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Spain versus Newark versus Mexico City versus Puerto Rico versus Costa Rica versus NYC Spang'lish. It never ends. If its done in Castilian Spanish (Spain Spanish) any Spanish speaker can understand it. Castilian is the standard used in broadcasting and literature. There are different ways people say things (as in English) and a lot of colloquialisms but any Spanish speaker can understand Castilian. I know this as my brother retired from INS and used to teach Spanish to probationary immigration officers. He had no degree but was the most fluent Spanish speaker they had. He was better tahn teh native speakers. He could talk to someone in Spanish and within a minute or so tell you where thay were from down to the state or region. He passed away a few years ago. Going to a college would work and the professor could probably steer you to a competent student who could do it for a few bucks.

The folks here are pretty knowledgeable about pricing too. She'll also get more selling them on the forum. A dealer will only give her about 50% of their value (not knocking dealers they have to eat too).

As it seems the strength of your grip is up to par Pachmayr, Hogue, or some other rubber grip would probably solve your problem. I have them on every gun I carry for nearly 40 years.

Strengthening your grip will help. A hand exerciser or rubber ball is all you need. If you spend a lot of time in the car leave it there and do it while you're driving. You can get in a couple of hundred reps a day this way.

The first looks like a M10 combo tool for a Garand. The small tan holster appears to be a spring clip type shoulder holster. The black GI holsters are from post Korea when the Army changed from brown to black boots. They may be earlier holster that were dyed. They should have a date on the back. The triangle thing might be part of a shoulder holster harness (not GI).

We'll then you're cleaning it out. I don't clean my guns everytime I shoot. That's why its harder for you as I said in my previous post. 90% plus of my revolver shooting is lead. Your bullets may be too large, too small, too soft, or a few other things that may be making it hard for you.

It will take longer to clean because the powder residue from 38's will build up in the 357 supported cylinder Not really. I've fired thousands of 38s in 357s and can't say there is any difference in cleaning. I do clean my guns when they are shot though if you let it lay around that might make a difference.

Outside of 22s on the boardwalk the first gun I shot was an M14 in basic training at Ft Dox.

Even the S&W 640 and SP101, at 24 and 26 oz respectively, are not fun to shoot with magnums. I prefer all steel guns in J frame size using +P or std 38s. You gain a little with a magnum over a +P in power but controllability goes down the toilet moreso as a SD gun. Not a bad idea if you want to have the magnum option available but I'd carry std 38s in a lightweight gun.

Dealing with the State of NJ would most likely be the hardest part of going into a gun business. There is a bunch of regulations the state has which exceed what ATFE wants. SARCO for example is moving to PA because most of their problems were from the state. You really have to enter into this as looking it as a money making business and not just for fun and perhaps make a few bucks.

if the recoil bothers you, try to put something like a folded towel on your shoulder to cushion the recoil. This will save your shoulder but your accuracy will go to hell. You will be unable to place the stock accurately into your shoulder. I can't see why 223 recoil should bother anyone. I worked with a 4-10, 85 lb woman who can shoot rings around most guys with a M16.

wey're were 2 different forms. I can't recall if the forms were different. It doesn't say so in the statute you posted just form. It does provide some explanation to the "only those 3" I claim AR15, M1A and M1 carbine. You said: One could have registered them either way That is not totally correct. The statute does say: teh Attorney General shall promulgate a list by trade name of any assault firearm which teh Attorney General determines is an assault firearm which is used for legitimate target-shooting purposes. This list shall include, but need not be limited to, teh Colt mosin and any other assault firearm used in competitive shooting matches sanctioned by teh Director of Civilian Marksmanship of teh United States Department of teh Army. The AR15, M1A,and M1 Carbine made this list as wey are all used for Service Rifle Competition (sanctioned by DCM forerunner of CMP). This list did not include AKs, UZIs, or anything else. I will not speculate on that operational AK listed on the form you have. I wouldn't find myself anywhere near it though. The AW law in NJ has been modified several times since its inception.

I have a copy of a registered form that has an mosin-47 on it. Is that operational or non-operational registered? I think teh same form teh only difference was fee ($50 or $5) and club membership was required for it to be operational. +1 Nothing in teh Annotated Statutes or teh Administrative Code that says that. Changes have been made in both since 1990s (substantially identical, blocked magazines, AG's guidelines etc). I don't have a copy of teh original law available.

Do you have an example of somebody open carrying solely to create a confrontation? I'd say this guy did: 3. I read an account of a guy in TN or KY (not sure) who OC an AK pistol he had painted orange like a toy gun. This is a guy really looking for trobule AFAIC. He wondered (?) why the police stopped him. I saw this on the PAFOA forum and I'll post a link if I can find it.

What is the legal way to 'dispose of it'? Sell it to a FFL in PA or other state where it would be legal. The other option NJ residents had was to take the gun out of state. A friend has kept his Norinco 223 AK at his house in PA since the AWB started (1990).

When the New Jersey AWB was enacted, owners of weapons covered by the ban were given a grace period to register them so they could legally retain possession. There were only 3 you could keep operational, the AR15, M1A, and M1 carbine. It was $50 to register it and IIRC there were only 300-400 registered like this in NJ. These 3 and any other "assault weapon" (AK, Uzi,etc) could be made non-operational (remove firing pin) and registered for $5. In this case if the Uzi was registered as non-operational weapon and it is made operational, that's illegal.

All of this is good advice but you need to have someone who knows what they are doing (preferably a trained instructor) watch you shoot and let you know what you're doing wrong. If you don't know what you're doing wrong when you are actually shooting you can't correct it. The Army taught me how to shoot a rifle, machine gun, and howitzer. Pistol instruction was how you made the pistol work and here's yours. I worked at it and became a pretty good shooter. When I went to the police academy they still taught you how to shoot (the qual course went out to 50 yards). The instructors were very good and I learned all the bad habits I developed and had to lose to get better. When I got a Federal LE job (we were still shooting out to 50 yards) I had more great instructors who taught me even more. I had Jim Cirillo for an instructor and got to learn things for free that people paid thousands of dollars to go to his training. One of the most important things I learned is yes there are "correct" ways to place your finger on the trigger, grip the pistol, etc. However, if something works for you, use it as long as its safe. You need to learn the standard ways before you devlope your own though.

Global warming is bs. I wouldn't say that. Global warming and cooling are natural cycles the earth goes through. Back in the 70s all the cuckoo environmentalists said the Earth was cooling and soon we would have no summer at all. During WWII the it was so cold (1939-1940) that the British worried about the Channel freezing over and teh Germans beining able to drive their tanks to England. Treehuggers said the pipeline in Alaska was doom to the wildlife. Over 30 years later its proven to be a boom to wildlife. Solar and wind power look good but are expensive on a large scale. We need to drill for more oil (we have more than the Middle East anyway), make greater use of natural gas, and come out of the stone age and use more nuclear power as the rest of the world already does.

I always carry some size of Swiss Army knife or multi-tool and a longer blade folder (this will get reduced in size when I'm abroad). When McGyver debuted (1985) my kids said "look he has a knife like Daddy".

You have purchased just about the best all around handgun you can buy. You can do just about anything witha 4" 357. A 686 would have been okay but I'm partial to Rugers. Master that DA trigger and everything else is easy.

Laser sights have their place which to me is limited. Too many people buy them because they can't align sights, no concept of trigger control and don't know to hold a gun and feel that will make them expert shots. The dancing the laser on a BGs chest works well when the BG is unarmed (like a prisoner trying to escape). Doing it as a warning is bad as then you give the guy a chance to shoot first.

It also doesn't matter if the guy is an antagonistic douchebag or Mahatma Gandhi reincarnated, he has every right to make a stand in defense of his rights. True but which one is doing more to further the cause. http://forum.pafoa.org/open-carry-144/130959-my-first-police-run-oc-season-dennys.html This is a link to a different OC encounter. In summary, 2 OC guys were in a Denny's, some called the cops, and they responded. The cop had a brief polite conversation (which they didn't have to have) with the OC guys who produced their ID even though the cop didn't ask for it and they are not required to. Cop says have a nice day and leaves everyone within sight or earshot of the encounter aware that OC is okay. The encounter in the OP was way overboard on both sides.

Not being a dick but why should I have to educate a police officer when it comes to his job? the police don't help me train for my job. Isn't activism educating the public and the government? The public to win their support and the government as to why we should have it our way. I'm not defending the actions the actions of the Philly PD here but the way to solve this OC issue is not a screaming match in the street. I've read accounts of OC confrontations followed by meeting with the local chief of police that resolved the problems the OC people have encountered. I don't know if this has been tried in Philly or even if the Philly PD is willing to do it. I know there have been court decisions and legal instructions given to police in PA and the problem persists in some areas. It would seem the mechanism to get this corrected is already in place and could be settled in a better way that this "OC encounter" went. Rosa parks might have been more articulate and part of a group, but neither of those are requirements to being able to excercise one's rights The big difference is what Rosa Parks did was not just about a seat on a bus but a much bigger thing. It seems to me that OC a gun and getting into the biggest confrontation possible is some people's entire focus in life. Its not about OC its about getting the most outrageous confronation. On video or audio even better. The people OC in a bar and the guy with the AK pistol painted orange I related in my earlier post were also exercising their rights.

On the contrary, it IS the same thing. Parks intended to open up a can of worms and cause the media to cover her "situation". Rosa Parks was a part of a much bigger organized effort. It wasn't just Rosa parks who made the decision to sit on that bus that day. It was an organized effort and not just some bunch of guys who want their 15 minutes of fame. If you read some of these things all these OC guys say their entire life is wrapped up in carrying a gun. They don't go to their kids ball games at school or anyplace where their "rights" are restricted. They laugh and joke about how f---ed up the police are and all claim to press charges and sue but where are all these arrests and huge damages paid out? These guys are not the Minutemen at Lexington and Concord but more like the rowdy drunken Bostonians that threw rocks and snowballs at the soldiers in what we know of as "The Boston Massacre". I have read accounts of how people educated the local police and populace regarding OC. It was handled in an appropriate manner (yes sometimes someone was arrested) rather than as a confrontation. How come some people (as someone did in this thread) can OC in PA including Philadelphia and have no trobule but some always have problems. That seems to be something to look at.

so you're willing to lose business...the OCer...in order to not lose business...the "concerned citizen"...? If you're going to lose a customer anyway, while interfere with someone rights to do it? First of all my store (if I had one) is my property. If I require people to wear a purple shirt (as my own personal dress code) or require concealed carry to enter that's my right with my property. You miss the gist of my post. If I'm going to lose 10 "concerned citizens" to allow that OC his "right" guess what decision I'm going to make. You also have to realize the OC guy's rights can end at the door to my store. The Constitution and its Amendments are there to protect you fromaction from the government not private individuals. I suppose you would find it okay if someone came into your store and started making a speech about global warming or handing out literature. If you stopped them you would be interfering with their 1A rights using your logic about me interfering with the OC's 2A rights, They're within their rights to disallow guns in their stores, and the patrons who feel that that is some sort of infringement are within their rights to take their business elsewhere in protest. Perfectly sensible This is correct. I don't know of a state that requires you to allow people to carry openly or concealed on your private property. The same could be said about the Woolworth lunch counter sit-ins, Rosa Parks taking a front seat on the bus, and other civil rights pioneers. It is not the same thing. Rosa Parks was working with the NAACP when she took that seat on that bus and their lawyers were already in the loop. If these guys were working with the NRA or some other pro-gun group and it was a planned, tactical leagl action that would be different. These guys seem to constantly be looking for trobule. If they were serious they would would file civil rights actions (criminal and civil) against the agencies doing it. It seems they just want to see what trobule they can stir up and post on the internet about it.