Kaiser7

True, I have a sort of feeling that I never clean well enough. Since I never grew up around guns, and no one I know who owns firearms clean them, all my cleaning skills are self-taught. I'm always scared I'll screw it up and not do a good enough job. Unfortunately, money is soooo tight right now I'm lucky to add one or two to my collection a year. Plus, I really don't know what tomorrows "Collectables" are. Figure I could grab a few Mosins, Since they'll probably jump from the $140 ball park to $400 in a few years.

I probably shouldn't admit to this, but my brother and I used to take them for people for $10 an hour, though those were the 10 hour courses. They weren't too bad IIRC, they basically have a few slides where you learn about some stupid stuff, then after each "chapter" you take a quiz, with a minimum score you need to get correct. I think you had 3 chances to pass the quiz, if you failed you could go through the chapter again, and retake the quiz. The answers don't change, just the order in which they appear, and I believe it shows you the correct answers, so we just would mark down any that were not common sense, and we'd pass them pretty quick. If it actually takes you the full 30 hours, you're doing it wrong. Half of it is just common sense.

Sorry for double post. Worse case scenario, you may have enough leverage to get a REALLY good deal at least. I doubt you'll get the ammo for $,01, but who knows, you may be able to REALLY save some money! If this works out, you don't just win Gunbroker, you win the internets.

Not going to lie, I PMed OP about some of that... ... For those who remember I had a girlfriend nearly kill me (literally) recently. Well that's over with, and I met another cute Chinese girl who wants to learn how to shoot!

I've played enough Call of Duty to know that's fake, I mean that game is totally accurate, right? I mean, anyone can survive being shot by a .50 cal at point blank, duhhhhh....

If I had money, or a PP, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.... ...for $500. (Who am I kidding, I never have money anyway!) That being said, the market is artificially inflated right now due to panic buying, so you can probably get more for it now than it's worth, though maybe not as much for a 9mm pistol, since nobody can find the damn ammo haha.

I've been doing my best with that, I always refer people who wish to apply to their town's website (wherever their town has the FID application). I know of 4 people recently who applied for the first time, and I got all of them to contact their politicians regarding this stuff. Had a few who aren't applying contact them as well. Surprisingly there are many people who support gun rights, even if they have no desire to own a gun. I think people forget to inform these people as to what's going on.

Yeah, it's funny, my brother in law saw a UTS-15 at a LGS that we both really like, and asked me about that. I just happened to see that video that night and sent it to him. I'd much rather pay less than $500 and get an 870 express mag. Hell, you could probably get an extended tube and slap it on there, and still be paying less than the UTS. I wonder how many will buy it simply because it's tacti-cool.

I looked through there, no dice. I didn't think so, but the mechanism is so awkward, it shocks me no one has come up with anything better. Maybe I could come up with something, I mean pulling the lever towards the shooter is awkward, I should see if there's a way to do it similar to other rifles where you pull it away from the shooter. No clue if there's a way to work that with the way the magazine fits in or not.

Bit of a Necropost, but I think it makes more sense than restarting the topic. I appreciate the advice. I considered Mitchell's before, though I know they aren't "Authentic". If I ever have a ton of money, I'll buy collectable guns, but at this stage in my life, I think it's dumb. If I drop a lot of money on something that's collectable, I'll never shoot it, especially not with corrosive ammo, and I'm really not interested in simply collecting right now. So I've thought that a Mitchell might be good for a shooter, since I could shoot it, and not have the guilt I feel shooting a war relic. That being said, every time I see a sporterized Mauser, I die inside. Actually, that goes for any milsurp arm. I'm not devoted to waffen marks, While they're cool due to the historical value, my hatred of Nazis, and the stain they have left upon my heritage makes me apprehensive to have any of that stuff. While I love the arms the Germans had in WWII, they're beautiful and many were the best fielded in the war, the actual government and events behind them are something that I hate. To put it another way, with Israeli mausers, I'm fine with the destruction of the waffenmarks, but the rechambering to 7.62 actually bothers me.

Thanks! Haha, haven't gone to a bar yet though. And yeah its more an issue where i know it's fine, but it doesn't feel "secure" worried it'll snap off even though it's unlikely.

All you older guys, stop buying them all! Leave some for us 21 year olds to buy when we have disposable income!

I just happened to think of another gunsmithing issue I've been thinking about. I absolutely HATE the magazine release on the savage MKII. I find having to pull a thin metal lever towards me is awkward, and it is just really annoying, it's my main complaint against an otherwise good rifle. I'm not sure if anyone else feels the same way, or if they know of any fixes for this.

Nope, better trade me for my New Haven 600AT, It's a Mossberg 500, but with a wood stock, that makes it OK in NJ. Better be safe than sorry Just kidding, you'll be fine. I do wish I had an 870 though.

Doing more research, it appears that it's common among all mossberg shotguns. Haha, I'd love to trade it for an 870. I really want the Remington simply because the GSG-9 uses them.

I have a New Haven 600 AT, basically it was a Mossberg 500 that Mossberg made for department stores back in the day. Now it's my first shotgun, so maybe pump actions are all like this, but the foregrip slide "wiggles" from side to side, it's not a major deal, but I'd prefer a "tight" feeling on it. I'm not sure how one fixes this though.

The government is the only thing in the world which can deprive you of thousands of dollars of legally acquired goods, and then act like you should be grateful for $4 in return.

Am I reading the wrong thing? It looks like most polled were anti.

They should have stopped at Step 4. That was perfect.

Do your research first, make sure your gold dealer is reputable, also, do your research. Silver/gold coins fetch a higher premium compared to bullion. Relying solely on gold is foolish though, its a good bet against inflation, but if all your eggs are in one basket, you'll be screwed if the price drops. I'd say diversify, and look for some stocks that may pay out as well. Firearms are a growth industry, pick up a copy of barrons and read through it.

I want to finish up college, maybe dental school here or in PA, and then apply there, or places near where I live now, and move to PA. I love my family too much to move elsewhere, if it weren't for them I might hop to NC or Texas. No way in hell I want ANY of my tax money to feed into the NJ political machine, if they won't represent my rights, then I won't give them my money. Part of the reason I want to try and "boycott" the state when I'm older (will make exceptions for 2A friendly companies here). Not a hard boycott, I don't want to do a ton of research into that crap, but given the choice, I believe I'll spend elsewhere.

This stuff makes us look like assholes. remove the socialist & American traitors part.

They all go to the assembly. Then to the Senate. Perhaps a few of them will be weeded out, but many will likely got to Christie, not to mention this is just the first wave. We need to work on a plan of opposition, specifically targeted calls/letters/personal meetings with your local representatives. That is, your assemblyman, and your senator. We need to also really redouble our efforts on Christie too.

I've never known him to say anything vile or hateful. I really only know of him from a show he had about guns, where he was hunting some animals on his property, and hosting a bbq with servicemen. He was a little goofy on there, which is why I've never felt he would be taken seriously.

Yeah, be sure to look up the grammatical breakdown of the Second Amendment, I forget exactly what it is, but I'm pretty sure the way it is written shows that it is the right of the people. What class is it? Legally they can't inject personal belief into the class room. Be sure to get totally solid facts and stuff, and make him look like a **** in front of the class. ...Yeah, I'm at Rowan, I do the same thing with my professors ocasionally.