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I own BMWs and have been pulled over my share of times...usually for 10-15 over in locations where the speed limit SHOULD be higher. In other words, I don't speed in residential areas. Needless to say, I have my share of "seatbelt" tickets because: 1) I'm always respectful of the officer. 2) I never try to deny what I've been doing. 3) I don't have a radar detector and make sure to point that out. Whatever detector you get, it better be completely stealth or it may work to your disadvantage. All you guys mounting V1's in plain sight...well, you might as well put a bumper sticker on your car that says "I speed excessively and try to get away with it. Please give me a ticket".

Interesting that you picked five years. I concluded this weekend that was my timeframe as well. With the exception of going to college out of state I've lived in NJ my entire life. Several generations of my family have lived here. So while I do have family in other states I actually hate the thought of leaving NJ but I'm fed up with the anti-gunners, the ridiculous cost of living and the ever increasing effects of overpopulation, the NIMBYs, etc. I've had enough. Frankly, even CCW wouldn't be enough to keep me here at this point. Like others I'm stuck here because of a job, but as soon as I can find property elsewhere I'm buying. NH or the Carolinas are looking better and better every day. I sent a letter to Christie telling him as much and received a cookie-cutter politician's response today. Will the last liberal paying all the bills in this state please turn out the lights before they leave?

I think 'complacent' is a better term to describe most of the people in this country. It's been only 65 years since the end of WWII, yet we as a people have forgotten that America is nothing special and it CAN happen here. I remember growing up hearing my history teachers tell us that democracies are relatively short lived, in historical terms, and that America had one of the oldest in recorded history. Little did I know at the time that I would eventually come to interpret this not as just some abstract historical fact but as a warning. The anti-gun movement is one step on a long road toward socialism and totalitarianism, and the biggest slap in the face is that the anti-gunners don't even realize they're being played by the mainstream media and the wealthy interests that own it, and are sowing the seeds of their own enslavement. I think they'll wake up eventually -- probably right after the government starts breaking into homes in the middle of the night to take the dissenters away, never to be seen again -- but by then it will be too late. The people will have been stripped of any remaining ability to revolt in a meaningful way, and our civilization will enter another dark age ruled by the new aristocracy.

If you aren't spending every free moment writing each and every one of your representatives here in NJ and in Washington, including the Governor (and for all the good it will do) the President himself, you're part of the problem. Rest assured, nonsensical crap this could happen here too if we don't send the message that this is unacceptable: http://news.yahoo.com/ny-seals-1st-state-gun-laws-since-newtown-074653716.html

I really wanted to propose marriage, but I just respectfully said THANKS!

Jackson always quotes 6-8 weeks. Reality is 4-5 months. After the background checks, etc. it goes to the Chief's office and there it typically sits until the chief feels like signing. Last time I called around the three month mark and was told that it was just delivered to the Chief. When four months rolled around, I emailed the Mayor's office and complained. Got a call the next day to come pick it up. For what it's worth, the people processing the paperwork, referrals, etc. are pleasant to deal with and will tell you straight up what's going on -- it's just that the entire process is too damn complicated and time consuming. And it doesn't help that the Chief, who I'm sure is a busy guy, has to deal with all of these BS applications. But good luck getting this state to take a simple "fill out a form, pass a NICs check, sign card with the Chief's signature stamp" approach to firearms licensing. You can thank the liberals in Trenton for this crap.

I agree with LorenzoS...no fear ordering ammo online, provided you don't try to order AP, tracers, or anything else verboten in the PRNJ. Prices are almost always better. I've ordered twice from ammunitiontogo so far with no problems. Their website is easy to use and they provide regular order updates when things ship, etc. If they have what you're looking for, I don't think you can go wrong with them. And no -- I'm not affiliated with them in any way. Just a customer.

Email the Mayor's office and complain. Squeaky wheel gets the grease. I was going on four months last time and I called them on it. Got a call to pick it up the next day. I'm convinced they sit on permits because they consider them a low priority. How do I know? When I gave the clerk my form with an updated address, the clerk immediately called records and gave them my new address to enter into the computer. They could do all the necessary checks and laminate a card with a photo in under 15 minutes (the DMV does exactly that)...but they'd rather make it a hassle to discourage people from having guns...which is all part of the agenda of the liberal mafioso that controls the legislature. Remember their motto "We're not happy until you're living your life the way we want you to live it". In any case, nice to see the OP lives in a slightly less communist version of NJ.

Thanks. I'm hoping to teach myself how to weld (mig/tig) over the winter and this would be a great first project...largely because the tolerances aren't exactly critical.

To clarify, I'm not concerned about whether the equipment is typically covered on policies...I already know that, at least on my policy, firearms and such must be declared if you go above some stupidly small value. I expect that reloading equipment or any other kind of specialized equipment that wouldn't necessarily be found in an average household would NOT be covered unless itemized. The question is whether anyone has called up their insurance company to add coverage for their reloading equipment and been told "take a hike" for whatever reason. The author of the thread I read seemed to suggest that the insurance company had more of a philosophical problem with the fact that he was creating ammunition rather than doing something that would invalidate the policy (creating a fire hazard, etc.). But the end result would be the same in either case: no coverage.

Babaganoosh, assuming you have no plans for production, would you mind publishing your parts list (primarily where you got the bearings) and maybe a rough diagram with some basic measurements on it?

Did a search here for "reloading" and "insurance" and came up with nada. Anyone ever have any problems with homeowner's or renter's policies knowing that you reload? I don't know where I read it, but I seem to recall someone saying that State Farm dropped them like a bad habit after they were informed that the owner was into reloading. Considering that reloading gear can easily reach into the thousands, it would be nice to know it's covered.

Stupid question, but to aid drying of the brass, couldn't one just put the brass into one of those mesh bags and throw it in the dryer for a half hour or something? Main reason I like the idea of wet media cleaning is the elimination of (possibly toxic) dust. Dump the water and you're done.

Do they really make you provide a driver's license and sign a "storage" waiver statement to buy from them? If so, that sucks. Anyone know companies that just ship product without all the nanny-state requirements?

Very good news...exactly what I wanted to hear.