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That's a known documented problem with some Remlin's. I'd send it back to Remington and have them fix it. As for a scope, I like the smaller variables, like a Leupold 1x4 or 1.5x5. They are short, trim, don't add a lot of weight or bulk to the small lever-actions and are fine for the ranges you are anticipating. The low power setting offers a good field of view in close quarters.

I kinda agree with you. American's have a short memory when it comes to politics and in another three months everyone will have forgotten Hillary's, "what difference does it make" comment. The Clinton's have a Teflon reputation already. If Anthony Weiner is thinking about running for mayor of New York City, anything is possible these days.

No, not at all. Those guys are true heroes.

I grew up in a similar type of world. Unfortunately, I still think that this is the way is should be for everyone but I'm cognizant to know it's not like that anymore, nor did many grow up like me, yet my mindset still has difficulty grasping that concept and all the stupid nonsense that exists today. As a kid, I could shoot almost any day as long as there was some ammo around. My father could trust us with firearms after we passed his rigorous tutelage, and when I was 11, I got my first pellet gun. I would then hunt alone in our woods with my .22 I got when I was 12. Dad kept his guns locked away but my brother and I kept our pellet guns on hooks on the rec-room wall for ready-access and our .22's secreted under our beds. We took our shotguns to school and left them in our trunks to hunt after school. My high school had a gun club and we went skeet shooting one day a week after school. We brought our shotguns to school and left them in the coach's office. (That was in 1970.) There's a lot of truth in this. I agree, not a lot of people hunt anymore. Look at NJ, there were 170,000 firearm hunters in 1970, now down to 40,000 in 2012. I agree, the 2nd Amendment has nothing to do with hunting. But less and less hunters over the years in this state is not a good sign. The lower numbers indicate a cultural change and shift here in New Jersey as well as serves as an indicator of sorts.

My Uncle Mike was in the Army Air Corps. He originally started flying the B-25 Marauder bomber, but switched over to fly heavy transports flying over "The Hump." After the war, he went to work for Pan-Am, eventually flying 747's until he retired in 1981. He would die a year later of a brain tumor, never getting to enjoy his retirement.

Yes, some of those numbers can be misinterpreted by how the reporting is done. That monthly NICS check can skew things a bit. I'm on the N.Y. border, with nine gunshops within a 30 minute drive of my home where I can purchase a firearm in New York, and their NICS check was free last time I checked (provided it cleared.) I don't know what's changed with their SAFE Act on their NICS, but I believe it's still free. I'm sure some people do buy longarms in New York. Because there are 900,000 people living in my county, there are very few places to shoot around here. Yet some towns in my area have seen as many as 60 firearm purchase permit/pistol permit application requests per month in the last six months. The normal amount used to be around 10/month.

My friend sent me this link. Enjoy, but don't try some of these stunts at home.

Do a Google search for; "Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "Prevalence of Household Firearms and Firearm-Storage Practices in the 50 States and the District of Columbia: Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002" and this is one analysis based on a survey they conducted. here: http://www.gunsandam...owners-in-2013/ another - There is a post on the 'net under something like, "NICS checks per 100,000 residents by state." In that survey, from Sept. 2010 to Feb. 2012, NJ ranks almost the lowest in NICS checks per 100,000 residents. (You could always go to the FBI NICS database and verify this number.)

Are these on the "sssssshhhhhhhhhh" list as well:.408 CheyTac? .416 Barrett?

Chicago's O'Hare Airport, named after the Navy's Edward "Butch" O'Hare, another CMoH holder. He was killed during the war, shot down by another American pilot during a night engagement.

For those who like fine shotguns, exotic hunting locations, and some informative articles; the latest issue of Sporting Shot Magazine is online now. http://bluetoad.com/...on/?m=18740&l=1

America's top ace, Richard I. Bong flew a P-38 Lightning. The P-38 was also responsible for shooting down Adm. Yamamato's Betty bomber over Bougainville. If you fly out of Burbank (Bob Hope) Airport in California, you'll notice a mock P-38 hanging from the ceiling and a mural on the wall in tribute to Bong. He went to flight school in California and got his wings (his gunnery instructor was Barry Goldwater) there. He died tragically in a crash in California in his P-80 while he was a test pilot for Lockheed in 1945. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bong (there's an airport named after him in Wisconsin hwere he was raised, back when America named airports after war heroes.) http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2013/04/historian_says_oregonian_rex_b.html

Turkey hunting can be pretty exhilarating. Good luck! Some states have gone to fluorescent blaze orange in some situations for turkey hunting. There are more accidental shootings in Pennsylvania during turkey season than any other hunting season in the state. However, it's gotten much better over the years through education. Chances of a fatality are lower due to the types of firearms used (why many states don't allow anything larger than #4 birdshot during the shotgun season.) Deer season can still be more deadly in Pennsy. In New York, you must wear some form of clothing with fluorescent blaze orange whenever traveling to or from your hunting spot. You may remove the blaze orange when stationary, although they recommend you display it close by on a stationary object. In Pennsylvania, during fall turkey season you must wear a fluorescent blaze orange hat of 100 sq. in. whenever moving. You can remove the hat when stationary for calling. (When the fall season overlaps with rifle season, a stationary hunter must display a fluorescent blaze orange band within 15' of their position.) If you hunt from a ground blind in either season, you must place a blaze orange band around a tree to alert others of your presence. It must 100 sq. in. in size and placed 15' from your ground blind, visible from 360 degrees.) No fluorescent orange is required during the spring season. In New Jersey, blaze orange is not required in spring or fall turkey seasons. My favorite line from the NYDEC compendium; "When calling, sit still with your back against a big tree, to hide you from turkeys and stalkers." How a hunter dressed in camo garb can look like this to some hyperventilating hunter always puzzles me whenever I read/hear about an accidental shooting.

"2 million gun owners" in New Jersey? I find that number hard to believe. The state of N.J. has the second lowest percentage of gun owners (roughly 12%) in the nation. The lowest is Hawaii.

I read somewhere that some 15,000 pilots were killed stateside just in training during WWII. Those were the stories I remember from my dad. He said flying at night was the part that stressed folks the most. Finding your way in the dark through celestial navigation? Geeesh!

I agree. Those fellows are a piece of history. My dad was a Navy pilot. Didn't see combat, but he got his wings in late 1945. Not to derail your thread, but here are some pics I've posted before of him in an SNJ trainer and with the SBD Dauntless.

Agreed.

The NJOA wants little to do with advocating gun rights. I've discussed this with Anthony and he feels it would jeopardize what they are trying to achieve. That might be a polite way of saying they don't want to be associated with gun nuts, I dunno. The NJOA's assistance would help since they have a good following. Just remember, Chris Christie is the outdoorsman's friend.

The finger-grooved Gripper's on the N-frame are one-piece. It's solid at the rear of the grip and fits over the frame like a half-opened clamshell. I assume the Presentation's are still two-piece? (I glued the back end of mine together on the K-frame to make it "one piece.")

Stanley Johnston who wrote the book was a reporter on the Lady Lex. It is an excellent 1st-person account of the battles.

For anyone who is into reading WWII naval history, I highly recommend this book. Great account of the Battle of the Coral Sea and the U.S.S. Lexington's final hours.

Ruger's S&W's: (still wearing Pachmayr grips I put on back in the 70's when they were a two-piece design)

Congrats to the both of you!

Before we lynch Tsarnaev, I'd like to see justice for the Ft. Hood and Benghazi incidents which are already growing stale in people's minds.