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I I agree. Being disabled, retired, independently wealthy, unemployed or a full time homemaker are not criminal activity. However, as I said occupation and employer are standard background questions.

I don't think asking for occupation and place of employment had anything to do with security guards. Most handgun purchases then, as now, were by people who were not LEOs or security guards. The statute permits a background investigation of sorts to get a FID or P2P. Occupation and employer are standard questions in a background investigation. If you get away with putting NA in those blocks fine but PDs would be within their rights to deny you if you fail to give that info. We can argue what race, sex, and phone number have to do with owning a firearm. I don't agree with the system but it is what it is until it is changed. I guess I'm one of the people old enough to remember this but until the mid to late 70s the form also had a question where you had to state "purpose of firearm" for a handgun. "Targetshooting" was the standard answer. I bought a Bauer 25 and a PPK on permits where I listed "targetshooting" on the applications. As with every other "targetshooting" application I never heard anything about this.

...and that would serve what purpose?

You can't always expect the desired effect moreso if using a low energy cartridge, say 380 or below. A Customs Inspector was shot in the mouth by a drug smuggler with a 380 back in 1997. The bullet was deflected by the inspectors teeth, exited through his lower jaw and lodged in the flesh of his chest. The Inspector drew and returned fire, fired 4 or 5 shots, missed with one round, and killed his assailant. I know of an incident back in the 70s where someone shot a bad guy in the back of the head with a NAA Mini Revolver in 22 short. The bullet hit the skull, traveled under the scalp and exited the bad guy's forehead by his hairline. The bad guy wiped the back of his head found blood, wiped his forehead finding blood, and fainted because he thought he was shot through the head. The police took him to the ER and after an xray, tetanus shot, and two bandaids he went to jail. Strange things happen all the time.

I have one and like it. I'm not a big fan of lasers. I could have saved some money if I waited. The size and the sights make it easier to shoot. I really don't want to carry a gun I can't qualify with out to 25 yards (although I can do that with a Jetfire). The gun works well with no malfunctions using a variety of FMJ and JHP ammo. AFAIC all you want for ammo in a 380 is FMJ, moreso with a short barrel. Dicks in Manahawkin has had 380 FMJ every time I've been there. $20 a box no bargain but beats $40 Cheyenne Mountain was charging.

FYI, Joe Galloway was awarded a Bronze Star for valor for his actions at LZ Xray. AFAIK he's the only civilian to be decoarted for valor by the Army in Vietnam.

I've carried the 17, 19, and 26 concealed over the past 15 years. I was about your size when I started doing so. There is little difference between the 26 and 19 as far as CC goes. There is also not much between the 17 and 19. I carried a 17 concealed for over 5 years on a daily basis at work. The 17 can be carried concealed easily in a IWB and a loose fitting T shirt or golf shirt. If you're wearing something like a hawaiian shirt you can even use an OWB holster. I always used a minimalist IWB like a Milt Sparks Summer Special. I find those big paddle type holsters (see post 28) uncomfortable and just give you more to hide. I've used a DeSantis Speed Scabbard (without the safety strap) as a OWB for any concealed carry. As far as size of gun and size of person I know a 4-10 85 lb agent who carried a 17 concealed all the time. You can do just about anything if ou work at it. The only thing the 26 excels at in CC is in an ankle holster.

The only advantage a G26 has is the slightly shorter barrel and butt make it easier to deal with in an ankle holster. Any other place there is no difference in concealing a 19 vs a 26 (unless you have to put it in the smallest box possible). There is also a big difference (for some) going from a 19 to a 26. A 19 is the best all around 9mm made IMO.

A 4" 357. 686 or GP100 would be my first choice. I'd also get a Taurus if price were an issue and the price was substantially less.

I've done this with no problems. Do wear safety glasses or better yet a face shield.

As long as it has a fixed magazine under 15 rds you can have all the evil features on an SKS. Must be 922r compliant though.

Search "chamfer tool" on Midway's website and there are 5 or 6 tools you can use to remove the military crimp and chamfer the case mouth from $3.99 to about $20. These are all you "need" to do what you want. The Dillon tool is nice but you can do as good a job with these.

Same place.

You still need a P2P for each handgun along with the exemption. I got an exemption last summer. It took about two weeks.

I'm leery of anyone who claims to turn you into an efficient killing machine in two days.

Best answer AFAIC. If you move from NJ or if NJ ever realizes magazine capacity has no effect on crime you're ready. Standard pouches will also handle 20s or 30s permanently modified to 15.

N If the water is clear and free of chemicals you can purify it just by exposing it to sunlight. UVA will kill most bad things in the water after six hours. Use clear bottles and just let them sit in sun. Don't use bottles over 2 liters as anything bigger lessens the penetration of the UVA. The only thing requiring more exposure is cryptosoridium. That requires 10 hours exposure. You can use a homemade sand and charcoal filter before exposure to sunlight. This will remove a lot of the bacteria and viruses and some of the chemicals. Neither of these methods requires any energy resources. The UV exposure will work when its colder as its the UV and not the heat that kills all the bugs.

You could use a creek for water supply. The amount of decon it would require would depend on what it ran through and the wildlife in the area.

Not quite accurate having been in FL when this was going on in the middle 90s (1994?). Criminals were.holding up tourists id'ed by their rental car, all of which had plates starting with Z. This was usually done in rest areas on interstates. CCW was common in FL then and the criminals figured (correctly) that they had a chance of getting shot if they tried to rob a FL resident. A tourist would most likely not be carrying a gun. The reason this all came to light was the murders of some European tourists. This was not only Miami but Orlando and other tourist areas. FLs immediate response was to have a FHP officer (later private armed security) at every rest area on the interstates. They also changed plates on all the rental cars. In reality, not quite as exciting as what you posted but proof criminals want to steer clear of armed citizens.

IIRC, KTW made their armor piercing ammo in 380 along with a few other calibers.

The only thing that gets dipped into the bore solvent is a clean patch (or cloth if I'm using the solvent to clean something else). Run the wet patch through the bore and let it sit. Then use the bore brush 5 or 6 times. Wipe off the cleaning rod. Flush out the bore with Gunscrubber and repeat process until bore is clean. Run a few patches with protectorant through bore and end by running a few clean dry patches. Clean the brush off with a squirt of Gunscrubber. This is what you need to do to remove heavy powder or copper fouling. You really can't clean a bore with dirty tools. If you do what High Exposure says it will keep the gun operational. I wash boresnakes with hot water and Dawn. Keep in mind more barrels are worn out by excessive cleaning than shooting especially in the military.

If its expunged in NJ its expunged everywhere else including Utah. Check with a lawyer as others have said.

Okay i'll give the counterpoint on this. I've been using ARs/M16s/M4s just about continuously since 1968 in the military and as a LEO. I would hazard a guess that I've probably shot more rounds thru them then just about everybody on this forum and I don't make idle claims. I used them socially in SE Asia shortly after most of the problems were recognized. BTW we ran them well lubed so that's not a recent discovery as some may think. I did what they told me to do and didn't encounter all these problems you say. If a lot of people in your squad are having their M16s/M4s jam, they are not doing something correctly. The AR/M16/M4 is my choice for a go to rifle. I've used it in all kinds of conditions jungle, forests, deserts, and extreme cold and it has always worked for me. I don't think they gave me magic rifles. If you want to ignore my 45 years of experience that's your option. Let's look at what the "pros' use. Have you read Bravo Two Zero? Those SAS guys could have chosen any rifle they wanted including AKs but what did they choose? M16s. Read Blackhawk Down? How many mentions of M4s/M16s jamming do you recall? I don't recall any. Sole Survivor? Mentions of malfunctions? None that I can remenber. Pros take care of their stuff and it doesn't let them down. As far as some of mystique of the AK IMO its a good rifle for the other side to use. Yeah, you can pour cement in the action and it will still work but at the expense of accuracy. Yes there are people here who have AKs that are pretty accurate but that's not your typical Russian or Chinese AK issued to the troops. M14 is not a bad rifle but its also not the panacea most people think. I have never seen an issued M14 that will shoot more accurately than your typical issued M16. The whole system is heavier and that's a negative. I carried one when I first got to Vietnam and they lose a lot of the "uber-reliability" when they're out in the mud and the blood and the beer. No worst then a 16 but not much better if at all. Stopping power? Yeah more but I've also seen someone take 6rds of 7.62 NATO from an M60 and still keep coming. If you don't hit something vital that's what happens. So if you've been in a fight you know you can't always plan to hit what you are aiming that even at 50 yards. Having more ammo on you is important in those circumstances. Shooting at a bobbing and weaving target means its harder to hit and when you do its not always something vital. AR platform in 5.56 is my pick. No one has mentioned these things so I will. Put a good dent in that magazine tube and you now have a single shot. The trajectory of most lever action cartridges is like a mortar compared to a 5.56. You can hold dead on with a properly zeroed 5.56 and hit a torso size target out to 250 meters or so. That's well within the range of what most people can actually hit a target. If you're more than 250 meters away you can manuever to engage the enemy or beat feet whatever the situation calls for. There are just too few rifle fights that are much farther than 250 meters and at that range most issued AKs are shooting patterns not groups.

You can also use them in a 22 revolver.

If its powderless it won't cycle the action. Its only use is to poke holes in paper and maybe mice in the barn (if you have a barn).