Underdog

Remington Gold works for me.

Pound for pound, I believe the mountain lion is the strongest of cats. A full grown one can drag an adult white tail deer up a 20 foot tree.

Since I still like to hike, that is why a concealed carry permit that can be used in PA is quite useful. I am not sure of PAs laws in parks, though.

It might not actually be the crappiest, but I consider it to be so... Remington, especially the stuff from south of the border.

Awesome gun... I have one of the Hunters with a 5.5" barrel. I replaced the rear "V" sight with a square sight and put Hogue grips on it and am quite happy with it. MR05901-MK-I-II-MK-III-Target-Sq-Notch-Rear-Sight-Blade http://www.midwayusa.com/product/649187/hogue-wraparound-rubber-grips-with-finger-grooves-ruger-mark-ii-iii-black I would have preferred thinner grip panels without the wrap-around finger grooves, but I like these. And, I like them better than the similar ones with the thumb rest. And, if someone is left-handed and they are shooting it, then they will have no problems.

I have seen a mountain lion on two occasions in at my home in Sussex County. The first time was About six years ago. It was dusk and I was returning home with my elderly dog from the grocery store. My driveway is about 40-50 feet. I picked up my elderly dog out of the car and she lay down in the grass near my car as I brought the groceries into the garage. Then I went out to my mailbox to get my mail. As I was rifling through my mail with my back to the road, mind you, I am outside and no one is near or about except for my dog, I hear this scraping noise right behind me and I turned around, startled that something was so close to me and I had no knowledge of it. When I turned around to my surprise there was a cougar right behind me. The actual noise I heard was its claws on the pavement. As soon as I turned around that cat took off like lightning across the street and into the neighbor's yard. I cannot believe how fast it moved and how quiet it was. Even if I had had a camera in my hand and ready, I would have never been able to get a picture, as it was so fast. Even a weapon would have been pretty much useless as I would not have had time to react. And, if it had been grass or a field, I would have never heard that cat. I would say it was probably about 90 pounds. What bothers me the most is that I was an avid backpacker, hiker, mountain biker, etc. and I am uncomfortable about being outside, now. I cannot understand why that cat was so close to me unless it was interested in either me or more likely my elderly dog. It was definitely a lion and not a bobcat and it had a long tail. If it had been in the field across the street when I saw it, I would not have been as traumatized by its presence. And, unquestionably I know that mountain lions are in NJ. I also knew that even in populated states with large populations of mountain lions the odds of ever seeing one in one's lifetime is slim to none. And, I thought, well that is my only time, that was my chance to see one. I still get uncomfortable especially because of its close proximity to me and because I believe it was going after my elderly dog that was about 20 feet away. And, after seeing it race off, 20 feet is a mere fraction of a second for it to move. And, now I have children. The good thing, though, was my facing it was a deterrent. I believe it was a young one. Well, even though I already beat the odds, last year I got up at 2:00 AM and went into the bathroom. It was a night with almost a full moon, so I took a peek out the window as was a habit and I saw a mountain lion crossing my backyard. I went into the living room to get my camera and then turned on the bathroom light. I am not sure why I turned the light on. As I did, the cat kind of growled and took off. I don't know if the area where I live which is near a large field in which deer are always present might be a crossing area for the cat(s), or a favorite spot. There have been other sightings in Green and further up in Sussex County by others of these secretive animals. I have heard strange noises at night which could be a mating call of a mountain lion after listening to it on the computer. It also could sound like a coyote, fox, etc. though, and I know they are around as well. It is definitely a distinctive sound. Anyway, I have small children and my experiences have definitely changed my view of the outdoors. I might still be more wiling to take risks if it was just me. But, it's not. Many people I have told my stories to did not believe me. But, I can point out that there was one not too far away killed by a car a year or two ago in Connecticut. When I called NJ park services at the nearby park, my call was not even returned when I left it with the receptionist. At least my local PD listened. I have had run-ins with bears, and some very close ones at that, but they were docile for the most part, and I have never felt the way I did when I saw that large cat. I'd still give the bears a healthy consideration, though. There probably isn't that much to worry about in meeting a lion unless you are in a remote area, especially near dawn or dusk. Still, an older one or a young one or sick one could be a problem. But, especially since there isn't any way to adequately defend yourself against one in this state, I am certainly more careful. I have often thought of putting game cameras outside. I don't have any and have not gotten around to it. I may get a large dog, soon, that could act as a deterrent.

Again, the media shows its true color. I wonder if this has anything to do with the Treyvon Martin Case: http://www.wnd.com/2...-buries-attack/

MRI Baby Eagle II compact polymer, but it is probably a little bit too big

The miniature Browning 1911-22, though pricey, seems to be a nice gun. What does he want this for? The Ruger LCR in .22 would also be a handy "little" gun. He might also want to checkout the Bersa .22LR. My choice for a .22LR at the moment would be the substantial and not light CZ Kadet. I also like the Glock Advantage Arms kit. That makes for a really light, almost too light, .22 on a G19 or G23.

Or, since he is an NJ resident, maybe the police cannot easily get it. Perhaps if he was a PA resident there wouldn't really be a record of it being sold and logged in, but since he is an NJ resident, there would have had to have been a NICS call placed and therefore a record.

If you want a Stoeger 9mm, check with Jim Flynn.

I would take whatever your son can get just to be rid of that headache. In PA, would the police have a record of that gun being moved to that store? And, then the record of the private sale the store made? Or, would they have had to go through the store for assistance? And, even if you purchase a gun legally, if it was thought to be used in a crime, it can be confiscated without just compensation? I would strongly want whatever the replacement value is for the thing, personally. But, if the story is as you say, then it is preferable to go through the store than to directly go through it with the police. And, lastly, I have often wondered what the history of a particular firearm is.

Strange noises... Canada Complains Over 'Hum' Coming From US http://projectcamelot.org/underground_bases.html ???

Will a G22 work?

We saw the perpetrator up there. I suppose there could be instances of vibrations with all of the activity, there, but that was not the case this time.

I'm not that disappointed with Ruger, as they did handle the problem with no cost to me, and I assume that they did a good job with it, as long as I have no further problems with my revolver. It's just that they didn't do that extra little special something to make me feel like a valuable customer. I have confidence in them, but they didn't win me over.

Last weekend my family was traveling on a stretch of highway between Union City and Hoboken in our vehicle. I think the street is the Viaduct/Hudson Street. It is a street about halfway up the hill near the Lincoln Tunnel with high cement walls around it. I am not sure of the name, but it is an elevated highway leading into Hoboken. We were going down it into Hoboken. As my wife was driving, someone from up above (I think there is a park up there and it is at least 50 feet up) threw a boulder at least the size of a basketball down on us and almost hit our approaching car. It missed the front of the vehicle and landed about 10 feet in front of us. A man on a motorcycle passing us and going the other way saw the whole thing. My wife immediately called the police and they said they would look into it. When something like that happens it really makes you realize how quickly some piece of $hit can change your whole life.

Interesting to say the least: http://www.yolohub.com/featured/19-things-that-the-talking-heads-on-television-are-being-strangely-silent-about

I had to return my 8-9 month old Ruger SP101 .22LR to Ruger because it was not functioning properly. It appears to have had excessive play in the cylinders as they rotate, and a couple of cylinders would not fire with each time each set of eight rounds was loaded. Also, when ejecting, not all of the rounds would eject all of the time and often get stuck under the ejector. I Emailed Ruger CS and did not get a response at all (even to this day), and a couple of days would have been reasonable for them to respond. After waiting those two days, I called them directly and Ruger had UPS come and pick it up right away. We arrange to have it picked up within a couple days, and I was given essentially a whole day window to wait around for the UPS drive, and neither Ruger nor UPS could provide me with a smaller window. And, of course the driver came within the last 30 minutes or so of that whole-day window to pick it up. I had to include the revolver, box, and a description of what was wrong with it. It shipped out on a Thursday. I contacted Ruger on the following Tuesday to check on it. The representative, who could have been nicer to me and seemed to have a slight bullet stuck up his barrel, told me that it was most likely there, but that they would not get around to looking at it for about a week because they were so backed up with shipments that they had received. He told me to call back Thursday or Friday of the following week to check on it. On Friday I called back and again there was a slight attitude and not too helpful persona, but I was told me that it had been checked in but that it had not been looked at and to call back the following Thursday or Friday to check on it. So, I waited. On Thursday of the following week (2 weeks after the initial shipment), I called them to check on it and they said that it had been shipped out on Tuesday and that I should receive it on that very day (Thursday when I called). I asked over the phone if the rep could tell me what had been wrong with it, and after waiting for about a minute on hold, he came back on and told me what was replaced. He was a little more friendly than the two reps in the two previous calls. Ruger replaced the firing pin, recoil plate and spring, cylinder, pawl, cylinder latch, trigger and trigger plunger. Overall, the customer service was OK, but I would have liked some form of contact to let me know on what day it was coming back to me, as they had my phone number, Email, etc.. If I hadn't called I would not have known, and again, it took the whole day of waiting around to receive it and required an adult over 21 to sign for it. Ruger had a really good turn around time and they paid for the roundtrip 2nd day shipping. The time away was exactly two weeks with 4 of those 10 business day for shipping. I had included a couple of questions in my letter description of the problem and not a response. There was not a word, offer or anything, though for my trouble of being without it for a couple of weeks. I would have liked a coupon or something, though. Because of the low serial number of the one I had, it was probably one of the guns in their first batch of these new .22LR revolvers, and it might have had some growing pains. I hope now it is working properly. I will update you after I get a chance to take it to the range. But I will say, that one, I no longer have the broken in trigger (after putting about 1500 rounds through it) and that the hammer appears to be a different shape than the one I had in it before and that the already heavy trigger pull seems to be even heavier, now, in double action firing. This is disappointing, as one of the things I wrote in the letter to them was that I wanted to know if there could be some way to improve on the pull weight, as my wife and niece cannot shoot it because either pulling the hammer back or pulling the DA trigger is too heavy for them. It's ridiculous when a relative of mine's old cheapie Hi Standard .22LR revolver from the 70s has such a better trigger pull. Lastly, the stock Hogue grip that came with it with the inlaid wood seems to be damaged. I immediately swapped it out for another Hogue grip that gave me more purchase on the grip and do not recall having any damage to it. However, it came back to me damaged. I am going to have to place another call to them because I would like it in the new condition that it was when I had to put it back on the gun to ship out. .

If you buy a handgun, you are going to have to wait at least a month, anyway. I suggest buying a used gun from a private sale for a first gun. You would only be out your permit (if you get a handgun), and if you get a decent deal, as you will most likely be able to get your money out of it and/or trade it off for something you like better at a later point and time if you find something better you like. Do your research and find out what they are going for before offering to buy one. Whatever you plan to buy, you should have a defensive handgun in a suitable caliber and something in a .22LR. So, go ahead and get those. I would even go so far as to say a handgun/revolver AND a rifle in .22LR. After, those 3, I would get some kind of shotgun, and most likely a 12 or 20 gauge pump (stick with the 12 as it is more versatile). Then you can expand on getting something that would fit a specific shooting sport that you may like. Buy used and then you can sell at about the same used price at a later point and time and you will not be out the NICS fee and tax. If you know what you want and can only get it new and you have the money... go for it! Any of the ones that you have decided would be a good value, and you would most likely not lose money on a used one in good shape. Get a set of tools that allow you to have the most versatility. THEN, get the guns you really want as you either upgrade and or expand.

Has anybody modified Hogue Rubber Grips with the finger grooves by removing the grooves carefully and just leaving the "panel" part? They seem to be slimmer than the factory rubber grips and might just be the ticket with careful cutting and a little sanding. I found this picture of a modified grip on THR Forum (http://www.thehighro...p/t-277021.html) (a great site) and it doesn't look too bad at all and it appears to be quite functional and relatively cheap for CZ grips: http://i21.photobuck...357/guns005.jpg

Make sure whoever is listed to inherit each them has a valid FID card. Your wife should get one, even if she will possess them temporarily.

For Versatility: Glock 23 (w/ extra conversion barrels and AA conversion kit and plenty of magazines (.22LR, 9mm, .40 S&W, .357 SIG)) AR-15 (w/ extra uppers and plenty of magazines (.22LR, 9mm, .223, 5.56, 7.62)) Mossberg 500/590 (w/ extra barrels (12 ga.)) Ruger 10/22 TD (.22LR) Favorites: CZ 75B Matte Stainless (9mm) Marlin 39A (.22LR) Colt Woodsman (.22LR) Ruger SR1911 (.45 ACP)

I think I will go out and buy (5) boxes of HP ammo from the first NJ store that I go in that has it in stock. With internet sales of ammunition and guns, our local gun stores should be up on the laws, not into condescension and lecturing, and give the customer what he wants. I am always willing to try to make many of my purchases locally and pay a little more if I am not being gouged and if someone locally has what I want and treats me politely in the store. About (3) years ago, my elderly mother went to buy a car and the rude salesperson told her to come back with her husband. She went across the street and bought a car at the other dealer, drove back over and politely said, "See, I didn't need my husband."

Questions for fellow forum members that are police officers: Assuming that someone is properly transporting his firearms (unloaded, locked in cases and/or the trunk, ammo locked in a different case, both out of reach in rear of car or trunk...) and is in the process of going about his business going to the range, place of business, etc., then how would you react in the scenario of stopping someone with guns? Obviously if it is an SUV, station wagon, hatchback or something of the like, it is probable that the items would most likely be visiable, targets, long-gun cases, etc., but the guns could very well be locked in the trunk with all gear, etc. However, how far can the person being stopped go to conceal that stuff from the casual view without hiding a concealed weapon from you? The best thing would be to lock them in a trunk and not have any evidence of their transportation at the stop, but that is not always possible. So, if you see them at a stop, or are foolishly told they are there without you specifically asking (or if you ask), when you pulled someone over for a minor traffic violation (only an idiot would speed, not stop fully at a light, etc. with guns in the car, but I guess someone could accidentally make an illegal turn, have a brake light out, get caught in a speed trap, or something, then what would you be inclined to do? Would you asked to see the firearms ID card? Would you grill the person and passengers in the car as to where they are going, etc? Would you insist on checking the firearms for no other reason than that you know they are present? If you did check them, would you insist on seeing a copy of a pistol permit for each? Would you take an inventory of what you saw? Would you check to see if items were legal, mag sizes, AK, etc.? Would you confiscate any or all of the firearms for some reason, so as to sort it out later? Would you confiscate AND take the person into custody (just because he didn't look right or you were suspicious even though you were really just going on your gut? Would you confiscate the firearms, ammo, and take the person in to the station for questioning? How would the confiscated firearms be transported, stored, kept? Would you be careful with someone else's property (not scratching and banging it, etc.)? Would you inventory it before taking it and give the person you stopped a copy of that? If more than one person was in the car, would you handle it differently? And, lastly, would having the pistol permit paperwork copies have made any difference in any outcomes? And, I am asking this question in the view that it is not 2:00 AM and I am claiming to be going to my local range or to a gunsmith to drop them off, and that I am not a felon, have a restraining order, etc.. Please advise... thanks.