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Scant coverage on the local area news channels here. Not surprised.

Some early video coverage of the rally at New York's state capital today. http://www.usatoday....rotest/1954141/

Correct. The April 15, 2013 date references magazines sold after that date in the state will only hold seven rounds. (Right now, 10-round mags. are as scarce as hen's teeth in N.Y. It will still be legal to possess them. However, those with grandfathered 15, 20 & 30 round magazines are awfully upset.)

http://backwoodshome...urce=feedburner TIME GROWS SHORT Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 We’re getting to crunch time. According to the folks at Breitbart, the Feinstein “assault weapon” ban bill goes before the Senate committee Thursday, February 28. Details here: http://www.breitbart.com. People, we’re up against the heaviest and most underhanded full-court press against the civil rights of gun owners that this nation has ever seen. Mayor Michael Bloomberg reportedly threatened Democrats in the Colorado state legislature that if they didn’t vote for Draconian gun bans, he’d use his billions to finance Democrat challengers to unseat them in the next election. The White House is calling state legislators to intimidate them into voting for gun bans at the state level. And now, we are told that the Obama White House has fielded Internet ninjas, apparently with liberal use of fraudulent accounts, to create the illusion that a huge majority of Americans want our legislators to take our rights away: http://www.thedailys...-control_022013 . If you haven’t yet contacted those who represent you on Capitol Hill, now is the time. If you have, contact them again and remind them. I hear a lot of gun people saying, “Aw, they’ll never pass the ban.” I think they’re whistling past the graveyard. Remember that any bill which includes a provision for registering firearms will be a precursor to confiscation, as it has virtually always been in the past.

Here's more of Diane if you want to be repulsed. (This was the lead-up I surmise.) Video at the bottom of the article is a must-see. http://tv.msnbc.com/...73991-c74425689

Field & Stream's interview with Biden is almost saddening. I could stomach only a couple of paragraph's. http://www.fieldands...=MzEyNzA4MjUxS0

The buses full of protestors are headed to Albany now. http://www.syracuse....o.html#comments

Glad she is okay.

All bursts are not the same I surmise. No detail on this one. (Would make a poor table lamp.): The classic: a 20 ga. shell loaded in a 12 ga. barrel with a 12 ga shell ignited behind it:

I've seen them as far north as the Big Flatbrook, and that's dating back some years ago. Now that's a long swim. They have been listed as a species along with the American Brook lamprey found in the Delaware, Raritan and Passaic river basin's. Sightings in the Raritan -

Grapeshot, I'll give you credit using blackplowder. Adds a whole new dimension and level of complexity.

Found this on a Browning forum a while back. (Duplicate post on Duckhuntingchat.com) Thought the pictures were dramatic. (I'll bet everyone in that goose blind woke up when this happened!) Browning 10 ga. Lite barrel obstruction:

What stream?

Using a smokepole sounds pretty neat. To make the most for your patterns, try nickel-plated or copper-plated shot. (Hard or magnum shot will work as well if you can't find the plated type.) You can buy these in bags of 10 lbs, or lead shot in smaller increments from Dixon's as Dave suggested. I've used Precision Reloading for their Lawrence brand when using plated shot. Best shot sizes to use for turkey are lead #4, #5 and #6. You'll have to play with what provides the best patterns out of your smoothbore. I'd pick the harder shot so as to provide the densest pattern. Links for shot: http://www.precision...OPPER_LEAD_SHOT http://www.precision...ICKEL_LEAD_SHOT As for game laws and regulations, read the digest on the PGC website. BB & #2 shot sizes are not allowed for turkey hunting. The legal shot sizes are #2-steel, or #4 lead/non-toxic. (I personally would pick lead shot over steel and my preference would be #5's.) From Page 24 of the PGC Digest: Arms & Ammunition: Spring Gobbler Season: 1) Manually operated and semiautomatic shotguns limited to a 3-shell capacity in the chamber and magazine combined; 2) Muzzleloading shotguns of all types and gauges; 3) Long, recurve, compound bows (minimum draw weight of 35 pounds) or crossbows with cutting-edge broadheads. Fine shot no larger than No. 4 lead, No. 2 steel or No. 4 of any other approved nontoxic shot. Rifle/shotgun combination guns may be used if ammunition is limited to shotgun shells. Carrying or using single projectile ammunition, rifles or handguns is unlawful. Arms & Ammunition: Fall Season: 1) Manually operated rifles and handguns, including rimfires; 2) Manually operated and semi-automatic shotguns limited to a 3-shell capacity in the chamber and magazine combined; 3) Muzzleloading shotguns, rifles and handguns; and 4) Long, recurve, compound bows (minimum draw weight of 35 pounds) or crossbows with broadheads of cutting edge design. Single projectile ammunition or shot no larger than No. 4 lead, No. 2 steel or No. 4 of any other U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service approved nontoxic shot. The fall seasons in WMU 2B (and the Allegheny County portion of 2A) are limited to shotguns and long, recurve, compound bows or crossbows with broadheads of cutting edge design. Since you're a beginner, go to these two links and you'll find a wealth of info on laws and how-to's. Turkey link on PGC website: http://www.portal.st...D=595418&mode=2 Study guide for turkey hunters (some good info in here): http://www.portal.st...23435875&rank=2

An excellent pistol. $900 isn't a bad price for one. Mine was never a "pain" and was trouble-free during the years I used it. Never had a failure with mine nor called an alibi on the line when shooting. Great sights (depending upon what year,) barrel is drilled and tapped to mount various optics, adjustable trigger, easy to disassemble and clean, after-market stocks are available for target work.

I was paraphrasing from the law: Non-residents It is unlawful for any person to carry, possess or transport a handgun in or through the state unless he has a valid New York license. (A provision of federal law provides a defense to state or local laws which would prohibit the passage of persons with firearms in interstate travel if the person is traveling from any place where he may lawfully possess and transport a firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and transport such firearm and the firearm is unloaded and in the trunk. In vehicles without a trunk, the unloaded firearm shall be in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console). A member or coach of an accredited college or university target pistol team may transport a handgun into or through New York to participate in a collegiate, Olympic or target pistol shooting competition provided that the handgun is unloaded and carried in a locked carrying case and the ammunition is carried in a separate locked container. Non-resident target shooters may enter or pass through New York State with handguns for the purposes of any NRA approved competition or IHMSA sanctioned match, within 48 hours of the competition, if the competitor has in his possession a copy of the match program, proof of entry and a pistol license from his state of residence. The handgun must be unloaded and transported in a locked opaque container. This provision does not apply in NY cities not wholly contained within a single county or to people with felony convictions. Possession of firearms by a person who is a nonresident of this state is lawful while attending or traveling to or from an organized convention or exhibition approved by the NRA, and in which the nonresident is a registered participant within forty-eight hours of such event, provided that the nonresident has not been previously convicted of a felony and further provided that the firearms are transported unloaded in a locked opaque container together with a copy of the convention or exhibition program, convention or exhibition schedule or convention or exhibition registration card. This provision does not apply in NY cities not wholly contained within a single county. A non-immigrant alien may possess a rifle or shotgun for use while hunting provided he has a valid hunting license issued by New York State and an approved gun import form from the BATFE.

Nix on the gun part. Just keep it in a locked container.

Follow the same guidelines for transporting a handgun and ammunition into New York for NRA-sanctioned matches. Carry your ammo in a separate, locked container and you'll be good to go.

Why not? It's a legal length. Your quarry may dictate more what choke you should have for consistent, ethical kills. I'm assuming you are talking shotgun here, but is it for small game or big game?

If Remington were to move from Ilion, it would devastate the town and Herkimer County. During the war, Ilion used to employ as many as 15,000 employees. That area today is limping along on life support. There are but 1,000 employees left there, with the remainder in Kentucky and South Carolina. I could wish no ill on Remington in New York.

In my neck of the woods yesterday: http://www.lohud.com...ts-Obama-allies Nanuet man charged with death threats to Obama allies NANUET — A 49-year-old man found with an arsenal of weapons has been charged with harassing his landlord and making anti-government comments on Facebook that included threats to kill state officials, members of Congress and supporters of President Barack Obama. Lawrence Mulqueen stated on his public Facebook page that he was “anxious to start killing various public officials” and wanted “all followers of President Barack Obama dead,” calling them “traitor scum” and declaring “death to them all,” Sgt. Glenn Cummings of the Clarkstown police said Thursday in a news release. When police searched Mulqueen’s residence on Freedman Avenue in Nanuet, they found body armor, two rifles, two rifle bayonets and about 100 rounds of ammunition, including 27 rounds of .50-caliber armor-piercing bullets, Cummings said. The officers also seized a rifle scope, a sword and a metal knuckle knife, he said. Elected officials named for assassination on Mulqueen’s Facebook page included Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Nita Lowey, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Harry Reid and members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Cummings said. Based on threats against the federal officials, the FBI was notified and assisted Clarkstown police, Cummings said. Cummings said Mulqueen’s Facebook writings also centered on mistrust of the government and conspiratorial ideas that the government was looking to take away personal freedoms, including the Second Amendment right to own a firearm. Police learned about Mulqueen on Wednesday after his 63-year-old landlord filed a harassment complaint against him, Cummings said. She also reported a pattern of disturbing behavior by Mulqueen, including harassing her as she tried to evict him from the house. She also told police about his violent anti-government screeds on a Facebook page, which he maintained under a pseudonym, Cummings said. “I can’t say what his intentions were or how serious his threats were,” Cummings said. “It’s better to be pre-emptive about these things rather than wait.” His "arsenal" http://cmsimg.thejou...xW=600&Border=0

That $8.1 billion dollar number that's pumped into the State's economy may be a questionable number, I don't know what values they use to arrive at this, I do know somewhat how they arrive at that number when equating economic benefits here in New Jersey. I'm sure the formula is similar. As for gross license sales in the state, the numbers from 2011 equate to $49, 023,776, with more than 1,724,340 sold. New York has seen a significant drop in license sales since the economic downturn in 2008. Gross license sales then tallied $64,104,817, with 2,071,957 sold, so a significant dip has occurred. (The more densely populated counties like New York & Queens account for the lowest numbers in license sales year to year. Where the State falls down in tracking is "internet sales," currently over $2.4 million in sales. They provide no state or county breakdown for these.) What I took away from this article is that Cuomo just showed evidence that he "blinked." After he railed; "No one needs 10 bullets to kill a deer" in his infamous speech, his bill has been met with controversy from hunters and shooters right up to the State's county clerks who will bear the brunt of administering the new changes. (Does he even know that N.Y. hunting law for semi-automatic rifles used for deer hunting dictates and limits the number of rounds to six, not ten?) If you recall the "fair notice" town hall meetings that have been held in rural counties, they've been met with angry resistance, while the calming phrase has been, "Don't worry, it won't affect you hunters or your hunting rifles." I'm sure the toll-free hotline number that's been manned by the NYSP has been ringing off the hook with questions from folks venting their anger and astonishment. It's not just about hunting. There are an awful lot of people in the state who own and shoot an AK-variant, an M1, and M1A, M1 carbine, an AR. Many even hunt with them. Remember, that when the 1994 AWB went into effect in New York, for those who possessed firearms that made the list, the state allowed them to grandfather them and keep them without registration. So, Uzi semi-automatic carbines, Franchi SPAS shotguns, high-capacity magazines, etc., are possessed by people. There are not as many fudd's in the state as people assume. Many proudly call themselves "bark eaters." There are four high-power ranges in the state that host out-of-state competitors for NRA matches each year, and many local clubs in my area host 3-gun matches throughout the spring and summer months. Where do they go now? There is more at stake than just hunting. This isn't an effort to boost the economy, it's to appease some of the angry masses. New York ranks 9th in gun ownership in the United States, and 4th in hunter numbers. (Only Texas, Pennsylvania & Michigan are ahead of New York in hunter numbers based on licenses sold.) This represents a formidable group of people in New York. I agree with you, I'm hoping Cuomo bit off more than he can chew. The State rally in Albany on the 28th should be interesting. The NRA's president, David Keene is supposed to speak on behalf of gun owners.

Cuomo's "effort to boost the economy?" I smell a rat. http://www.wivb.com/...ns-license-fees Cuomo: Slash sporting license fees ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposes cutting the price of hunting and fishing licenses in New York in an effort to boost the economy. Cuomo, a recreational angler and sometime hunter, says Wednesday that he would reduce the fishing license for New Yorkers from $29 to $25 and let the license stay in effect for a full year, instead of expiring at the end of the season. Proposed budget amendments for the 2013-2014 fiscal year would cut New Yorkers' annual hunting license fee from $29 to $22. For out-of-state sportsmen, the fishing license would drop from $70 to $50 and the hunting license from $140 to $100. The administration notes there are almost 1.9 million licensed fishermen and about 823,000 hunters. One survey shows sporting activity generates $8.1 billion in economic activity.

The sentiment in New York has fellow New York shooters resorting to frank language and strong opinions.