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I want a do over. 2020 sucks. And we aren't even halfway through it!!!

Well there you go !!!!!! Never thought of that...and excellent point... My reloads are better than factory...any range that doesn't allow reloads i wouldn't shoot at...

The only time it makes sense to sort pistol brass by headstamp is when you will be shooting at a range that does not allow reloads. So you make a box or two of reloads that are identical to the factory rounds that came in the box that you saved, with the same headstamp brass. Not that any of us would do that.

Yea but they sure look nice all lined up when I open da box!

The whole theory of releasing convicted crimimals due to contagion concerns and threatening to incarcerate people who do not follow a governor's emergency proclamation in mind boggling.

Agreed, even though the prices of these have gone up considerably from when I bought my set, plus the .380 plate, from Midway about 6 or 7 years ago. But as a brass whore who reloads, they are certainly worth it for sorting your range pickups. The first step, at the range, is to collect your pickups in a mesh "delicates" laundry bag. Shake out all the sand first, leaving it at the range instead of taking it home. At home, I use an empty 2.5 gal bucket from cat litter, with the 3 sifter trays set in the top. You can't just dump loads of brass into the stacked trays, you need to pour into the yellow (45) and pick it up from the blue (40/38), which is in the black (223/9/380), and shake it to let the smaller brass fall through. Once all you have left in the yellow is 45, empty them into another container and continue with the raw brass. Then remove the yellow and insert the aluminum 9/380 tray into it. Set it aside until you're down to the black tray. Agitate the blue tray until the smaller stuff all falls through. Note that 38/357 will go case mouth down through the slots in the blue, so you'll have to pick them out to clear the slots for the 223/9/380 to go through. When all you have left in the blue is 40, empty them into another container. With the black filled with 223/9/380, hand pick out all the 223, remove the black from the bucket mouth, empty the garbage in the bucket into the trash (or another container if you want to pick out all the 22 rimfire for your scrap brass collection) and put the yellow (with the 9/380 tray inserted) in the bucket. Pour the contents of the black into the yellow. The 9 will stay in the black while the 380 will fall into the emptied bucket. Voila, all your spent brass is sorted in no time at all! No muss, no fuss. Easy peazy.

Shoot a match and sort a half of a bucket full by hand — you’ll find out they aren’t that pricey No need to sort pistol brass by headstamp — precision rifle stuff sure but not pistol

So, after much thought and some serious discussions with my wife and some friends, I have decided to pursue getting my FFL. I will be located in northern Bergen County. This will be a side hustle so hours will be on a by appointment basis and I will try and accommodate clients as best I can. I will be doing transfers, compliance, consignment, and hopefully will transition into some full build/custom work. I will also offer shipping for those that sell and need to ship to a buyer FFL to FFL and will try and keep that as reasonable as possible as it can get extremely pricey. I am planning and hoping to chronicle my journey thru the paper work and red tape that NJ and federal agencies require for such an undertaking. I will try and update weekly, more often if necessary. My first order of business was finding space. As I'm sure most are aware, finding a landlord that is "firearms friendly" can be a challenge in this state. Given I'm in Bergen County, finding someone willing to allow a small firearms business to come in with reasonable rent is even harder. Well, thankfully, I believe I have found such a place. It's a small office with just enough room for a desk, a safe, and a few chairs. Easy to secure as there are no windows, cameras on the outside already. Really, just a nice spot. I contacted the owner and he is comfortable with my usage and had me call the town to be sure it would work with them. It does. I took my wife there and we looked at the space and it is a very well maintained building. Clean community restroom and most importantly... no bugs. So, as soon as I hear back from the owner I will be signing a lease and getting things moving along. I have filed for my LLC and that should be finished up within a week or so. Thanks to all that stop by and please, wish me luck.

Anybody else? I could rilly use some ballistic therapy!

These are the guys we see training at Stafford Forge. 177th Fighter Wing NJANG Jersey Devils out of AC. 108th Wing out of MDL

Bastard

Last year I put in my raised beds for my garden. I transplanted all the sod from where I put the beds to a bare spot. It worked great

Yeah I heard. Not happy about that

yea i completely understand... in all honestly to give the most beneficial info on this forum for those who ask questions like this we should honestly answer both ways even if and when we don't agree with it. answer with the true technically as far as the law states... then give the reality of the situation even if we don't want to condone the over reach that the reality is in a case like this. To not do that causes confusion and could cause legal problems for folks whereas we all would benefit more educating everyone on what the actual statutes say and the real world scenario's and what is probable/possible to happen in that real world and let the end user decide how to proceed. Right or wrong with how the police or DA's interpret it it and prosecute for it should be discussed and not outright dismissed, regardless of how we feel about them doing so.

Hopefully they all get released into Newark and rob booker

i completely understand your position on your procedure, do not fault you for it at all.....i apologize if it came off that way didn't mean to sound as if i was.... its a decision that each person should make for themself...and ill never tell you or anyone they are "wrong" for their choice to go above and beyond the law simply make sure they know what the actual law is and allow them to decide what is right for them....i have friends I've known for 20 years that go to the extremes and i may goodheartedly tease them a bit as they reassemble from components when we get to the club.. but its their decision and i respect that

to answer this directly....and just meeting the legal requirements set forth and not "going above and beyond"...you may purchase at the gunshop/place of purchase place in your trunk and drive home confidently you are within the law. to add clarity....and just for discussion..... first and foremost it must be unloaded....if it is in a closed container such as any factory box, whether plastic or cardboard, aftermarket case plastic, fabric etc, even wrapped in paper, or fabric and securely tied it may be transported inside the vehicle even if a trunk is present with no "lock" as long as you do not cross state lines during your course of travel...in a car with a trunk id just put it in the trunk and that is still going above the "law" its not because im kissing the ring.....its just to keep eyes off it while in travel...stoplight windshield washers etc while i would not recommend having it sitting on the passenger seat of a pickup truck i certainly wouldn't put it in the bed without a cap on it for basic common sense safety against stoplight snatch and grabs etc...in a pickup truck backseat....in an suv in the cargo area... ready for this...the "or" in the copy and paste in my other reply denotes that a container/case/wrapped & tied is only required in the absence of a lockable compartment separate from the passenger compartment.....so if you have a vehicle with a trunk technically the unloaded weapon would not need to even be in a case...but there would be other potential issues with that...like do the back seats fold down...can it be done from the passenger compartment? do they have a key locking mechanism if so that would need to be locked etc etc........but all this is a road most people don't want to walk as its too close to the fire...... all this was to illustrate that a glock in factory box in your trunk coming home from purchase will be fine!

It blows my mind this moron is a senator.

Nowhere in NJ law does it say cases in the passenger compartment need to be locked. They only need to be fastened. Dr Goodshot....Mr Stu is correct....please see the excerpt from NJ 2C:39-6 Exemptions (from being charged with illegal possession) I've attached... take note to the "or" between package and locked........this is the law, Lakota, as many do in New Jermany, chooses to go above and beyond the law....ive heard/personally known some literally break the weapon into parts in multiple locked containers for trips from home to the range .... the state infringes enough without freely giving away even more but it is a decision only you can make for yourself...but base your decision on the law not what other peoples interpretation/procedure is that share as "the law"....this discussion is brother to the ammo transport/loaded vrs unloaded magazine transport......im waiting and im sure ill come across it...someone that says they transport weapons/ammo in a trailer as they argue that to be a "separate" compartment it needs to be a trailer "separate" from the vehicle https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/2013/title-2c/section-2c-39-6/ (3)A person transporting any firearm or knife while traveling: (a)Directly to or from any place for the purpose of hunting or fishing, provided the person has in his possession a valid hunting or fishing license; or (b)Directly to or from any target range, or other authorized place for the purpose of practice, match, target, trap or skeet shooting exhibitions, provided in all cases that during the course of the travel all firearms are carried in the manner specified in subsection g. of this section and the person has complied with all the provisions and requirements of Title 23 of the Revised Statutes and any amendments thereto and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; or (c)In the case of a firearm, directly to or from any exhibition or display of firearms which is sponsored by any law enforcement agency, any rifle or pistol club, or any firearms collectors club, for the purpose of displaying the firearms to the public or to the members of the organization or club, provided, however, that not less than 30 days prior to the exhibition or display, notice of the exhibition or display shall be given to the Superintendent of the State Police by the sponsoring organization or club, and the sponsor has complied with such reasonable safety regulations as the superintendent may promulgate. Any firearms transported pursuant to this section shall be transported in the manner specified in subsection g. of this section; (4)A person from keeping or carrying about a private or commercial aircraft or any boat, or from transporting to or from such vessel for the purpose of installation or repair a visual distress signaling device approved by the United States Coast Guard. g.All weapons being transported under paragraph (2) of subsection b., subsection e., or paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection f. of this section shall be carried unloaded and contained in a closed and fastened case, gunbox, securely tied package, or locked in the trunk of the automobile in which it is being transported, and in the course of travel shall include only such deviations as are reasonably necessary under the circumstances.

Nowhere in NJ law does it say cases in the passenger compartment need to be locked. They only need to be fastened.

Mental health form mailed back to NJSP. I think I scheduled my fingerprints, but will call IdentoGO later today to be sure. Major delay on getting my mental health form submitted... I couldn't find ink for my printer. Anywhere. Had to wait about a week for Amazon to get it to me. But, it's here and all is well.

Seems like O'l Aunt Mary knew a thing or to when it came ta puttin stuff in da ground before May 15th

As @heavyopp has said...sorting pistol brass by head stamp and weight is a waste of time.

The trays are worth the coin

My ear protection headset was ruined by leaky batteries so I needed to order a new set. All my usual sources charge around 49 bucks plus shipping but I found this company called Acker Firearms https://ackerfirearm.com who charged 20% less and no shipping. I should have looked over their website more carefully. The customer service number was 900 area code and didn't have enough digits listed. They charged my credit card immediately but a week later no goods!?! I called the US non-toll free number and the woman who answered was apologetic. She said someone had hijacked her business phone number and was scamming folks like me. Others had to contest the charges with their credit card company. I called the credit card co. and they had already stopped the charge. Evidently these guys were known to them. Just want to warn you all.

A lot on the site. Here is their main location. Pieces of shit!

What's a COE? Oh yeah, I had a bunch of those stored with some other papers in my basement, the papers got wet and moldy so I had to discard them. A tragic loss! I don't think they used COE's back then. They serve no purpose.

I use the same trays as Mr. Stu and Bagarocks. Best solution I've found. Esp the extra tray for separating .380 from 9mm Hardest thing to overcome is the nested brass (9 inside 40, 40 inside 45) As for the SPP v LPP .45acp brass, I visually check the .45s and bag them separately to avoid the aggravation down the line.

I drive an SUV and I just drive home with the gun in the fastened case. If its in the trunk, not in a case, the trunk has to be locked. The law says it must be in a fastened case, securely tied package (yes paper and string are legal) OR a locked trunk. Last time a bought a new Glock it rode home with me in it's case on the front seat. The next set of guns came home in zippered pistol slips because they were used and the original cases were not with them. The NJSP web site for some reason combines the Federal FOPA requirement of a locked case for inter-State transport with the intra-State NJ laws. Within NJ you are not able to travel under FOPA so the locked case requirement does not exist.

I have a set of these. https://www.amazon.com/Shell-Sorter-380ACP-3pc-set/dp/B00BFN5TTI They work pretty well. There is an additional insert you can get to separate .380 from 9mm if you need it. .38 Special is caught by the rim in the .40 tray. What sort of shooting are you reloading for? If you are just making general pistol ammo there's not much need to sort headstamps. On the other hand it can make enough of a difference if you are reloading for the most precision you can attain.

Wtf?

You get used to it. I've been required to wear masks at work for almost 2 months at this point and I've been wearing one to shop for about the same length of time. Fortunately my office is a "Green zone" and I don't let anyone in it and I can take my mask off. We do have people on the floor who must wear one all day and I find their discipline to be lacking. I start seeing noses out, or masks pulled down, etc. It's starting to become a bigger problem. Uhm. I suppose you could use it for that, but I suspect you'd get a high frequency of poke throughs. I prepared so I won't be facing that dilemma. I have been beating on this topic here and elsewhere for at least a month specifically about meat and since late January in general about preparation. This week(5/3/20) was my expected target "meat week" where shelves would start to have spotty stock, resembling the toilet paper situation. It is NOT going to get better for a while. There was a picture yesterday I saw of one farmer with a giant pile of thousands of dead hogs waiting to be taken to the dump. All wasted. I think it was a current pic and not from a disease cull or something. The larger point is that FDA regulation, i.e. our government is causing this kind of waste. The reason? The FDA requires that all meat processed for grocery stores must go to FDA approved slaughterhouses that have on-site inspectors. This should be temporarily lifted so that the supply chain could "fill in". It would also allow stores that do their own meat cutting to get whole animals directly from farms. The big pushback here will be scare stories about unsafe butchering and that will mostly come from the big slaughterhouses and commercial meat producers. They don't like their gravy train cut into.

SCOTUS has at best 1 more chance to get this shit right and fixed, in terms of federal enforcement of 2A. Otherwise, they will be at best considered useless and at worst considered traitors to The People, and said People will then learn the last of the "soft" boxes are worthless, meaning We are left with only one.

I use MPro 7 http://m-pro7.com/ works for me and doesn’t stink

All, I'm not much of a CZ fan. Nice guns, I've had several and still have a Jericho 941 / Baby Eagle, which is built on the CZ platform. This one, however, made me do a double-take when I saw it. I've always been partial to shiny things. This one screamed "take me home!", so I did. Advertised as a Stainless Glossy finish as opposed to the Matte Stainless I guess.

The app grows grass?

Yeah Zeke, me too. Feels like it’s been a couple days since I had a chance to shoot!

In todays Home News He`s another a$$ hole for the clown car. Wants to release all juvies regardless of offense and the ones over 50 due to the covid 19 Talk about nuts

They're calling for cold and possible snow this weekend.