Kaiser7

I've never messed with live plants before honestly. How do you get living plants in there? I used to read about a lot of this stuff, but it's been years and I forget all about it honestly. As for the filter, it's been unused for a while, so i have no clue if the bacteria in it are good, or even how to work it. I may try and get another one, but don't want to break the bank if I don't have to. Any recommendations on good filters?

It's been a long time since I last fooled around with aquariums. I noticed that the fish in my poppop's pond have spawned a lot of babies, and given the condition of his health, I'm not sure how much longer that pond will be cared for by our family. We've raised fish from his pond (Goldfish by the way) in aquariums before, but it's been a long time. He has a rather large aquarium he gave me just for this purpose, and I'm about to set it up, but I'm not really sure what I ought to do with respect to the filter, or even transporting some of the fish from the pond to the aquarium (My house is about a mile from his house). The filter he gave me is called a "Biolife" but beyond that I'm not sure how it works, and he can't remember where the manual is. Furthermore, how many fish can I fit? I'm not sure how many gallons the aquarium is, but it's 26"x16x12. I also have an additional 10-gallon one which I know how to operate.

I have factory wingmaster furniture, think I could do the same thing? I REALLY like the look of that. What finish did you use (I see Walnut, but any more info, brand or whatever). Also, how did you finish it?

I usually prefer meeting at a house when buying FTF, just because some idiot won't panic if they see a gun case or something. However I've also met at a restaurant, both times I bought off Dajaman, and at a North Jersey Rest stop when I bought off Blueline Finish lol. Both times the guys were really cool, and in the future i highly recommend doing business with them. Actually, backwoods customs also, I met him at a milkshake place out in the pinelands, But I met J0n and deadeye at their homes. Ideally ranges and gun stores are the best, otherwise a convenient place that's equidistant is good, or just wait until you have to take a trip in that direction anyway.

Damn, that is beautiful, what furniture is that? Or did you stain it yourself? My furniture is blond, really light colored wood, and while I like it, that's just beautiful.

I have a Lee Turret press currently, and use it for loading .223. I'm curious what I need to reload shot-shells though. Is it a completely different type of press, and are there any other accoutrements that are required? I like reloading, and want to start loading for everything I own, and I figured reloading hulls would be a fairly fun endeavor. Also, I imagine it's drastically different than loading rifle cartridges, so I'm wondering if anyone has any pointers.

I have to say, every time I pull my Mosin out of the safe, I see more markings on it that I've never seen before. It's crazy just how many different stampings and stuff they have. I think my VZ24 has a serial number, and that's about it. My mosin must have 20 different stampings and markings.

My shotgun is primarily a HD gun, but I figure that since swapping barrels is so easy, I'll just get a longer barrel for sporting purposes. I built a wingmaster for $270, and even though it's made from cobbled together parts, it feels amazingly sturdy and robust, so I think it would be a nice sport gun as well. I want to be able to put a sling on it, which is why I've been looking at extensions that have a sling mount, or at least take a clamp that has a sling mount. I don't care too much on the aesthetics since the finish on my shotgun is really bad (It was an old stripped receiver I bought it from, I might take it to backwoods for cerakoting just so it doesn't look too bad, and protect it from rust), but I don't want the extension to stick out past the barrel. But other than that, I don't really care how the extension looks, since they all pretty much look the same anyway. I mean, if someone made an extension that was a rod with two rounded parts at the end, I might not buy that one, but otherwise I don't care. More than anything, I'm surprised there's really a difference in performance in any of them. I would have thought all the extensions would be the same, with only the springs and followers really doing the "heavy duty work". I even contemplated just looking for a pipe that was the right diameter, and threading it myself, and just buying a replacement spring and follower, but I don't think I have access to a threader.

Title pretty much sums up my question, what's the best +2 extension for a Remington 870, specifically which is the best value. I've read good stuff about Vang, but is it worth the $25 more than the Wilson Combat? Also, my girlfriend just joined the Rifle club at her college, and mentioned they apparently shoot a lot of clays there. I think I'm going to try and join her sometime, but I know she doesn't have much upper body strength. She can barely lift my wingmaster with a 18.5"barrel, and I'm not sure how she'll fair with a shotgun set up for sporting clays that will have a longer barrel. Come to think of it, what is a good barrel length for shooting clays?

I wish I had some missing money. I'm so close to a Socom I can smell it haha.

I know the feeling. Exact same situation I'm in.

Kind of hearsay, but I saw a video on r/guns a few months ago, and it was a guy shooting his 770, and it seems like the base to the magazine just flew off when it was fired. Seemed the floor-plate wasn't attached very well. On the reddit thread some other people mentioned they had similar issues. I've never heard anything good about the 770. I know Savage makes some awesome firearms--and cheap, so that hog hunter everyone's recommending might be a good option.

Fark me with a pitchfork. I was going to go there too, and I KNOW I would have had that cash. Man, I'm pretty bummed. Back when I listened to people's advice to get an AR instead of a mini, I was looking for $450 as a good deal on a mini. I suppose there's no store I could contact about that.

Ive seen a type of holster where, instead of drawing up, you push the gun down, and the holster racks the slide. I know its dumb, but i nevet like keeping my guns loaded

Im not certain, but i believe you can also legally own those firearms without an FID if you buy them when you live in another state, and move here later on, as long as it is a gun thats legal to own in NJ. At least thats what ive heard

Now I really wish I went, if they had mini-14s dirt cheap. Did anyone see what they were selling them for? I'm just curious.

Their prices kind of suck. They're selling boxes of 8mm mauser for $27, I'm pretty sure they can be bought for about $20.

How bad is it? I got hit in my old car, and the windshield had a chip/hole in it. My mechanic friend told me Crazy Glue seals those holes and does just as good a job as the professional stuff, and is enough to pass inspection. As for dealing with it, I'd say contact the trucking company if you have the info. If you have to get the police or courts involved, I highly doubt anything will get done.

Please, I beg you, don't do this with antibiotics. People taking antibiotics willy-nilly, and not taking them as long as they're prescribed are the reason we won't have antibiotics in 10 years. Bacteria are evolving to be immune to them. It's plausible that in 10 years there will be no such thing as routine surgery, as the possibility of infection will skyrocket.

I'm a pharmacy tech, and I'm not sure what you want to do is legal. Then again, since it's diabetes medication and not a controlled substance, you might be able to, so long as the doctor writes the script. The real issue will be that insurance won't cover the medication, so you'd have to pay out of pocket. Most insurances pay for a specific period, and if you want medication outside of that period (And it's not a controlled medication), you can theoretically get it, you'd just have to pay the full cost. The advice above isn't a good idea. Again, this likely isn't controlled medications (At least not CIV,CIII, or CII), however, that type of stuff can get you flagged, or at least get the prescription flagged, which may prevent them from filling it. And even if you rotate pharmacies, the insurance still won't cover it. Best case would be to tell the doctor you want a bottle in case of emergencies or something. They MIGHT write you a script then, but odds are, from what I know, you'll be pretty screwed in a SHTF scenario. Even if you do get a reserve supply, medication has a shelf-life (if they need insulin, they're really screwed since it needs to be refrigerated), plus they're going to run out eventually.

Just because a business is shut down due to taxes doesn't mean they weren't paying. It just means the state is claiming they didn't pay them. My former boss had bank statements showing the state was paid, but NJ didn't have any records. I know that my boss wouldn't be the type to stiff on that, so I'm pretty sure the state screwed something up.

I've become a bit of an expert recently. The barrels on 870s are surprisingly expensive. Currently it's looking like my Wingmaster build I started in order to save money will end up costing me about $330. I hadn't anticipated how costly used parts would be. But to answer your question, you'll find them starting at $100-$180, depending on length, condition, if it's vented, etc. If you get lucky, an ebay auction might end up closing below $100, but not by much. Best sale price I've seen so far was an auction that went for $75 before shipping. Keep me in the loop with what you find. I'm also looking for an 18.5" barrel.

For anyone who's curious if it'll be back any time soon, I doubt it. Some may remember a few months ago I lost my job at a Christian gift store, it was the same thing. One day the state put up a notice, changed the locks, and we were all SOL. Odds are the place will be closed for quite a while for lengthy legal battles.

Was just reading the thread an figured i may as well ask. The dealer offered it, and was the one who told me that. But i wasnt sure if a PA ffl would really know NJ's crap laws. Thanks guys!

What about buying a long gun out of state? (Nj legal of course) Ive seen good deals at a PA gun store, but idk if its legal to buy there and bring it back