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  4. Posted

    8 hours ago, Ray Ray said:

    I would hate to be her father...Because her picture is all over the internet.  I get that she did it for attention or likes on facebook or for gun rights, but it also attracts attention from the wrong people.  

    I disagree.  She's cute. She's been dealing with creeps and  perverts for a long time.  I'm too old to know what happens on social media but I guarantee she's had her share of pervs on there too.

    She looks like she's going to be able to take care of herself just fine and if you read her tweets back at the anti's, she isn't letting anyone push her around.  Dad should be very proud.

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    No matter what brand you get - they are all regulated to the same output power.  You can get more output power by getting something that requires a license - but then you need a license.  FRS/GMRS is limited to 1/2 Watt output.  I think you'll typically get 1 to 2 miles out of FRS/GMRS without a license on flat ground.  In the city it will be less. You can go up to 7 Watts if you get the license and a call sign from the FCC.  I have no idea what's involved or what that costs but you'd then need a more expensive radio designed to transmit at the higher output.

    CB is limited to 4 watts.   3 or 4 miles is probably typical with the occasional 5 or 6 mile signal getting through. 

    Ham can go a long distance because there are repeaters everywhere.  All others are pretty limited. 

    This is the first truck I've owned without a CB radio.  We used to use them around her to keep in touch when we were out in the woods or marshes.  I guess we sort of grew up and don't have as much fun in the mud any more.

  10. Posted

    On 3/29/2018 at 10:14 PM, Hairless_Ape said:

    I get 3 - 4 electricity supplier scam calls a day, plus the NRA begging for money almost every day. I block every number they call from, but they're all spoofed so it doesn't help.

    NEVER give the NRA your real phone number.

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    On 4/1/2018 at 11:31 PM, sota said:

    rustoleum appliance enamel paint will allow you to make them white very nicely.  I recommend the can stuff and apply with a foam roller

    My wife said the same thing - well not about the spray enamel.  She said it would look better if it was painted white.  I told her to go ahead, my part of the project's done.  I got the look.  It will stay black.

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  14. Posted

    A couple of years ago, I purchased one of those metal Stack-On gun cabinets and quickly filled it to overflowing.  It was hard to get to the guns that were behind the other guns and I recently reached the point where I couldn't get everything inside any more.   I needed a second gun cabinet but didn't want to tie up any more floor space. 

    So, I bought a second cabinet and stacked my Stack-Ons.  They're bolted together, bolted to the floor, and bolted to the wall.  I'm going to add a horizontal bar to the top cabinet tomorrow to make sure nothing falls out and hits me in the head.  This is a 100+ year old farm house with very high ceilings or it wouldn't have been possible. The total height is 9' 2".  I had 1/4" of space between the top cabinet and the ceiling.

     Having so little head room made it a challenge to hoist the top cabinet on top of the first.  If the top cabinet was tilted even a few degrees, it wouldn't fit in the available space. So, it had to be lifted straight up and held absolutely plumb at chin height and then slid on top of the other cabinet.  I probably could have done it on the first attempt 25 years ago but did manage to get it done on the third attempt.  It did require more than the usual amount of grunting but not bad for an old guy.

    stack-on-stacked.jpg

     

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  15. Posted

    A few years ago, we drove to Memphis and stayed a couple of nights at each of several stops on the way - including Nashville.  Music Row is interesting. I'm not a country music fan either but there was a lot to see and do.  By the way, music row isn't just one street, it's 3 blocks wide in some places and 4 or 5 blocks long.

    The grand old opry offered tours during the day.  I didn't want to see a show but the tour was interesting.

    We happened to be there during Elvis week.  I've never seen so many Elvis's .

     

  16. Posted

    NRATube could be the most effective outreach tool the NRA ever tried.  If every gun enthusiast went to the NRA for their gun fix, the NRA could run 10 second ads on each video highlighting the fights the NRA is in, good guys using guns in self defense, law suits, and of course fund raising.

    The problem is that the content produced by hundreds or thousands of random people will now come with the NRA's implied endorsement.  Every curse word, every gun owner muzzling his kids, every body showing how great their gun is a blowing up a car with Tannerite will now be the new face of the NRA.  The site would need to be very heavily moderated with all videos being approved before being posted.  And...everyone will complain about the censorship and go elsewhere.

    But, an NRA site with two or three dozen pre-approved big names would be great and they could include the occasional video from someone else.  But it can't be a YouTube type site where anyone can post anything they want.  But, if it was launched as a site where you need to apply and be approved, many would do that.

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    I get my permits through the Bridgeton NJSP station.  I've done several rounds of permits over the last 10 years.  They used to have a criminal background check form that got filled out.  A few years ago, that form went away and the background check was done online.  I just picked up a packet.  It now says that fingerprints are required.  I don't think I've had to be re-fingerprinted in 20 years.  My fingerprints are already on file, I have to submit copies of my DL, SS Card, and FID to prove my ID.  I know other departments have required prints to be done each time but NJSP hasn't.

    Has anyone else noticed this change?  I plan to call the trooper in charge of permits on Monday to get clarification.

  22. Posted

    For the last couple of years, I've had to fill out an online form for the criminal background check and then provide the confirmation number on my application to NJSP.  I think the check cost $20 paid by CC.   They've never required that I be finger printed again.  They have an SBI # for me, they have my drivers license and social security card - guess that's adequate to establish my identity since my fingerprints are already enshrined in some folder somewhere. The mental health check is done by the trooper.

    This is done every time.

    Prior to the online form, both background checks were done by the trooper - every time.

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  23. Posted

    The reason Trump is a win for me is the Supreme Court.  Hopefully, we will get two new justices in the next 8 years and I really need Trump to hold on long enough to make the appointments.  Moving two liberals off of the court and two conservatives on changes America for the next couple of generations. It's very possible that those appointments won't be quite conservative enough for my liking but they will be better than what we have now.

    So, I will tolerate the childish tweeting, poor communication skills, and other issues.  Frankly, he's done several things that have pleased me.  He's done a few that I didn't care for.  I didn't vote for him in the primaries but he is better than the alternative would have been.  Trump 2020!

  24. Posted

    Trump simply isn't a gun guy.  He doesn't know anyone who is and has never been exposed to people who value gun ownership.  He feels about gun rights the same way I feel about comic-con.  It doesn't bother me but it's a little strange and unnecessary. 

    He showed up at the NRA convention to get the votes from a few gun nuts but with 5 million members, he figured it was a pretty tiny voting block.  If 50% showed up, he might get 2-1/2 million votes across the whole country so it was worth the 20 minute stop but not critical.  Supporting banning guns won't be a big deal - he thought.

    His advisors had probably mentioned that he shouldn't support gun control but he didn't really believe it.  It's a non issue for him so if the democrats want gun control, he figured he should support it.  He can trade it for something he wants.  Besides, only a few toothless rednecks actually care about the issue - or he thought.

    As soon as he heard the outcry, he backed off.  But, he still doesn't really get it.  So he will continue to fumble the ball because he just can't wrap his head around the fact that there are a lot of Americans who actually care about this stuff and that a huge chunk of his voting block does.

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  25. Posted

    I've never flown with a firearm.

    NJ doesn't care about the bullet button or normal mag release.  NJ says it can only have a 15 round mag (10 round coming soon) and you can have one "evil feature" from the list below:

     

    1. pistol grip
    2. adjustable stock
    3. bayonet mount
    4. flash hider
    5. grenade launcher (not kidding)

     

    1. So, you keep the pistol grip - that's your evil feature
    2. You drill a hole through the stock and put a roll pin in the hole so it can't move any more
    3. you grind off the lugs on the bayonet mount under the gas block
    4. You have a muzzle brake permanently installed (welded or pinned and welded - if you own a flash suppressor and it could be installed because the muzzle brake isn't welded, that's also a crime)
    5. you don't buy a grenade launcher.

    The rules can be found here:  http:///themaintenanceguy.com/gfimages/definition-nj-assault-weapons.pdf

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