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Why stop at the .454 Casull? How about a .500 S&W lever-action? (A bit specialized and pricy.) http://www.bighornarmory.com/catalog/big-horn-armory-products/big-horn-armory-model-89-carbine-2/

It was Thomas Jefferson Anderson who coined the phrase; "fellow hogs, we've been fenced" using the analogy of capturing pigs in a corral. That was back in the 60's. Anderson was an ultra-conservative member of the John Birch Society. In the 70's, he ran for vice-president and then president on the American Party ticket.

"Hogs, we've been penned!"

South Jersey is still closer to "America" than my neck of the woods in Jersey.

Not true. Read N.Y. Penal Law 265 to get part of your answer.

Setter/Crab stare-down!

In the lawsuit filed by the NYSRPA against the SAFE Act:, they have spent $164,000 on the suit as of May and they have received an additional $80,000 from the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund. As for contributions to candidates broken down by state, I found this link: http://www.followthemoney.org/database/topcontributor.phtml?u=1854&y=0&incs=0&ince=0&incf=0&incy=0&so2=a&p2=1

Nice to see this! (YOU MAY FORWARD / REDISTRIBUTE IS PERMITTED) Long Island Firearms (LIF) together with Second Amendment Preservation (SAF) and Shooters Committee for Political Action (SCOPE) filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against Governor; Andrew Cuomo and Superintendent of the Division of Police; Joseph D'AMICO with regards to the NYSAFE law specifically addressing the magazine limits. "This is a monumental day that not one but three groups have come together to challenge the NYSAFE law which is a direct violation of our rights" says Steven Blair, administrator of Long Island Firearms. "We are thrilled to be working with such prestigious organizations on this lawsuit. "It's about time something is done to put an end to actions that effect local law abiding citizens, enough is enough!" Visit the site for the actual lawsuit files and group discussions. Long Island Firearms is an online community consisting of thousands of members within the Long Island / New York area. LIF operates a firearms club, promotes responsible firearms ownership through its educational website and through frequent workshops, covering topics such as firearms safety and maintenance. Aside from its focus on firearms, LIF also seeks to provide a means for gun owners to contribute to the community as a group, and they sponsor blood drives, coat collections for the needy, and other community services. They can be found at www.LongIslandFirearms.com Please visit: www.FightNYSafe.org directly donate to this cause.

Reading this thread depresses me in a way because it shows me how far we've regressed thanks to attitudes and paranoia here in New Jersey. I remember back in the late seventies my brother and I used to shoot on a friend's property in Sussex County. The land butted up to Stokes State Forest, and was less than a mile from the State Police barracks on Rt. 206. We probably used the property until I got married in 1982. Only once did a state park employee walk into the property and ask us what we were doing and ask if we had permission. We had nothing in writing to prove we could, other than our word. No one else ever bothered us. When we were done, we'd stop at the Flatbrook Tap House for a steak sandwich or calzone and a beer or two before the drive home. We were both members of Cherry Ridge at the time but this place was more convenient for us when we went scouting for deer in the mountains or trout fishing. During the spring and summer months we would combine an afternoon of target shooting and then flyfish the night hatch on the Big Flatbrook, then we'd drive home after dark. I guess we may have left our guns locked in the truck. Oh my. The horror! Yeah, I realize this was more than thirty-five years ago, and times were different back then, but I do miss those days. Only I didn't realize what a lawbreaker I was back then. Older and wiser today, I would never attempt this now. Remembering what that was like only spurs me on to leave this place called New Jersey. The wait now is the only thing killing me.

I remember Jet's games at Shea when I was young. I was 14 and my folks would let me and my friend talk a bus and then the train into NY. It was just the two of us. We were two babes in the woods out there.

Well put mcbethr. A very small minority and they live on the internet. Now, back to reality. This is 2013. It will never happen. As for New Jersey, no one is giving up their season passes at Giant's Stadium to fight for anything or anybody.

In Bullseye there is a rapid-fire string; which is two strings of five shots, with a ten-second time limit for each string. Do this one-handed while acquiring a sight picture, breathing, and remembering to count so you pull the trigger every two-seconds. It's not easy. Most good shooters in the rimfire event can keep all ten shots inside the ten ring at that pace @ 25 yds. The 10-ring is slightly larger than 3". The X-ring is half that. (When shooting 50', the 10-ring is an inch in diameter if I remember.) Most good rimfire shooters can fire 90+ or better. The stage that gives shooters the most fits, and requires the most concentration, is the first stage of the event; slow fire. Slow fire is like putting in golf. Centerfire is a different story, especially if the shooter is a masochist and insists on using a .45ACP 1911.

As for "still hunting" & "stalking" deer, Google a guy named Larry Benoit about his exploits tracking and hunting deer. He's written some books as well. Interesting. When it comes to bird hunting, like upland birds over a good bird dog; there is nothing better.

I opened 529's for my kids back in the 90's. With two now finished with college, and the last who just started this August, we are winnowing away the remaining amounts. What I didn't use for the first two I can use for the last. I don't know if now is an optimal time to start them. PS - It's a sin what college costs today. I can only imagine what it will cost twenty years from now.

Available on the used market; banned by name in New Jersey.

The concept is a few decades old. Remember the Franchi S.P.A.S.?

Zones 1, 2, 4 & 5 all hold deer. But during 6-day firearm those areas there will not be as quiet or placid as during the bow season right now. The advance of the polyester fluorescent orange army will change the outlook of the woods and deer movement dramatically. I suggest you get out in the woods now and pattern deer movement, find areas that hold deer, find food sources and find thick cover where they will escape to when pressured and you may be successful. If you get familiar with the lay of the land, you can use the onset of all those hunters in the woods during 6-day to your advantage. What you'll gain is knowledge that will make you successful later in the permit seasons when deer get a chance to go back to their normal patterns. Expect to see bear sign in these areas.

Looks like fun.

Supposedly can occur with long-recoil and short-recoil operated shotguns (I.E. Browning A5's & Benelli's,) but not so much with gas-auto's. Although, I've never experienced it with an A5. Not much different than inertia-set triggers on double-guns. If you don't have the buttstock firmly against your shoulder upon firing the first shot then the recoil won't set the remaining barrel's hammer/sear for the follow-up shot.

Very nice.

Very nice.

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I had open-heart surgery in August of 2012. I was in the hospital for five days. I slept in snatches of two hours. Every two hours I was awakened to have my blood sampled to measure clotting factor and had my temperature taken. I would get weighed between 4AM and 5AM each day. An hour later they would roll in with a chest x-ray for my morning snapshot and I would provide them two vials of blood. My room was outside the nurse station, where everyone else on the floor's vitals are tied in to on those beeping monitors. It was as noisy as Madison Square Garden. I couldn't wait to get out of there.

They are great rifles. Early ones exhibit old-world craftsmanship and attention to detail. I have one in .300 Savage. Because of the rotary magazine in the 1907, you can use spitzer bullets in the old .30-30 cartridge. Two good links for resources: http://www.savage99.com/index.php http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/forums/40/1/Savage_Collectors

Glad you are feeling better. There is nothing like injury, and/or debilitating pain, coupled with a prolonged hospital stay to make you appreciate good health and well being. (Along with a good home-cooked meal and your own bed!)