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I really wouldn't worry about it. OSHA isn't likely to screw with an outdoor range, and I actually kinda support them going to indoor ranges. The indoor RO's should have their blood monitored. Lead exposure isn't an issue to most shooters, but an RO who spends 30+ hours indoors is at risk for lead exposure. I'm sure there are indoor ranges out there (not in NJ) with terrible ventilation issues and unknowing employees

Looked back on this thread....eesh.... I quit drinking recently but I'm probably going to buy myself some Irish Cream of some sort for the holidays. Not Bailey's though, as good as it is, it's too expensive for me at around $30 a liter. As for ciders and home brew, I suggest you try making a sweet cider. Magners and such are okay, but "American Style" homebrew is good stuff. I did a pretty simple fermentation awhile back and I loved it. Made Skeeter Pee (lemon wine....google it) last spring and it was great over the summer too.

I will say, getting a job is tough. I've applied and gone to career fairs and all of that nonsense, but I'm convinced any professional opportunities in my field I'm only going to get through networking. If its because of my mom or dad knowing someone who knows someone, I don't see any shame in that.

“When dealing with guns, the citizen acts at his own peril,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Aitken You can call us vaginas and street lawyers all you want. You're screwing with New Jersey, and I wish you the best of luck. The fact is, you're swimming in a gray area in a state known to screw completely law abiding gun owners. One member had police swarming his property because of a picture of his son holding an M&P15-22. Everyone here will implore you to get an FID and spend a few hundred on some legitimate receivers because it is a fool proof and 100% safe way of ownership. I commend you on your efforts to exercise your rights, but all it takes is ONE police officer to pull you over, notice a bag, search, find some "assault rifle", and you're in jail. People in this country get harassed and arrested every day even when they are WELL within their rights. Read PAFOA and I'm sure you can find enough people who got arrested for legally carrying in Philly because the LEO didn't know better. If it can happen in a 2A friendly state to someone 100% legal, you can be damn sure it can happen to someone in a gray area in NJ. Again, best of luck. I hope I don't see you in the news. I'm also going to be building an AK from an 80% most likely, but I moved to PA.

I'd pass on it. It resembles an M1, sure, but it probably doesn't shoot/feel like one. I know that is a vague statement, but shooting the real deal is much more fun.

At the beginning of that stupid prepper show, each featured person talks about what they believe will/may happen. Be it storms or government or zombies. Don't say you prep for 'anything and everything', I'm more curious to see what you think may happen. Me? Sandy 2.0 My house wasn't destroyed during the storm. You can't prep much for that. I think it's possible in my lifetime that some event will disrupt the power grid. Storms or some catastrophic failure. In my old area, we didn't have power for weeks and I feel that we were a few gasoline and food deliveries from people getting desperate. I don't believe that we anywhere near society breaking down, but if there weren't supermarkets running on gas and deliveries I think looting from easy targets would have increased significantly. I don't think things will ever get bad enough that I need to shoot someone or eat squirrels. I just think it's wise to stock food, have a backup water supply, have stored fuel, and own a generator. I also make sure to keep a respectable amount of ammo, because it doesn't make sense not to. Is it possible for worse things to happen? Sure. I don't consider myself a prepper though. I just work within my means to make sure that if common luxuries become unobtainable for a small amount of time I won't be up a creek.

Sounds like BS, but I still think it's cool nonetheless. Plus, you can see how it's studs and sheet rock on the one side. Not very soundproof. I'm also curious how it got built. No way were they granted a building permit for that, and it definitely wasn't in the original plans. That isn't some homeowner installed crap. More that I think of it, spiral staircases aren't easy to install. I doubt it was original only because it's a deathtrap in a fire, but no way could that have been welded in..

I should have noted this is a PA rifle. Hence the flat. So I'm going to enjoy my bayo lug and flash hider and park it next to my M1 Carbine.

I'm not sure which stock I want to go with. How do the steel underfolders shoot? They seem awkward and kinda crappy, but they do look kind of cool. They look classic AK to me. I'm building an AK from a flat in PA btw. I'm looking at 250-300 for a parts kit, some sort of flat for $30,then a barrel in the $150 ballpark.

Didn't buy one. I'll buy one when the next Elder Scrolls comes out most likely

Just going to say... 223 bolt guns are fun and cheap. The accuracy/price/fun level can't be cheap.

Your only options are Mini 14's or the HK G3 types before. I always did want a wood stocked AR though.

That's fantastic shape. Now you just need a 64 to match

How bad? Depending on how bad it is, having it welded may be an option.

I'd pass on the ambulance only because vans are nightmares to work on. Build a diesel bronco. You will have 4x4, your choice of trans, and be 100x cooler. If I ever build the diesel I want, it would be an IDI, with the stock front 15 gallon tank and swap the rear with a Bronco 33 gallon tank. Would give me roughly 750 miles of travel on free WMO fuel if need be. Although the front tank would need to be cut heavily with D2 for winter startups.

It depends. Newer diesels will not run HHO. The sulfur will kill a Diesel Particulate Filter. I don't know if cars have them, but new trucks do. Older diesels will burn anything. I'm talking about Ford IDIs, old Cummins, and whatever GM used. I wanted a 1994 or earlier diesel Ford because they will run on waste motor oil or veggie oil if its prepped right. Plus they have two tanks stock.

S&W Model 10 or 64 FTW.

My high school used to have a range in the basement similar to what you described. My dad was on the team in '82, long gone by when I entered in 2005.

Ammo.

67gtonut, which shop do you work at? Most of the Rockaway shops are hit or miss.

You don't use an AK with a 30 round mag to shoot at 500 yards either I've had Snap-On pneumatic impact guns fail on me. My arms have yet to. People act like removing a wheel is science or extremely difficult, it really isn't. *For the record, I love impact guns. Used properly, they're great. Guarantee you though that the people working on your car at your mechanic/dealer probably aren't doing things 'right' though. People use pneumatic tools far too often IMHO.

You're really over thinking it. Buy whatever you like. If your socket is a six point of reputable manufacture either buy a breaker bar or lug wrench. If you're using a crap socket save yourself money and buy a light wrench. Really doesn't make a difference. I'll also politely disagree with Malusa. Electric tools can fail, and Harbor Freight is garbage. I'm not trying to be pompous, but I've probably taken more wheels on/off than most people here and it's really not that hard. You don't need power tools. Unless I'm on the clock or necessary, I'll never use power tools on cars.

I think it looks cool for a 22, at least.

This.

Use a boxcutter. A sawzall will tear through insulation/studs/live wires and potentially burn down your house or kill you. I really want a way to hide my .38 in a wall, but all of them seem too obvious. Lots of people hide money/stuff behind pictures and mirrors and a faux outlet is a little too small. If my house gets broken into, they're likely to rip stuff like that down.