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Oh, Btw... Welcome!

Central Jersey and Old Bridge have 24 hour indoor pistol. I could have sworn I read a thread on here about a club in rahway/linden who has a similar indoor range, but the member list was full?

I don't think it was ever really hard to get 7.62x54R (Mosin).. It's a very powerful round, and pretty cheap compared to most rifle rounds. .303 for the Enfield is also pretty much everywhere, although it has a little less power. .30-06 would be the 1903 (pricey and only late models are shootable) or the Garand ( Also pricey). 8mm for mausers is also available everywhere. Mosin- $80 to $150 usually - Cheap and Solid You could also go with a Yugo Mauser, either an m24/47 or an m48, they can be had for $130 to $200. Nicer Rifle in my opinion. I don't know how much you are willing to spend, but a K31 is also a REALLY nice surplus rifle. The ammo can be a bit hard to get though, usually available online however. you could also pick up an SKS.. $200-$300 it is semi-auto and shoots 7.62x39(AK-47 round).. not as powerful, but plentiful.

Wow, that's a nice gun, too bad you won't be able to shoot it forever.

Yes you can have a pistol grip, however, you must account for the overall length, which on a break open, usually means a longer barrel. If I wanted to go with a Pistol Grip, I would have needed about a 21" barrel to stay legal at at least 26" overall length. Also, you must take into account the Screw/Bolt in the Stock which holds the stock on. If you cut the stock into a pistol grip, you might need to replace that bolt with a shorter one and deal with the hole in the back.

Humm.. well they take the fun out of everything. But it does say discharge.. which would lead me to believe that you can still possess it?

With the exception of armor piercing handgun rounds, I thought anything else was ok? J&G Sales will send tracers direct to your door, and they are known for being extra careful. They won't ship a belt of .308 to NJ.

The total for the day was about 15 which is good considering the weather and the current ammo shortage. The next one is August 22nd and it starts around 8:00AM and ends at 3:00PM. I will post a reminder closer to the event. See you there. Ugh.. could you guys push that back a week? I'm going to be on the beach in St Maarten sipping on a fruity girly drink. (Un?)fortunatley, I'm going to miss the Rimfire action match at Old Bridge as well. :?

Dicks in Woodbridge Today had (best I can Remember) 2-Boxes .380 UMC .38SPL Hollowpoints (Federal Expensive Brand) 3-4 Boxes .357Mag UMC 10ish boxes .44Mag UMC 15-20 Boxes .40SW UMC 1 Box 9mm- WWB 100Rd 5-6 Boxes WWB 9mm 50 rd Plenty of .223 Plenty of Wolf 7.62x39 (Likely too Costly) Lots of Hunting Caliber Rifle Rounds Lots of 12/20gauge Bird Shot Good Selection of 12 Gauge Buck and Slugs 20 Gauge #3 Buck .410 00 Buck (3 Pellet) Please don't ask for prices because I don't remember :-P

Today at Dick's in Woodbridge, they had a stock for a 10/22 with a collapsable AR-style butt stock. It's interesting to see that they don't even fully understand NJ Laws, if you were to buy that stock and did not pin it before bringing it home and/or installing, you could be looking at prison time for having an assault weapon.

Today I heard that Cutting a Barrel is illegal except by a "licensed gunsmith". I'm 99.9% positive this is false information, except maybe with regard to warranty issues or something like that, but with regard to NJ Laws, its just federal minimum length laws, right?

Mitchell's has a mixed reputation. Search Google. You WILL get a nice rifle that is a good shooter, however, the authenticity of what they tell you is often in question, and, you will probably pay more than you should. As with anything, caveat emptor, the problem being, that you need to read a few books before you become a Mauser Expert. For instance, the M48 Mauser is a Yugo model, and can be had for around $200, and the M24/47 are also Yugo Models, and are now available for $129 to $150 is re-arsenal condition. I paid $150 for mine and love it. All the harsh feelings aside, speaking strictly from a history POV, if your Mauser has such light wood, and no dents, its obviously a new stock. It depends on what is important to you.

18" minimum for the barrel, as measured by a stick placed into the barrel, 26" overall length for a shotgun. It's best to add some room for insurance. Mine is 18.5 barrel and 27 overall.

Oh yeah.. I forgot about that. I was/am a member anyways. The NRA was giving out free memberships a month or two ago, I'm not sure if the deal is still good.

Humm.. now it's time to look on gunbroker 8-) or at least a belt mount ammo shell holder. Obviously your going the cheapo route since you paid, what, 75 bucks for it. Take a side saddle that holds 4,5, or 6 rounds (whichever fits) and screw it to the stock. BTW, how are the sights? Lol, why would I buy a new gun and saw it off? There is not much of a stock left, so I don't know if that would interfere with the grip. LOL.. What sights?~

Yeah, this is true.

Depends on what you want to do, you can RO, design a stage for a match.. or if you want to do physical labor like range clean up and stuff, they have scheduled work days.

Oh whats the pricing look like? I'm having a hard time finding the price on the site. I think its $300 initiation, and $360 dues, payable in two payments. 1st payment when you join, 2nd payment up to 6 months later when you become a full member. The process for becoming a full member is that you have to go to 5 events, and participate in 2. Pick and choose whichever you want. After you do that, you don't have to go to anything you don't want to. Theres 12 hours of work per year, which is easy to accomplish, and they have special events where you get works hours as well. So the first year kind of sucks, but every year after that isn't too bad at all really. First Year= $660 Second Year = $360 So if you figure $20/hr at a public range, the first year, you would have to go 33 hours to make it worth it, the second year you would have to go for 18 hours to make it worth it. Which is not hard to do at all. I go at least once a week for a few hours. And I would much rather shoot relaxed and take my time by myself rather then stuffed in a shooting stall port and watching the minutes tick by, worrying about errant bullets which might come through the port wall. At Old Bridge, you get the 25 yard indoor pistol range which is 24 hours (yes, ive been there at 3am).. and the outdoor range which is 100 yard, 50 yard, a handful of pistol pits, and a shotgun range. Outdoor range is 7 days a week, 9am till half hour before sunset.

Old bridge isn't really bad at all. I'm a member. It's a lot of cash in two lump sums, but if you divide the cost by the almost unlimited hours of range time you get, it is is actually very cheap. $15 or $20 an hour for a small indoor range adds up if you go more than once or twice a month.

Humm.. now it's time to look on gunbroker 8-) or at least a belt mount ammo shell holder.

Sometimes it works like that. The buckshot which is heavier stays down more than the lighter bird shot, which likes to back itself out during the flick. Gotta work on it. 8-)

Humm.. reading the laws.. it seems that I could do the same with a semi, and as long as I left some of the stock.. it would still be legal. Any ideas on that?

Ah yes.. the international model. I think that's what i have. Except mine is stainless with the full length stock. I don't remember exactly what the price was.. but I want to say in the 3's.. like $329. It's the first gun I ever bought. Got it at Cabelas.

Fixed it. That gun ranks among the top $75 I ever spent :-P

I have a JIC in Camo and love it! Definitely a great gun.