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Hi Daedalus, Nice username! Do a search on this in these forums. I believe that you are mistaken about hollow points though. They are illegal to possess in the commission of a crime. That's it. It's kind of an "add-on" charge to someone already breaking the law. They are not illegal in and of themselves. You can bring them to the range, etc.

OK. OK. Back to your regularly scheduled homoerotic foreplay. :mrgreen:

Hey Sigman, were they one sale? They look like they're 22.95 each.

Max, My Mosin cleaned up really nice (non-chlorinated brake fluid to get the cosmoline and nasty varnish off, and a few coats of stain then poly). I am looking forward to shooting it. I'll see if I can take off on Wednesday. If so, I'll have the Mosin and CZ 452 17HM2 in tow. Maybe the Marlin Levergun if I can brew up some stout 357 loads for it by then.

I have a Spike's dedicated 22LR upper. Love it! They are nice, if your looking to shoot indoor then ditch the bolt action, 25yards with a 4-6 power scope isnt really to fun, go with the AR, you can also slap a .22lr upper on it to shoot super cheap.

There are some nice 24" Rock River Varmint Uppers out there I'm looking at.

I thought about keeping the 308, but money is short for me these days so I am taking one caliber at a time. I am leaning towards the bolt action, but I'd still like to be able to bring my 223 rifle along to BA on Wednesdays to shoot. The bolt action seems a bit overkill at a 25 yard indoor range. At least with an AR Upper I can take off the scope mount and use flip up sights indoors.

From what I have been reading on the interweb, you can get very similar results from a high quality AR upper as you can from a bolt action rifle. I am ready to start reloading in 223, so I sold my never used bolt action 308 on the forum and will have money in hand soon. I am trying to figure out whether I would be better served getting a quality AR upper (White oak, Rock River Varmint, etc) or a bolt action (Remington 700P) rifle in 223. I shoot indoors way more than outdoors these days, but hope that will be changing in the near future. I would like to be able to shoot at 200-300 yards with a high (not insane, and insanely expensive) degree of accuracy. So I am posting a poll...

I like their sales guys too. There is no hard sell. They tell you what you need, what you can get by with and don't confuse the two. I have the Dillon 550. My only complaint about Dillon would be their crimp dies. They don't go apply a taper crimp all the way down the brass, so that the base of the brass is a little fatter than the top. I was having Failure to Feed problems when was shooting 45ACP with a Lone Wolf Match barrel on my Glock 21SF, and I know it would have been a problem with my Dan Wesson CBOB. I picked up Lee Factory Crimp dies for my 45ACP and 9mm (revolver calibers don't have the same tight chambers), and no more problems.

I am psyched for the new VLTOR Bren Ten. Now I can be like Sonny Crocket, or is it Tubbs?

I agree with all the above posters. And Hodgie mentioned my favorite current handgun maker, CZ. If you're someone that wants an affordable all metal gun, CZ is the way to go. I love my CZ75B Compact. The weight makes recoil non-existent. And Hodgie is right about Shore Shot too. They have the best collection of handguns I have seen in any store in New Jersey. If you ever get the rifle bug, head around the corner to Brick Armory for a great collection of long arms.

Welcome Boomer! I lived in Brumfus for my college years and a few afterward. What a fun (and cheap to drink in) town.

I agree with Chad. You should be able to find a lightly used Beretta 92FS or Glock 17 for around $400. I can't say anything for or against current Taurus products, but I have nothing but negatives to say about their older guns. My friend's Taurus Beretta clone (PT92?) is so inaccurate, it would do more damage being thrown at someone's head than it would by aiming and shooting at them. As for the Ruger's, I never have a bad word to say about them either(especially their customer service). I bet you could find a lightly used SR9 in your price range too.

Thanks Maks.

Hey, quit talking about me John! I just put a post up on the site. Does anyone know the price to join BA? I know that the rifle and pistol membership is more expensive. Do they have a discount for NJGF members?

It's probably time for me to bite the bullet. How much is a pistol and rifle membership at Brick Armory? Is there a discount for NJGF members?

I have a 1894C in 357mag. I love it. I used to have the 1894 in 44mag, but I use lead bullets and shooting 44mag with lead reminds me of revolutionary war muskets with the cloud of smoke it makes. I have shot the Marlin in 45/70. Doug at Shore Shot has one. It's a thumper for sure.

I saw the Small Pistol primers. Federal primers are so soft that they scare me. Loading bullets nose-to-tail into the feed tube on my Marlin lever gun could end up being a really bad idea if one of them went off because of recoil. My buddy had one go off while priming a case in his press. I usually wait for the CCI. I'll even take Wolf primers before Federal now.

Grab them while they're in stock. http://www.natchezss.com/Category.cfm?c ... le=CCI#350 Large Pistol Magnum Primers 1000/box http://www.natchezss.com/Category.cfm?c ... le=CCI#400 Small Rifle Primers 1000/box

Midway is having a sale. Their range bags are $20 off. These things are excellent for storing all your stuff. I feel that they are equal in quality to (and MUCH cheaper than) name brand range bags I have seen. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?p ... ber=259680

I know the prioce of AR/AK's have gone down, but this is like $600-$700 in a few months. Maybe the Les Baer's were really overpriced to begin with.

Are there any New Jersey required rules about pinning a collapsible stock? Is it sufficient to drill a single hole through the stock and buffer tube, then hammer a spring roll pin through them both. I was thinking an AR trigger guard/bolt release type with curled metal (not solid like for the trigger group) since this would be more likely to remain in place. Do multiple pins need to be inserted for it to be considered pinned? Do you need to do something more substantial than inserting pins? This is one of those "New Jersey-isms" that you wouldn't want to run afoul of. Thanks, Law-Abiding Lunker :mrgreen:

I wonder if these are going to be discontinued. This price hundreds cheaper than I have seen in the past (even taking into account the fact that ARs are finally coming down in price). http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/prod ... /411538848

You get your CBOB in yet? I did, but it is sitting in the Shore Shot vault until I can pick up my PTP paperwork in Middletown. The Middletown Police clerk's hours are short and only Monday through Friday. It means I have to be home at some point during a normal workweek. What a pain. I will get those papers tomorrow (working from home thankfully) and hopefully pick it up on Friday night. It shoots really nice and is a beauty though.

I will be there tonight. I'm bringing my CZ 75B 40S&W, Glock 34, and Ruger PC-9. If I get my scope mount in the mail today, I'll bring my brand new CZ 452 in 17HM2 and leave one of the others behind.