Rob0115

My house in Amelia Island, FL is on Amelia National CC, it is 3k sq/ft on .62 acre of property overlooking a preserve with the 6th hole beyond that. I paid ~20% of what my home will sell for and the assessed taxes are 2604 / year. My HOA is 933 / year and with that I get internet and basic cable, garbage collection, access to the pool club. For an additional $405 / year I get a yearly family golf membership at the Fazio course. Lastly I am a 5 minute ride to the beach. The climate, for those that aren't familiar with this spot in Florida, is considered second to San Diego. http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/fernandina-beach/florida/united-states/usfl0144 My kids are out of school and I'd like to retire, how would I do that with 30k property taxes, no amenities and a 8.97% income tax rate. I hopefully won't die soon but if I did NJ is the only state with an estate and inheritance tax. What an unbelievable level of redistribution of money. Do I want more gun freedom as well, yeah. Did make a big play into my decision about where I'd live? No. It was about quality of life, enjoying my retirement years and yeah it's nice that I can CCW and not destroy every semi-auto rifle with a detachable magazine.

I think you'd be surprised at the diversity of income sources of people who pay those taxes. I think the biggest driver of insane property taxes is the school funding formula in NJ. It's is wildly different in other states. If you live in NJ and you aren't aware of the squishy language in the constitution that says every child is entitled to a thorough and efficient education then I'd suggest you become acquainted with it. It's not just gun laws in NJ that are vague because that statement in the constitution may be the vaguest thing anyone has ever heard. However it led to the landmark case Abbott v Burke which handcuffed the state ever since. If you've never heard the term Abbott districts I pity you when you learn what's been done here. In short Abbott districts, due to this ridiculous law suit, means that 31 of the 286 public school districts receive more than 60% of k-12 school funding and more than 90% of pre-k funding. Over 6 billion dollars of public funding goes to Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken, Elixabeth, Asbury Park, Harrison, Passaic, Camden, Paterson, long Branch, etc. You may ask yourself, those districts suck what have they been doing with all that money? Your guess is as good as anyone, graduation rates are abysmal in those areas. CC tried to challenge that ruling and our legislative Supreme Court upheld it in an insane way in 2010. That's another issue is our SC legislates and gets away with it. One of the biggest reason CC wanted to reshape the court was to strike down the Abbott ruling. Our friend Steven Sweeney vowed to never have a confirmation hearing for any judge appointed by Christie. How can there never be a confirmation hearing? Don't all Governors and Presidents want to shape the courts? Don't they do that during their tenures? How is it in NJ you can not just delay but never have these hearings and there is nothing illegal about it? The Abbott ruling is simply the greatest tax payer ripoff in history anywhere in the U.S. The other huge scam is NJ school construction corporation which ripped tax payers off for billions over a period of years and instead of disbanding our legislature just put a new set of criminals in charge of it. Look at what it costs to build a school in NJ. Additionally, they only build schools in the Abbott districts who already have all the money. When we did a school expansion in my town we had a 1 year large property tax increase that actually got rolled back the following year to pay for it. The good part was is the town managed the construction and didn't use the school construction corporation to control costs and it worked. If you are unaware of what I've outlined above and live in NJ I feel bad for you. If you research that over breakfast don't you'll barf. Wait until you are halfway between breakfast and lunch. If reading of this disaster doesn't want to make you consider living somewhere else, that's fine, but unless that changes Nj taxes will never be affordable. It's not just years of shorting the pension fund my governors past and present that has dug this deep whole that we are in. What I mentioned above is a huge driver, but coupled with the pension issue it becomes nuclear.

I have a nice home it is no mansion, not even close. I felt it was worth it because I live in a nice town, my kids went to public school and all get into excellent colleges. It's not just the current rate. 15 years ago I paid less than 20, I believe 18. While I am no huge fan of our governor, property tax growth is at its slowest rate in his tenure. Prior to that it was growing very quickly. There are some "mansions" in my town paying 50-75k in property taxes just a short distance from me.

My weber silver b is 16 years old and I replaced the cover 3 years ago. The thing works like new and never had covers wear prematurely.

I relish different opinions but don't be upset if I disagree.

Agreed, I would debate most of the things stated by the poster you quoted. NJ ranks 50th in tax friendliness by any bipartisan website like factcheck.org. 1 in 6 people receive medicaid, the welfare stats are overwhelming, the pension issue has caused 8 debt downgrades and will be a huge burden to tax payers going forward (did I mention we rank last in tax friendliness?). Crime is low here and schools are good. That being said there are other areas with excellent schools, just look at the ratings. I will not be using them but where I am moving in Amelia Island the schools are ranked the same as Montville where I live now. My property taxes are going from over 30k / year to under 3k per year. The differential pay is not as wide as stated, it exists but every other than you car costs less. If you pick a 0 tax state what's the value of that? While I'll CCW I wouldn't move my home for it. It's bittersweet to leave the only place you've ever lived. I'm excited about a new adventure/chapter in my life but I'll mist the place where I grew up. The truth be told the state is in bad shape now and it's going to get worse. My wife's physical health, due to a chronic condition, is greatly affected by the weather so that's important not just nice.

I make the same recipe wiht the CCI41 or Wollfs but have been loading it with 25 grains H335. Great basic load for 5.56.

Hmm.......I've oppressed so long I didn't even think of this. I saw a PLR once, I know there are better choices, and it was bad ass looking. You're onto something here. I just realized I can get the appropriate magazines for my Glock 34. 17 rounds, I feel like an outlaw.

You're probably right.

After CCW the next move is buy any rifle that's on the NJ AWB list. Steyer Aug, FAL? Which should it be?

I just bought and will be a part time resident for another year or so as I have obligations to business partners to finish out some time. I'm leaving for the following reasons and in this order: taxes, NJ has the highest tax no matter which tax you are speaking about and they are the only state to tax estate and inheritance (double tax my goodness), weather, my wife can't take the winter anymore, gun laws. The gun law item is a symptom of a larger issue on NJ crushing your rights. This a deep blue entitlement state and you can see it by the immigration and emmigration. Skilled or educated workers are leaving and they are being replaced by foreigners--not a great long term recipe. Also, although Chris Christie hasn't been a great friend to gun owners, he's held the line on taxes. Property taxes have had their slowest rate of growth in history and he won't sign increases on income tax. I wish somehow they could fund the public pensions through better management but it ain't going to happen as they've been neglected for too many years. With regard to the entitlement state, the continued pandering to unions and illegals by the democrats have bled us dry. The only solution when Sweeney becomes governor is going to be tax increases on those who actually produce something. I'm not down with that. In Florida my state tax is 0, I bought a house in a country club with 2600 taxes and a 933 dollar HOA which inlcudes internet, cable, phone and my family golf membership. I'm a couple miles from the beach and the state income tax is 0, the estate tax is 0. Also, driving around all week down there running errands I noticed none of the roads were in disrepair. This spring I've paid for more tires than I care to discuss. After this rant I think the biggest thing that's driving me away is the deep blue liberal NJ. The weather I'd tough out but don't have to now.

How does it taste? I find that H110 w/lemon in the morning really wakes me up.

I'll be like some of the other escapees who post crazy things like black rifles with collapsible stocks and flash hiders. I just ordered be stocks for my scars. I'll be a dual resident for about longer but most of the time south of the border. Didn't I mention the state tax?

Wow what a relief knowing that I can escape this state. I was born and bred here and sad to go, but the fact is the liberal asshats in the legislature have stolen my freedom, over taxed me and want to continue to do so. It's sad that in some ways I'm basically being driven out. I can't wait to rip every ruined stock off my black rifles and get an sbr. Btw, anyone. Want to buy a great 14.5" rainier 300 blackout grade barrel with pinned comp? J/k but it's going to be awesome with 9.5" and a can. I'll enjoy going to the range with my choice of pistol in my waistband. My 1/2 mile walk to the beach doesn't suck either.

Every time I've gotten a safe.

I bought one of these and love it. It functions perfectly, uses colt mags and wasn't terrible in price.

I like this list. big fan of the P7 and the Python. If you get a python make sure you get one with a box.

I shot it on Saturday and it was awesome. I'm going to heat up some of the loads I was making as it was a bit tame in the revolver. The 40s were like a BB gun. Now I just need a 929 to make my wheel gun collection somewhat complete.

I think they are 1300 and I think Ottomanelli's sold the 6 they had for 1200.

I was just comparing to Midwest-PX awesome setup. Giraud tool is fantastic and I love it.

Yeah, you have a major league setup. I'm still in the minors.

I buy the Wilson case gauges but use a Giraud power trimmer. It's the best money I've ever spent for trimming bottleneck brass. http://www.giraudtool.com/

Private land in PA. Although I've shot at cans and bottles at CJRPC. What are you looking to get on the FS?

Maybe it's different when you buy the gun already done. I know those have Wilson combat serial numbers, trigger parts, G10 decocker, grips, barrel reduction. I had an existing 92 that I sent to Wilson and had done where the gun was completely stripped to bare metal, worked by their gunsmith, re-coated with the coating I wanted, trigger that I asked for, barrel cut and crown, grips, sights, stippling, mag well work, etc. It is a completely transformed gun.