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It is only a bad deal because the prices on x54r keep steadily rising. I paid $130+$30 shipping for a crate (two cans) two years ago. Corrosive can be annoying. It is a good practice to clean it within 24 hours, and you may not always have the time. However, the price outweights the annoyance and you get an awesome can. Then again, I'm so cheap that I pick bullets out of the backstop for casting.

I asked about this and the previous NJAWB. There ARE some people who registered their NJ "assault weapons" and own them today, but they are few and far between. You have a few options really: 1. GTFO, the rifle or you 2. Register, enjoy your rifle. Risk confiscation 3. Floorboard. My philosophy is, there are a crapton of people who stumbled upon Grandaddys MG42 or DIAS SP1 in free america that he never bothered to register. If you own an AR15, the price of lowers is cheap enough now that they can be considered an investment. Everyone in free states born in about 1963 or earlier could have invested $1200ish prior to '86 and be sitting on a $30k gun now. I want to know if 80% builds can be registered if 1994 ever comes around again.

I hate CAI markings.

Would these be CMP rifles, or electropenciled import marked commercial rifles?

I found an easier way to figure out the caliber. Disassemble the rifle. It appears to be hand stamped with: CW 2/65 308 Woo hoo! Precision rifle time!

Try a S&W M&P in your flavor of choice. I was very crotchety with 1911's and wheelguns until I shot one.

I inherited a 1909 Peruvian Mauser that is nicely sporterized. The only original pieces are the receiver, magazine, and possibly bolt. If the bolt is original it has a new handle. I think any collector value is long gone. It was rebarreled and reblued at some point in its life. I do not know who made the barrel. The firearm itself was originally 7.65x53 Argentine, and now a poorly made dummy .308 round will fit in the magazine, chamber, and will eject. I have not tried live ammo. Is there a proper way to determine what it is chambered in? Or if it will fire 7.62x51 and .308? I have not disassembled it yet.

10/10. No cheating, but two WAGs. The French MAS was a guess along with the Arisaka. I know nothing about Japanese weapons

My dad recently bought a 9mm shield, and we were wondering what ammo may be best for it. There is a plethora of "self defense" 9mm ammo available, but I was particularly interested in Hornady Critical Defense because it was advertised as optimal for short barreled guns and very low flash. Unfortunately it is 115 grain, and I would like 135 or 147. This is my dads carry gun. I'm more keen on using the heaviest bullet weight available for self defense rounds, and a slower heavier bullet is perceived as less snappy to a faster lighter bullet. However, I am intrigued on the merits of Critical Duty. I would prefer non-P loadings if possible. Any suggestions? Please don't just say Federal HST/Hornady CD/etc. Let me know why you like certain ammunition for short barreled guns.

Any time I bought anything online I only had to pay sales tax when shipping within the same state. That goes for Ebay, Amazon, etc. Tonight I was looking to buy a bullet puller. Seller #1 was listed as "USA" and Ebay wanted to charge me a dollar for tax. Seller #2 was in IL and they wanted to charge me a dollar for tax as well for shipping to PA, and $1.07 to NJ. What gives?

Mipafox, thank you. I appreciate it. DeerSlayer, I have no idea. I will be casting 9mm and 45acp first, then 38 and followed by maybe 308. Likely LRN and maybe Keith SWCs

I'm a part time resident in Marshalls Creek, right by the burgs. The only things I dislike are the pizza and the gas prices. Let me know if you move out here. BTW, the firehouse gunshow is a wee overrated.

I like that area. The Sycamore Grill is an awesome little place, and I shoot in East Bangor

Mipafox, I think I met Jeff. I think. I'm terrible with names. I'm referring to Pennsylvania Jeff. As of right now, I'm quietly scrounging for lead. I inherited all of the equipment to cast and I am planning on casting in the summer. I'm curious to see how tire shops are going to react to me bugging for lead. I don't want to pay much for a bucket of scrap that is 50% zinc... What would be a guestimate price on a 5 gallon bucket of wheel weights? Assuming a healthy amount are zinc. Edit: I should have mentioned I was picking spent bullets from the range backstop today. I would love to pick through the backstop at an indoor range but I'm sure no range wants that liability.

Supposedly, Clinton banned Chinese stuff because Norinco offered to sell full auto AKs, RPGs, and tanks to California street gangs. I still want to cry that I was born 20 years too late to buy 1300 round cans of 7.62x39 for $60.

Does anyone cast and procure wheel weights any longer? I've read that the OEs, most tire chain tire shops, and about a half dozen states have banned lead wheel weights. NJ and PA are not on the banned list. I currently work for a car dealership and our scrap bin is mostly all zinc, and I asked the one tech who scraps and he hasn't scrapped wheel weights in years. If anyone is having any luck getting lead weights from small shops, I may try a few.

I was a bit disappointed. A lot less stuff for sale than last time. No Sarco either. I did buy some LSA-T that won't mix and I was offered some "Korean War Era" M16 magazines.

I'm going. It's a good show.

It would have been a stupid idea for him to not pardon her. As others have said, the issue gets brushed under the rug now. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Her rotting in a jail cell only shines a (more) negative light on New Jersey...

I knew I would catch flak for the .380. I was planning on typing out a wordly response, but to keep it simple I was handling the 22 in Dunks and I really loved the size of it. Smaller guns seemed okay but seemed to have a bunch of shortcomings, and larger guns just seemed...large. I did get the answer I wanted out of everyone though. I am absolutely going to rent anything I consider buying, and shooting capabilities are going to be the biggest concern. I don't know how people carry 3oz aluminum J-Frames with handcannon full house .357 in them. I fired one once and my hands hurt after a cylinders worth... I like the Shield a lot, but I think handling the mini-1911 is far superior (which is only my opinion). What shoots 'better', a Shield .40 or Shield 9? The slower 40 is probably less snappy.

I'm looking to buy a carry piece this summer, and I am curious to see if the gun I am looking at is too long at 7.25" (vs a Shield at 6.1"). I am VERY interested in the Browning 1911-380 for a number of reasons, but it seems like it would be a wee bit too big to conceal. Thoughts? The following pics are of the 1911-22 and 1911-22 compact next to a full size 1911, but the 380 is the same size. No 380 compact announced yet. Please don't tell me to buy something else because it is "better". Glocks, Shields, LC9s and the like are better guns because 9mm/40 trumps 380 any day of the week and they are marginally smaller, but I am not interested in those. I shoot 1911s well, I handle them well, and it is what I am used to.

I used to try to ride a few miles every day after work before I moved and got home too late. You would be surprised how many people screw with you for the fun of it.

I know I don't need to weigh every case, but I like the thought of weighing every case from a safety standpoint. I'm loading 4895 so it isn't even necessary. I also like to FCD semi auto loads.

I'm in a similar position, except I am new to reloading. I originally thought I would load "match" 223, and crimped neck "AR15" bulk 223. Using 55gr pills of unknown origin and making no effort I can make ammo that shoots as well as I can, if not better. I load single stage with bulk primers, and I weigh every charge from my thrower because the thought of weighing every 5th or 10th charge bugs me from a safety standpoint. So I have Sierra Matchkings and CCI benchrest primers that I really don't see a huge point in loading. I didn't pay for them and I'm limited to 100 yards so I guess it's okay. I suppose I will load ammo with crimped necks for semi autos, and the same load without for my bolt guns, but that will probably be it.

I was pretty happy with using electrolysis to clean up my barrel. I bought a 26" POS Express barrel that was rusty and nasty to cut, and made a ghetto electrolysis tank to clean it up with and then I used cold blue. It isn't a showpiece by far, but it matches my Express receiver pretty well. I would think it would hold you over for awhile. Do you have a shotgun build thread? I'm curious.