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Coolness! How do I get em down to South Jersey?

Another possibility for you is Telco in Atco, NJ. http://www.telcosportsmensclub.com/index.htm Roughly speaking, its across from the Atco Dragway. EDIT: And welcome to South Jersey! Its definitely a different state from North Jersey!

I was thinking the other way...as bad as Romo has been playing, this could be a plus for the Cowgirls

Nice! Good shootin, too! .45 acp are easy to reload, and a good way to save some cash. good luck with it!

They're chanting in the stands "Bring on the Cowboys"

You forgot that the little monsters can crawl thru the underbrush, too

If he has any; YES!

:sigh: I know....there are a few other options for .54 cal, including patched round ball and a couple of other conicals. My point was the choice is nowhere near what's commercially available for .50 cal, and when you consider that, and the need for more lead, more powder, etc; it isn't worth the tiny performance difference between .50 and .54. If I was going out today, I would buy a .50, not a .54. And, my lefty New Englander shot the T/C maxi's SO nice...I could cover the group with my fist at 50 yards.

Yes, centerfIre is legal for them...but I got the impression wink-wink is talking deer and bear, and centerfire is NOT legal for either of those species in NJ. I may be reduced to casting my own .54 maxi-balls...it really t'ed me off when I found out a few months ago that T/C discontinued 'em in .54 (after I fired the last of my cache...). $10 or $12 for 20 maxiballs, all pre-lubed and individually packaged in a nice storage box was cheap enough that it wasn't worth casting.

A lot of the answer to the 'what gun' question is in what sort of hunting you intend to do, and also put some study-time into the hunting rules and regs. You need to know that, for example, if you're using slugs, your shotgun needs to have 'rifle sights'. The state publishes a magazine every year that lists all the rule n regs. you can get it on-line or at walmart-they give 'em away. In that magazine, you'll find out that in NJ, if its deer; its a shotgun or a muzzleloader. Modern rifles are not allowed. What it won't tell you is, for example, If you intend to tree-sit, a scoped 20-gauge with slugs is great! It has the reach you need. But if your hunting goals include deer drives with a club, its a poor choice-a 12-gauge repeater that can sling buckshot is what you need. For muzzleloaders, you will need a rifle permit, and to participate in the 'permit' muzzleloader season, you'd need a m/l permit. another reason for you to read the state magazine; all this stuff is explained. When you're choosing a muzzleloader, I like thompson/centers. But don't make the mistake I did - get a .50, NOT a .54...the bullet choice for .54's is dwindling...my T/C New Englander loves to shoot .54 maxi-balls, but you can't get them anymore...T/C only makes 'em in .50 now. What are you planning to do? We can help, but there are so many choices and they're all based on what your plans include...

Next it's going to be a car back-fire.....

Currently have a 30-06 lefty savage. Main selling point for me was similar to the above - ammo is everywhere, factory loads run from 110 to 220 grains for everything from varmints to the biggest game North America has to offer, and the '06 is the yardstick used to measure every other cartridge out there. only complaint is the LONG bolt throw...

X2 for the comment above. Had a pair of 2004 Durangos - now down to one. Ditched the first one last year because it was rapidly becoming a rust-bucket...rusting thru from the INSIDE. Now having similar rust problems PLUS electrical issues with the one I kept. I had to hot-wire the power windows to make 'em work this spring; now I have stuff clicking and clacking under the hood, running the battery down. The Durango's were good tow vehicles, but construction-wise; they're a piece of crap. I won't buy another Chrysler, either.

Awww....yer killin us! What are you selling?

Used Sony digital camera bodies: http://www.keh.com/Camera/format-Digital/system-Sony-Digital/category-Camera-Bodies?s=1&bcode=DS&ccode=2&cc=2855&r=WG&f Just understand that the focal length is different for most digital cameras vs 35 mm, because the digitizer (the thing that converts the light to digits) is generally smaller than the 35mm format. the multiplier is about 1.5....that means the "Normal" lens in the 35mm film format are 50mm, while its closer to 35mm in digital. It also means that the typical 80-200mm tele zoom you probably have from your 7000 is now a killer zoom, your 50mm "normal" is now a nice portrait lens, but you're sorely lacking for a wide angle. Digital is a lot of fun...and once you have the hardware, its a lot cheaper than film have fun!

If you have minolta autofocus lenses that go with your 7000, there is minor interest, as Sony bought the minolta line and use that mount for their digital cameras. EDIT - take a look at www.keh.com - that will give you an idea of what you've got and what it's worth.

The Yaesu is nice (i've had a VX-5R for years), but some thoughts: 5 watts is kinda limiting-so is the short antenna I use handhelds infrequently - usually at shows and events. almost never otherwise mobiles arent very expensive and are a whole lot more versitile the cheap chinese handhelds work well, and you can buy 3-4 for $100...for example: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_3?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=baofeng&sprefix=bao%2Caps%2C225 Jon W2MC - yes, that IS my callsign

Geez that sounds familiar...

For some reason this thread reminds me of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition. http://www.sjtrek.com/trek/rules/

Charter Arms Pathfinder is another possibility...

I just finished an interesting investigation...I was going to take Vlad to task for his statement above. I THOUGHT it was "intuitively obvious" that nine .32 roundballs at 1200-or-so fps would penetrate far less sheetrock than a little .223 bullet flying almost three times as fast. Turns-out that isn't the case. A discussion of bullet penetration thru modern house construction, including range testing thru simulated walls is here http://how-i-did-it.org/drywall/results.html and the conclusions here http://how-i-did-it.org/drywall/conclusion.html Long story short - soft-point .223 has a tough time making it thru a second wall, while buckshot is still sailing after penetrating 3.

Not quite Black Friday specials...but I was at the Connecticut Cabela's on Wednesday, and found, in their "bargain cave" a set of Muck Boots (a shock - in my size and exactly what I was looking for) and a damaged box of Berry's copper-plated 38 heads (158 gn round nose). On their Thanksgiving Day internet-only deal, I ordered the spotting scope at the same price as the Black Friday deal...with free shipping. Cabela's CT had a pretty good selection of ammo, but as of 1 October, unless you have CONNECTICUT paperwork, you cannot purchase ammo (you CAN purchase components). Otherwise, only bits and pieces

I looked at the maverick at the Dick's in Depford on monday, and decided to pass. I did discuss the second barrel with the sales clerk - he did NOT have any 'extra' barrels, but his suggestion was - at this price - buy TWO - one with the short barrel and one with the long barrel! Think of it this way - a new barrel is probably going to cost $120-140 anyway; so for another $30-50 you have TWO whole shotguns. My opinion on the maverick? From what I saw in the shop, I like it better than the Remington 870 express.

Stolen from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_rifle The FBI tests of the Carcano's accuracy showed: 1) FBI firearms expert Robert A. Frazier testified that "It is a very accurate weapon. The targets we fired show that."[61] From 15 yards (14 m), all three bullets in a test firing landed approximately 2½ inches high, and 1-inch (25 mm) to the right, in the area about the size of a dime.[62] At 100 yards (91 m), the test shots landed 2½ to 5 inches (130 mm) high, within a 3 to 5-inch (130 mm) circle. Frazier testified that the scope's high variation would actually work in the shooter's favor: with a target moving away from the shooter, no "lead" correction would have been necessary to follow the target. "At that range, at that distance, 175 feet (53 m) to 265 feet (81 m),[63] with this rifle and that telescopic sight, I would not have allowed any lead — I would not have made any correction for lead merely to hit a target of that size." 2) The rifle couldn't be perfectly "sighted-in" using the scope (i.e., thereby eliminating the above overshoot completely) without installing two metal shims (small metal plates), which were not present when the rifle arrived for testing, and were never found.[64] Frazier testified that there was "a rather severe scrape" on the scope tube, and that the sight could have been bent or damaged. He was unable to determine when the defect occurred before the FBI received the rifle and scope on November 27, 1963. And: In an effort to test the rifle under conditions that matched the assassination, the Infantry Weapons Evaluation Branch of the U.S. Army's Ballistics Research Laboratory had expert riflemen fire the assassination weapon from a tower at three silhouette targets at distances of 175, 240, and 265 feet (81 m).[65] Using the assassination rifle mounted with the telescopic sight, three marksmen, rated as master by the National Rifle Association, each fired two series of three shots. In the first series the firers required time spans of 4.6, 6.75, and 8.25 seconds respectively. On the second series they required 5.15, 6.45, and 7 seconds. The marksmen took as much time as they wanted for the first target at 175 feet (53 m), and all hit the target. For the first four attempts, the firers missed the second shot at 240 feet (73 m) by several inches. Five of the six shots hit the third target at 265 feet (81 m), the distance of President Kennedy from the sixth floor window when he was struck in the head.[66] None of the marksmen had any practice with the assassination weapon beforehand except to work the bolt. Note that this was all accomplished with the Oswald rifle itself. Oswald was intimately familiar with this rifle, so his results are assumed to be better. I have been looking for the information that the magazine was bent, or there was rust in the barrel. Can you provide the source?

Just at Dick's in Depford - they had several of the Mavericks at the $169 price. While I didn't buy, I was sorely tempted - the overall build quality was pretty good for a low priced shotgun. I would go for one of them over a remington 870 express.