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Lth of If you already do your own work just get a Haynes manual for your Jeep. They are the best DIY car manuals IMO and for the $25 or so you get a wealth of info for all systems on your vehicle. One advantage of drums over discs is they only wear when you're using them. The pads on a disc brake system are always wearing as you drive. Maybe I'm one of the few here who drove cars with all drums. Yes discs have them beat for high performance but for normal driving drums do just fine.

I agree that most of Cabelas prices are ridiculous but they usually have what you want. The only place I knew like that in NJ was Ray's. Need an expander ball for your 9.3x52 Karkenfarker dies? They'd have it in stock.

A NRA sticker on a car does not constitute probable cause to stop anyone. However many don't like to put gun related stickers on their car as it might attract thieves to your car or home.

Magnaport are the original inventors as they say. If you want to be sure its done correctly they are your best bet AFAIC. What kind of rifle?

That would depend on the totality of the circumstances. Any position taken is pure speculation.

There is a big difference between having your hand on or near your gun and your hand gripping the gun in preparation for a draw. Having your hand on or near your gun is called (as I was taught and taught others) maintaining gun location. It is a commonly taught officer survival technique. It is a deterrent to someone snatching your gun and places your hand nearer to your gun in the event you need to draw. As far feeling iintimidated this may be but here we have an officer doing something he trained to do and apparently didn't let himself go to condition white. There's a lot of talk about LEOs being untrained let's not get wrapped up in criticizing one who is doing something he's taught. I saw nothing done illegally by the police in this situation as its been described in spite of the critics. Your speculation on the "peeping tom" scenario is interesting being you were hosting this event. I think you should give more thought that you could have been charged not only with possession of the fireworks but also contributing to the delinquency of minors and endagering the welfare of minors by letting them set off the fireworks on your property. There's plenty of people on this forum who believe cops should just enforce the law. I would hazard a guess you were very upfront withh these officers and they decided to let it go at a warning. I think if you "said nothing" as many suggest you would either be in the county jail or out on bail. Saying nothing is no the way to handle everything with police. I'm glad you're not in jail for something stupid. I'm not busting your chops only illustrating what could have happened.

You can download maps for anywhere in the US from the National Geoditic Survey (ngs.gov) or order paper copies for a fee. GPS is great as long as it is working. Maps and compasses always work as long as you know how. BTW I have a sextant I still know how to use.

I agree with some of what you say but the G8? Crappy build quality which is why most sat unsold until they were going for as much as $10,000 under sticker. The car went well but poor QC on body and trim doesn't make it worth it. All German cars are great...until you need to fix them. A good service bill on any older German is enough to make a down payment on a new Japanese or Korean car.

I've done as Bob explained for years. Never found a need to buy a boresighter or take it to anyone.

First things first and that is the NYPD guys did good. When I read the negative criticisms it reminded me of the scene in "The Right Stuff" where a bunch of pilots are criticizing Gus Grissom for losing the space capsule on the 2nd Project Mercury flight. One of the pilots makes the comment that Grissom "screwed up a job a monkey can do". The Chuck Yeager character then chimes in saying "Yeah, but a monkey doesn't know he's sitting on top of a rocket that can explode any minute. Old Gus, he did all right". Same applies here. The 12# trigger had nothing to do with the accuracy or lack of it at the ranges involved. Neither would a 5 or a 20# trigger. I will admit that the 12# trigger mandated by NYPD is horrible. It came about due to an attempt to duplicate a revolver trigger. The problem is you can't take a DA or striker fired semi auto as smooth as a DA revolver. Smooth is a lot more important than light. I agree your average NYPD officer can use more training. I say this having spent time well over a couple of thousand hours at Rodman's Neck over the years. The agency I worked for was one of many that used NYPD facilities there. There was a range in the basement of many precincts until OSHA shut down all but one or two. Having a place to shoot is a significant challenge for many LE agencies. LEOs have low hit ratios. So did most gunfights in the Old West. Gunfighting is a lot more than doubletapping that piece of card board and moving on to the next. NYPD found out long ago there is no correlation between how one does at the range vs how they do in a gunfight. Not saying you don't need practice but reinforcing what Cooper and other have said about gunfighting being 95% mental. The area LEOs far surpass the average shooter is the ability to recognize situations where the use of deadly force is justified. Those hit by the friendly fire will get out of court settlements. Not good that it happened but good no one was seriously hurt. This is not a situation where "if someone with a CCW was there it may have been different". Judging from the accounts it seems the bad guy walked up and shot his victim in the head. Someone with a CCW or a plainclothes LEO may have been shot by the uniform guys. I'm not arguing against CCW just giving my opinion based on what has been reported.

IIRC the Federal law only addresses the removal of the serial number. The original law was passed before WWII and mimiced in the GCA68 which also required guns to have serial numbers. Some state laws refer to "any identifying mark" which would include things like manufacturer or model. Laws also may say "removing" and/or "possession of a firearm with an altered serial number". Federal law requires the serial number on the frame. However the slide and barrel also have the serial number. If I were doing something like a full engraving on a Glock slide I would write ATF Tech Branch and get their take on this and save the letter. If ATF said it was okay to remove the serial number on the slide you still may be in violation of some state laws. Relocating a serial number is not unheard of and is often done because of customizing. An example of this could be a sporterized Mauser or 03 Springfield where the serial number might be defaced or obscured from a scope mount. This can be dealt with by going to ATF who will issue a serial number. The ones I've seen all have the new number start with "ATF". I have seen GI 1911s that had part of the serial number damaged during an arsenal rebuild. All they did there was restamp the number (which appeared obvious). I've seen this on guns that have been in the Army's inventory since they were made. This didn't bother the Army any but certainly some of these guns are out in civilian hands. Maybe one of the FFLs could chime in and explain how this is dealt with if encountered.

Mike I agree with your basic premise however you have to recognize the Bill of Rights has regulation written into it. I also agree that the 2A is probably the most over regulated. Some regulation is required in all the amendments.

Its nice to go to the store but I've never been disappointed by any I ordered sight unseen.

PDM, the hole in making CCW in NJ a 2A issue would depend of another SCOTUS case. They ruled in McDonald that a state can have "reasonable restrictions". You would have to file a case that NJ's requirement to have a "justifiable need" is unconstitutional, loyse it in lower courts and appeal to SCOTUS, who may or may not accept the case. I wouls suspect they would refuse to hear it as that would open them up to taking cases on a variety of states laws to define what a "reasonable restriction" is.

Inspector was their old title. Didn't know of the change. Thanks for correcting me.

If this was the case there was prior info (false in this case) which provided probable cause for a search and/or arrest warrant. This info had to satisfy a judge. There is a small but important distinction to be made in use of terminology here. Many are referring to the person who interviewed them and came to their house as a "agent". That is wrong. They are ATF Inspectors who do not carr guns and have no arrest authority. ATF agents carry guns and have arrest powers. If you are being "inspected" by a agent it would seem you are already in trobule.

That would be an inspection by ATF not the NJSP. I've read on other forums inspections of C&R licensees (in states where they are recognized) are rare. When they do occur they are by appointment and can be at your house or the ATF office. Most of the inspections consist of the licensee just bringing his bound book to the ATF office. Now if NJ does not recognize Federal Firearms Laws then logically they could not use them conduct an inspection?

I'll admit a C&R makes you a brighter blip on the radar but you would have to do something fishy for the NJSP to come knocking at your door. Any acquisition of firearms done out of state is subject to the laws of the Feds and that state not NJ. It seems to me that in order to search anything in your home NJSP would require a warrant which would require probable cause of a crime. Unless I missed something in NJ statutes or admin code how does the state have any jurisdiction in regulating a license they don't issue? It seems that if NJSP came to your door without a warrant you could tell them have a nice day and close the door if you chose to. I could be wrong but can anyone post a law that gives NJ police authority to inspect a C&R?

I use Unique for light lead bullet rifle loads. I say light but the load I use in 30-30 is comparable to a 357 mag as far as energy goes. The major caution with his is you can easily overcharge a case with 5X or more of a safe load. What is considered a slow pistol powder (W296, 2400, IMR4227, etc) are way too fast for normal rifle loads. Some of them work well in small capacity rifle calibers like 22 Hornet and 30 carbine. You could use some of them for reduced loads in larger calibers bu usually the faster ones like Unique. Reduced loads with ball powders could create too a high pressure (SEE) in a large capacity rifle case.

I don't think you really want the Federal government in the business of issuing CCWs, LTCF, or whatever you want to call it. First of all the Feds shouldn't be in that business due to the 10A. However, the Feds could make a law re quiring national reciprocity using the 14A as justification.

IIRC if you are activly employed you only need your photo ID, the rationale being that if you are employed you must have qualified. If you are retired you need the proof of qualification.

CA definitions have nothing to do with what LEOSA defines. If you are covered by LEOSA then you are covered in any state or territory.

The response you got seems odd. The CA AG has a bunch of stuff on their website regarding LEOSA.

A HE or HEDP round wouldn't take down the tower either. Each round contains only a few ounces of explosive. Maybe a hit in one of the legs might make it fall over. It wouldn't be dramatic enough for the audience. Its just like those atomic arrows Rambo uses or Chuck Norris' nuclear grenades. Keep in mind if they were using genuine HE rounds the effect to most would be boring. It would also cost the price of the round plus $200 transfer tax as each round is a destructive device. Better to spend the money on pyro so the audience gets a dramatic boom. The reason the targets look closer is they are using a tele lens so they can fill the frame with the target. This compresses the perspective. A wide angle lens would make things seem farther away.

I have a NEF single shot that I bought some time ago. It will do 1 1/2 at 100 yds with just about any 55 gr factory load. If I worked up a reload for it I'm sure it would get below 1". The Savage bolt guns are reasonably priced an.d those I've shot very accurate