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Some have mentioned DA 22 revolvers usually have heavier triggers. This is true but you can always deal with a heavy trigger. Its more important for the trigger to be smooth.

How so?

I believe that's covered under public safety-weapons

Okay enlighten us, what's missing.

As long as the dealer who owned the gun is a NJ Title III dealer there is nothing illegal.

Tony is one of the most honest people in the gun business I ever met. His prices may be higher but this is a case of you get what you pay for. If something's not right he will fix it, no bs.

Three times repeat customer need I say more.

I agree. A 5 1/2 Redhawk in 44 mag has satisfied my big bore magnum urges for over 25 years and I've never looked for more.

The 500 S&W has it for power but that's where its advantage ends. Factory ammo runs $2-3 a round. Expensive plinking. I realize that only about 5-10% (my guess) of the people that buy them actually have use for them but IMO there are a lot of other guns to look at that can be more versatile. The Ruger Alaskan is one of them. You have the option of using 454 Casull to knock your fillings loose and 45LC for practice or even to press the gun into service as a SD gun for 2 legged vermin. Keep in mind that at about 3 lbs that Alaskan will give you more than twice as much felt recoil as Anthony's 7 lb Taurus. 99% of the targets you shoot with that Alaskan in 454 will swear they got hit with a 500 S&W. Accuracy is usually limited by the shooter not the gun. I used to ring a metal IPSC target 5 out 5 times with a 2" 640 S&W at 100 yds to debunk the myth about such guns being only "belly guns". FWIW I'd follow the suggestions of those who actually deal with bear in Alaska and carry a 12ga pump with slugs if I had to be in bear country. Ballistically a heavy 44 mag bullet will pentrate deeper but a slug gun would be more accurate and about as fast to put into action.

Couple of questions: 1. Are you contemplating bear protection or bear hunting? 2. If so are we talking NJ black bear, Alaskan grizzly, polar bear, or all of them? 3. Or do you just want a big bore blaster? (a perfectly acceptable reason)

Is that supposed to scare people?

Do you spend enough time at the cabin to qualify as a 2nd residence? Or is it a vacation home? A vacation home where you spend a few weeks a year is not considered a 2nd residence. If you lived 6 months each in WV and NJ or had some pattern of residing in both homes throughout the year (equal time at each is not required) you could be a dual resident.

IIRC it has to do with lighter bullets jumping the crimp from recoil due to the light weight of the gun. Bob you aren't the only one that a 240 SWC over 6 grs Unique works for

Equally stupid IMO but the difference between the two cases is they caught this guy and to prosecute the firefighter there would be 5A issues.

There are several problems with this. You can only ship a firearm you own to yourself, a FFL, or to a manufacturer. FEDEX or UPS won't let you ship to yourself to my experience. IIRC Federal law requires you to declare the firearm to the common carrier.

I really have to differ with your opinion on this. I have carried a gun just about every day for nearly 40 years. I always knew when I had a gun and when I didn't. Not realizing you have a gun with you makes it worthless.

A stove is nice for camping or backpacking but something I wouldn't consider in a bug out situation. Unless you are carrying fuel (more weight) the stove will soon become useless. You're better off carrying a butane lighter, matches, a flint, and a magnesium fire stater. Far less weight and size and a redundancy that's important. The flint and magnesium firestarter burn at a few thousand degrees and make starting damp tinder easier. You can boil a lot of drinking water with that firestarting kit. For a bugout you might consider what the SAS refer to as a belt kit. A small bag containing essentials that can stay with you if you have to ditch your ruck. Firestarting material, space blanket, and other barebones supplies. A couple of cans of sweetened condensed milk can provide emergency rations. A small can provides about 1200 calories and that's what youlln need to survive.

The difference is a pair of scissors or Swiss Army knife is a tool that could be used as a weapon. A handgun is a weapon. Calling it a "tool" all the time is acquiescing to anti-gunners, trying to make firearms sound more politically correct. I would think that someone who forgets they have a gun in their purse when approaching a TSA checkpoint is likely to forget that firearm is there in the stress of being attacked. The 2A is there so you can protect your life and liberty quaranteed by the 1A. Firearms are dangerous as they would be useless if they weren't.

That would be more of an issue from improperly seated primers or too light of a mainspring than too hard a primer.

Its made in China and that is an issue to some. If the gun is as well made as the NEF Pardner Pump (Chinese 870 copy) it should sell well. I'll take 90% of the quality for 50% of the price.

I think that if you know you're going to fly commercial and forget you have a gun in your carryon you're pretty stupid. On the other hand if you forget to take out something like a Swiss Army knife, pair of scissors, letter opener, or something you normally carry in that bag for some use other than a weapon that's understandable. No doubt the prosecutor made at least part of his decision in an effort to keep this out of the press as much as possible. If this woman was a terrorist she stood a good chance of succeeding. When they started TSA they had problems filling the jobs. In order to fill jobs they lowered standards. There were people hired as FAMs that would not qualify for a similar paying job with another Federal agency. In some cases people went to TSA to get out of the agency they were in. Some decided to stay there for a promotion or they were close to retirement. Others left as soon as they could find something better. Many stayed because they lacked the qualifications to go anywhere else. By now some of these people are in management at TSA. If they lowered standards to recruit FAMs how low did they go for screeners? I have a few stories of dealing with TSA many of them from when I was on the job and flew with a gun all the time. This includes 2 FAMs who let me fly from Minneapolis to Newark without being sure I was who I said I was.

I'd say you will be a dual resident also. There is nothing in PA law that prohibits you from possessing any firearm you bought in NJ in your home, apartment, or hotel room. You can carry your guns in the trunk of your car unloaded. You can open carry without a permit except Philly as long as you're on foot. No permits for handguns but tranfers have to be done at a FFL. No paperwork required for long guns ftf. Some of the members that are PA residents can give you more details on PA gun laws. In virtually all states the gun laws apply to everyone not just residents. The only one I can think of if you want to carry concealed in WY and are a non-resident you need a permit.

. Using the firing pin as the ejector is not a new idea. John Browning did it in the Browning 25 and he seemed to know what he was doing. I'm sure Hi Point thought this out before they used it in their design. I've had a 995 for about 7 years with maybe a couple thousand rounds through it with zero problems, zero malfunctions. I don't use it as a SD gun but I really can't see why I shouldn't as its been 100% reliable. I see a 9mm carbine as a good idea for someone who can't shoot a handgun well or give you the ability to easily engage 100 yd targets and all you have is 9mm ammo available.

You could file a change of address (to your FL address) with NJSP so you can still buy long guns at a FFL in NJ. You could do what I did when I left the state for several years not sure if I ever was returning. Hang on to it and just file a change of address if you move back to NJ.

You really wouldn't have to worry about bolting it to the floor.