Melgamatic

I'm not going to do that because I don't want to rock the boat. I'm happy they are willing to send me the 22LR, and one potential outcome of that phone call is them deciding they can't do that anymore. Since Midway is willing to sell me the BB's for roughly the same price, there is no harm to me (other than a little extra shipping).

Placed an order from Cabelas last night for: 10,000 Crossman BBs 3,000 CCI AR-Tactical 22LR rounds After placing the order, I got a "RESTRICTED ITEM" ordered warning, and they told me I had to remove the BBs from the order, as they are not permitted to be shipped to NJ. They're OK sending me 3K rounds of 22LR, but not BBs. Wow, how crazy is that. I went to the Midway site and ordered the BB's with no problem. It's a strange world.

Hm, if only someone didn't have a great Rem 700 in 223 with a nice Nikon Buckmaster scope for sale in the marketplace...

Interesting. I've been a member about 2 years, and have been to 2 meetings. The first was when I was a prospect, and I attended the meeting when I got voted in (you have to attend that one). There was no personal questioning, etc, they just voted the 10+ of us in as members en masse. I attended another meeting several months later, and haven't attended one since. There are say 500 members of the club. Around 50 use the range a lot, attend many of the events, compete, etc. Another 50 seem to go to all the membership meetings. Around 20 of those groups overlap. The meeting was boring, and mostly consisted of old men complaining about various internet rumors of gun control which had been long since debunked. So, I've only been to two, and don't forsee attending anymore in the near future. And yet, I've got my permanent membership. Since I'm a guy who goes to the range regularly, and am a regular competitor in a few disciplines they all know who I am, but I really don't think they hold people to the 4 meetings thing. I think they mostly want your $100, and if you attend a few events they'd be pretty happy. By the way, I was at the range on Saturday shooting. Had the 100yd range to ourselves for 2 hours, and then moved over to a private pistol pit. There was one other guy with his son on another pistol range, and when we left the rifle range another guy came and shot for a while, but it's nice to have your own private range...

Stock. I'll post a picture of the rifle tonight.

Barrel band is long gone with the addition of the Boyd's thumbhole stock. HOWEVER, it isn't completely free floated as I can't quite slide a dollar bill between the stock and the barrel the entire length of the barrel, so I should fix that before next attempt.

I posted this in another forum this weekend, but here are 60 shots using Tech Sights at 50yrds, from a bag. This weekend we also installed some new trigger parts, and it did even better on Sunday. So, they are definitely capable of some reasonable shooting.

60 rounds at 50 yds with iron sights, resting on a bag... 10/22's can be pretty nice.

TNT Reloading will NOT be at the Philly show. He is good about putting his schedule on the website, and he indicates that he will be at the Middletown, NY show (look for the red text on the left side, under the buttons). TNT Reloading home page

Nearly all Cub Scouts start shooting BB guns at 5-6 years old in first grade, if they attend camp. If they follow the rules and appear safe, they can start shooting 22's with close supervision. My son was shooting my Savage bolt 22 around 6-7 years old, having a great time. At 11 he is nearly expert with all my 22's, iron sights and optics, although he prefers iron sights. He's tried bigger guns, but doesn't enjoy them so we stick with 22's. At this point we can sit on adjacent benches and he'll shoot 22's and I'll shoot whatever on the bench next to him. I keep an eye on him, but he really could be alone. So, start early, monitor safety, and you'll be great. The one good thing about starting at Cub Scouts is that you have some experienced range officer (not you) keeping an eye on the kids, possibly telling them to stop doing them unsafe in a gruff manner, and it sticks with the boys.

You can always take a train. You are allowed to drink in public on NJ Transit trains!

At this point you need to stop posting on forums and talk to a lawyer if you ever want a NJ FID. Everything you post on a forum can work against you. No one on this forum can really help you, except to recommend a lawyer. I'll also tell you to take my own advice with a grain of salt, since I am not a lawyer and am not offering you any legal advice... -Dave

It's got to be the classic M1A Carbine from WWII. Historic firearm, banned by name for no possible reason. It would be great to have it as our state gun.

His official place of business is at the Firearms Guild, but I am not sure he is ever there. He does his business from another plac very nearby. Call the number on hisar site and he'll make an appointment, can be in the evening.

Agreed. One of the great experts in Garands is right in Rahway and a very nice guy. He'll tell you what you have in 5 minutes!

I got the standard trigger. I suppose I can always upgrade at a later time. The HK45C I tried had it, and I wasn't dying for it.

Purchased from NJ Firearms Guild in Rahway this week. It was around $75 more than internet / FFL prices, but I gave them the business because no other place had 20 different H&K pistols to try (along with 100 SIGs, 50 Springfields, 25 Glocks, etc). I did a fast count and they probably have $500K of handguns in their cases. Shot this today, and it is the smoothest handgun I've ever shot. Every control is exactly where your finger wants it to be. Fantastic.

Second Amendment cufflinks!!! 2A cufflinks

If you go to Etsy, a handmade craft sales website where 1000's of crafters sell stuff, and do a search for "bullet" you end up with 98 pages of cool stuff. I found a set of bullet cufflinks for $19 I might buy.... Etsy search for "bullet"

In Katrina, the videos of NatGuard soldiers on the firearms confiscation teams were from multiple states. There was a TV interview of a Sgt from the Oklahoma Nat Guard that I recall particularly.

The range rules are on the website. MCRPC Range Rules Seems like nothing is preventing it, as long as you put it around 2' up the berm and clean up.

Someone else mentioned Katrina, and that's a good example. That kind of catastrophe is not impossible, especially for those of you who live only a few miles from the ocean. Also, we had pretty serious rioting in multiple major cities in 1969, and the government could very well declare some kind of state of emergency that they felt allowed them to collect guns. I'm much more worried about this kind of intermediate disaster and state of emergency than the "complete collapse of society" scenario, because a) the smaller disasters have actually happened with some regularity, and b) I'm not quite able to change my life in order to plan for the complete collapse / zombies / "one second after" kind of disaster.

Easter Sunday? Going to be hard to get a big crowd...

The membership meetings are held in the Spring Lake Mason's Lodge, but the range is in Farmingdale. Check njgunmap.com. -Dave

It is in Farmingdale, right next to the airport. At this time you still have to almost cross the runway, but the new driveway just off of Birdsall Rd. The pin is in the correct place on the NJGunMap. The club has three pistol ranges, a 50/100yd rifle range, not much else. However, we do have an active schedule of activities: Event Schedule It is largely older men, but there are a number of younger members, and there is very little hassle factor. There are no range officers in control, and no timed target changes, so you end up getting more shooting done per hour than at Cherry Ridge. The cost is $100/yr, which is pretty nice. Family and friends are free, as many times as you'd like to bring them. I myself attended many events as a guest, probably 20 events, and then I finally joined. The high power rifle (a lower key event), bowling pins and trap events are my favorites. There is no running water, and only a portapotty. Again, nothing fancy, but a very cheap 100yd range with almost no hassle. Except for during events you are likely to be there by yourself or with only one or two other people. I've never waited for a range, in fact I've rarely shared a range. -Dave