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I use Hoppes to clean out everything that catches powder: receiver, chamber, bore, bolt. I let those sit as I use CLP to clean and lube all the parts that don't get as dirty: magazine, charging handle, hammer. Then I got back, wipe off all the stuff I used Hoppes on, and use CLP to clean/lube them again. Before I put the AR BCG back into the upper, I wipe Breakfree LP (like CLP, but no C) on the surfaces of the BCG that rub against each other: the bolt against the carrier, the carrier against the upper.

Sunny with chance of zombies?

RubberBullets - just want to say thx for the heads-up. I logged in on my phone and grabbed me a case.

I stopped using Groupon like over a year ago... all the offers were terribad. Can't boycott something that's already mostly dead. Like Star Ledger. Lol.

These are Assembly Bill numbers. They were referred to Law and Public Safety committee last week. If committee passes the bills then they get referred to general assembly. The list of Assemblymen/women that sit on the L&PS committee are below. If they are your representatives, you can reach out to them to express your concerns. Mainor is Chair and co-sponsor of A3688, which is pretty similar to A3676 except he tacked his name on. Could be he horse traded to get his name on her bill, and in exchange use his position as committee chair to push the bill out of committee. Nappen only listed 3, but 9 different anti-gun bills hit committee last week. For example, - limiting magazine capacity to 5 - every box of ammo must have unique serial number, and illegal to sell, transport or possess of ammo that does not have serial number. - 50 cal banned. Charles Mainor - Chair - District 31 Gilbert Wilson - Vice Chair, District 5 Nelson Albano - District 1 Daniel Benson - District 14 Sean Connors - District 33 Joseph Cryan - District 20 Sean Kean - District 30 Gregoy McGuckin - District 10 Erik Peterson - District 23 David Rible - District 30 Bonnie Watson Coleman - District 15

lol I was gonna say a 22lr rimfire. luv mine. 4-6 cents per trigger pull. Figure to put 5000 rounds through just to practice the basics.

Thanks for the news and the pictures! They look really great. I don't suppose IWI folks gave any juicy details on Tavor availability? Like NJ distributors?

Also if you are just buying ammo for the first time: - NJ LGS will card your FID for handgun ammo. - NJ has special provisions for hallow point. Unless if you plan to keep it for home defense, you may consider avoiding HPs. http://www.handgunlaw.us/states/newjersey.pdf

One officer discharged 9, other officer discharged 7. 9 bystanders struck. The whole thing was over in seconds. I don't envy the guy whose job is, "Hey that guy just killed someone with a .45. Let me go say hi... on a NYC midtown street."

Poll numbers are already starting drop for support of gun control. The December numbers were basically, "Do you hate guns?" The January numbers are more, "Do you think these proposals will make you safer?" By-and-large, Americans aren't stupid; they recognize recycled failed ideas when they see them. http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/16/politics/obama-gun-violence-provisions/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 Cuomo may have passed some legislation and screwed over NYState, but even if he survives the upstate NY'ers backlash, he's not looking good for Prez. A liberal democrat from NorthEast, and pile anti-2A on top of that? It'll be like Bloomberg running for Prez. The only way a Northeast politician looks good nationally is if they have conservative creds, like a Romney or Christie, and even then they have bend over backwards to convince rest of the country they aren't a closet liberal. Gun control may be hot, but it not salient in long run. Unlike gun owners, 2A is very salient. Worse thing we can do is shoot ourselves in the foot. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/16/cnntime-poll-slight-dip-in-support-for-gun-control-measures-in-last-month/

Best news I heard all day!

Really? That's pretty scary. My feeling is, when the whole world is against us, we need more allies less enemies. This isn't some flash-in-the-pan over in a few news cycles. Sooner or later, some anti is gonna get frustrated change isn't happening fast enough, and do something stupid. Let them tire themselves out.

LEOs are blue-collar grunts like the rest of us. Policy is not their fault: if our politicians and policy-makers don't reflect our views, that is our fault, not the folks who punch the clock like the rest of us. LEOs are also some of the most earnest supporters of 2A. They know, as a practical matter, it takes time to call 911 and for them arrive on-scene. They also know every time civilians get a little more disarmed, retired LEOs get caught-up too. LEOs have to do their qualifications: I certainly feel better knowing the guy in uniform and packing heat has practiced recently. The ammunition shortage is already hitting them pretty hard already. We don't need to be adding to their troubles.

I wonder why burglars took the pistol permits...

Moderate, like me. But I ain't gonna speak up for Star Ledger. They are @$$XXXXX who would publish private citizens' addresses to save their own jobs. I'm just waiting for the paper to fold under its own ineptitude. No need to give them attention: would just help them live a little longer. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/01/star-ledger_announces_layoffs.html

SCOTUS make-up hasn't changed much since Heller. Sotomayor replaced Souter and Kagan replaced Stevens, but neither Souter nor Stevens joined majority on Heller, and Sotomayor and Kagan aren't likely either. All of the majority from Heller are still there, including Roberts. Roberts isn't going to reverse himself. Overall it's a bad idea. - If you start a case, you just hope it gets to SCOTUS before one of these guys retire, which is a risk considering Obama has next 4 years covered. - It's not at all clear SCOTUS would rule ARs and AKs "in-common-use." Scalia, Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas and Alito aren't exactly judicial activists, like Breyer, Ginsburg and Sotomayor. Kagan is too new to tell. Them 5 guys might be comfortable calling handgun home defense in common use. For an AR or AK, they are just as likely to rule "in-common-use" is legislative discretion, then you are REALLY screwed. Liberty or not, SCOTUS doesn't like to stand against the other 2 branches. Don't start a fight until you've already won.

ditto

I was looking at CMMG uppers, but decided to go with a M&P 15-22. Cost was an issue for me: my tricked-out 10/22 is more accurate, but I wasn't gonna drop that kind of money for another 22. 15-22 does what I need it to do: iron sights, positions & bench, 15-50 yards, cheap alternative to 223 ammo.

I drove 2 hours each way, Sat and Sun, down to Winslow to attend the Appleseed when Josey was just getting started there. Really nice range, real nice folks, glad I got to see it. They've been a supporter of Appleseed since. I also asked about bringing the program up to CR. No traction either. I see folks just getting started hang out at rimfire. They just got a rifle, no scope just stock irons, and they can't hit 4 inches 20 yards away with irons from bench, and they don't know why. There's no one to talk to them about sight picture, elevation, windage, trigger pull, breathing, etc... Before the federal bulk pack is spend, they are bored, they leave, and probably never come back. It's a shame CR doesn't have anything for them, and doesn't have room for volunteers like Appleseed.

All this was defined in 1993 Brady bill. This is not inventing new stuff: this is the government failing to do job we told them to do 20 years ago. NICS form 4473 question 11f covers 2 areas: adjudicated mentally defective and committed to a mental institution. http://www.atf.gov/f...tf-f-4473-1.pdf DOJ and FBI definitions, pulling from NICS legislation. http://bjs.ojp.usdoj...tp&tid=49#terms http://www.fbi.gov/n...nd-check-system 2007 NRA and Brady Campaign pushed passage of NICS Improvement act, because Seung Hui Cho should have never passed his NICS. 5 years later, we get Loughner and Holmes. Mayors Against Illegal Guns has a really good report on it. They aren't all BS. They might push for everything under the sun, but they know universal background check doesn't mean squat if the background check continues to suck. In that way they kinda agree with NRA: enforce laws already on books, strengthen mental health gaps. http://www.mayorsaga..._mimeo_revb.pdf

I think Booker means that NICS background checks sucks when it comes to mental health checks. They can check if you are felon or fugitive or dishonorably discharged, etc... but their database on mental health check sucks. Sarah Brady of Brady bill said if anyone had looked into Hinckley's mental health background before selling him the 22 revolver, they would have found psychiatric treatment for depression in addition to his criminal history. NICS started in 1994 and went live 1998. As of 2007 only 22 states had submitted any records. Af today, 32. Many states submitted as few as 100. Estimated # of people involuntarily committed is about 3million, and database has less than 1/8 of them. Cho, Loughner and Holmes, all with mental illness, all able to pass NICS background checks.

Cory Booker is looking like the leading candidate to replace Lautenberg. Lautenberg is crazy gun control nut, hopefully Booker is a little more sane. Seems like NJ and CA got the two gun control nut senators: Menendez, Lautenberg, Boxer and Feinstein. Would be nice to get some of them replaced.

I'll come right out onto that limb with ya. That limb may snap under both our weight.

Ramsey in Ramsey is my go-to LGS. It's an hour away from me, more with Rt.17 traffic, so making it my go-to was not a casual decision. First time I went to Ramsey Paramus years ago, the guy behind the counter confessed the Ramsey location did all the ordering and had better inventory and selection. He was nice about it, and I thanked him and drove the extra few miles. I've purchased numerous items from Ramsey, including tonight. Every interaction I've had and observed have been upfront, helpful, and friendly. Seems like either Ron or Joe is always around. Their prices have been reasonable (no gouging unlike some other places in Jersey), they tell me how long special orders will take, and they let me know if it doesn't work out.

I wouldn't put too much into it: you'll just add fuel to the fire they are trying to start. Par for industry, Star-Ledger is struggling to stay afloat. It fired 40% of its staff 3 years ago, and its circulation plummets ever year. No reader = no advertising dollars. Its "Editorial Staff" aren't bright people, they are just people who've been with the newspaper for a long time trying to keep their jobs afloat. Their articles have little influence: no soda for food stamp, raise taxes to buy land. Just let it go gently into that good night.