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Seems Armatix just ousted their European CEO. http://www.examiner.com/article/documents-point-to-smart-gun-developer-s-ouster-at-armatix

It seems some alarmists claim these guns will be "untraceable" and sold over the internet, with no background checks! (More garbage from HuffPo) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/12/ndaa-guns_n_7265184.html

Deer present an interesting situation in New Jersey. So long as they thrive in the minimally-managed habitat they are hunted in, so long as everyone pays the additional permit fees to take them off the state's hands, so long as some 50,000 - 60,000 deer are culled each year to satisfy the state in reducing the herd; the focus will remain the same in this state and you will see little change. The same woods that harbor deer offer prime habitat for turkey, another game resource that doesn't need much in the way of managing. On the other hand, if the state did not stock pheasants, there would be no pheasants to hunt in the state on state-managed lands. There simply is no true habitat for them anymore. If the state did not stock quail on the two parcels of land designated for them to be stocked, there would be no quail to hunt, for there is no real habitat for them anymore. We already know of the small native woodcock populations and the diminishing presence of the ruffed grouse in New Jersey. Again, a direct result of diminishing and/or poor habitat. The NJFGW Whistling Counts for bobwhite's have been dismal the last four years. So too have the Audubon's Annual Christmas Counts. The Audubon Society is stocking quail from Georgia through the Pine Island Cranberry’s Forest Stewardship Plan in an effort to see if they thrive. Yet previous studies have shown a mortality rate as high as 91% in New Jersey for the Northern Bobwhite. It's going to be interesting to see if they make any progress. Yes, there are a handful of dedicated individuals like Pheasants Forever, the Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society; but their efforts to enact significant change is like a flea punching an elephant.

She's another shill for Mikey Bloomberg.

Jim was the mainstay in this area for decades.

I'm going to be ill now.

Once Christie departs, the folks in Trenton will be tripping all over themselves to enact their own version of New York's SAFE Act here in the Garden State. It will be another "historic first" for New Jersey. I can already picture Loretta Weinberg gloating. I was reading somewhere where someone estimated that less than 10% of New Yorker's registered their "evil" items on the deadline imposed by the SAFE Act. Many residents altered them to conform, many more did nothing. Those who own them still in their original state now represent future "opportunities" and soon-to-be-made-examples-of for the State of New York. I would expect the same situation for New Jersey once a similar measure is enacted.

Agreed. Although I have a hunch Steve Fulop might fare better than Sweeney in an election. Either option will be bad for gun owners.

Old guns rule for me. They have character. I'd look for an old (40 years older or more) Winchester, Mossberg, Marlin, Ithaca, or Remington over most of the offerings today.

It's called "birdshot" for a reason. On another note: http://ogdaa.blogspot.com/2013/03/12-gauge-birdshot-damage.html

Ouch!

Christie's sinking popularity in the state is a sure guarantee no one will vote for any RINO in the next election.

If you reload, you can use smokeless powder to concoct .45-70 reduced loads for your Trapdoor that are equivalent to BP loads. AA5744 can be used. Google over on Handloads.com and Castboolits.com. Hodgdon online reloading data has a section for just Trapdoor's. I'm pretty sure there was a section in my Hornady and Speer reloading manuals too.

The voter turnout of registered voters in the last election for Senate (Cory Booker's win) and Christie's "landslide" victory saw the lowest voter participation ever in the state for a major election. It seems people in this state aren't that angry for change and are pretty satisfied with what's jammed down their throats. Sad.

Dan Dwyer's Group Gripper licensed to Wilson performs this feat.

I agree, that lock has to go. I don't put too much stock in the NRA picking any "gun of the year." They've picked winners like the Remington 105 CTI and Ruger Gold Label in the past as "Shotgun of the Year" in their time of release, yet both were failures and quickly discontinued. (I guess they've become collector items today?)

Maybe their logic follows why they they put that goofball rear sight on the M41 today, or why they dropped the M52, or....................oh nevermind.

In four years, and to another state.

I'm aware of the state law. But, not much in the way of public land to hunt here, and I couldn't tell you a single person other than a farmer who may try it. And despite what state law says most towns here steadfastly refuse to allow hunting, despite lobbying by citizen groups, AND the Div. of Fish & Wildlife. (State wildlife biologist Carole Stanko's efforts to get deer hunting allowed in Bergen County last year in order to cull the copious critters, specifically in the town of Allendale; failed miserably.) The Department of Community Affairs in Bergen County controls the permits to deer hunt, and one location I know where it still goes on is Demarest Farm in Hillsdale, only it's a third-party that does the control hunt, and it's bow-hunting only. There is not much in the way of wide open spaces in Bergen County until you hit the Ramapo Mtns (Zone 36) or the few spots still open for duck hunting down in the Meadowlands. You certainly don't hear much gunfire in Bergen County unless you're close to Hackensack or Englewood, and that's at night and it's not game that's being hunted. Thankfully an average of 12 deer a week are hit by a car in Bergen County, more during the fall rut. That helps control the population, but isn't good for the folks who hit them. Then again, that deer that was shot behind the ShopRite this winter in Emerson caused quite a stir in the news. Musta been a biggun to cause such an audacious move on the shooter's part. (borders United Water Property.) The last I saw public hunting in these parts was in the 60's, when there were open spaces. That's a LONG time ago. Growing up around here there was lots of illegal hunting going on then, and there still is, but not like it used to be. The folks who move here today aren't into that sorta stuff. Municipality "no discharge" laws can curtail hunting activity in the respective township, and the state DEP concurs that this happens. This excerpt is from their deer management plan for municipalities; "Some municipalities have ordinances that prohibit the discharge of firearms and/or bows and arrows. These ordinances eliminate hunting opportunity and may severely limit deer management options." Their recommendation of course is to amend the laws to allow discharge so as to allow hunting or "controlled hunting.". Read here in the state's Community Based Deer Management Manual for Municipalities: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/cbdmp_manual.pdf

Aside from Mahwah, most municipalities here have no discharge laws. Only farmers get permits to deer hunt, allow the UBNJ to come in, and even those are heavily contested at town meetings each year. I don't know anyone who hunts with a firearm, only bow illegally from what I've seen. And there was the fellow they caught a couple years ago in Upper Saddle River with a Ruger .22 modified to shoot .22 blanks which propelled a hollow arrow shaft tipped with a broadhead. It was the third time this fellow was caught, the other two times were in River Vale and Woodcliff Lake in United Water Property. The fellow was using this: http://www.swivelmachine.com/html/rimfire.htm

Of the 70 municipalities that make up Bergen County, few allow hunting.............legally.

They've been seen in Old Tappan, River Vale, Woodcliff Lake, Hillsdale and Washington Township too, with some sightings that date back fifteen years ago. The Division of Fish and Wildlife claims to have tracked bears in all 21 counties of the state.

They are about. One was "captured" in Ridgewood a few days ago. http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2015/04/officials_tranquilize_bear_in_ridgewood_police_say.html

A few NJ state WMA shotgun practice ranges in wetland areas have closed their shotgun ranges to lead shot and mandate steel shot now. Troy Meadows trap range was closed some years ago, underwent a cleanup of "unsightly debris consisting of shotshell wads, broken clay targets and lead" in the soil because of its wetland preserve status. A number of mid-western states allow only steel shot on wildlife refuges, even though the pursuit of the hunt may be for upland game, and not waterfowl. Lead over time has become a four-letter word.

This is off the topic of RemChoke tubes, but a good choke tube wrench is worthwhile to have. The old-style Beretta with thread chaser is also favorite of mine. Their new style offers the thread chaser in brass, which is probably a good idea. (From L-R: Royal fits Beretta/Browning/Remington/Ruger 12 ga., Beretta-12, Beretta-20, Browning-10/12/16/20 & Remington-12.)