Melgamatic

The only time I purchase ammo in any store (NJ or not) is if I just bought a new gun in some caliber I didn't previously own, and I didn't plan ahead to order some. I just bought a few thousand rounds of various handgun ammo (9mm, 40S&W, 45, etc), and the price I paid was so much less than what any NJ store can offer it's not even funny. I was in Cabela's this weekend, and they had a couple deals that came close on Magtech, but it ended up being a lot cheaper to buy online. I buy all my guns from local stores, but ammo is just silly....

The Valley National $499 deal is not a good deal. The interest rate on their $499 deal is higher than the rates they offer with "normal" closing costs. You need to do the math, but depending on how long you plan to hold the mortgage, the $499 deal might not be good for you.

Yes, terrible service. They didn't honor a coupon that specifically excluded what you were trying to buy. And then you left the stuff up on the counter for the minimum wage staff to have to walk back to the store. You really stuck it to them.

I bought two cases of the Gun Club Target Loads today in Union. Would have bought 3 or 4, but they only had two full cases. Kid at the counter was very friendly, no problem. Cashier didn't know she had to open the case to get the UPC on a single box, but I taught her. Other male cashier had no experience with guns, asked me a couple of questions about shotguns, what was in each box, how many you shot in a day, etc. No problems and felt like I positively influenced an opinion. Did not have to show FID, but had to show DL (I think for age), and click on the LCD screen that I was a US citizen. Union is fully stocked with rifles and shotguns now, but I'm not sure they have a single one I'd be interested in.

You must shoot indoors! None of the several ranges I shoot at sell ammo....

I order stuff from China all the time. Takes 1-3 business days. How that works, I have no idea, but they always show up. USB cigarette lighter adapters - $2.99 including free shipping from China. How do they make money? I have no idea. But, they are here in a few days, and always seem to work. Amazing. I'm also ordering $20-40K of Apple stuff every two weeks, and some of it comes from the factory due to customization. Adds a day to the shipping time over things in California already....

The barrel and parts are quite heavy. I used a typical wedge-shaped lead weight like you commonly use in an AR platform. i bet the gun weighs at least 25lbs, if not 30.

I have a BOHICA upper, which is no longer made. I've shot it quite a bit and it's fun. I put a big lead weight in the stock to add some weight, and that helped a lot. When I shoot it prone, my elbows get scrapped up because I get moved back a little back each shot....

Illegal (everywhere). Two shots with a single pull of the trigger.

I don't understand all this. I routinely shoot 100-200 rounds with a 12ga O/U and never even have any soreness at all. Are you guys putting the gun right up to your shoulder before pulling the trigger? Not giving you a hard time, but I'd have someone look at what you are doing, because you shouldn't need that padding...

As an ardent 2A supporter, but living and working in an environment with many people who don't fully understand all the 2A concepts (but are usually willing to listen and constructively discuss), I often end up saying something like "gun control doesn't really address the fact that most gun crime is committed with illegal guns, and that additional gun control laws only harm law-abiding citizens, and don't address criminals with illegal guns." But, I find myself wondering, how does a gun become illegal? I know that many criminals use guns that they shouldn't own. I guess they buy them from other criminals who sell guns "on the black market." How did the guns get there at the very start? I guess some of them come from times before stringent gun control, in the 60's and earlier, when you could just walk into a pawn shop and buy a gun, and then they were passed down, or sold, after that until finally a crime is committed with them. But how about newer guns? How does a new gun get into the hands of criminals? Is it all done with straw purchasers? Some (supposedly non-criminal) guy buys a few handguns at a legal store, passes the NICS check, and then sells them to criminals? Do they all come that way? I hate one gun a month, but if every state followed that rule, would the illegal gun supply drop to some lower level due to strangled straw purchases? I guess some guns are stolen from lawful gun owners, but that argument would make me worried about increased requirements for safe / locked gun storage (which at its extremes makes self-defense harder, even in the home). What % of illegal guns are stolen? What laws or processes could be strengthened which would decrease the number of "illegal" guns getting to criminals, without impacting our rights?

I'm up to around 1200 rounds now, still haven't taken it apart or cleaned it (and certainly not lubed). Still, not a single failure of any kind. Only have used Winchester Wildcat ammo. On the other hand, I rarely clean any of my guns (except precision rifles, expensive shotguns and my Desert Eagle), and pretty much never have any failures of any kind. I think my Colt AR failed to fire once last summer, that was probably the last time. And I shoot a lot.

I suspect in 99.98% of situations, I'd be in favor of 25 years for child sex offenders. But mandatory sentences can sometimes have negative unexpected effects. For example, a 17 year old girl has sex with a 13 year old boy. The boy can't legally have consented, but let's assume he was up for it. In this case, the 17 year old girl is a child sex offender, and the next time we see her out of prison she's 42 and a burden to society for ever. In this case, a year or two of prison (maybe) and some counseling probably would have been better for everyone. There are always edge cases when mandatory sentences aren't great.

If Christie was pro gun, he wouldn't have increased gun control in NJ to a point past any other state, including MA and CA. NJ is the ONLY state where the CMP can't ship an M1 to your house.

Remember, to Christie, states' rights means increasing gun restrictions in NJ.

Nothing happens to you, unless you post about it on the public internet, in which case you find out what the term "knockless search warrant" means!

This schedule is as completely useless as the one on the web site. Without even the slightest clue what each event entails, requires for firearms and ammo, etc, it's useless except for those few who already attend the event regularly. Some events have email addresses, but how about a simple page which describes each event? I've suggested this multiple times to board members and webmasters, and no one has ever even responded. CR becomes more and more like an insider old men's club. Publishing a schedule of events doesn't get you attendance without information, which CR is unwilling to provide.

The gun stores I know send them regular mail.

I think MCRPC is still taking new people. Also, they actually did some maintenance lately, rebuilding some berms, moving the parking lot a little, etc. Nice to see the old men doing something! But, let me tell you that MC and CJ are pretty much as completely different in every way, from facilities to price. Make sure you visit both before deciding.

Sputtering under braking tells me that it wasn't fully resolved. Were all the fuel filters replaced? Sputtering under braking (or any acceleration/deceleration in any direction) usually means crap floating around somewhere.

Looking at this from an alternative viewpoint, the paper is going to get a picture of him somehow. By using your picture, they ended up with a flattering photo, where he is smiling and looks like a friendly guy. It's better than the "perp walk" or other photos they might find. Although it sucks they stole your photo, maybe he should be happy they found a flattering photo?

That's a very nice starter collection!

Respectfully, at 3000 rounds you're seriously understocked (but that's an old joke on these forums).

Well, at least 3 times I've bought 6 cases of 12ga shotgun shells. That's 6 x 10 X 25 = 1500 12ga shells each time, so at least they didn't worry about that. I'm almost out of shells, too....

Why anyone would shoot inside on a beautiful day like today, especially without strong a/c, is beyond me. Yikes.