Melgamatic

An article in the MCRPC newsletter is about the shakiest source of information you could find for anything, including news about the MCRPC. I stopped going to the member meetings because listening to the old men worrying about the latest internet rumor was too much for me. These guys have little filter between what they hear and what they tell other people.

Why would he care? Actually, he'd prefer to not have you buy anything, because he doesn't have to write your info in the book. There is no incentive for this guy to be helpful.

They have to follow set procedures when doing this kind of thing, just like a DUI checkpoint. They either have to check every car, or every 3rd car, Nth car, etc. They can't just pick cars because they are fancy, or beatup, white or black drivers, etc. DUI checkpoints don't usually check everyone, just every 2nd or 3rd car, but they make all the cars drive slow so it's easy to see someone who isn't smooth on the brakes, giving them extra probable cause. HOWEVER, they can't ever search your car without probable cause. I bet you could have refused, although who knows what crap that would have dropped onto your head. They can't even search every car at the US border without cause!

I bought a copy at Barnes & Noble last Friday. They had many copies, so I suspect it won't be hard to find. It's a "special issue" by Guns & Ammo, so anyplace that sells that should have it.

Yes. http://www.allentownfairpa.org/index.php/general-info/directions Enjoy the curios.

TNT Reloading, one of the main reloading vendors for eastern PA shows, isn't going. You may find some used random reloading equipment here or there, but nothing to speak of.

I just updated 3 iphones and 4 ipads without problems, so who knows.

Absolutely. More than 50% of the 100+ people I took my hunting ed archery test with last Fall used crossbows.

Please provide the legal basis for this? Thanks!

You don't need to go to "any" show, there are a dozen every month in PA, and at least a few close to NJ every month. Check here: http://www.gunshows-usa.com/penn.shtml The problem with this show is that you aren't going to meet your goals! You are not going to get a deal on ammo, and you certainly aren't going to find any cool "new" long guns. You might find a cool older long gun, but you're not going to find new guns. All the other shows nearby in PA are going to be better for accessories, too. I was also very excited about this show at first. It's very large, and close by. That's probably why I gave it three chances! But, I've discovered there are many other shows, some closer, that have more stuff I want, and less Nazi flag waving. I harp on the Nazi stuff, I know. I know that people want to "collect" it for "historic collection" purposes, but I don't know. I do know that I took a Jewish friend who was gun-curious to a show like this, and the Nazi crap all over the place so turned him off that he's really quite anti-gun, and it's my fault. Any time I talk about shooting clubs, gun shows, etc, he'll say (in a semi-joking, semi-not joking way) "like all those guys with the Nazi stuff, right?" Don't bring Jewish non-gun people here, they might not get it. -Dave

Botach Tactical. http://www.botachtac...m/st3liba6.html $9.98 for 6 ($1.66 each) http://www.botachtac...arl3liba10.html $29.98 for 20 ($1.49 each) http://www.botachtac.../ra3liba10.html $130 for 100 ($1.30 each) All prices INCLUDE SHIPPING and no tax. I bought two 20 battery sleeves a number of years ago for even less than this, and still have a lot.

As I posted in a similar thread, I've been to this particular show three times, and I'm not sure why I bothered the second two times. This is not a great show if you are not into curios and relics and nazi flags. If you are looking for parts for a 100-year old rifle, it's a great show. If you need more swastikas for your Shicklgruber Shrine, it's a great show. If you're just a normal gun guy, almost any other show would be more productive. Usually only one ammo table, very expensive.

I'll respectfully disagree strongly on this one. I've found the shows produced by the Forks of the Delaware Historical Arms Society are not really great unless you are looking for parts for C&R era guns. Very few new long gun dealers, tons of Nazi crap, only one big ammo seller with very high prices, etc. I've been to this show three times (which is at least once more than I should have gone), and unless I've been hit on the head and suddenly have a swastika fetish I'll stay home. Actually, all three times I've been to Forks of the Delaware Historical Arms Society shows I've ended up going to Cabelas in the afternoon to salvage a relatively useless day.

You are under the mistaken impression that gun stores have anything to do with politics, your rights, their feeling of manliness, the constitution, etc. They are nothing but enterprises attempting to make a profit, and they (correctly) do whatever they feel is the right way to optimize profit. We believe that the way they do that is by showing handguns to anyone who expresses interest (and thereby maximizing sales), whereas the morons at SR believe that the correct way to maximize their profit is to not show handguns to anyone without a P2P. if they fail to make a profit, they just go away., which is the way it should be.

Has anyone picked up a copy of the new "Zombie Nation" magazine? Interesting? Seems to be a combination of Fangoria and Rifle & Shotgun magazine....

In business, it is never wise to be unpleasant towards your regulators. All stores are in business for one reason, to make a profit, and you cannot easily turn a profit when your regulators are looking for excuses to fine you.

Sportsman's Rendezvous has a great selection of some things, especially M1A rifles. They almost always have multiple versions of NM and SM rifles, which few other shops carry. They list them on GB, and probably have $50K of them in stock at any time. So, one day I walked in with $2500 in cash, intending to buy one. My wife was with me, and happy to see me having fun. 15 minutes later I walked out without a rifle. They (3 of them, that day) were jerks, clearly not interested in selling a $2500 rifle to a customer who was anxious to give them money. The guy showing me the rifles didn't know anything. Any time I asked a question he would yell to the back room, and some guy back there would shout back a short answer, which the guy would repeat to me. $2500 sale and the guy in the back can't show me the rifle? They gave me a hard time about showing me a NM, even though it was right there on the shelf. Geesh. Ended up buying one at the Rahway FAGs a few months later. I probably paid a little more, but Gert is always friendly and happy to show me what I want to see. He'll tell you the rifle is too expensive for him, but he's happy that you can afford it and he's happy to sell it to you. I guess they sell a lot of the M1A's on GB since they have stock and decent prices, but I'm interested if anyone gets more friendly or helpful service from the Sportsmans Rendezvous?

Henry's are nice, an older Marlin is better for some people. Don't buy either new, both are great used.

Going to be close to 90 minutes from Nutley. Cherry Ridge is much, much closer.

I guess this belonged in the "joke" forum, or maybe you forgot the sarcastic smiley face? CC has eroded gun rights in NJ significantly. He and his AG went out of their way to disallow the CMP from sending M1 Garand rifles to your home. This is something that was allowed in NJ for 50+ years, and is allowed in every other state including the most anti-gun states. There was no reason to change the law, and they went out of their way. There has been absolutely 0 improvement in 2A in NJ....CC hasn't done anything, and has never said anything to make us think differently.

SPF to Murphy4570.

I think the 15/22 is maybe the best of the whole bunch. I like that the controls are EXACTLY like those on an AR. I have now maybe 500-700 rounds through, not a single burp. No cleaning yet, either....

They are open now, but the gun racks and ammo cases are still empty. But, they have signs up, etc, so they should be there soon. They do have gun accessories and cleaning supplies. They're still putting up inventory, but the store looks nice (like a normal new Dick's, before the customers mess up all the nice piles). They will be doing bow tuning, etc.

NJ FAGs in Rahway always has a number of new and older used ones on the shelf. If you pay cash or check they'll lower the prices on used ones. I've bought a couple nice older ones there.

Right on 22, eastbound side, in the Target plaza, probably close to the Springfield border.