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Ammonia as a cleaner for corrosive salts is discussed in Hatchers Notebook. They found water was the best solvent for the salts. Soldiers have been told for years to keep their weapons dry and away from water. Household ammonia was the answer. Keep in mind ammonia by itself is a gas. Household ammonia is ammonia gas mixed with....water. The ammonia is corrosive and helps dissolve the softer copper based fouling in the bore but not affect the steel as long as it is not left in the bore too long. The water dissolves the salts. Two issues addressed.

I understand that. The "need" part of discretionary issue varies greatly. IIRC DE is may issue but if you say "I want to be able to defend myself if I get attacked" you'll get your permit. The same reason may suffice in Plattsburgh, NY but not Manhattan.

Aiken was arrested and convicted because he acted foolishly. What he did shouldn't be illegal but it is in NJ. He stopped at his Mother', said something stupid that prompted her to call the police,. He left but returned when his Mother called him, maybe knowing the police were there. He said he was moving. He also said he had taken the gun from the house because his room mate was having a party. There's afew times he could have avoided being arrested there. He's not a poster boy for anything.

How well do you shoot? Have you had someone who shoots well shoot the rifle? A bore does not have to be immaculate for decent accuracy.

If you have a carry permit in NJ you can't carry hollowoints. You can be charged only with possession of hollowpoints without any other crime but I've only found one instance. Otherwise I agree with you.

No magic in Windex. If you're shooting corrosive primed ammo water does the job better than anything else. Follow with Hoppes #9 (which also will dissolve salts) and clean normally. There is an article on Surplusrifle.com showing how well cleaners remove salts. Nothing was better than water. Some of the modern stuff was the worst on salts.

You are correct in saying if it applies to one state it will apply to all. However, the "justifiable need" and its application NJ requires is unique to NJ and would have to be ruled on by SCOTUS. SCOTUS can't say you have to issue permits to every law abiding citizen as that would violate the 10A. SCOTUS can say the system in NJ prevents citizens from exercising their 2A right and the state has to enable law abiding citizens to exercise this right. There is a big difference. For example Heller threw out DCs ban on handguns. That's what was presented to them and that's what they ruled on. Citizens in DC still can't get carry permits as that issue was not presented to them. That was the issue that resulted in I'LL getting CC.

The 10th Amendment leaves that up to the individual state. What has to happen is NJ carry laws have to be brought to SCOTUS for them to rule that NJs definition and application of justifiable need is reasonable. What happens in other states is that states business. States can have laws that are more restrictive but they can't have laws contrary to Federal law.

Never heard of forbidding carry of FMJ or non-expanding bullets in any state. I believe NY (along with NJ) limits carry of hollowpoints to LEOs.

Having in plan doctors isn't an issue if you have a nation wide company like BC/BS. I've used doctors in PA and NY in the past and they didn't care as long as they were in plan there.

I have the less expensive version with the brass grip frame for about 5-6 years. I got it new for a ridiculously low price. Its in 357 as I didn't want to stock or reload another caliber. I've seen no reason to "work" on it, the fit and finish are flawless. It shoots well and I've been completely satisfied with it.

How is the fire control group awful? Not trying to bust your chops just interested in finding out why.

Go to Harbor Freight (North Bergen) and get a set of dental picks. These may enable you to pick out enough of the patch to loosen it so you can try the brass rod. I'm still not clear where its stuck. You say just past the chamber where the rifling begins and its 4-5" from the muzzle. I've never seen a Garand with a barrel that short.

Utah carry permit. If you get a PA DL you are going to be hard pressed to convince them your primary residence is in NJ for tuition purposes. If you change your DL to your aunts address in NJ and live there tutition is okay. If you try to establish residence in PA, get a PA DL and pay taxes there you could conceivably be charged with fraud. The easy answer is just keep your NJ residency status until you finish school, get a UT nonxresident carry permit, and move wherever you want when you graduate.

What kind of rifle is it?

I'd say Tyrone is right there. I bet they gave up on that prank.

I think too much is put into "how a the gun fits the hand". Yes some guns feel better than others but reliabilty and durability are,way higher on my list. You can overcome an "feel" issues but reliabilty and durability are beyond your control. IMO the Glock 19 is the best all around 9mm made and everyone should have one.

This is a very important point. A home invasion is not a burglar unintentionally encountering a homeowner where the burglar will flee as long as they have an escape route. The invader doesn't care you are there and has already made a decision to do you harm. Its easy to claim you will always stay in Condition Yellow and always be vigilant. However, even Jeff Cooper admitted going to Condition White at times. This is where people like cops, experienced combat troops, firefighters, emts, and some others have an advantage. They have a lot of experience having to go from Condition White to Red directly. Most people just don't have to do this. You can be the best. competition shooter going but that has absolutely no relation to how you'll do in a fight. Force on force training can help to an extent but is still far from the real thing.

Dogs are great alarm systems. The more protective the dog is of their environment the better. My 11 year old rescue dog has diabetes, is pretty much blind, but still lets me know if anyone comes up the driveway. She actually lets me know when the mailman stops at the mailbox alongside the rode and when the school bus makes its stop in the morning and afternoon. She's not well trained but will calm down a bit when I tell her "good girl" (reward) and "its okay" (reassurance). I'm not so keen on pepper spray, moreso bear spray. Either is also going to give the defender a blast. Sure thing with a bear spray used indoors unless your rooms are gigantic. Martial Arts are great but you have to devote the time to acquire usable skills and practice. A few months in a local dojo wil not prepare anyone to take on a hardened street criminal.Someone mentioned throat and groin strikes. Now I have had a fair bit of martial arts training and have gotten to use it on a regular basis as a LEO (no I'm not a street brawler). An experienced and/or well trained male fighter will always be willing to take a hit somewhere else in order to protect his groin. Why? Because he knows a solid blow to the groin will put him out of action while he knows he can take a hit to the face or anywhere else. Groin shots only work whne you'vr done something else to distract or otherwise occupy your attacker. Firearms are the best option AFAIC. Yes, shotguns are great and 223/5.56 carbines are best but they both lack the maneuverability of a handgun. Why would you pick a subcompact? Size is not an issue if you are carrying at home. it can be an issue with weapon retention but can be solved with proper training. If you want to carry at home all the time thats fine but you will soon grow tired of it. The best option AFAIK is to have several handguns startegically located throughout your home if your situation allows it. My wife disliked semi-autos for a variety of reasons and many of my favorite revolvers became "hers". Capacity issue? Not really once I was showing her how to use a speedloader and she did but afterwards she said to me "I'm really not going to need this because if I run out of ammo I'm just going for another gun". My take. Your situation may be totally different. Alarms are okay but they only alert someone to pick up the pieces if that's all you rely on.

This has also been my experience. Maybe not the starting load but well below max. I have used CCI primers almost exclusively for about 40 years. I never reloaded shotgun ammo.

This would be your answer if what you're interested in just carrying in PA. Do you want to establish dual residency for the purposes of buyong firearms in both states is a different matter.

Never use any unknown powder. Use it on the grass its high in nitrogen and great fertilizer.

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Great deal.

I can remember showing ID to buy powder in NJ back to the 70s.