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How much is your zero off at what range?

If the show wasn't scripted and staged the entire filming crew could be charged with Misprision of a Felony, 18USC4.

No doubt the show is scripted.

Well...no. Your grandmother owns the shotgun. You need a FFL in CT to do the transfer or ship the shotgun to NJ to a FFL to do the transfer. Your mother can bring the shotgun to a FFL in CT or ship it to a FFL in NJ. Federal law doesn't allow transfer of long guns ftf to an out of state resident, only through a FFL. Your mother acting as POA for your grandmother is acting as a CT resident. The handgun must be sent to a FFL in NJ to be transferred to you. Anything else is a violation of Federal, CT, and NJ law.

I can understand why moonshiners set up on public land. Doing it on their own property might result in seizure of their home or farm if they're caught.

Last time I stopped at a CT FFL and was interested in buying a long gun (like 19 years ago) they had a 2 week waiting period for all guns. Not an issue if you're going up there on a regular basis but doesn't allow you to take gun with you after purchase. Ithe may be easier and faster if both guns are shipped to FFL in NJ.

If the Mom and Grandmother live in CT and the OP is a NJ resident with FID, long gun can be transferred through CT FFL. Handgun would have to be shipped to NJ FFL. Most likely be cheaper to send handgun to NJ FFL via CT FFL.

My error I left out "for the handgun" after P2P. I'm not clear if the Mother and Grandmother live in CT or NJ. That would change most of what I said.

If the OP has dual residence in NJ and CT he needs a P2P and a COE if he wants the transfer to take place in NJ. If the OP does not have dual residence but a FID with his CT address the long gun must be transferred through a FFL. The mother can bring the long gun to the FFL in NJ and the transfer made there. It may also be shipped to a FFL in CT and the transfer made in CT. If the OP does not have dual residence the handgun must be shipped to a CT FFL for transfer under CT laws. Thousands of people travel through NY every day with firearms being transported under FOPA. I don't hear all these horror stories about traveling through NYC everyone talks about. I wouldn't worry about it if the OP is traveling through.

If your Mom has full power of attorney she can transfer them to you for your Grandmother.

Everything left to your Grandmother means the guns are hers you need a P2P and execute a COE for the long gun. Your Grandmother would be the seller on both forms. She does not need a FID to sell or transfer the guns. Now if your Grandmother is not capable of handling her affairs does anyone have a power of attorney?

IIRC, you would have to indicate you were denied you would have to list it when applying for permits but it would have no impact on your elgibility. I believe this issue was brought up during the Safe Conference. Nothing on a 4473 asks you about being denied for a carry permit.

When I carried one when I was working I used a Yamaha keyboard case.

You always have been innovative Ray#

Interesting situation. We need to provide support for fighting for our rights and have to pay taxes which funds the fight to take away our rights.

Nothing for your handguns. Take them to FL with you. Do you still have a residence in NJ? If so nothing to do with your FID and you can legally move your guns from your NJ residence to your FL residence and vice versa.

Let me tell you my idea of comprimise. Take all of NJ's restrictive gun laws and just add "in the commission of a crime". Make NJ a constitutional carry state. Allow any weapon as long as you meet Federal requirements (another issue to discuss). Caught carrying a weapon in a holdup? 50 years no parole. Carrying an "assault weapon" while committing a rape? Crucifixtion! Possession of a firearm during a burglary? Staked out in the surf to be eaten by crabs! I am not concerned about penalties for these or other crimes. Because I'm not going to commit them! But the Democrats are not concerned about controlling crime. They are concerned about controlling the population. Make them dependent on the government for everything. Hitler and Stalin had the same idea. Now I'm not an advocate of people having chemical or nuclear weapons in their garage as some 2A activists are. But Democrats have evolved into wanting a complete control of the population. Far from what JFK would fight for ( the last genuine Democrat in my book). The examples I listed would achieve what the Democrats say they want. But not complete control of the population.

Smart bird, avoided Jersey City!

Correct. And for the record that's not a boat tail. It's a taper to allow easier starting in the case.

Makes sense.

Go to ballistics by the inch. A 45 230 fmj only gets to about 1000 fps in a carbine barrel. Maybe about the same in a sub gun. You might get a 124gr 9mm to 1500 fps. A 357 can get a 158 gr to 1700 fps in a factory load. A 357 125 gr carbine can easily hit 2000 fps. I have some factory 125 gr 357s that do over 1700 fps in a 6 1/2" Blackhawk. I haven't chronoed them but I'm sure they would do 2000+ in a carbine. One of the issues in loading an expanding pistol bullet to super velocities is the the bullet will expand and fragment early. I've seen gel results where the 357 carbine penetrated less than the same load in a handgun. I agree 50-75 yards is about max range for 357 or 44 magnum on deer.That's got more to do with the ability to place those rounds than the energy. Those pistol caliber carbines aren't far behind a 30-30 that's taken a gazillion deer. If you make an entry and exit wound all that extra pent ration doesn't do anything for you. Reloading for maximum performance takes two forms. Accuracy and power. Usually your more accurate loads are far off from the highest velocity loads. I've been reloading about 45 years and side for accuracy over velocity. I've never been much for rhino roller loads. If I need more than a 357 I'll use a 44, more than a 44 and I'll use a 308 or 30-06. If your thing is seeing how hot a load you can make up without blowing up your gun that's fine. It's not mine. You're never going to improve a 9mm parabellum much by handloading.

A boat tail bullet really doesn't have much benefit until the range gets past a few hundred yards. It has less benefit with a 9mm bullet that has a low bc compared to rifle rounds to begin with. I've seen results of guys experimenting with slow burning powders in 9mm carbines. Yes they did increase velocities. Not enough to make any big difference AFAIC. It seems like a lot of experimenting just to prove it can be done. Not to produce a very useful benefit. If it's because you like to experiment that's another story. You can easily surpass any improvement you make with a 9mm carbine by getting a 357 Magnum carbine. Lever action only but gives you a significant increase in performance with a 35 caliber bullet.

The 9mm round with the best ballistic coefficient is probably a tapered point fmj. The extra velocity from a +P or a +P+ really doesn't give you a lot when it comes to velocity or better ballistics in a 16 inch barrel. There is also many types of 9mm parabellum ammo that will slow down in a carbine barrel compared to a handgun. Subsonic rounds often do. What are you trying to do? I shoot mostly 9mm NATO in my 9mm carbine. Just about every 9mm ammo I've shot groups 3-5" at 100 yards. That's about 2.5" high at 50, zeroed for 100, and drops 5" at about 125. As you can see that's far from flat shooting.

I think you can't use a gas plug for service rifle or a Garand match but you can shoot high power. I do believe you can use the 308 for service rifle as the Navy used 308 Garands as late as 1968 to my personal observation. Anything you can use in service rifle you can use in high power.

I have a "Tanker" Garand in 308. It's as accurate as any full size Garand, easier to feed, and throws a good size muzzle flash.