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My transfer business has tripled since several dealers around me have stopped transfers altogether. I can only assume that they were overwhelmed by the volume, fed up with newbees, or afraid of the covid. Maybe all of the above. So, I have hired one full time employee and two part timers to take care of the extra work.

My new addition, hope to go this weekend and make it to the next Clinton meet up

@Smokin .50 - No! Sorry, you can't copy & paste that. Goodness, that's not a proper article! It's full of "remembered" data and too much personal commentary. But, I agree the "seeds" of an article are there. I'm not sure what good it will do, but you want an article and think it can be of use... dammit, I'll give you an article! (LOL) You've certainly asked enough times, and I've felt bad that I didn't comply. (To be fair though, life threw a LOT of difficult personal situations at me the last couple of years...). I'll set aside some time this week to re-crunch the numbers. Then I'll edit it up, put a title on it, add a nice visual or 2 with captions, and I'll send it to you by the end of next week. Hang tight....

Before there was such a thing as “action pistol” if you wanted to compete with a handgun “Bullseye” was the only game in town. It was also known as NRA Conventional Pistol and there were several formats depending on whether it was contested with one gun (NRA900) or three guns (NRA2700). There were three strings of fire: Slow fire – 10 rounds fired in ten minutes or less / Timed fire – two 5 round strings each fired in 20 seconds per string or less / Rapid fire – two 5 round strings fired in 10 seconds per string or less. This was repeated three times with each gun for a total of 270 rounds fired and a possible perfect score of 2700. The match was contested using three guns, a rimfire gun, a centerfire gun and a .45 caliber gun. I have been using the past tense, but Bullseye is still contested today. There are several clubs here in NJ that compete – but it has nowhere near the popularity of the action pistol games (USPSA. IDPA, ICORE and static and knock-down steel). Since the 60’s the guns used to compete in Bullseye matches are typically semi-automatic. My father shot in a rimfire Bullseye league and this was the gun he used… A Hi-Standard Model 102 Today, even though High Standard is no longer in business (after going through several iterations) their guns are still popular. The S&W Models 41 and 46 are the cream of this crop – although there are a number of high-end European guns that could compete in this segment. New shooters just getting into the game may opt for Ruger Mark target models or its competitors. The centerfire portion may be contested with a S&W Model 52 or Walther GSP, but most competitors just shoot their accurized 1911’s for both the Centerfire and .45 portion of the match. However, back in the day, this game was contested with revolvers. This shooting is all one-handed, off-hand, standing up. Revolvers would have all been used in the single action mode. A typical Bullseye battery of the 1950’s would consist of a S&W Model K-22 for the rimfire stage. A S&W K-32 or K-38 for the centerfire stage and a S&W .45 Hand Ejector Target, Model of 1950 for the .45 stage. Quite by accident, I have managed to assemble such a battery. It started with the acquisition of a K-22 at a local auction. That was followed by the acquisition of the Model of 1950 from a private individual in the Pacific NW – I found that gun in the classifieds of a forum from that area. Once I had these two I realized I had 2/3’s of a Vintage Bullseye Battery, so I intentionally sought out the last gun and in addition to searching for this particular model, I also wanted it manufactured in my birth year. I was successful in finding one on one of the large Internet auction sites. So here is my Vintage Bullseye Battery… Left to right: .45 Hand Ejector Target, Model of 1950. This is an N-frame gun with a 6.5” light (tapered) barrel. Bullseye shooters of the time complained that the light barrel did not hold as well as a heavier barrel. There complaints resulted in the heavy barrel Model of 1955, although the 1950 Model was produced through 1961. The entire production of the 1950 model – from 1950 to 1961 was fewer than 2800 units. This gun was manufactured in 1952. When model numbers were assigned in 1957-58 the .45 1950 became the Model 26 and the HB 1955 became the Model 25. Next is the K-38 Masterpiece, which became the vaunted Model 14. It has a 6” barrel. This one, according to the original owner, was sent back to S&W and had the front sight undercut. This gun also is a great example of Smith’s bright blue finish (as opposed to the standard blue exhibited on the following gun). This gun was manufactured in 1951. The third gun is a K-22 Masterpiece. The Masterpiece guns had ribs on the barrels and they varied in dimension so that the weights of the centerfire and rimfire guns could be matched. There was another K-22 of the time called the Outdoorsman that didn’t sport the target rib. This is also 6” barrel with the original Patridge front sight. This gun was manufactured in 1950. All three of the above guns are equipped with target stocks equipped with a flared base and a thumb-shelf that aided the one-handed grip. The grip on the .45 is rather unusual because it is a Fitz grip and is contemporary with the gun. Fitz was a well-known and popular grip manufacturer of the time. But they were known for their synthetic grips – read that “plastic”. To find a set of wooden ones is unusual. Further research revealed they made some rather interesting wooden target grips. I have seen pictures of grips with a basket-weave pattern carved in them. Adios, Pizza Bob

I have been here for 60 years. I am starting to look at this state like the plague. I'm packin it up and moving to Florida. I will NOT vote for ANY democrat in my lifetime. I actually am starting to hate them all.

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I can almost hear JW saying this.

And that is how I will always remember her. RIP Dame Diana Rigg.

I got my Beretta conversion kit today. No range use yet but it sure looks like a good quality kit! I will report back after a range visit!

Just a note we prefer Trekker.

I got mine on order today. I signed up for the email notification and never got an email.

You are on the right track, now you just have to figure out where it goes. Don't try and learn it all at once, you can't, it's impossible because most of the learning is through practical experience. You will learn what does, and does not work for you. And what one learns for them self, may not be the right answer for the next guy that rolls in. And.... It can be an expensive process.

If you look at the broken nature of the FID/permit process... and the really ancient technology they're using for that... I wouldn't be surprised if this data is, in fact, very difficult to pull and aggregate. That's why it clearly says in the VERY TINY, VERY PALE print: The information in this report is based upon data from NJTrace, submitted by arresting agencies. It is preliminary and subject to further analysis. So, that's ONE of the problems. In a sense, they're just throwing spaghetti against the wall and then trying to weave a political "narrative" around it. Many months back when they first came up with the gun trace data - I did a little very "quick & dirty" comparative analysis based on population statistics (as per the most recent census). For instance, if memory serves me correctly, at the time, Newark comprised only a few percent of the state's population, yet its residents were, shall we say, "outperforming themselves" by generating more than 9 percent of the state's gun traces in the particular quarterly report I looked at (so 3x more than you would have expected). If you then looked at actual crime stats - not just gun traces but shootings as per the regular crime data also shared on the NJSP website - you saw a very similar disproportionate scenario (so the gun trace and gun crime data does seem to correlate closely). Further, and I'm going on memory here, but a handful of our worst cities - Newark, Paterson, Trenton, etc. - were I think about 15 percent of the state's population at the time, but were generating more than 50 percent of the gun crime!!! A quick glance at the July report on the webpage now shows something similar - Newark and their brethren bad boy cities are once again - outperforming themselves! (BTW, if you broke it down by neighborhoods, as John Lott does, you'd probably see that one or more bad 'hoods in Newark and other cities are waaaaaaay outperforming their population numbers). The only reason I point this out... is because the Guvna not only promoted this report to show that "other states" were providing the guns (there's a lot of logical fallacies there, too), but he also promoted a theory in all of his speeches that these reports revealed an equally shared "state-wide gun violence epidemic". Yet, when you start crunching numbers against population, you quickly see the OPPOSITE is true... that gun crime in NJ (as it is in other places) is, in fact, a highly localized problem that requires local solutions/programs. The whole report is CRAP IMO. It is the worst travesty of "statistical crime analysis" that I could ever imagine. For instance, they list the "make" of the gun used and Smith & Wesson tops the list. Well, duh... it's also one of the most popular/prolific manufacturers in the country and has been for a loooong time. (It would be like saying, "OMG, Hondas are involved in a LOT of car accidents!!" So what? They are also one of the most common cars on American roads. Therefore, it means NOTHING-NADA-ZILCH). It's just an attempt - and a weak one at that - to smear the gun manufacturers. All of these reports are garbage - meant to promote narratives that are either irrelevant or outright lies. Ugh, I've personally wanted to do a video on this for awhile, but got caught up with caretaking, then grieving, then handling estate matters, etc. You know, LIFE! But yeah, even the bare bones data they do provide can be easily ripped to shreds! The problem is... now that the state administration has thoroughly infiltrated Rutgers (their criminology program was once a fine source of crime data), you'll never again get any meaningful crime statistics coming out of the state university. No one will be counting: How many were ex-felons when they committed the gun crime? How many were ex-felons still on parole? How many weren't ex-felons, but had a rap sheet of misdemeanors? How many had their guns illegally? etc., etc. The Bureau of Justice Statistic does some of that at the Fed level, but you'll never again get it at the state-level in NJ. It's just too biased at Rutgers now - they are owned by the administration. It's going to be a very one-sided tale everyone will be handed from this point forward.

Any suggestions for dressing this up a bit? It's the "what's that bump in the night" tool. https://www.remington.com/shotguns/tactical/model-870-express-tactical

Times must be good at PSA, the big rush the last few months have filled their pockets with cash! ...."Firearms maker Remington Outdoor Co. has agreed to sell its ammunition business out of bankruptcy to South Carolina-based investment firm JJE Capital Holdings LLC for $65 million plus the assumption of liabilities, subject to better offers. The JJE offer came in the form of a stalking-horse bid, setting a floor on the sale price for Remington’s ammunition business, which the company has been marketing while in chapter 11. Remington filed for bankruptcy protection in July and has been open to selling its ammunition and firearms... https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/bankrupt-remington-gets-65-million-offer-for-ammunition-business-11599680366

So what law did the company break? I see the "investigators" receiving property that would be illegal seems to be the only law broken.. The point of sale for the magazines is NV. Not NJ. As the mags are legal at the point of sale, what exactly is the cause of action? 50k is go away money.

Grewal and Co want to ruin them for their political gain. Simpler for them to cut n run...

I'm sure it's a business decision. Cheaper to take the fine (which will likely never be paid...come and get me!) than paying lawyers several hundred an hour as Grewal drags this thru the courts.

Walk in do your paper work check that the serial # match. Pay your nics fee. And when you get home OUT this fucktard.

Thanks! Its going to be nice with that SSA - E trigger.

Bumbling Biden is the most comedic presidential candidate since Pat Paulsen ran for the office in 1968 and 1996. And it's a tossup as to which one of them currently has the most active brain cells, a tough call since Paulsen died in 1997.

FPM

@Zeke

Good choice! That configuration can do it all.

the 16" lightweight, the bolt carrier group and the charging handle. I'm more excited then when i picked up the baby yoda mag! Christmas is here early!

and a good thing that someone text you that some were in stock

Trump should put them up on the Whitehouse lawn to remind the protestors its a hate free zone

agreed. Im sure they will work w long time customers.

FWIW, as a member at Gun for Hire, I pay only the $15 NICS fee on transfers.

The barrel length is the distance from the muzzle to the bolt face with the action closed.

Good advice, definitely won't choke up on that scope! Don't want to be walking around looking like a racoon :) I am going to be getting red dot (Romeo 5 probably, affordable, reliable from what I've heard) for another gun and will try it on here and see how it works out. I see your point on the woods etc - I am going to be hunting up in NY State as well but the woods aren't too much different up there.

Keep an eye for Sights and Trigger classes just across the border in PA. https://sightsandtrigger.com Most likely you will have to travel outside NJ to find quality training. Not many of the top trainers come to NJ regularly.

BLIMEY THAT'S A GREAT PHOTO!

That’ll work!

@Smokin .50 Here's your file photo of Mrs Peel!

Sold Pending Funds So it is probably sold, but if the deal falls through it may come back on the market.

Let me clear this up a tad. If it is a Barrel shorter than 16'' The muzzle devise MUST be welded as per federal law. Pinning it, and welding over the pin is acceptable. If it's a 16" barrel it must be pinned, but many FFL's Weld the pin so it doesn't fall out. Some dealers just press the pin in, some Pin and stake the pin and some pin & weld - all are acceptable but there have been a few examples of pressed pins working themselves out over time so we pin/weld. Some dealers may even tac weld the device on but that never really looks good (jmo) So it's just a matter of varying terminology as to Pin / Weld......... JT

I still can't get the title transferred for nick's van.

Yup, as I recall... I came up with highly similar results. It was eye-opening for me personally. To take it a step further though, I personally believe the influence of crime in those troubled cities is even far greater than the statistics reveal... because the (usually gang-related) violence spreads like ripples in a pond to surrounding communities and drives THEIR crime stats up as well. Did you ever look at the published police blotters of Montclair or Glen Ridge, for instance? Most of the people caught committing crimes in those towns hail from Newark and some of the other nearby high-crime cities you mentioned. I mean, was it a surprise to anyone with a brain that the crew that murdered that young guy at the Short Hills Mall several years back hailed from Newark? I've always thought someone should do a study on the origin of where perpetrators come from as well as where they commit the crime. For a lot of obvious reasons - many of them socioeconomic - residents of Montclair and Glen Ridge aren't going into Newark and committing crimes there, and yet the reverse is "the norm". I think it would be a revealing exercise.... In fact, funny enough... over the years, I would scan the police blotter covering Easton, PA (a city not far from me) - and it was astounding how many people arrested for violent crimes and drug crimes in Easton were residents of Newark... Paterson...Irvington, etc. Much of that is due to organized gang activity would be my guess. So, my hunch is that if you followed those "concentric circles" within NJ, whereby crime spreads out from the high-crime areas to nearby low-crime areas, you'd probably find that the the residents of those 5 cities you mentioned, Rob, are probably in reality generating far more than 62 percent of NJ's murders by firearm. After all, we know from decades of modern criminology study that it's really very few people who commit the worst crimes... but they tend to commit them repeatedly and, naturally, they bring the havoc with them anywhere they visit.

I need permission from @Mrs. Peel to copy & paste it, then I need to search for a file photo to use with it. So how about it Peel? What say YOU? Rosey

IF WISHING ONLY MADE IT SO.....and yes I've asked & yes she has an open invitation to write on any topic she wants ~R

@Mrs. Peel you should write some articles for @Smokin .50. Jus sayin'

Already OOS

And just like that. All gone again