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Stopped by this shop today. Nice people, lots of C&R rifles on the racks. Guy says he sold from his home for a few years, mostly on Gunbroker. He says as he sells off his old stuff, he will build up an inventory of new stuff. Good price on Federal 9mm, 12.99. Woulda bought a box or 2 but his credit card reader is not set up yet. Stuff that caught my eye.... a couple tricked out 10-22s, a Remington Nylon .22, a used AR (did not notice brand), a few Colt revolvers and a S&W 459. Will certainly make it a regular stop when out and about. He is on East Bay Ave., near the Cumberland Farms. Check it out and at least buy some ammo to support a local shop.

Shore shot will allow buck and slug, no bird.

3 more... Efstathia Chasogia of Greece Stefan Semmler of Germany Thomas Streit of Germany

Left to right.... Johan Hansen of Sweden. Tobias Barth of Germay. Robert Arnold Wright of US.

As a photo editor at the SL, I get to see thousands of photos from the wire feeds from around the world every day. Occasionally, I see cool gun photos and never think to share them. I will try to remedy that. Today is the 1st IPSC Shotgun World Championship in Debrecen, Hungary. "The championship runs from 24 until 30 September 2012, with the participation of 524 competitors, including 39 women, from 30 countries." EPA photos by ZSOLT CZEGLEDI. Some pretty neat looking Saiga 12s being used. Not a big fan of purple guns, but I would make an exception for this one.

I already have a Mossy 500, but, MAN, that price is sooo tempting. Let us know how it feels and shoots.

And now for something completely different......

Walmart just over the border in PA sold me 2 daisy red riders with no questions asked. As easy as buying toothpaste.

I have a good red dot on my storm that I enjoy, but I also like using GI style peep sights. I dislike the factory rear sight on the beretta. To improve the rear peep and to raise the sight up higher, would an AR carry handle sight... A. Work with front sight? If not, I could add a taller front sight post or a picatinny front sight unit. B. Fit on the top rail between the dreaded storm "ears"? C. Look ridiculous? I thought of this whilst drooling over ARs today. I like the look of traditional carry handle ARs. Opinions? I know the sights would be pretty close together, but the storm ain' t no 300 meter rifle. Anyone with a carry handle and a Storm wanna try it out for me so I don't waste my money?

This from the man who added to my Marlinitis! ENABLER!!!

I stopped in a Effinger's today to get a bicycle tube. Of course, I looked at guns, too. On the used rack was a very, very clean Marlin 989M2 with a very, very reasonable price. I decided to buy it as soon as I saw it. For the unfamiliar, this is the magazine fed .22 that looks like a M1 Carbine, considered by some to be collectible. Gunsmith comes over to give me the gun's story....... Widow brings it in to sell and says my husband bought it new in '77 and only shot 7 rounds thru it and then put it in safe. She then shows the box of .22 ammo that was sold with gun, missing 7 rounds. She did not have the magazine. Effinger's buys gun. A few days later, the widow returns with the original magazine holding, yup, those 7 rounds. Effinger's says the gun is unfired and by the bore and condition of gun, I would agree. The gun still has stickers on stock. It has the manuals and the original rear sight, something that is often missing from these rifles. Only thing missing is the original box. The question is, do I shoot it or save it? I am not a collector of anything, but would it be foolish to shoot this thing? I do not think I would sell it, even if someone offered double the price I paid. I have several Marlin .22's and this one is soooo pretty, it seems a shame not to shoot it. I will post a pic later when I get home from work. Oh, I forgot to get the bike tube, I was so giddy from the rifle find.

My next handgun is going to be a Ruger Blackhawk convertible in .357/.38/9mm, 1) just for the fun of it, and B) for it's multiple caliber capability. If I had to pick only one caliber, make it 9mm.

To add, today we covered a very cool assignment up in NY state...keep your eye out for it in the next couple of weeks or so. "Cowboy action shooting combines the sport of target shooting with wild west reenactments. Participants in costume compete at gun clubs decked out to look like ghost towns. A Jersey group called the Jackson Hole Gang will be in Ballston Spa for a regional tournament. The event is two days. Although my story is going to cover the hobby overall, I am going to spotlight women who participate. My contact, xxx has agreed to introduce us to women from NJ who shoot."

I just got home from my 70 minute commute. As I was leaving the newsroom, the editor in charge asked me about the WASR info and sent an email to the managing editor at home. Let's see if it went anywhere. She asked how I knew and I outed myself as a gun owner in front of 20 reporters and copy editors. They were all cool and laughed at my nervous reply that "I can neither confirm nor deny that I am an avid 2nd amendment enthusiast." Good people.

Wsaraceni, No offense taken. For those of us with jobs at a company, we live with the fact that our employers do not often share values with employees. As for the newsroom staff, the rank and file reporters, 97% of them are well-meaning people with no agenda other than telling the truth. The vast majority of our reporters are smart, compassionate and open-minded. The misinformation about guns often comes from people like this prosecutor. In this case, he is the voice of authority. It is assumed that he, of all people, knows the law and there is no reason for my editor to question what he said about the WASR's legality.

Thanks for the replies, but I don't think the editor or reporter cares about this issue. Going to go with what the prosecutor says cuz he should know the law better than a lowly photo person. No mention of the magazine capacity. another quote... "The investigation determined that Tyler fired 19 shots from the WASR-10. Police also recovered, at the scene, 281 live rounds of ammunition designed for the WASR-10. Evidence further showed that Tyler killed himself, firing a single shot to his head with the .45-caliber handgun." I am guessing that he added a larger-than-10 round magazine or took away the bullet button, thus making the gun illegal in Cali.

I am a photographer & photo editor at the Star-Ledger. I make an effort to assist and educate my coworkers with gun related stories by clarifying some common misconceptions about "high capacity assault clips" and the usual mistakes. According to the press release from Middlesex Co. Pros. today, the Old Bridge Pathmark shooter used a WASR 10.... "Between June 2010 and November 2011, Tyler purchased three weapons: a shotgun, a .45-caliber handgun and a WASR-10, Romanian rifle, similar to an AK-47 assault weapon. The weapons, as sold, were legal in California, but after the purchases, the WASR-10 was modified, rendering it illegal in that state. Tyler also misrepresented certain details in three applications to purchase the guns. He moved to Old Bridge on June 12, 2012, and brought the weapons with him. The WASR-10 is illegal in New Jersey" So as to avoid printing inaccurate info, it is my understanding that the WASR 10 is legal in NJ, so long as it has not been modified with evil features. Am I correct?

I have not seen the need for a BOB, but a get home bag makes sense. My worst case scenario would be walking home from work, 75 miles, Newark to Ocean Co. I have always carried rain gear and a change of clothes, but I will make a point to get a proper bag together. The thing that occurs to me is, if I need to walk 75 miles home, then something is horribly wrong and tens of thousands of others are making the same trip. I would hope that most would be like me, law abiding folks trying to get home to safety and family. I would also assume that most would be unprepared for the trek. The GSP would be one, giant sidewalk, teaming with thousands of people. I would choose to travel on a road like 9 or 35, where I hope LEO's would be on station to keep the masses orderly and supplies would be easier to access for those not prepared. All it would take is a big Katrina-like storm to damage the bridges over the raritan river, combined with blackouts, to bring all vehicle travel on the coast to a stop.

Don't know what your budget is, but the Marlin XT22 I bought in July is very accurate and is all I could ask from a $180 gun. Uses the same inexpensive mags as the Marlin 795.

1992 Suzuki Katana 1100. Constant electrical issues, never could get the carbs sync'd, went thru chains and sprockets often, WAAAAAAAY too fast. 1974 CB 750. Bought for $400. Spend the next 2 years dealing with leaking carbs, sticking front brakes that spat me over the bars once, exhaust leaks, rusty rims........ 1979 BMW R65. Bought for $1000 needing lotsa work. BMW parts aint cheap. Great sounding bike. In hind sight, the most fun bike I owned ever was also the smallest, a 1975 Honda CB200T. Perfect for scooting around campus, but useless (and illegal) on the highway. It is so tempting to get bigger and bigger bikes, but the small ones can be the most challenging to ride well. Kinda like Leno says about cars, "It is more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow"

My opinions..... Unless you are a mechanic, I would recommend a simple bike, as in no more than 2 cylinders, with a belt or shaft drive. Nothing ruins a ride faster than a problem with a complicated, computer-controlled 4 cyl. bike that cannot be fixed (or at lest diagnosed) easily. Ask me how I know. Shaft and belt drives are near-zero maintenance items and simplify ownership for a new rider. Truth be told, I really like the idea of one carb feeding one spark plug in one cylinder venting into one exhaust pipe. Do not be tempted to buy a fixer upper. There is no such thing as a $400 bike. Again, ask me how I know. Buy something clean, in the 600-800cc range that needs no, or very little, work. Also go into this knowing that you WILL drop it. At least once. Accept dents and scratches as part of the learning process. I have not owned a bike for a few years, but if I were buying today, I would seriously look at... 1) a Suzuki Savage, a 650cc single cylinder with a belt drive. Google RYCA to see how cool it can be ..... 2) a Suzuki VX800, not made in nearly 20 years, but a very cool early 90's 800cc v-twin with a shaft drive in a standard style bike or...... 3) a Kawasaki KLR 650 (a chain drive, yes, but a great, simple go anywhere bike). All can be found on CL from time to time for less than 2 or 3 grand. Other good 1st bikes, IMHO, are Kawasaki EX500's, Suzuki GS500's or a Honda Hawk 650 if you can find one. That said, any mid-sized Japanese cruiser is gonna be perfect for you. Easy to ride, easy to wrench on and cheap to buy/ride/fix/insure. Good luck.

I would agree with 9mm or another .22. I have 3 .22 rifles, 2 bolts and semi, and can see myself getting more. Too inexpensive and fun to have only 1. Or 3. Beretta Storm is a great 9mm.

On a slightly related note, I ordered some .38 special 158g LSWC reloads from Georgia Arms a few months ago. They came in 50 round bags that said "Cowboy action .38 special" or something similar on them. No mention of the "Cowboy" designation on the website. It is very soft and very smokey. I am not complaining at all, what with the $11 per 50 price tag, just saying. I am saving them for outdoor shooting. I would expect .357 Cowboy to also be soft and smokey.

If they would put iron sights on the MVP, I would buy it NOW. I like the shorter barrel model MVP, but want it to be like the Ruger Gunsite rifle.

I took my 10-year-old son to Stafford Forge WMA. What a fun day. I was shooting the Marlin 880 TonyJ sold me last week. Super rifle, accurate, smooth bolt. I tried out the CCI quiets and Colibri sniper subsonics. Kinda cool to shoot with such a quiet round and hear the thud in the berm as I miss my target. My son was shooting the Marlin 795 with tech-sights and dinging an old skillet pan at 100 yards with surprising regularity. Halfway thru, the F-16s came rolling in, on their way to Warren Grove. Super fun to see and hear F-16s turnin' and burnin' overhead. They made several banked passes overhead, 300 knots at 500 feet. Makes me want to go to a real airshow. I hope they saw me wave like a kid. And then we went home. And I mowed the grass. Still, a great day.