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Do you know what the model number is? It should be on the left-side of the barrel where it says Sears. When you open the bolt, then hold the trgger to the rear, can you remove the bolt from the action?

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

I believe if you are handgun hunting in PA you need a Sportsman's Firearm Permit from the applicable county Treasurer's office. If you want to carry in a vehicle, or carry on person during the act of bow hunting or "spotlighting," you need an LCF.

He was in court today. This was in Sunday's Record: http://www.northjers..._.html?page=all

I have none of these, but think the link to the article may offer you the details for a few of them. http://www.rem870.co...-remington-870/

Just curious, did you resolve your chambering/feeding quandary on your M700?

Questions: 1) Did your gunsmith install the wrong screws for the front base, and are they protruding into the area before the chamber? That will surely cause binding. 2) Is the magazine box inserted correctly? (It should have the forward half-round cutout below the feed ramp.) I know it's almost impossible to do, but nothing surprises me and anything can be forced these days.

The rules in this state ARE nonsense. I would be cautious with the handgun carry during hunting season. It may be your property or a friend's, but if you have a hunting license in your possession for hunting you can only use a firearm that's legal for hunting. Explaining that to a CO might be dicey. f. Nothing in subsections b., c. and d. of N.J.S.2C:39-5 shall be construed to prevent: (2) A person carrying a firearm or knife in the woods or fields or upon the waters of this State for the purpose of hunting, target practice or fishing, provided that the firearm or knife is legal and appropriate for hunting or fishing purposes in this State and he has in his possession a valid hunting license, or, with respect to fresh water fishing, a valid fishing license;

I believe the answers to your original question have been answered by others in their responses. It is all about placement, not so much caliber. If you deer hunt, you know what I am talking about. There is no magic round. A round from a high-powered rifle, a slug gun, or a more powerful pistol cartridge like a .44 Magnum fired into the chest cavity in proximity of the heart of a deer oftentimes does not result in instant death, or bang-flop, as they say. A hit to the spine, or high shoulder shot will instantly drop a deer, but not necessarily kill it. How does an low-velocity arrow kill a deer? An arrow into the chest cavity of a deer, the only logical location for shot placement, strikes a deer with less than 50 ft. lbs. of energy. Pretty paltry compared to energy from a firearm, right? The broadhead imparts massive wounding by cutting vital organs, resulting in rapid blood loss. (That's all a bullet does, only at times more traumatic.) Death by an arrow is not instantaneous. The deer can run a few yards and fall over and expire, or run a lot farther, which then becomes the bow-hunter's nightmare. The same can be said for a pistol round fired into the same location. There is no target or organ in the chest that short-circuits a deer quickly like a shot to the brain.

What Chris posted in both his responses. Good information.

A shotgun slug has enormous penetration capabilities, despite being so soft (most are, some are not.) CO's in N.J. investigate about a handful of NTIs' (non-target impacts) of homes hit by pellets or slugs every hunting season. The example in the link provided exhibits the penetration capabilities of a shotgun slug, which occurred back in February of this year. The slug penetrated the side of a home, went through the linen closet, and ended up on the floor of the bathroom. The hunter who fired the shot was more than 400 yards away, well beyond the "safety zone" distance that's designated. http://www.nj.com/ne...g_incident.html While extremely lethal, a slug would not be my first choice for home defense. I don't know if I would ever get a .410. Maybe for competition skeet, but not much else. I appreciate technology advancement, but folks try to make the .410 shotshell something it's not, and I'm not that open-minded anymore. JMHO

A chest shot is not efficient for a quick humane kill. The deer will certainly expire, but it won't be as quickly as one would prefer. A shot to the chest hitting the lungs or heart is certainly a lethal wound that is going to result in blood loss and eventually no oxygen to the brain. Yet a .22 LR into the back of the skull or directly into the ear hole is all you need and it works well. If you are using a large caliber handgun, be sure of your backstop. I don't know many civilians who can legally engage in this action on a deer they've hit. Anatomy of a deer

If it's from the 60's it's probably the 'old' Falconet model. On the field grade models, the receivers came in two finishes, called "Ebony" or "Buckskin," and the Falconet had an aluminum receiver. Their target-grade skeet and trap shotguns had steel receivers. These were made in 12, 16 and 20 ga. Price? I dunno, I'd have to look at the Blue Book. You can browse around the Franchi forum and maybe get an answer there. Off the top of my head, these sell for $500 and up, depending on condition and gauge, but I've heard of people finding old ones in obscure shops and getting them for less. I used to use my uncle's steel trap gun on the Chesapeake for goose hunting back in the 60's and 70's. Go to my link and you can determine by the Franchi date codes when your O/U was made. https://workspaces.a...CbcT8oonBc8OLvw

Mossberg sells a 590A1 with their new LPA™ Adjustable Trigger, and it's also available on their other shotguns like the 500 & 835, but I don't think they'll sell the unit to you separately. I would call them and ask though. I know of no aftermarket replacements for the Mossberg. http://www.mossberg....pa-6-shot/51414 (If it was an 870 you could find something close to what you are looking for.)

Oh come now, Janet loves guns! (At least her photo op at Ben Avery pretends her to be.)

No, it's not supposed to come out. The feed latch (really a cartridge stop) might slide inside the frame of the receiver in its machined recess when the trigger group is removed if its not staked properly at the rear. The feed latch is staked to the frame inside that recess at its rear. There is a cross pin hole at the rear of the feed latch that needs to be oriented with the trigger plate pin and this helps holds the feed latch in place and prevents fore and aft movement when the the trigger group is installed. If the hole isn't oriented with the pin hole to hold it in place, you won't be able to drift the pin back in place and you could push it out of the recess. If it came out, you may be able to push it back in place.

New Jersey's blue and red districts are telling. http://elections.huf...ults/new-jersey My county (Bergen) was once known as a bastion for Republicans. In 2012, of the 70 towns in Bergen County, only eight favored Romney by more than 60%. They were Allendale, Franklin Lakes, Ho-Ho-Kus, Old Tappan, Rockleigh, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River and Wyckoff. (Saddle River cast 70% of their votes for Romney.) There are now more than 911,000 people in Bergen County, the most populous in the state, and most of it is BLUE. If it weren't for some incumbents, the Republicans would be long gone.

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Good luck and be careful out there. Those "redcoats" will be out in force! Opening Day

Never seen that before. Those cases look to have a poor stab crimp on them though. Usually the crimp is more pronounced on factory ammo, and most that bite the cannelure stay put. I'd send them to Federal and ask "what's up?"

I agree, I have never seen them used in New York. But, I would be curious to see the process at the new Dick's by me, not that I'd buy anything there. They opened a store this September right next to the Palisades Mall just off the Thruway. http://www.dicksspor...pen/West-Nyack/

Note the size of Bill Jordan's hands in relation to his Mod. 19. He had a serious pair of mitts on him.

The granting jurisdiction (town/county & state) has the ability to grant whatever restriction they deem. They have the power of Yes or No or Yes w/ restrictions. Some counties allow concealed carry to the range, other counties do not. It depends where they reside. Their Sportsman's license (hunting & target shooting) for restricted concealed carry will state as follows; "License to carry pistol is hereby granted." Rockland County has restricted sportsman's license which require locked and cased firearm to and from the range or hunting grounds in addition to locked, separate container for ammunition. Some of the NY fellows I know and shoot with in Rockland county have this permit. That's how they show up at my range in New Jersey; boxed and locked. Others, after being in good graces with the authorities for a couple of years, had been able to upgrade their permits to full, unrestricted carry. Those go back 20 years though, it's getting tougher today to acquire these. New York's issuing process is deeper than the application form leads you to believe. There are permit holders who have restrictions yet have a LTCF approval. While it seems straight-forward, it's still convoluted. Part of the process depends on how your interview goes with the issuing judge. The local PD, then NYSP and finally the issuing judge of the town/county all have a say in the process.

The 887 vs. the 870 can't be compared because they are two completely different designs. Only time will tell if the 887 does as well as the 870. You don't need an egotistical gunsmith to spell out the major differences between the 870 Express and the 870 Wingmaster or 870 Police. The differences are well known. A blind man can tell the difference between them. The following document was from the RemingtonMilitary.com website. It's since been removed. I posted on Acrobat Workspaces for anyone who wants to view it. https://workspaces.a...pwzqhC5yjBtyZSA

Beginning Monday, November 19, more than 5,000 large trout will be stocked in 24 lakes throughout the state. Areas stocked listed below. Link at the bottom. WINTER TROUT STOCKING SCHEDULE 2012 Monday, November 19 Middlesex County Hook's Creek Lake - 200 Monmouth County Spring Lake - 190 Topenemus Lake - 180 Ocean County Lake Shenandoah - 220 Passaic County Green Turtle Pond - 300 Sussex County Little Swartswood Lake - 390 Lake Aeroflex - 390 Lake Ocquittunk - 190 Silver Lake - 230 Tuesday, November 20 Atlantic County Birch Grove Park Pond - 180 Bergen County Mill Pond - 150 Camden County Haddon Lake - 190 Rowands Pond - 100 Cape May County Ponderlodge Pond (Cox Hall WMA) - 160 Cumberland County Shaws Mill Pond - 200 South Vineland Park Pond - 160 Essex County Verona Park Lake - 190 Hudson County Woodcliff Lake - 200 Passaic County Barbour's Pond - 160 Wednesday, November 21 Hunterdon County Amwell Lake - 160 Morris County Mt. Hope Pond - 160 Speedwell Lake - 200 Union County Lower Echo Lake - 160 Warren County Furnace Lake - 350 http://www.njfishand...2/wntrtrt12.htm