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And as expected the DOJ will not move on this...... wonderful.

My only advice is to enjoy every moment with them as it goes way to fast......... Everything else will work it self out.

Actually thought it was not bad, could have not heard the part about why use a 45/70 when you can get AK's on line which is a strech and the loading and firing the old springfield was an over the top stunt.......... firning pin rusted out due to black powder residue.......... other then that not bad sort of jessy stone ala wyoming.

Griz, there is much confusion on the need to have the required NJ ID card if your agency issues a retired credential. Based on the LEOSA revision there is really no need to give NJ the yearly fee for the card. The age restriction for NJ is based on NJ law something the state cannot mandate as federal law trumps state law and if something is not a violation of the NFA then it is null and void. Provided the retiree successfully (regardless of age) qualifies under the required standards they will be good under the statute. There is no way for the NJ Attorney Gen. to get around this and the ammo issue. Believe me if the issue was more restrictive they would have issued guidelines within weeks now it is going on two years and nothing........ The ammo is now a moot point, the mags are still a problem for some and the one thing that needed to get resolved and did not was the school zone restriction which could become a sticky issue under certain situations. As of the 2010 revisions an LEO ID (retired or active) and up to date qualification card and you are good in all 50 states. I am lucky as my agency issues retired ID's many departments are still fighting this issue. A good source of info is to google LEOSA/FOP they have a good question and answer page on many questions that may assist both active and retirees. One last thing I would strongly encourage everyone covered by LEOSA is to have LEOSA insurance or what some call self defense insurance. Be safe and all take care.

Exfed is spot on, regarding the mag issue it never made it into the revised LEOSA that suprisingly Obama signed in to law back in Oct 2010. The restrictions regarding JHP are null and void as they are not prohibited under the NFA, unfortunately there is still much confusion among many active, retired etc. Here it is almost 2 years and the NJ attorney general has still not updated both the NJSP LEO info (NJSP firearms branch are still waiting) and no updated opinions have been issued. LEOSA should put to rest both the age restrictions and ammo restrictions.

Deptford 3 permits in 12 days, very very good, but we should be able to purchase with the FID and Nics......... or in real america DL and Nics...... JMOP

You guys have some fine high end watches $$$$$ kills me to spend more for a watch then a firearm do like tags though..... at least the low end ones that is.

Sorry guys but Full Metal Jacket , Apocalypse Now and Platoon are all little snap shots of events weaved together to provide 90% horse shit with 10% fact. Platoon would have you believe that most everyone was spaced out and stoned half the time. Just what the media likes to portray stoned, spaced out nam vets..... These Movies just reinforced the bs. Funny thing is I was reading a study recently and it stated that for every legit vietnam vet there were 13 claiming to be....... Funny how 40 years later nobody was a protester......

Does a 90 mm recoilless rifle count ..........

Good series of videos, thanks.

Sent 5 weeks floating/stickbow hunting the moose john river (swift and Kissikwom tributary) in 82 via Avon raft, rained for the better part of 25 days. Not for the faint of heart and your partners need to be rock solid. Went back via cruise ship with wife nice and comfy but it is not really Alaska.

I have the remington and the ruger, both great guns out of the box, the R-1 is more in line with the standard mil spec 1911 with better sights,trigger etc. No issues on round count 2000+. The Ruger I just picked up and after 500 rounds no issues, very tight frame to slide nice sights the stainless with the black grip safety,slide release etc make a good looking weapon. For about 700 they are both very very good. My off duty carry is the kimber super ultra and after some minor tweaking is very reliable with all types of rounds used, same with the other two mentioned. The kimbers are mucho $$$$$ Good luck and have fun picking.

Replaced mine with a wilson and after watching the on line videos had no issues, go slow and Big Haydens advice about install check is spot on....... Also managed to use the ambi on my Remington R 1 worked out real good.

They are just another tool to get the job at hand accomplished be it hunting, shooting or personnel protection..........

Charlie McGrady, Frenchy Latuor and Gerry Klee proven in combat. No one ever heard of them, just those that served with them God Bless my friends.

Daedalus, I was surprised after everything I read that seemed to indicate nothing but issues except with cci or similar better quality round. Possibly I lucked out but I had no issues with the remington bulk rounds and never did finish the CCI I had taken long for use in the kit.

zoid sounds good, Like that you can train without the cost of the45 acp rounds, even with reloading as much as I shoot it gets real expensive, for about 20 bucks you can pretty much shoot all morning. tTake care.

MCB amen had the same thing happen many years ago.... lets just say it was a GI issue weapon, out in the jungle and thank god I had my GAU5 as after that fiasco I had a single shot 45 until I got back to base camp, after that I learned two things, always have spare parts and never ever break a weapon down in the field unless 1 it will not operate or 2 you are inside the wire..... live and learn JV I have also experienced many CCI rounds that seemed to have gunned up with a waxy susbstance seems like it was always rounds I have left around for a few years?????? Take care and have fun.

Finally decided to get a conversion kit for my mil spec rather then wait on permit to obtain a dedicated 1911 22 LR, after assembling and firing 500 rounds of remington bulk box I can attest that the one I rec'd was nothing short of great. Only two malfunctions thru the whole 510 rds (10 CCI and then I wanted to see if it would be reliable with bulk ammo) 1 failure at about round count 300 was a failure to go totally into battery and the last at about round 425 was a failure to extract spent round and malfunctioned as the slide moved forward to pick up another round, both malfunctions easily cleared and except for the lack of the ability to lock back on the last round this conversation kit is an A+++. if anyone is on the fence about them great kit.

Just as a side note one of the reasons I shot it so much is that I have access to it and does not cost me an arm an a leg and is the same as carried on duty.....

tony no worries hopefully everyone experiences the same level of CS or better yet does not need to use it, like i mentioned above I had my own reasons for returning and thats just me.... take care.

Makism they all worked right out of the box, after the break in period I have a habit of returning them for service and past practice has shown me that they come back tuned to an almost custom job by that i mean the throats get polished the ramps, by failure I am referring to a high rate of round counts with probably a 5% failure for various issues since returning I have experienced Zero failures with many rounds fired in each. This is for something that you might have a smith do on your dime..... bry@n understand, however I wanted the weapon back in my hands as I was going on vacation and wanted to take it with me....

Only paid for overnight for return, was my option as I was going away and when I was notified it would be returning during the timeline I would not be around only had a small window 2 days to make sure it got back before leaving.......

DT;I have shot +P+ JHP in all my 1911's (Kimber Ultra,Remington R 1 and my EMP ) usually about 300 rounds worth after the initial break in of 200-300 rds of FMJ. Just to make sure they are ready to carry for off duty use. However I would not shoot a steady diet of them as they will quickly wear down a weapon. I will about twice a month fire one magazine just to make sure everything is still good to go. In the end see what the makers recommend and then decide for yourself. I do find that I need to change out springs more often when shooting the heavy loads.

Thought I would drop a line on some recent really good customer service experiences as to many times we only hear about the negatives... Sent my Kimber Ultra carry in for warranty work after about a 800 round break in as it started to fail to go in to battery with JHP. Changed springs etc, but still needed a tap to go to battery. Sent if off to Kimber and was advised it would be about a 5 week turn around. Received the weapon today in 6 days counting the week end. They polished the throat,ramp and checked all springs, replace the safety stop spring and test fired. Nice job and good experience. Remington number 1 was starting to have issue locking on to the rear on last round and after about 1000 rounds. I tried multiple magazines which did not resolve issue called remington and they advised me to change out the slide stop lever which they sent out free of charge plus another 8 round magazine. Replacement cleared up the issues and really liked the fact that they sent a free magazine as well. Got the replacement part and magazine in 4 days. Sent in my springfield EMP in for warranty work after 1000 rounds as I was experiencing issues with JHP even after changing out the springs, no issues with any other ammo but JHP.Called springfield and had weapon at their door using overnight shipping which was at my cost. Again they indicated 3-5 weeks turn around. exactly 7 days later I received word that the the weapon was on the way back. After receiving it I found that they pretty much had sent it thru the custom shop as everything was polished ,ramp, throat, springs replaced etc. They had even sent another magazine back with the weapon. Great job by these three companies.