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Periodic cleaning and lubrication is preferential versus the alternative of nothing. There is a good term used in one of the articles I listed below with respect to firearm lubrication. It's referred to as "maintenance competence." An old article I pass along whenever I see this topic: http://www.grantcunningham.com/2006/05/lubrication-101/ Another fun read, dating back to the days of bear grease and sperm oil as lubricants: http://www.cherrybalmz.com/#!history-of-gun-lubricants/cfze

Christie's latest appoint to acting Attorney General (Lougy) is another ChristieBot, doing his bidding, and Lougy is not a gun-friendly attorney based on past cases he's been associated with in the state.

Agreed. It won't be just magazine limits. Read New York's SAFE Act. There is nothing to prevent that from coming here given the people presently in power and Christie's replacement looming on the horizon.

There are no restrictions. Even this would be legal: http://www.metrogun.com

Gerry Cardinale ® has also sponsored concealed carry for years. http://www.northjersey.com/news/senate-defeats-concealed-guns-measure-1.1236172?page=all http://blog.nj.com/njv_publicblog/2009/07/concealed_carry_possible_in_nj.html But, this is after all, New Jersey, where a BB gun is considered a firearm and slingshots are illegal.

Very tough to do. Sorry for your loss.

The Ithaca Model 37 is made in the U.S. of A. The Stevens/Savage is made by Norinco in China. (I wonder if the Chinese model's barrel is hammer-forged?)

Remember a guy named Jim Florio? How many gave up their guns more than two decades ago or registered their guns, sold them, or turned them in? Allow yourself to be taken back in the time machine: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/18/nyregion/new-jersey-votes-the-strictest-law-in-the-nation-on-assault-weapons.html

They closed their store in Greenwich, CT back in 2014 and consolidated to New Jersey, thanks in part to Connecticut's Draconian gun laws.

New Jersey DEP struggles with progressive change. Let's remember that only a few decades ago slugs were banned and only buckshot was allowed for big game. And then when rifles were allowed, on private land, for woodchuck, the grain weight was 100 grains, SP or HP, and any caliber was legal provided you kept the bullet weight below the recommended maximum. Now that coyote and fox have been added to the mix, along with daytime hunting for rifle, on most all parcels of land, the bullet weight has dropped again to 80 grs. (Last I checked.)

If they had detachable high-capacity magazines, pistol grips, a bayonet lug and a threaded muzzle; they would go after them. I don't know if the "sportsmen" would wake up though.

Agreed, there is a small movement out there to change this, but surprisingly, many who are against it are other hunters. https://www.facebook.com/NewJerseySundayHunting/

But you can in New York. (Orange County's Sterling Forest is a stone's skip away from New Jersey.)

NY & PA has the annual coyote hunt coming up. Still not too late to register. Big event in the town that weekend. http://www.sullivancountysportsmensfederationny.com/pdf's/2016_Coyote_Huntd.pdf

Good article in NJ.com the other day: http://www.nj.com/burlington/index.ssf/2016/01/coyote_hunting_in_new_jersey.html#incart_2box_nj-homepage-featured

Beauty!

They are VERY difficult to hunt. I'm still learning too.

I don't think so. And unless it's a designated "hunter training area" set up on a WMA, target shooting is not allowed anywhere on state land in New Jersey. (Steel shot is pretty pricey to target shoot with too!)

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It was a straw purchase that was the 'final straw' that helped foist New York's SAFE Act onto the good people of New York. http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/a-straw-purchaser-gets-8-years-in-prison/?_r=0

Vizsla's are nice, close working dogs. It's earned them the nickname "Velcro dog." Any dog that can find and hold birds, find downed and crippled birds and retrieve them to hand is worth his weight in gold. Just takes a lot of patience, work and lots and lots of birds for them to learn and they'll turn out okay. I lost my dog in May after almost thirteen years. They say a man's entitled to one good dog and one good woman in a lifetime. I'd like to think that I had that luxury.

Good read.

You can luck into a stocked bird occasionally when alone But nothing beats a good bird dog.

Detail on WMA ranges: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ranges.htm

I would agree today. In 1995, it was economical to roll your own. I could load any of my three gauges for $2.75 or less a box. Today with the price of loose shot, powder and primers, it's not so economical anymore. Then again, those hulls you buy today in those promotional target loads offer soft shot that pattern erractically and use a hull not worth reloading at times. They are throw-away's. Good hunting loads with hard shot and better hulls come at a premium price. The only excuse I have for why I still do it is I reload because I've been doing it religiously since the late 60's. I've always made my own target and hunting loads. As I gained more gauges, I load for three now. I can tailor my loads for the gun and game I shoot, and I can make some loads that aren't readily available or experiment with loads too. Because I'm a fan of the 16 ga. I can duplicate some old loads that were available years ago that aren't normally stocked today. It's still fun for me and it gives me something to do during those idle times.