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The Enfield is a bit overpriced in the condition you describe IMO. The Mauser is fairly priced. If you want both $500 for both would seem fair.

What are they asking for them?

FWIW, bullet setback is usually applied to a round that has been repeatedly chambered and pushed back into the case. If that's a new round it's more like too deeply seated or insufficient neck tension causing the round to move back during transit. Call it whatever you want but don't shoot it!

I found reports several years old on ZQI that match your experience. Reports on the CMP forum from the beginning of this year match my experience. I guess they took care of those quality issues.

Don't get attached to the idea of the G19 or PPQ as a duty gun. Depending on where you might wind up the agency may tell you what you're carrying leaving you no option.

Unless there is something unique about the design you will only get scrap gold price.

G19 is best all around 9mm made IMO.

See PK90s and Smokin 50s posts. There are your answers.

I was aware of such things but they are pretty expensive to just blast away. Cardboard shipping boxes sealed with gummed paper tape work well and they're a lot cheaper. Biodegradable too.

I've had no problems with it. Shot in bolt guns, Saiga, and Garand. Shoots like M80. This ammo was bought in the last 6 months. Did you have these problems with recent or older ammo? Curious.

I'd refrain from shooting corrosive in a semiauto. You really need to clean the entire gun if you do. Not really an issue in a bolt gun. Haven't seen corrosive 308 in some time. SG Ammo has Tula steel case for 40 cents a round. It's not as accurate as the most of the other stuff out there and dirtier. The ZQI is great stuff at 50 cents a round and gives you boxer primed brass for reloading.

Could you direct me to a website that has target buoys for sale? Tried Google but didn't come up with any.

I suggest calling the Coast Guard and asking them about shooting offshore. NJ has no say past 3 miles. Who ever is bringing those FA weapons out 12 miles could run into legal complications with export and reimport of them with ATF and the State Dept. IIRC if you have a legal FA weapon and want to take it to another state you have to let ATF know beforehand. Few cruise ships still have skeet shooting. I think it's mostly an environmental factor. What do you mean by a target buoy? IIRC Heritage Guild in PA rents full auto guns. Seems like a less costly and less complicated alternative.

FWIW, back in the 80s when I went through training in Georgia we has an offshore shooting exercise. We coordinated this with the USCG, they issued an advisory, we went 20 miles offshore, had someone monitoring the radar the entire time, did not shoot if another vessel was within 5 miles, and notified the USCG when we started and finished. This is one federal agency to another. Random blasting offshore will eventually get you in trobule if you do it enough.

I agree with what JohnnyB said. You could still be arrested in NJ waters despite all your taking the magazine apart. State waters are 3 miles out except Texas, Florida Gulf Coast and Puerto Rico which are 9 miles out. US waters go to 12 miles. Contiguous zone to 24 miles and economic zone to 200 miles. If you are a US registered vessel the USCG can board you anywhere in the world unless you are in some other country's waters. If you want to burn off a 30 rd magazine go to PA, buy a 30 rd magazine, go to a range, shoot off 30 rds as much as you like, and get rid of the magazine before you return to NJ.

I didn't say that and I'm not saying you said I said that. I realize many in states with crappy laws like NJ feel there needs to be something on the muzzle. I feel in the context of what the 2A says citizens should be able to own a military type firearm whether it be a musket, 03 Springfield, Garand or an AR. Just wanted to make my stance clear.

Keep in mind you don't "need" a muzzle device.

Traffic count, accident, and speed sampling need to be done as I read it. Those other factors need to be considered. All together they determine whatever speed limit the governing body decides. If speed sampling were the only factor the speed limit on the GSP and NJSP would be 80.

I've only got the exemption once. I listed "collection" for reason. No questions asked. Got it back in 10-14 days.

The barrel bushing could wobble around when the slide is going back. That may cause your ejection problem. Your busing failure is rare. When my agency used 659s and 6906s they would make us aware of failures. I never heard of a barrel bushing failing like yours. Thats out of 10,000+ 659s and 6906s.

Did the barrel bushing come out of the slide before it cracked. IIRC the bushing is fitted into the slide and doesn't normally come out of the slide. If it did that might be causing your problem. There is no surface build up with bluing. Rebluing would have no effect on functioning.

I've also tried buck and ball and wasn't impressed. It worked well in the 1860s as you would be firing at massed troops. Hopefully the ball would hit what you were aiming at. Hopefully the buckshot might cause disabling wounds on other soldiers. Buck and ball is more nostalgia than effective ammo IMO.

Most of the low recoil 00 buck keeps tighter patterns than std velocity buckshot. These tighter patterns make it effective up to 25 yards and I doubt most people are going to shoot farther than this in a SD situation. Low recoil 00 buck comes out of the barrel at about 1100 fps and std buckshot 1300 fps IIRC. I know some are all about velocity in their ammo selection. If you hit a target with 4 or 5 pellets of low recoil buck at 20-25 yards I think the target will swear it was going 1300 fps.

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I agree with only one shot the first time for a brand new shooter. I've a lays started new shooters with the "Barney Fife Drill". That's regardless of sex or physical size.