Dan

bravo

I have a 31, not my favorite HG to shoot, but it is currently my BR HD HG for its reliability factor.

How do you prove that?

Not saying this guy isn't an a** for hitting a girl... but those guns don't look illegal to me. Those are flare launchers AFAIK, and the AR looks like it doesn't have threaded barrels, and the stock may even be pinned. Not sure of the magazine capacity restrictions in NY state, as Long Island isn't NYC, unless he lives in a part of it that is...

Hello and welcome from another Matawan resident. It all depends if you will be switching townships. I'm actually physically in Old Bridge Twp, with a Matawan mailing address, so I go to OB PD for my FID and PP's. If you will be moving to a different township, I would say wait. I know from experience (moved from Woodbridge and had to go through the whole thing). You will have to go through the whole process all over again, fingerprints, money orders, etc etc. If you are moving within the same township, and will have the same PD, then I think they can just change the address on your card. Might want to check with them first, as you never do know!

I remember ogling these ages ago back when Bushy still made them. Never saw one in person, as I was young and poor and could never hope to afford one. Best of luck with her, glad she found a good home. And yes, better pics or no pics at all!!!

Active camo, very cool.

IMO If you were in a defensive shooting with a bear, on investigation .. if they saw this gun they would think you were out "looking for a fight" or a chance to use your new bear blaster.

I tried DVOR for awhile. I didn't really find their prices all that great, especially with their S&H charges. I could find a lot of the same stuff on Amazon for similar prices, plus with Amazon Prime, I get most of it with 2 day free shipping (well not counting the $80 per year Prime membership). If you buy more than 5 things per year on Amazon, Prime is well worth it.

Just adding onto the hollow base wadcutter bullets being loaded upside-down conversation that this thread has turned into.

About shooting bullets backwards... http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot50.htm

yup that was my point

The statistics used are from "reported" bear attack encounters, which is a majority of when people got hurt and needed medical attention. The article even states that reports where guns were used successfully to halt a bear attack before injuries could indeed go unreported. Add to that even if someone killed a bear in self defense out in the back-country and did not get injured, I'm betting many people would not go on to report that incident, and leave the bear carcase out in the wilderness for the vultures. I do like the premise of the article, in that being armed is no guarantee for bear safety, nor should anyone become complacent while in bear country.

As far as I can tell, this talk of brand xyz is better than brand 123 is all based on perception and reputation. Makers can claim they make their stuff milspec, some actually sell to the military, and all the in-between you can think of. Just like 1911 pistols, cars, or anything you buy that across the brands all sorta look a like and do same thing (shoot, drive, etc), brand reputation (is it used by professionals like soldiers and LE, by schools in high shot count training, government contracts, etc), and trusting what they say about their product (milspec, testing, parts sources/makers, manufacturing processes, tolerances, etc) is what matters most.

I also advocate destroying it. They will just get a new one.

Crap, now I wanna get that .44mag wheelie that I've always wanted.

No legal limit, but if you ever get in trouble with the law, more than 2 guns is considered an "arsenal" by the media.

Take a look at Corbon PowRball and Hornady Critical Defense for non-NJ defined "hollow point / dum-dum" self defense rounds.

Hornady DGX has a flat exposed lead meplat. This thing shouldn't deform/mushroom in the magazine, only on the target. The DGS bullet is basically a flatpoint FMJ, if that deforms in your magazine, its because something exploded that shouldn't have. Good crimp on the crimp band + proper flat point bullet and you shouldn't have any issues. I guess with this rifle you have to treat it like a big bore levergun and use flat point type bullets. If you want to shoot pointy stuff, I'd use it as a single shot.

I know exactly what you mean spaceman. That pro series, and I'm sure many other quality 1911 style guns have an ability to instantly bench the rest of your HG collection. I've experienced this myself. Took my friend shooting, brought my sw1911 and a glock. Only his second time shooting. He was all over the glock because its tacticool black, in the movies, etc.... He wasn't interested in the 1911 at all. Then I made him shoot it. I watched how instantly he didn't even want to shoot the glock any more, and I got stuck with it for the rest of the session. lol

Everyone needs a .357mag or above revolver. May even be the best choice for HD handgun. When the trigger is pulled, they always go bang regardless of skill or the situation. After starting USPSA recently, I've seen my fair share of SA pistol/operator failures across various brands and styles. Even with the perfect SA pistol, there is a level of skill involved in using them reliably , especially in a high stress situation.

Saw a commercial this morning from some type of New York City emergency mgmt organization. Showed a family in an earthquake, the father grabbing a huge bugout bag, and the family running out the door. They said, "make a plan, get a kit, know what to do in the event of a major emergency/catastrophe" or something to that effect. Govt agencies are trying to get people to be self sufficient, at least for a few days, as they know there is always a delay involved before help can arrive. Seems like a ton of publicity around disaster preparedness over the past yea and a half or so.

I know nothing about this type of rifle/round (other than i want one), but what range and type of accuracy are you looking to get, and have you tested if the dimpled bullet does cause a decrease in accuracy? It could just be cosmetic damage perhaps? Otherwise, You could always go with a non-lead exposed bullet like Hornady DGS or Barnes solids. Got pics?

IMO for plinking, either one. Personally I get what I feel is equivalent performance out of 55 or 62 gr Silver/Golden Bear Russian stuff. For HD or SHTF, we have far better options than milspec ammo for the 5.56/.223 platform such as Hornady vmax 55gr as one example. For precision... Sierra 69gr HPBT as an example. Both are affordable especially if you are reloading your own.

Long guns are no problem if you have your FID. HG's could be an issue. One thing you can do is ask your FFL dealer to do you a favor and hold on to them for a few weeks. Otherwise, if your home is destroyed, and you move in with your parents, I can't see how your parent's house would not become your residence/dwelling. Won't be hard to prove in court since your original home is uninhabitable and you had to find a new place to live in short notice, and a prosecutor would have to really stretch far to try to charge you for unlawful possession under the circumstances.