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Go in and buy $10 worth of liquid-soaked fish bait, deer urine, monkey vomit or energy drinks. As you leave store, you accidentally spill said liquid, creating a mess for them to clean up. Walk out.

But you know that Murphy will sign them into law immediately after the Senate vote so as to take action against the forces of evil.

Used. In a store. Not concerned at all, just curious. I see Anderson on the lower, Stag on the barrel, just curious if the fixed handle upper had a brand name. Nothing to understand. I have been wanting a 20" rifle for some time and this one popped up at a price I was comfortable paying. I own an Anderson stripped lower and a stripped upper, and I could not build a 20" A2 for the price I paid.

Thanks blksheep. I have yet to shoot it, but I am hoping for the best.

Thanks for the link. Barrel is marked Stag 556 nato 1:9, so at least I know it is not complete junk.

Ok, thanks. Not really a big deal. I got the rifle on the cheap. I know Anderson is not top tier, but reliable. Stag is also a decent brand.

The only mark I see is up by the rear sight.

And....I have now been hired to photograph the rally for nj.com. If you see me, be nice to me. I am on your side.

I bought a 20" rifle last week. Anderson lower, Stag barrel, with a fixed carry handle. Is there an way to ID the upper?

I'm in. Driving my wife to work, spending day at rally, driving wife home from work. No shirt or sign, but I will be there.

Thanks all. Unfortunately, the kids and school is going to be an issue, so it is either August or second week in November. I would prefer November to avoid the heat. Spent a month in Virginia in July one week a few years back. It was brutal. As for country music. I do enjoy the classic honky tonk sound, as well and the standards, ie Patsy, Everly Bros, Loretta. Modern country is quite awful in my opinion.

My wife & I are celebrating 20 years this fall. Fiji is out of the question. She wants to take a long weekend trip to Nashville. Neither of us are big country music fans, but the city seems to be cool enough to find things to do for a few days. We both appreciate good live music in a small setting. The Jonny Cash museum is on her list, as are about 30 restaurants. Thinking about an airBNB apartment for the stay instead of some crummy Holiday Inn room. Still debating drive vs. fly and rent car. Anyone here have any first hand experience with the city?

I would think you would only need 1 license to take advantage of all the ranges at your local WMA. I only have shotgun and I have no intention of ever getting another type. And I have never, in nearly 10 years, seen any officials at Stafford Forge to check for credentials. From the NJDEP website.... At least one (1) member of the shooting party must have a current, valid New Jersey hunting license in possession.

I have been using the Stafford Forge WMA as a .22 and shotgun range for many years now. I took my hunters education class at Range 14 in '10 for shotgun and renew my shotgun license every year. I do not hunt, but I see Stafford Forge as my closest and cheapest outdoor range for .22 and 12g shooting. Now that .17 is allowed, I really want to get a .17 HMR rifle. I know that 100 yards is not much of a challenge for the round, but it is a challenge for me.

I had a Camp 9 for a couple years. Crazy accurate and fun to shoot, but I could not tolerate the takedown procedure, especially because the gun needed to be cleaned every 150 rounds or so.

Oh, forgot to mention. The PC fits perfectly in my 10/22 takedown bag and my Marlin Papoose bag. Yeah, I am on a takedown kick lately. Really hoping Magpul makes a backpacker type stock for the PC.

I got mine a few days ago from Jersey Sportsman, the new FFL in downtown Lacey. Bill and Linda are awesome people. Check them out sometime. $549 plus tax and NICS. Perhaps if I waited a few months, I coulda got it for closer to $500, but I would rather support the new shop in town and have the gun now. Delaying gun gratification has never been one of my strengths. He got in 3 last week, 2 were spoken for and this one sat on his shelf for 7 days! I had it home Wednesday afternoon after a 3 hour NICS check. I have not shot it yet, but I really like the feel of the gun...very solid. I also have it set up for left side controls. The sights are fantastic... at least they seem that way as I aim at my shed out the window. I am thinking about a tiny laser for the short picatinny out front. I haven't owned a laser yet, but this may be the right platform to try it on. I think Ruger is hitting lots of home runs lately.... 10/22 takedowns, precision rifle in centerfire and .22, Security 9, and that 8 shot .357 Redhawk looks fantastic. The company seems to be willing to take risks that others don't. They also seem to pay attention to trends and react much faster than other companies. If Marlin woulda made a decent updated Camp 9, they woulda sold thousands of them. If Ruger doesn't make magwell adapters for just about everything out their, they are fools. I would buy Beretta 92 and Sig P320 inserts in a heartbeat. As it stands, I will pick up a couple Glock mags soon, probably G26 mags. No sense buying 15s at this point, IMHO. Not saying I won't buy proper G17s at Cabellas to hide away. I am also hoping that caliber conversions are coming. With the barrel, magazine well and the bolt face all super modular, this seems a no brainer. .45 ACP? 10mm? Yes please!

Ok, I'll be the first.....

Or reach out to local gun shop (LGS) to see if they would let you do a ride along for a day.

Katie, I am a former Trenton Times and Star-Ledger staff photographer. I was also a photo editor at the Ledger until the 2013 purge. I am currently a photo freelancer, working for nj.com and APP. I am also a certified NRA range officer. If you want to go shooting sometime, reach out to me. I do not want to be in your story, but I am happy to assist you with background for this story. EDIT.... If Maggie needs photos for this story, I am your guy......just saying. David

I stopped in a couple weeks ago. Still no FFL, still no guns, only old military stuff and accessories.

I was not a gun guy in time to know Rays. I was in Flemington on Saturday. Sportsman's Rendevous on 31 is closing, too. "Retiring" says sign on door. They only had a few fishing lures, scope caps and some archery stuff left. Sad, indeed. I stopped by Tactical Training in Flemington. That place feels very weird to me. Not like a gun shop at all, more like a boutique cigar shop. Not one employee in showroom was available to sell me a $38 something I have been looking at for months. I was there for 10 minutes. The pretty girl at the front desk said hi, but after that....nothing. Being on the road most days, one of my things is to hit any gun shop I know of in that locale, even if just to drop $15 on a box of 9mm to give them a sale. I don't really need any more ammo, but if we all dropped $20 here and there to the local guys and gals, they might stick around. I really liked Efingers. I bought my first rifle there in 2010, along with a few other used guns over the years. I dread the day when my only choice for a LGS is Dicks.

The new 5.5" 8-shot Ruger Redhawk is on my short list for my next revolver.

I bought a long gun on Thursday around 4pm. NICS was about 25 minutes. Can't complain about that.

I am on the road alot and try to stop in to gun shops when I am driving by them. Stopped at Sportsman's on Rt. 130 yesterday to find that is now a multi-vendor thrift shop. The gun shop will still be there, but it will be much smaller and deal mostly in used guns. They say they will order new guns on request, but will not keep a large selection of them on hand.