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  1. Maximize your space? 

    Remove the foam barrel separators and replace them with something smooth and soft.  Felt, soft cloth, etc.  Place your long guns on their buttstocks closer together.  Utilize the empty space between them by standing others on their barrels and slipping their buttstocks between the barrels of the upright guns. 

    This is how I get 15-18 long guns comfortably into an "8-gun" cabinet.


  2. Interesting thread.

    Up until a year and a half ago, I've always had some sort of truck ... now, with a little Nissan Rogue, I'm feeling all truckless and nekked.

    Thinking about the 'other' end of what jm1827 is looking for...a decent beater as a second vehicle. 

    So anyone selling what jm1827 isnt looking for?  An old pickup for a couple k?

     

     

     


  3. On 4/3/2021 at 9:06 PM, Mrs. Peel said:

    I recently decided to drop my outdoor range in favor of getting a NJ Hunting License (because one of the recently upgraded WMA 100-yard rifle ranges is only MINUTES from my house). I figured that scenario would suit me just fine this year while providing a nice cost savings over the private range I had joined the prior year. So, I was perfectly content with my decision UNTIL I got on the state website just 20 minutes ago, and realized with horror that they just changed the whole format... to my great disadvantage! THIS YEAR they are no longer having the rifle shooters do the live-fire portion with a RIFLE... you must use a shotgun!! What in the blankity-blank?!! :shok:

    Now, I'm freaked out!! This is a problem. Even though I'm not terribly experienced with a rifle either, at least I was confident that I could hit whatever they put in front of me. Not so with a shotgun! I'm just terrible with a shotgun! I'm not even sure WHY I'm so bad: my cross-dominance? my less-than-quick-as-a-bunny-reflexes? the sheer uncomfortable "physicality" of shooting a shotgun? the fact that I don't enjoy it so I've only gone a handful of times? Whatever the reason, I'm now very worried about the live-fire test! (And worse yet, since I don't even own a shotgun, I'll probably have to use one of theirs - which means the gun might be too long, too heavy - and I'll shoot even WORSE!) Not only would it be humiliating to FAIL :facepalm: ... but it would throw a wrench into my whole plan!  

    So, does anyone here have insights on the live-fire test this year? The website really doesn't describe it. Will I have to shoot moving clays? How many am I expected to hit? Is this something I'll have to practice for? Ugh... I can see the wheels coming right off my 2021 range plans! :cray:  

     

    I just noticed this thread...didn't I tell you several years ago that you NEED a shotgun?

    For just about all hunting; New Jersey is a shotgun state.  Has been for a lot of years.  The clay shooting, when I took the test (lo those MANY years ago) is more to ensure that you, the prospective licensee, is ***safe*** with a firearm.  The examiners do not care if you hit or not; they want to confirm you are not going to be a hazard to yourself or particularly others in the hunting fields.

    If you want to use that old .410 of mine; I still have it.  You actually did fairly well with it.

     

    **EDIT**

    If its anything like the test I took (almost 40 years ago...!), they take you outside, and have you load your shotgun.  MAKE SURE YOU PUT IT ON SAFE BEFOREHAND, because they have you point your shotgun at the sky and pull the trigger!  **BANG** is not good!  After that; they took you to a field, everyone spread-out, and they did a mock deer drive.  Yell "YO BUCK!" a few times and you'll be alright.  After that, they took you to the trap range and had you shoot at some easy going-away bloopers.   They really didn't care if you hit; they were watching to see if you handled the shotgun safely.  I have no idea what they do now; but I am sure YOU CAN DO IT!

     

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  4. I occasionally call myself one of the last "fast code" (20 WPM) Extras; having passed that element just prior to the FCC rule change reducing the Extra code speed to 5 WPM.  I could have simply waited (the date of the change had already been announced), but since I had spent more than a year working up my code speed; I wasn't about to see all that effort go to waste.    

    While I did get my CW speed up to make it to Extra; I have zero interest in the mode, and almost never use it.  I am VERY rusty, but I can still run at around 12 or so WPM, once I shake some of the rust off.  Kinda like riding a bicycle; you never really forget it.

    de W2MC

     


  5. 9 hours ago, always_an_eagle said:

    I would love to own an M1 Carbine but NJ says other wise 

    Had one, once upon a time (in prehistoric NJ).  Get an AR; better rifle in every respect.

     


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    8 minutes ago, 1LtCAP said:

    rogue has a cvt tranny. cvt trannys are shit. they're so bad that nissan and other manufacturers extended the warranty out to 120k. if it fails after that, they're over 3k to rebuild.

     

     anything vw/owdie is shit unless you lease it then dump it after the 3 year lease. the turbos are oil burners. cats go bad. flex pipes go bad...which requires replacement of the cat. i had 2 customers with tiguans that lost the engines.

     Since 2015 Honda CR-Vs have CVT transmissions as well.

    Currently have a 2016 Nissan Rogue.  Bought it mainly because it was reasonably priced and could haul the wife's wheelchair when she needed it.  Seems to run good, but I am watching the trans closely.  The main advantage is there are a TON of them "out there"...if the tranny does crap-out; there are plenty around to replace it with. 

    I also concur with buying off-lease.  New is just too expensive

     


  7. 1 hour ago, raz-0 said:

    One I have run into repeatedly is common among female shooters.  That leaning back shoulder blades behind your ass stance women seem to gravitate towards naturally. You can shoot a .22 just fine like that. It's going to work like shit for centerfire, especially if shooting more than one shot in a row. Exactly zero of it translates to shooting and moving. 

    I used to similarly caution Boy Scouts when shifting from a .22 rifle....to a 20 or 12 gauge shotgun.  Those were the two merit badges they worked on during summer camp, and the recoil is significantly different.  Without proper preparation, they are going to hurt themselves.


  8. On 11/20/2020 at 10:47 AM, Krdshrk said:

    Shotgun slugs and buckshot.

    .22 Rimfire and .223 can be used for some other game (Coyote, Fox, Woodchuck) - the rules are very strict and precise.  

    .223's not a great caliber for Deer anyway.

    Another thing to remember (in NJ) - If you are hunting with slugs, your shotgun MUST have rifle-type sights installed.  Just a bead at the muzzle (standard shotgun configuration) is not legal for slug hunting.  You can just go with the bead at the muzzle for buckshot.

    It sounds like you're coming in with hunting experience from another state.  New Jersey hunting is a little different.  You REALLY need to read the 2020 Hunting and Trapping digest - it covers all of these topics.  You can find it in most places that sell hunting licenses, or read it on-line here:  https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/2020/dighnt20.pdf

     

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