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About Richard

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  • Birthday 09/05/1953

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    Cherry Hill, NJ
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    Car racing, music, mechanical tinkering, home theater/electronics...and now, pistol shooting
  1. And they still require spousal permission. OTOH, I had my ID and Permits in less than a month after all papers were submitted (which took about two weeks).
  2. I grew up in Pennsauken. When I was dating in HS Vitos was a Hardee's, and the shopping center at the corner of Brace and Haddonfield-Berlin -where the Burger King is now - was the Cherry Hill Arena, home of the Eastern Hockey League "Jersey Devils"! Now THAT was hockey!!!! If you don't remember those things, we probably didn't go to school together. I graduated HS in '71. My group of friends from Pennsauken used to hang out with a couple groups of guys from East and West.
  3. King of Pizza is most certainly back, has been for years. Only left for about a year after it burned to the ground. In the greater Cherry Hill metropolitan area Vito's (I live two blocks from there) makes a good pie and so does Bruno's. BUT, the best pie going, especially for a sausage pie, has to be King of Pizza. Hands down the best there is. Thin crispy crust, good sauce and LOADED with shredded, spicy sausage. Been going there since I was a little kid. Took dates there in high school. The new building doesn't have the uniqueness of the original, but the pizza is as good as ever.
  4. I'll try the mainspring trick. Thanks. As far as the barrel goes, I pushed on it for all I was worth. Wouldn't budge. Then again, I'm just a weak old guy.
  5. I just got the long barreled Hunter a few weeks ago from Arms N Ammo at a very good price. It's also my first firearm of any kind. I love it. It's eaten about 500 rounds of the Mini-Mags w/o any problems whatsoever. Fired 30 rounds of Federal Auto Match w/o problems. I tried 50 rounds of Federal Champion in the middle of all the CCI and had four malfunctions: 2 FTE, 1 FTFire and 1 FT Feed. I'll stick with the Mini-Mags. Didn't clean it until it had 580 rounds through it. Stripping and re-assembly were really not a problem. I also needed the rubber mallet to remove and install the barrel. Two or three sharp whacks did the job. Oddly, I needed to use a pliers (jaws wrapped in rubber) to swing out the mainspring housing. I flipped out that little unlocking lever and pulled on it but the housing wouldn't budge. Once it was clear of the frame it swung freely. Pulled it out of the gun w/o any tools. Gun functions perfectly though, so I'll assume it will loosen up with time. I don't mind the V-notch rear sight and like using the smallest green fiber optic front sight. Looking forward to using it again this week at the range. Good luck with yours. Richard
  6. Finally got a chance to go to the range yesterday for the first time with my new Hunter. Put 140 rounds of CCI Mini Mags through it (with the help of Pizza Bob.... thanks PB!) and not a single FTE or FTF. The gun ran perfectly! The only negative: I couldn't pick up the red fiber optic front sight in the dim light, so switched to the green. It helped but still wasn't ideal in the indoor range. Couldn't be my 58 y/o eyes could it? Naah.... Should be much better at the outdoor range. This pistol is definitely a keeper.
  7. I don't mind the way it looks and I really don't care that it's there at all. I'm thinking in terms of it causing extraction or ejection problems. I've read of others online that have had some problems due to the pressure on the casing. If mine doesn't cause any problems I'll leave it in place. If it does cause problems, or I think it may be causing problems, I'll disable it and see if it is actually the problem. If it is, then I'd decide whether to leave it disabled or remove it and insert a plastic or stainless steel plug. I would never just leave it empty. Stainless Steel Plug: http://gallery.me.com/sgtlmj/100169/IMG_2567.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium&ver=12907322530001 http://gallery.me.com/sgtlmj/100169/IMG_2571/web.jpg
  8. What makes you so sure he didn't really mean the first one??
  9. To paraphrase Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood): A man's got to read his owners manuals.
  10. As I said, I considered upgrading the action. I'm also thinking about deleting the magazine disconnect. Don't remember where I saw it, but there is a delete kit for the loaded chamber indicator also. I think it consisted of a plastic snap-in "cover" plate that installs in the groove after the indicator is removed. I'll see as time progresses how I get along with each of those items. I love to tinker with stuff -- it's a curse!
  11. The Ruger Mark III's have a pin in the bolt that goes through an oval cut-out in the firing pin to prevent it from hitting the breach. Check out the exploded diagram in the owners manual. You'll be able to pick it out. Part of the procedure for field stripping the Mark III involves dry firing the pistol. And Ruger does make a point about making sure that pin doesn't fall out when removing or re-installing the bolt. I bought a couple hundred rounds each of the CCI mini mags and the Federal Auto Match ammo to try out. Figured I'd use the CCI first and then try the Federal.
  12. It's good to hear you all having a good experience with the Hunter. I just bought mine (my first firearm of any sort) last Thursday. Planning to go to the range this Wednesday and try it out. Can't wait! Aside from how accurate it's said to be, it just plain looks nasty! Since I've got nothing to compare it with, the trigger feels just fine to me. I thought about putting a Volquartsen trigger kit into it right away, but decided I should get a good feel for it first and see how I do with it. If at some point I get better than the gun, I can always upgrade the action. What kind of ammo have you all been using? I've heard it can be a "picky eater".
  13. David, I just got my FID/P2P today. It looks like you submitted your paperwork about two weeks after I did. So....
  14. Just got my initial FID and P2P from Cherry Hill P.D. today. About 37 days from submission of application and 26 days from when they received references. Everyone I talked to during the entire process was nothing but friendly, polite and professional. Thank You CHPD!!
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