Dan

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If I had a store I would put "Concealed and Open Gun Carrying Zone - All patrons and employees may be armed" Would be much more effective in preventing crime.

I enjoy cleaning my guns after shooting as well. I go all out. Part of my shooting hobby is trying out various gun maintenance products. I recently picked up some G96 Synthetic CLP, Ballistol, and G96 gel bore cleaner. All great products so far.

I don't think that is an unreasonable goal to go after. My opinion we should be aiming for State ID (like a DL license or something similar) + NICS check at time of purchase. Many states are like this, and is all that is needed. Anything else is pure and simple unconstitutional bureaucratic obstacles designed to impede or discourage exercising one's 2A rights.

Should say : For State Official Overlords only....No serfs allowed

Article : My link Looks like HK and FN are all over this with the SCAR and 416. I wonder if there is a US based company with a product that can rise to the challenge. I thought the Bushy ACR was supposed to be a contender.. unless the Army thought it was too expensive to even compete.

Besides being full of himself and thinking he is some kind of Chuck Norris biker tough guy with a hot pornstar wife..., does this guy think he is Ceasar Milan with all the talk of "assertive, dominant, confident"?

Its madness.. I'm sure thousands of gun owners "break" the law everyday with technicalities like this. For instance, a husband taking a wife's handgun purchased under her FID/PP to the range to practice with it. Technically she would have to "temporarily transfer" it to the husband under approved exemptions and conditions, i.e. at the approved range and stay with him for the duration. If the husband went in the safe, and just took it.. illegal possession as he took possession of a handgun without going through the PP process. If she handed it to him at home to take to the range... illegal transfer (temporary or not) of a firearm - as "home" is not an approved location for temporary transfers. Just like someone cant gift a handgun to someone without them going through the PP process + CoE etc..

Too little information to comment on. If the guy came out of his house aiming his gun at cops regardless if they were on his property or "startled him", not much more to say on that one. If he was so afraid, he should have stayed locked up in his home, pistol in hand, and dialed 911. Besides, who opens their front door without seeing who is out there first, especially if you were frightened that bad guys are outside... Sounds like suicide by cop, and the family is trying to rub salt in the wounds by suing for a payout. After-all, they were responding to a suicide call...

Just got my 1K order of .308 from Aim My link $476 shipped. Brass case, noncorrosive, boxer primed. Going to be using this weekend at the NRA rifle clinic at CJ. I am also going to try reloading it in the future as well. I'll post up on a new thread a review of what I think of it after Sunday.

+1 on TPS rings. I took Bob's recommendation on these, and have been extremely pleased.

Anything anyone can say would be pure speculation. Not very constructive IMO.

Thats great to hear. As I said I'm only going on interweb research. I'll add a +1 to the notch that says 55gr is find out of a 1:7. I've also read instances where people have reported 55 gr bullets "coming apart" from over-spin before they get to their target. I'm sure it really depends on a lot of things, such as that barrel and ammo's individual characteristics.

Any chance NJ2AS can sue the NJSP for legal fees incurred during the case? This is a blatent violation of their authority in using some ambiguous "for saftey's sake" blanket order as their excuse. I'm so sick and tired of the govt and its entities promulgating this nonsense under these false pretenses. Besides the obvious stuff around national security that deserves such protections, safety and security comes from transparency and liberty, not secrecy and bureaucracy.

From my intertube research. A 1:7 barrel with 62-77gr bullets are the best marriage for accuracy and consistency. You may have trouble with some 55gr's in a 1:7 so consider that before you make a decision. Seems 1:9 is best for the 55gr's, and 1:8 is an in-between jack of all trades that should be good for 55 and heavier, but the 1:7 will be better with 62gr and up. Personally I go with 1:7 or 1:8, and I only use 62gr or heavier bullets. Lots of people say you can get away with 55gr bullets out of a 1:7 if they are FMJs. Again, this is all interweb research that I have done over time. Could be wrong , right, or somewhere in-between.

Congrats!

Looks to me to be an illegal Philly code entered in that violates PA's pre-emption as stated by Bob, no doubt about that. I do slightly agree that in this situation having a Utah non-res should fair better at passing the "court of competent jurisdiction" test.. according to the rules they set forth in the code. It's all a moot point as PA state would destroy this code as it goes against state laws, and is beyond what a city or municipality has the authority to do. They are looking to discourage Non-resident permit holders from carrying in Philly, bottom line. This little gem is designed to prevent non-resident permit holders from recognized states (including the named Utah) from carrying in Phili by dictating only "residents" of states the PA AG creates reciprocity agreements with under 18 Pa. C.S.§ 6109(k). The bogus code then goes on with the next clause, saying something about a court of "competent jurisdiction" has to determine if someone other than a resident of reciprocal states as listed above (aka non-residents) might be permitted to carry Philly. They then go on to list those states as "Pennsylvania: Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota and Utah." They do not mention here "resident of", so I take this as explicitly there to say that Philly will only maybe tolerate non-resident permits from these 7 states. In effect, they are saying they will arrest you if you are relying on a non-res, and you will have to go through the justice system and have a court/judge give the A-OK to you using your non-resident permit for carrying in Philly under this code. This is a dose of good ole NJ guilty before proven innocent logic and "at your own peril" BS designed to discourage non-resident holders from carrying in Philly. IMO of course...

It sad that we have to deliberate this. The fact that you cannot just get into your car with your pistol strapped to your side and drive to your mom's for a few days is unconstitutional in my mind.

That one with the modern log home and green barn storage house/workshop. That's exactly what I want, minus the powerlines, and perhaps a little more wooded area... Work and family keeps me anchored here in the PRNJ... as I'm sure lots of people are in the same situation.

If the gun you are looking for has a pistol grip, here are some ideas of what needs to be done to the rifle before you can leave the store with it. Look for a reputable dealer in NJ that specializes in NJ legalizing firearms. Your other option is purchasing one from the factory that is already compliant. Any collapsible or fold-able stocks have to be made permanently unable to fold or collapse (usually pinning, welding, epoxying, etc). A muzzle brake or compensator (not a flash suppressor), or thread protector has to be pinned and welded on to make it permanently attached to the barrel. Any bayonet lugs have to be shaved off. I have a Sig 556 SCM from some years back. Knowing what I know now, I would now choose a Sig 556 SWAT version, and had a NJ dealer make the permanent modifications for me.

Using my calculations above (and perhaps you can find cheaper sources..): Winchester .308 brass is $20 per 50, about 40 cents per shell Winchester .308 147gr FMJBT is about 22 cents per bullet CCI #200 primer is 3 cents 42 gr of Varget is about 3.5 cents = $1.27 per round new After reloading, you can subtract the initial shell cost of .40, making a reload cost .87 cents.

Starting off with components, assuming I'm going to reload the 400 brass up to 1000 rounds. Sure it will be a higher quality than the initial components Privi uses, but as I said I'm not splitting hairs with this stuff: 400 Winchester brass - $160 1000 Winchester 147gr FMJBT - $220 1000 CCI #200 primers - $30 6lbs of Varget powder - $109 Total $519 Privi 1000 rounds shipped is $476 So here I'm getting 1000 rounds ready to go bang out of the box, so the first time around I save a lot of time, and I have 1000 re-loadable brass shells to use for however long I need them. Not to mention things only seem to get more expensive over time, so I'm not upset if I sit on 500 rounds of once fired .308 Privi brass until I need it.

I think we may have some confusion. I'm proposing that an FID is used to "obtain.. as in purchase, aquire" and according to the section I quoted above in 2C:39-5 as a "possession" license/permit/instrument/whatever you want to call it for long guns. This is above and beyond what any person can do with firearms as allowed in the exemptions. If you do not have your FID card along with the long gun, you better be in possession and traveling under the exemptions stated in 2C:39-6.

The widespread opinion is that having your FID along with a rifle or shotgun affords protections/privileges regarding possession outside of the general firearms exemptions in 2C:39-6 due to this in 2C:39-5 :

I looked into it beforehand, and the consensus is that it is not best for chasing one hole or benchrest. I'm fine with this as I have my Lapua and Winchester brass for that. My purpose for this is to use in the m1a, and reload for it as well. I don't want to use my good brass with the m1a as it does chew it up a little, and I won't be angry if i loose a few or ppl step on a few here and there. Non-bulk discount: Aim - $95 for 200 Widners - $94 for 200 Bulk discounts: Aim - $447.50 for 1,000 Widners - $460 for 1,000