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No one in a gunshop should ever intimidate you. And no one says you have to buy from them. Just looking over the goods is harmless. Prices are what they are, and Browning's don't run cheap. If you want to see high markups, go to Griffin & Howe's store.

Every father, grandfather, Uncle Joe, Aunt Josephine, etc., that's given a kid an old or new gun for Christmas, his birthday, his Confirmation, a gun that he's grown up with and still has to this day; those people are all guilty of the same crime: a "straw purchase." That situation is very much a reality.

There outta be a law that says you have to serve more than 17 years in prison if you beat your grandmother to death with a claw hammer. The guy should have never seen daylight again.

Back in the early 1900's, these house-brand shotguns sold for $10. Restoration costs today would exceed the value of the gun. If it has sidelocks with exposed hammers it probably has hammer-welded Damascus barrels. A boxlock action could have fluid-steel barrels, for these appeared on Crescent doubles in the early 1900's. Bottom-line answer: It's a wall-hanger as others have noted.

G&H looks close to you, they carry everything else high-end and the sky is the limit there, but they have some. http://www.browning....h=Locate+Dealer Belleplain Supply has a very good selection of Browning's. That's their niche. http://www.browningguncenter.com/

When you put a Green stik-m-cap on the base those plastic bullets would really zip out the muzzle. My dad thought they were dangerous and would put an eye out so he took the bullets away. I still had the shells and caps I could play with outside, but I felt neutered. He let me shoot them in the house though. Makes perfect sense, doesn't it?

Nothing I had in the 60's had a "red" muzzle to denote it was a toy. http://www.nicholscapguns.com/mattel.htm

There was a kid in my neighborhood with the Johnny Seven. The grenade launcher on that was the game-changer, but always generated an argument as to how many casualties it actually inflicted when dispensed. My brother and I had the Johnny Lieutenant M14/1911 combo. Actually, we "shared" it. He had the M14, I had the 1911. But we swapped often. I also had a Marx Luger P08 with a slip-on silencer, and a complete collection of Marx Miniature Golden Guns. Also had Mattel lever action cap rifles. I still have a Marx Miniature Golden Gun 1911, the P08 Luger (but I lost the silencer years ago) and Johnny Lieutenant 1911 somewhere in the house. My favorite was the Mattel Shootin' Shell .45 with stag grips. Wish I still had this one. (My best friend Bob broke it in a gunfight one day.)

If you are hunting in NY, you can use #2's, #4's, #5's or #6's. Turkey loads can be lead, copper-plated, nickel-plated, or non-toxic like Hevi-Shot. (All will work.) Loads for turkey do not need a "turkey" on the box to be suitable for turkeys. If you have any old lead-shot loads laying around that were used for waterfowl those are ideal. Lead #2's will take down a turkey with a body hit. (You just have to pick out the pellets while feasting on your bird.) Pattern your gun at a patterning board and see which load patterns the densest in the head/neck area of a turkey target, for that will dictate to you how far you should be shooting with that load provided it doesn't exceed 40 yds. Pellet energy needs to be 2.5 ft.-lbs. to penetrate the head/neck of a turkey. Most of the smaller size pellets lose that energy beyond the 40 yd. mark. Most 3" loads have 1 3/4 oz. to 1 7/8 oz. of shot, and run 1200+ fps to 1300 fps. With shot size as small as #5's, you can kill birds cleanly out to 40 yds. You SHOULD buy a few different loads and pattern your gun with a full choke or something a bit tighter. This is the most important step. You need to know where your gun shoots and how it patterns.

Are you looking for ammo to use for turkey hunting? Unless you're hunting in NY, #2's are not legal for tukey hunting in NJ or PA. Largest legal shot size here is #4 lead.

Every guideline I have read says "resident." Use that Westchester link I provided as your source and you'll get the answer.

http://njgunforums.c...ments-for-2014/

Go get your stamp and take some birds! They stock tomorrow and Saturday and then that's it for the end of the year.

Today was a good day to get out for game. Usually, game will be out feeding before a storm front moves in. Even stocked pheasants will feed prior to a storm. Yesterday was probably the better day for rabbits or squirrel. Today would have been a good day for pheasant.

Your rifled slug barrel is optimized more for the expensive sabot projectiles than the cheaper Foster-style slugs. Sabots are optimal for hunting with a scope setup to take advantage of their range, but you need to weigh what you will be doing with your firearm.

Westchester County - Apply in person at: Westchester County Clerk – 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Room 340-A, White Plains, NY 10601. Call (914) 995-3088, or email them first and tell them you are a non-resident: [email protected] website http://www.westchest...id=55&Itemid=47 And read NY Penal Law 400

The original link (whospacking.org) was taken down but was discussed on numerous NY gun forums and defensivecarry.com back in 2010. The list is still out there if you look hard enough. Why is this okay? New York Penal Law § 400.00(5) states: "The name and address of any person to whom an application for any license has been granted shall be a public record."

This happened a couple of years ago. Someone put up a link and listed all the licensed handgun owners in the state. It included owners names, addresses, etc., dating back to 1930. The site was taken down after officials got involved. http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Gun-list-site-returns-593077.php

I agree with you. Ithaca 37's are great shotguns (a J.M. Browning design) and super-smooth. Glad they are still making them. The Browning BPS with its top-tang safety and bottom ejection is also a good shotgun that you don't see often enough. Another "great" classic is the old Win. Model 12. (Would be too cost-prohibitive to produce today, but another fine shotgun that is designed to last. Another J.M. Browning design.) Borne before the age of stampings, plastic stocks, "vibra honing" and MIM parts. Some fit the mold of HD, some may not, depending on your criteria. However, both the M37 and M12 saw military and police service in their day.

"Steves Pages" has been around a while. They are a great resource. (He doesn't have every gun manual/schematic but he has most.) He also has a reloading link as well: Cartridges listed by dimensions. http://stevespages.com/page8d.htm Reloading data: http://stevespages.com/page8a.htm Links to powder manufacturers' load data: http://stevespages.com/page8b.htm Everything you wanted to know about bullets: http://stevespages.com/page8e.htm Terminal ballistic comparison in water of popular cartridges: http://stevespages.com/page8f.htm

Friends that I know that purchase birds often use B&B, M&M, Buttonwood or Gibersons. (Some preserves in NJ get some of their birds from PA.) Just remember to keep your receipts on hand. If you are stocking them on public land you have to adhere to the daily limits for that game bird imposed by the state. All of these places are preserves and some should have birds: http://www.ultimatep...USA/New-Jersey/ Just a thought, but if your dog is still young, I would suggest training with a different gamebird. Pheasant are expensive and sometimes a poor choice for a young dog. I would use quail or chukar instead.

The state added an additional deer management zone for feral hogs last year. In the first year hunt in 2009, hunters took 56 hogs. http://www.state.nj....feralhogs12.htm http://wildnewjersey...dlife-news.aspx

Punt shotguns were used by market hunters years ago. Usually mounted in the bow of a sneakboat, they would paddle quietly up to a gaggle of ducks or geese sitting on the water and pull the trigger. One shot would net a flock of fowl to take to market. Ever see Steve Zihn's 2-bore he built some years ago? (2-bore or 2 gauge means a payload weighing half a pound.) It was built for a left-handed customer who planned to take it on safari.

I agree on the reading part. (& I wish the internet was around when I started shooting.) Wolff sells a spring pack which includes 6, 6.5 & 7 lb. recoil springs. So, you get a mix to play with to tune the loads to your pistol. The M41 comes stock with a 7.5# spring. I only oiled the slide rail contact points. I never introduced any oil or lube to the chamber area. I think Midway or Brownell's carry Wolff. http://www.gunspring...D1/mID58/dID261

Cerberus did not make money on the deal. They broke close to almost even. http://www.finaltern....com/node/15004