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My guess is, everyone who panic-bought a bunch of guns they didn't want or need in 2008 or 2012 decided to get their money back. Not that I blame them.

Fun test: hold the sight and rotate it while looking at the dot. If the dot/star appears to rotate with the sight, the problem is with the sight. If the star (and it's deformities) stay in the same position as you rotate the sight, it's your eyes. I have one; nice little sight. Best for the money.

Maybe invite some some officers out to train with their carbines and shotguns & you can still make a good thing out of it. If the police are going to lose a free training facility, the department would be a lot more hesitant to back a discharge law... just thinking out loud. Good luck with it.

I have the PTR-91C. Very unique. I don't get to shoot it nearly enough. But pretty much second what everyone else here says. Love it, lots of fun. Also, I have this low-rise mount that is worth the investment.

Caso's in Jersey City.

Impossible hypothetical

Congrats and welcome from Jersey City.

Looks like it was a good time; had 2 cases of shells and two boxes of clay pigeons sitting by the door, then I got the call from work... next one, for sure.

At 5:45 am on a Monday morning, a doped-up junkie crashes his car into a tree on your property, then gets out, pulls out a rifle and starts banging on your front door… WHAT DO YOU DO? Of course, we start thinking 9 vs. 45, or handgun vs. shotgun vs. rifle, lights or lasers, or the best “premium home defense” loads, but every one of us is wrong, totally wrong. The correct answer is, if you are 79-year old Ervin Brittnacher, former professional bull rider, former nightclub bouncer, current professional BAMF, you walk up to your armed, bath salt-crazed attacker, and you punch him in the throat, then you wait for police to cart his unconscious body off to jail. http://abcnews.go.co...53#.UMEu7INZV5Z This story made me smile.

Why do people hate Glocks? They're ugly, cheap, foreign, and did I say ugly? But mostly people hate because they need things to argue about to pass the time. Gun owners are worse than knitting circles. I have a G34; love it.

90 MPH <---- in that car

The article should be titled: "Gun Containing a Fabricated Lower and Standard Metal Parts (including Barrel, Springs, Stock and Trigger Group) Fails after Six Shots." Read about the founders of Defense Distributed here, in an article in Forbes.

Well, you're implication that I'm implying that implied snobbery if the snob appeal is snobby, snobbery... snobby... LOL aw forget it. I agree the 995 seems like a decent gun (shot one once, seemed solid) and I was trying to tell the OP that a great many of us here don't think a gun has to be super expensive or rare to be a quality and desirable firearm. Unfortunately, in my firsthand experience, Hi-Point pistols are no good. I was trying to be nice, but IMHO I'd rely more on one of those flare gun inserts that turns a flare pistol into a one-shot 38 special than a Hi-Point semi.

Lasers are a great addition to any firearm - in case you are attacked by a large band of vicious marauding cats.

Not an expert, but from my own experience, I can offer some advice. First, do your homework and do not buy something sight unseen. Bring a mechanic with you if possible, but I can spare you the suspense and tell you that everything is broken and will need to be replaced. I guarantee a CT car painted 20 years ago is not "solid" and will have a lot of rust. Initial costs - figure a rebuilt engine and overhaul or replacement of the fuel system, cooling system, front and rear suspension, brakes as well as anything rubber on the car (hoses, gaskets, window seals, etc.) and the entire electrical system and probably the instruments. Once that's done and you've sunk $15,000 into making it safe to drive, you're not going to want to drive around in a ratty old car that looks like crap, so figure add in another $15,000 to $25,000 in bodywork and paint. Or be smart and just have it restored right off the bat to avoid the madness of having to replace everything one system at a time. Driving old Chevy's is not fun. There is no power anything, the brakes and suspension are awful, handling is pathetic at best and terrifying in the rain. Plus they're noisy, smelly, hot in the summer and cold in the winter. The other side is, owning a classic car is a labor of love; people wave to you and honk their horns when you're driving down the road. It's a lot of fun, and feels good to work on and preserve a part of history. If you've had a poster of this car on you're wall since you were a kid and it's the only one you've ever wanted, and you're ready and prepared financially to spend a lot of time money, go for it! But if you're just looking for a casual driver, get one that's already been restored.

Hi. I'm the guy who said "hard work paid for my education." I'm not disagreeing with you, just to clarify. I graduated in 2000, lived at home, attended a community college and worked two jobs. While other college kids were out partying, I was exhausted and trying to study and/or sleep. I do think my story is an exception, and I do think America is becoming an increasingly class-based society - where it doesn't matter how hard you work, to even get an interview with a decent company, you need to attend a school that is $40,000 a year, and for people like me, that is not an option. We could get into the educational profit industry, but that is another discussion. Again, not agreeing or disagreeing with you, just wanted to clarify. This is funny; my liberal friends say that America has shifted so far to the right, the only choices are "voting for a centrist or an extreme right-wing nutjob." I'm proud to be an independent.

Having worked Black Friday before (honest work paid for my education, thank you), I have personally witnessed thousands of people of all ages, races, sexes - and yes, political affiliation - act like complete inhumane @$$HOLES to get a $20 DVD player.

WoodsRover, If you want one, e-mail some vendors or use the Vendor price request feature. I've bought from many vendors here, who are some of the nicest people I've met and can get pretty much anything (legal). This is one of the better forums you'll find on the Internet, so don't quit just yet. Yes. And with all due respect, well... the 995 Carbine maybe, but not a pistol. And my favorite gun is a Ruger 22/45, so if that makes me snob, then I don't understand the definition of "snob." Therein is some truth. Many local dealers don't stock them because it isn't worth their effort to stock them, given QC issues. Also, many YouTube video up loaders have agendas - prove or disprove things, make sensational claims, etc., just to get subscribers and popularity. There is a reason many local vendors do not sell them, and I trust the people who buy and sell firearms for a living. If you still want something along those lines, you can look at Kel-Tec.

Welcome from next door in Jersey City.

Hurricanes notwithstanding, I'm in.

They're interesting guns in their own right. I tried one and really liked it, but couldn't afford it at the time, and it kind of fell off my list. Still, I cringe when I see people put $3,000 into an $1,800 gun to do a "G36 Conversion," which involves shortening the barrel, chopping pieces out of the receiver, changing the trigger group - which gets you an ugly semi-auto that costs 5 times what an AR does.

Almost bought one a while ago, and confirmed with an NJ dealer who had one on the shelf. Both the SL8-1 and SL8-6 are NJ legal. Semi-auto. Thumb hole stock (not pistol grip). 10 round Mag. No lug. No muzzle device (SL8 series has target crown) and no muzzle threads. Not banned by name. These models have inserts to change both the recoil pad length and cheek piece height, but the stock does not collapse, fold or telescope.

Point taken. LOL

Great choice. I have an S&W 686 P and my wife has no problems shooting it. In fact she never lets me shoot it. If you're still looking for advice, next pick up a second revolver in 22 LR like an S&W 617. That gives you a super cheap practice option ($20 for 500 22LR rounds vs $16 for 50 rounds of .38 special). Since the 617 is the same exact a very similar frame as the 686, you can learn great fundamentals on a similar gun (same controls, size and sight picture) but with a zero-recoil dirt cheap round. Plus 22s are fun to shoot. If you go the AR route, price ammo and make sure there's a range near where you live where you can practice. ARs are not immediately instinctive for new shooters the way a revolver is - so budget for ammo, training and practice time. Be safe and don't forget to have fun.

I got a a pair of sport glasses from LensCrafters - $79 for the exam and insurance covered the frames and lenses with transitions. I got them for another sport I play, but they work as shooting glasses too. Impact rated for professional athletics; side coverage is good enough for casual shooting. Plus sport glasses makes you look like the coolest kid on the playground. EDIT: with insurance, total was $90 for exam + glasses. Great way to burn that vision coverage I always forget to use.