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No adding full to the fire in any way, but give a call to Federal, Hornady, Fiocchi - take your pick. You have to understand YEARS worth of inventory was sold in weeks, and now there's a shortage of all components to make cartridges. You will see primers and bullets completely dry up this year as they are all being diverted to cartridge production. Federal is running ammo at full capacity right now, not taking any more backorders, and will be delivering government orders before any goes into retail for the majority of this year!

That I am!

My wife tonight, and mind you she thinks we've spent too much on the kitchen remodel: Redhead: "Hun, forgot to tell you I when I was at the range Friday morning I saw Skip and he had found a case of Rem UMC in .45 and 2 cases in .38 and had 10 boxes of 300 and 500 CCI primers he was going to put in the store. I just bought them all. Can you bring them is from the garage? Me: Sure. Redhead: "Hey, let's talk about the rifle. I want to keep the HBAR for me. Can you please scope it and add a bipod so I can bench on the 200yard? Buy yourself another one before they're gone." Me: YES dear! My only run of luck in life was finding my Irish redhead! Good luck with the withdrawl!

There's no ammo to be had to inventory. Distributors warehouses are BARREN! One I know personally has gone from having 1 million rounds of each stocking caliber in his warehouse the size of a football field to so little inventory that it can all be placed on a few pallets. Manufacturers have told him at current backlog there won't be any available for consumer distribution to September-October as military and law enforcement order will be fulfilled first... What's worse, is that all new primers, brass, and bullets are going right to production of finished cartridges with no fraction to retail so we hand loaders will feel the pinch too before long...

That fact, if explained to the CS rep should certainly get you a RMA lable.

Can't really tell by photo - is there bluing in the scratch or no? If bluing is gone, could have happened anywhere along the way from assembly, through packing, through shipping, to an oops at the LGS. Always call CS for firearms no matter how long the hold time is. Have a good, considerate talk with the answering representative and you'll find 98% of the time they'll take good care of you.

Excellent! A proud father supporting his child cannot be beat! Congrats.

Picture would be better than words... My best guess in absense of one is that you didn't break it down suffiently to install them where they bear. http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=0/sid=31/schematicsdetail/SP101

Already reloading = GOOD! Perhaps you need some busy work? I've got buckets full of brass needing tender lovin' loadin'! Too bad you're not ready to buy now. Came across an ANIB no-rail P229 nitron/night sights 9mm with a couple mags for pre-stoopid pricing today.

A solid choice for anyone's list! Enjoy it!

LOL! You're a good sport Pizza Bob!

LOL! I'll join in on the fun - my regular .44Mag shooter is a pre-29 5-screw 6.5" S-prefix. However, my gray hair content is less than Pizza Bob's!

Only a NJ lawyer familiar can answer this for her. I've lived in several different States, and can speak factually that with regards to firearms it widely varies. California is an easy example for me - you have a power of attorney for medical care and then would need a seperate power of attorney to deal with firearms. She needs to consult legal advice.

Absolutely, this FFL can sell his inventory any which way he pleases. What has bothered me with this situation is showing initial interest to sell to me, which was affirmed again when I did catch him by phone, but then no follow through and then seeing the firearms I wanted to buy posted for auction. It would have one thing if he simply said he'll be putting them on Gunbroker - no problem I've had many FFLs says this in recent years on new and old firearms alike. It also would have been a different story if he would have said he didn't want to deal with in-state sales whether it be because of sales tax collection, NICS delays, or whatever, but he knew I was from NJ and local to him from our first interaction. If that was his issue, we could have solved that with a transfer to another FFL. Why string it along? Doesn't take much to give a quick call or reply to an email and say "sorry, I cannot help you with this."

I will add to please contact the committee members who will hear the Bills.

I find it interesting that so many do not know about South vs. Maryland. My high school education was in a small S.Jersey school, and my US History II textbook covered this important Supreme Court case. Granted, it was buried in the same timeline as the Mexican-American War covered in the text. Coincidentally, I just realized that today marks the 165th anniversary of the Treaty of Hidalgo that ended that war (strange the things that jarr the memory)...

I don't believe there is any such standing. If there were, they wouldn't have allowed a couple of the proposed NJ Bills to proceed past review. There is one Bill in particular, A3754 for this Session, to deal with this very circumstance. I'm not saying it's not a good idea to keep a handgun away from someone with suicidal tendencies, but what I am saying is that as the wife and the way NJ laws are currently written she doesn't have the authority to remove it.

Big bore + hand loading = perfect together. It's true however. Once you are seduced by big bore, the reloading equipment comes next, especially with 10mm. So much ability to customize, and the only way to shoot it without a second mortgage from ammo. Let's not forget about the S&W 610 for venerable 10mm mention!

Purple???? Well, to each his or her own! I'll be picking up some parts from my guy on Sunday afternoon and will see if he's OK with me posting his info publicly. I'm actually out of town, getting back tomorrow. So haven't had the chance to link up with him.

HAHAHA! You'd have to append that sign around here to say "wife with PMS and 12ga"!

HA-HA! You haven't seen what the scare prices are for the 5-7! You can buy a pair of 226s! The 5-7 has a cult following. I now have a pair of IOMs. I blow past Glassboro State - err, Rowan - all the time flying down 55. Heck, I've hired 3 Rowan engineering majors in the last 18 months. My home range is just 15 minutes from Glassboro, so it's definitely doable.

If you don't link up with gimmemym1, I'll be shooting Sunday morning unless it rains/snows.

Guess "all" those mayors were never told not to wake the sleeping giant... Especially when he has friends.

If you are certain he's good buying sight-unseen, drop me a PM as I literally just learned who has ONE in-stock you could have transferred in. Just keep in mind you might be looking at a trigger job to bring down the pull of the DA. I understand what it's like when an old-timer has his mind made up...