Pizza Bob

I don't want to pi$$ in your cornflakes, but a 10/22 at 300 yards is not something to just start out with. If this is the type of shooting you want to participate in, then your research needs to start here... https://nrl22.org/ And you should thoroughly research before you start dumping money into a rifle. You are putting the cart before the horse, or trying to run before you've learned to walk, and any other applicable cliches. This is a sport (Long Range Rimfire) that is gaining traction in the firearm community. As the Precision Rifle series grows in popularity, it is natural for it drag along a rimfire counterpart. Not everybody has access to a 600 yard (or longer range), or can afford to build a $3K plus rifle with a $2K plus optic. The rimfire rules have an open class where cost is no object, but they also have a class that has a dollar amount limit that you can spend on the gun and optic. You really ought to see if any of these Long Range Rimfire matches are accessible from where you live. Next order of business is to attend one of their competitions and ask questions and learn. Do your research first, and then worry about building a gun. The way you are going now may find you with a lot of money invested in a gun that is worthless for what you want to do with it. Good luck with whatever path you choose. Adios, Pizza Bob

Sorry.

Their USA headquarters is in Ottsville, PA. In the mid-70's JCPenney in Wilkes-Barre, PA was a Kreighoff dealer. The head of the sporting goods dept was a big trap shooter and wanted access to them at cost. LOL. He spoke of taking a wood rasp to his to fit the stock to him. Adios, Pizza Bob

Not to say that someone would not have done that, but it is unlikely. There was never really a shortage of Model 57's and there were, at times, high demand for 610's. IIRC, Smith discontinued the 610 and resurrected it at least twice. Today may be a different story, since the 57/657 are long gone (although there is a 57 Classic) and the 610's have once again been resurrected. Adios, Pizza Bob

While the Bolt is quick, it's not that quick. All sources that I've found quote a 0-60 mph time of 6.5 seconds. And your 120 mph is pure fiction, considering the Bolt has a governed top speed of 91 MPH. I'm a dinosaur so I drive dinosaurs - give me cubic inches and naturally aspirated horsepower. Adios, Pizza Bob

My HMR is more finnicky than that. To get my best accuracy, I run a patch down the barrel about every 10 to 20 rounds. With a bore that small and the velocities reached, a dry patch just keeps the fouling to a minimum. My 17 HMR... Adios, Pizza Bob

They have similar set-ups in Oz - on all sorts of vehicles - they call them "Roo Bars." Do a Google image search for "Roo Bars" Adios, Pizza Bob

Yes, the 10-round limit does apply to .22's. If the rifle you ordered said that it was NJ compliant, then it will come with 10-round magazines. Adios, Pizza Bob

Kane, the criminal former AG of PA rescinded almost all reciprocity agreements before she was adjudicated, A lot of those have been reinstated, but using language that disqualifies non-residents (of the issuing state). Here is the relevant paragraph from the PA/UT reciprocity agreement... The Commomvealth of Pennsylvania shall recognize all vaLid UT Licenses issued to legal residents of the State of Utah who are 21 years of age or older; the rights and privileges of UT License holders recognized under this Reciprocity Agreement shall be the same as, and not greater than, those rights and privileges granted to PA License holders under Pennsylvania law. I'm not sure that there are any non-resident licenses that could be issued to residents of NJ that are valid in PA. IANAL Adios, Pizza Bob

I have no idea, but if you are looking for a match this weekend, there is a USPSA match at Shongum near Hackettstown. There are still 9 open slots. Adios, Pizza Bob

Like a Remington 760? Opinions differ, but I've seen it suggested that it is advisable to use "small-base" dies for both auto-loaders and pumps. Adios, Pizza Bob

You can obtain a separate "guest" membership when you get your membership, that entitles you to bring a guest. IIRC it is the same as a regular membership - so $100 for you and any guest you choose. Adios, Pizza Bob

The sales tax I was talking about was on the service fee for the transfer + NICS. Not the item being transferred.

Thank you. Ken makes beautiful grips, but he does it as a hobby and does not produce to order. He makes what he wants, when he wants, so you have to be in the right place at the right time. He advertises in the classifieds on the Smith & Wesson forum (the one with the hyphen, not the ampersand) and also on Gun Broker. His "handle" on each is bigmtnman. Very reasonably priced compared to others. And while I'm no fan of the wooden OE Magna grips, Ken's stag grips are comfortable to hold and feel much better. Adios, Pizza Bob

There wouldn't be from the selling dealer. The receiving dealer, here in NJ, that will be transferring the gun to you, is responsible for your NICS check. Some dealers break it out from the transfer fee, some include it. NICS is usually $15 - so if the transfer fee is $25 you will owe $40+$2.65 Tax. Adios, Pizza Bob

I'm kinda partial to stag grips... Adios, Pizza Bob

Does that include NICS or is NICS in addition to that? What rifle are you looking for? Adios, Pizza Bob

Winner, winner, chicken dinner. The Ruger #1 and Ruger #3 used the same falling-block receiver. The #3 was like a Chevrolet to the #1's Cadillac. In the 70's the #3 sold new for appx $165 and the #1 for $265. That action is one of the strongest rifle actions out there and can chamber anything from the .22 Hornet to the .458 Magnum (I've shot a #1 in .458 - not fun). Someone must have found this gorgeous take-off wood (from a #1B) - I can't imagine what went back on the #1 it came from - and installed it on this #3 receiver. The giveaways that this is really a #3 are the under-lever shape (that actuates the falling-block) and the barrel configuration at 22". The original configuration of the #3 was a straight wrist, plain walnut stock (no pistol grip) with a steel butt-plate. They also had a barrel band at the end of the forearm - which a lot of folks removed as it was deemed detrimental to accuracy. This may actually call for a recreational trip to the range, as I now have two rifles to sight in. This #3 and a CZ 527 Royal in .223. Thanks for playing. Adios, Pizza Bob

First, the back story. I went to my local enablers shop on Tuesday to pick-up a S&W 617-5 that was clear of OGAM jail (Thanks, Bluesky Bob). While there I spotted a rifle that was on a display rack. What drew me to it was first the red butt-pad, but when I got closer, it became evident that the wood was absolutely spectacular. I gave it a cursory once over, but the wood pretty much blinded me to anything else about the gun. Went home and just couldn't stop thinking about it. Did a passel of research on it and realized that it was something special. I went back the next day and bought it. It was on consignment. I will bet that the previous owner decided to get rid of it because they couldn't get it to shoot worth a hoot. "Why is that", you may ask. While examining it, pre-purchase, I noticed that the front scope ring (This gun had a very nice Colorado Redfield Widefield 4X scope on it) was angled forward - which means that, A) The front ring was not really supporting the scope across the whole width of the ring; and, B) There may not have been enough elevation adjustment to compensate for the downward angle of the mount. I assumed that it had the wrong mount or somebody had installed the mount backwards. Since it was mounted where the barrel tapers, it caused it to be angled forward. Today I disassembled it. I found the mounts were the correct ones. Examining the one in question, really didn't reveal anything - it looked perfectly symmetrical. But, I decided to rotate it 180 degrees and when I remounted it, everything leveled out just fine. Since I had it apart anyway, I took the opportunity to change out the scope to a nice Leupold 2X-7X variable that I had collecting dust. Seemed better suited to the gun. OK, you have waded through all of the above, you deserve to see what I'm talking about... I purposely have not told you what this gun is, because I want you to guess - not as easy as it seems. There are two clues to the true identity of this gun. I will tell you that it is chambered in .22 Hornet, but that is really no help. Also, this gun is 45 years old - it's from 1975 and they stopped making it in 1986, Good luck. This may go quick. Adios, Pizza Bob

James McGinty (owner) is a professional shooter on Team Ruger. PB

Howdy neighbor. There are two pay-to-play ranges in PA, not far from the border: Ready, Aim, Fire in Bristol, PA Classic Pistol in Southampton, PA Classic has rental guns - not sure about RAF. Adios, Pizza Bob

I assumed that. That's not the point. The SP-066 is not necessarily state specific and could be used to search for mental health records in any state of previous residence. I think that his local PD is over-reaching by requiring him to initiate a NY search. That should be incumbent on the NJSP or his local PD - whoever did the check under the old system. I have heard of some PD's requiring you fill out a hard copy of the SP-066 if you have less than 10 years residence at your current address. I have never heard of requiring an applicant to fill out a release from another state. I'd call the NJSP FIU before I signed a NY release. But that's just me. Adios, Pizza Bob

Words of wisdom from another old fart (no offense Griz). Your talk of people who swung a hammer triggered a couple memories. I mentioned shooting IPSC in the 80's. The club that I shot with is where Doug Koenig got his start (if you don't know who he is, go crawl back under your rock). He was 17 and worked for his father doing home construction. He learned to hammer ambidextrously so he wouldn't get tendonitis in his strong side and so he could shoot with both hands. Must have worked. Also a member of that same club was Austin Behlert's son and also Les Baer. Austin's son now owns a sports memorabilia store in Lahaska, PA (Peddler's Village). We all know what became of Les. I know that I've told this Austin Behlert story before. I can’t vouch for the truthfulness of it, but it is one of my favorites... Austin was set-up behind the line at Camp Perry one year, doing some gunsmithing. A distraught competitor ran up to his tent and explained that he was due on the line shortly and he had just noticed that his front sight was bent. Austin took the gun from him, examined it and confirmed that the sight was, indeed, bent. “Can you fix it?” inquired the owner, hopefully. Austin told him to pick-up the gun, grip it as he normally would, extend it out to a firing position and turn his head. The owner complied, at which point Austin picked-up a brass mallet from the bench and whacked the front sight, nearly knocking the gun out of the owner’s hands. The owner went ballistic, screaming, “What have you done?” to which Austin calmly replied, “Look down the sights,” which the owner did. “Is it straight?” inquired Austin. After looking at the sights the incredulous owner said, “Yes, yes they are”, to which Austin replied, “That’ll be $15.” The owner protests, “$15? That’s highway robbery. All you did was hit it with a hammer.” Austin looked at him and said, “It’s only $5 for hitting it with a hammer, but $10 for knowing how hard.” Adios, Pizza Bob

And once you submitted your on-line application, your local PD sent you the NY form? I've never heard of such a thing. Anyone ever heard of this? Adios, Pizza Bob

Just got notified (3:30PM / 6-23) that my NICS came back. It was put in on Saturday 6-20.