JonF

I have this bag and it has a spot for everything and is strong and durable to boot. This bag routinely goes on sale at midway but usually gets snatched up in short fashion then returning to regular price. Every couple months the cycle repeats so get em while they have em.

You know, kinda like a revolver? This thought was spurred recently as I sat down after a range session to clean my revolver, which is a piece of cake and i've never even had the side cover off, and then my 1911 which requires much more work for a simple field strip/clean, not to mention a full overhaul. I have a couple other semi, but all have thier actions "in the open" where gunk invariable makes thier way into it requiring a cleaning. My 1911 is most susceptible to malfunctions when dirty, most generally in the locking lug area, whereas my revolver has never have any whatsoever in my short ownership. It got me to thinking that the revolver has the unique advantage of having a totally enclosed fire control system which natually sheilds it from all the carbon raining down on it every time the trigger is squeezed. This makes maintenance a lot easier after a range session, IMHO. Do any contemporary manufacturers of semi-auto's have thier actions (and i'm really just talking about the hammer/sear/safety) substantially shrouded from the contaminants of usage? Obviously there's really nothing you can do to keep dirt out of the slide and barrel.

I have been researching these combo guns that have a over/under configuration of a rifle caliber (rimfire or centerfire) along with a shotgun barrel as a curiosity to play with. I see that Savage has made them as the model 24 and also IZH/Baikal makes them currently it seems. Both are available on GB for around $400 average it seems. I think a fin combo would be a 12/20ga with a .223 or 7.63x39 barrel for plinking and such combo's seem like they are available. Have any of you had one of these kind of guns and what are you thoughts on it? Again, its not for any specific purpose, just a fun gun. Savage combo's. .22LR/.410 .22LR/20 Gauge .22WMR/20 Gauge .22 Hornet/20 Gauge .222 Rem/20 Gauge .223 Rem/20 Gauge .30-30/20 Gauge .357 Mag/20 Gauge .22 Hornet/12 Gauge .222 Rem/12 Gauge .223 Rem/12 Gauge .30-30/12 Gauge IZH-94 Over&Under Rifle Combo GA/BBL/CH-CAL 12/24" -3"-222R 12/24" -3"-223R 12/24"-3"-6.5x55 12/24"-3"-7.62x39 12/24" - 3-308 12/24"- 3"-30-06 20/24" - 3"-22 MAG 20/24" - 3"-22 LR

Good deal! Even romanian ones with intact mounting clips aren't that cheap! I added some Norinco grips to my TTC for comfort--or at least that was the thought. The grips slide your hand up a little higher and you get the occasional hammer bite. The compensator works substantially well.

I got my Beech from JG during thier big sale and it also came with the cleaning kit. Some of that stuff in there is a mystery to me. Im not sure if those vials are grease or more cosmoline? And i'm guessing thats not a shaving mirror? :mrgreen:

Wideners often had the Yugo heavy ball as does Sportsmans guide from time to time. I try to buy a bit every now and then when i see it.

I put in an order for a case of PMC on 12/5. I called 2 times to get an update. The first time i was told my order would be shipping out the monday after i called. Pure BS as nothing happened. The second time i was told about the whole "we will ship all ordere before the new year. Sure enough i get the shipping notification but it sat there for10 days before they actually delivered to UPS. Eventually i got it 1/13 but at weeks after for something in-stock is just terrible. Frankly they are bold faced liars and devious businessmen and i hope they get thier metchant accts pulled and put out of business. the whole free ammo thing is crap. They quickly generated a ton of shipping notices and just sat on them to buy time. For those they forgot about, and qualify for "free ammo" i doubt they'll ever see a single round from them.

I was at Surplus City just before christmas and there were no K31's there. Previously i have ordered one from Samco Global and then JG sales and both were quite nice. The metal was in VG condition but the stocks are always beat to hell for those swiss guns.

I have a pair of K31's, a walnut i got last year and a beech just a few weeks ago. I really like these rifles over my mosins (my only other milsurp rifle) for the simple fact that they are dead accurate and consistent as-is. I use GP11 and with the irons i can shoot better groups st 100yds than my mosin with a scope. The precision, fit and finish is way more than a battle rifle would normally be. The only downside i notice about the Schmiddys is that while the metal is in great shape, the stocks are absolutely beat to hell. I really enjoy shooting these and at ~.50c a shot for the GP11, its not a bad price. If i can't get the mosin to shoot, i'm gonna abandon that and get the scope mount for the K31 and shoot it more.

Up here in monmoth county we have a few good ones: Big Ed's BBQ in matawan: they have entree's or an all you can eat option so it definitely attracts the "Heavy-D's" but the baby back ribs and brisket are good. The sauce is fantastic and you can find it in local stores. This place moves some serious amounts of ribs and you can smell it a mile away since the kitchen runs at %110. The place us huge and every time i go there, for some reason i think of the movie Porky's. Sauce is tangy here. Don't fill up on the free garlic bread though, lest you not be able to order plate after place of free ribs. Memphis Pig out in Atlantic Highlands. Haven't been here in a while the the food is definitely good. Several different kinds of ribs plus the usual other stuff. Cute cartoon pig decor festoons the smallish interior. Must go back for a refresher soon. Jacks Rib and Ale in Long Branch. Doesn't look like a rib joint and the bar area is pretty active being close to Monmouth U but the baby back ribs are fallin off the bone good. Sauce is slightly sweeter here.

Hmm, i've been looking to check this place out in hopes of scoring a good cuban sandwich but it keeps slipping my mind as thier posted lunch hours are limited. Will have to check it out soon!

PMC is rated quite highly over on Arf.Com and i personally ran 200 rds through my Predator Pursuit with excellent results. For an inexpensive brass cased plinking round, it was extremely accurate and gave me no problems. For ~$300 shipped, this is a steal. I put in my order. http://www.ar15.com/content/page.html?id=210

I got one for my birthday a few months back after my Presto unit took a poo. I too found that i would never drink more than a half pot just for myself and brewing less than that seems to lead to weak flavor. I was hesitant because i like good coffee's and will usually order beans online from a roaster rather than buy in the store and wasn't sure if the k-kups would be too stale or weak. While there are some that are kinda meh in flavor, there seems to be some on the bold side that i have found to be enjoyable. Single cup brewing is perfect for me and cleanup is a snap. I even got the special basket for brewing with your own grounds so i can enjoy my own beans as well.

I too disliked the deep curved DA/SA trigger shape with my long fingers so i ordered the SA only trigger in installed it myself. Probably a low to moderate level of difficulty only because of all the small parts and springs that must be aligned perfectly and require some cheater pins to align everything. The gun is much more comfortable to shoot now. The pic below is my full size 75 SP01 and the trigger is resting at the SA break point. Its important to note that this trigger eliminates the DA mode completely so its always at the SA break point upon reset. There is no more take up at all in the trigger like there is with the DA unit installed. Just like a 1911 or any other SA only action in feel.

the NSSF is trying to promote the new term "Modern Sporting Rifles" for such types of guns that would normally get penned as such by the media. http://www.nssf.org/msr/facts.cfm

Well, i looked at a few local places and no one had any CZ rimfires to try, however i did find a used smallbore centerfire model at Sportsmans center and the set trigger was awesome. The bolt was quite smooth too but not sure if the rimfires would be representative of the same. I ended up getting a Savage 93 BTVS at Cheyenne and it turned out to be an absolute tack driver! I had a spare Muller scope and began sighting it in at 50 and took a few shots at that distance and it was shooting touching clover leaves! I moved out to 75 and worked on that a bit and was able to shoot a few more good groups before running out of ammo. Need to get some more and head out there again, this thing is too sweet! I can see my 10/22 becoming quite lonely now.

Simmons white tail classic 6-20x, only $110 at midway. :twisted:

With a gun like that, me thinks you're gonna want some magnification eventually.

I agree with Caine. Keep it simple, yet relevant to the spirit of NJGF itself.

I've considered the 17HMR but decided to go with the larger .22 with its higher energy, less drift and finally, lower TCO. Both are fine calibers though and for many purposes, would be interchangeable.

I'm thinking about getting a .22 Magnum rifle lately and have narrowed it down to either a Savage Mark 2 BTVS (thumbhole stock, stainless bull barrel, bolt action, accu trigger) or a CZ 452 (bolt action, blued bull barrel, traditional stock). They both fall in the ~$400 range and although each has some slight differences, these are the ones i'm leaning towards. I got a chance to handle a basic savage in .22LR at Cheyenne mtn and the bolt didn't seem that smooth. I hear the Savages are good shooters though and the accutrigger is nice out of the box. I have not handled a CZ rifle in any rimfire configuration though so i'm unsure what the quality is like on those. Does anyone have any of these two rifles and can comment on them? Anyone have or handled/shot both and can compare? Jon

Vivas in Belmar. Great latin cuisine from many regions. Try the Albondigas! Rajun Cajun in Belmar. Awesome cajun food and roasted garlic. Front St Trattoria in Red Bank. They have the best home made dough that they use for pizza and everything else. Buffalo Bills in Rumson. Burgers are awesome. THere is a burger station separate from the kitchen and the meat melts in your mouth. Inlet Cafe in Atlantic Highlands. I go there for lunch and get either the new england Lobster roll or the fish tacos. Everything else looks just as good too. Hot Dogs Jojo's in toms river/dover Max's in Long Branch

I love it, but mine is not stock. Its the SP01 custom from the CZ custom shop. I changed the grips to hogue's and the trigger to the single action only type and for me, its perfect. http://czcustom.com/sp01custom.aspx

I have a 75 SP01 which is DA/SA and it came with the usual deep hooked DA trigger. I never liked that trigger since its deep hook is intended to be so you can reach and get a positive hold on the trigger in DA mode but in SA mode, it puts your finger so close to the rear of the trigger guard, you're almost pointing back at yourself when riding the break (at least if you have big hands like i do). After consulting CZ (ghost products), I was able to buy that flat SA only trigger and it is a straight drop in and just works. IT actually eliminates the DA mode since it wont let the action reset past the SA portion of the movement so the action and the geometry are just perfect.

It was a harris 6-9 i pulled off my .22.