman to Admiral" program.
Yeah, officers suck
enlisted get the job done
Having started as a private, went to platoon sergeant, got commissioned and retired as a lieutenant colonel there are people that suck at all ranks.
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To quote Jeff Cooper, it looks like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
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I've got some Breakfree CLP. Would that work or would it stay too oily?
Now I know not to use oil inside the mags. I have used powdered graphite and so far it has worked fine. However what has everyone else out there been using?
Breakfree can be used inside and outside magazines. I have been doing it for at least 20+ years and have been using whatever lube I had at hand (oil, LSA, etc) to clean and lube mags for over 40 years. Whatever you use for a gun lubricant can be used anywhere on a magazine, you just don 't use a lot.
After you take the magazine apart take a small brush (like a flux brush, cosmetic brush, small paintbrush, etc) and paint a few drops of lube inside and outside the magazine tube. If there is a lot of crude in tha magazine you need to use a solvent to clean it first. Rusty spots are normal wear and tear. Clean with lube and a bore brush, steel wool, etc. Brush lube on the mag spring, follower, and floor plate. Wipe everything down well, nothing should be drippy.
You would have to put a lot of lube in a magazine to effect the ammo. If lube gets all over a round a more serious event would be extreme overpressure as the cartridge case would be unable to grip on the chamber walls.
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I like the Beretta 84 Cheetah in .380ACP. I fired one and I like it. However, I think a Glock 26 is more practical. What's your favorite?
I met Jim Cirillo before I started in LE. he didn't invent it but was the biggest proponent of the "New York Reload". I would agree that a 26 is more practical. The 84 is a fine gun (I used to carry one) but got rid of it as (sorry I did) it when I got a S&W 6906 which is about the same size. if I'm going to carry something that size I want a full 9mm.
Depending on season and attire I've carried a Glock 26, 6906, 2" S&W Model 64, a variety of steel J frames, PPK, or even a .25 (Beretta, Browning, Bauer, etc) if that's all I could conceal in addition to my main battery. I have the same attitude toward .25s that Skeeter Skelton did, far from the best but I might be able to bluff my way out. Besides, no one wants to get shot even with a .25.
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I vote Glock 19. Not too big or too small. It's the best all around Glock 9mm.
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The delays come from somewhere else, its just easy for the PD to blame it on the BG check since there is no way to tell if it's done yet.
I would hazard a guess that some police departments only send the criminal history checks for firearms applications once a month instead of as they come in. The fact is the local PD is just as capable of doing the same check themselves but the legislature wants it done centrally. I think NJSP would just as soon let local PDs do it as they have plenty to do as it is.
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It was a strip that wrapped around the ammunition and had a claw on the end (like a military sling) to close it with a tab on the claw.
I have a couple of those I bought in the 70s. They really don't work too well as the rounds sometime stick to the strip and you wind up dropping them. No where near as good as a HKS or Safariland but when they work correctly they'll do the job.
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They shoot anywhere from 1k-3k rounds per week and get paid for traveling
Your typical FAM doesn't shoot that much. He or she wouldn't have time to do much else. You have to consider you can't relax during a flight and most times your turnaround only allows you to get some sleep and something to eat. You're also not allowed to drink alcohol unless you have 24 hours between drinking and flying.
The original FAM's were part of the Treasury Dept (I believe ATF) and date from the 70's. They carried Charter Arms Bulldogs in .44 Spl...
The original "Sky Marshals" were called "Customs Air Security Officers" and were US Customs employees, part of Treasury. The program started in late 1970 and ran to the middle of 1974. Their initial training was only a few weeks so there wasn't a lot of time to get really good with anything. I worked with a lot of guys who were Sky Marshals and at the start of the program they carried whatever was available in the inventory, usually 38 or 357 revolvers. My supervisor carried a 4" Model 15 S&W by choice as a Sky Marshal. I've heard that the Charter Bulldog was designed to be used by Sky Marshals and came out in 1973. I never met one who had one or knew anyone else who did as a Sky Marshal. They may have been issued on a very limited basis. A S&W Model 60 loaded with Super Vel was pretty much the standard by the end of the program. These Model 60s were used by Customs Special Agents and then ICE Special Agents until a few years ago.
How do you get a job as an air marshall?
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Anybody else find it funny that the fire codes require you to store a flammable substance in a wooden box?
so better something that gives easier rather than creating a really big hand grenade.
That's exactly the reasoning. Containing it in wood doesn't allow the pressure inside to build up as it would with metal. The wood gives sooner creating a fireball instead of exploding as steel would.
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Plus everyone likes them as they are a shorter 'carbine'-style rather than the full 8 foot long regular Mosin.
The M44 is the compact model for concealed carry. The short barrel also serves to throw out a tremendous muzzle blast so if you don't get them with the bullet you'll scorch them with the flame.
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Just a suggestion, you should look at what rifle rounds NIJ tests with instead of going all over the place with different calibers. Typically, I've seen vests rated for 5.56 NATO, 7.62 NATO, 30 Carbine, 7.62 x 39, and 30-06. Its nice if your vest stops 416 Rigby but most don't know what 416 Rigby is.
Don't know if anyone has mentioned this but you'll need to use ammo from the same lots and chronograph it, best if you chrono while you are testing.
CCW in New Jersey
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Keep in mind...that because VT doesn't have an option permit...they have NO reciprocity with any other state.
I think a lot of people in Vermont just get a NH non-resident permit and carry in those states with reciprocity.