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@ capri_auto - Yes under SP but guessing that non-essential civilians perform NICS.

Generally speaking Stick welders are considered Arc Welder and vice versa. There are two types of Arc (Stick) welders. First is AC which it good for flat and horizontal only but out of position is possible but takes some practice and isn’t going to be pretty or x-ray quality. You will rarely see AC only welders now days, most folks have AC/DC welders. AC/DC Arc welders are more common and used for out of position welding. For just filling holes in light gauge stuff that you will grind off the Mig outfit from Harbor would could do it for you but Harbor Fright tools are hit or miss... If you are going weld for ¼ inch or bigger you probably want some capability of doing at least 125 amps or more because you could dial it back for the smaller stuff. IMO Mig outfits are probably easiest to learn for the novice welder. Half the battle with getting a good bead laid down is having clean base metal and correct heat setting. Remember with Mig the stick-out (length from nozzle to the puddle) impacts the heat setting so you want to keep be consistent with that distance. I no longer do it for a living but I’ve done Tig, Mig, Innershield and Stick. Stick is and always will be my favorite process

My guess you may not find documented at S&W either, I was told that verbally and may have mislead folks with the term "policy". Like anywhere else you could probably call there on Monday and receive an entirely different story. I’d agree that Kel-Tec isn’t exactly your high-end hardware but my SU16(s) only ate Russian ammo. I’m still new to the AR platform but I used my SU16(s) a whole lot more than the AR clones I own. I've had zero issues with the Russian ammo in the SU16's. IIRC there was NO mention steel or polymer ammo in the Kel-Tec owner’s manual. I had two SU16’s and recently traded one. The one I’d traded-in I’d sent back to Kel-Tec in October 2012 for a stock repair. That’s the one that came back with the footnote on the work order that stated “steel, polymer, and aluminum cased ammunitions are NOT recommended”. Again it was sent in as a comedic repair but they replaced the chrome lined barrel with a salt bath nitride barrel which Kel-Tec decided to switch too on the SU16 model going forward. Originally the SU16’s came with chrome lined barrels so maybe the SBN barrel had something to do with it ammo footnote, I don’t know. Anyway I took both my SU16’s in to be evaluated for a trade and they offered me the same price for both. I opted to keep the chrome lined gun which was the CA version, the one traded was the A version with the SBN barrel.

I have no expertise in this matter but this has been my experience. I purchased the NJ complaint M&P15 in September 2012 and at that time I was also questioning if it could run Russian ammo. I called S&W and the customer rep I spoke to strongly advised against it. He said it could damage the extractor. I then called Wolf Ammo and they said they would buy the extractor for me (while LOL) if that did happened. I gave both conversations some thought and opted not to run the Russian ammo at that time. I have a Saiga chambered in 223/5.56 that I converted to accept AR mags and the Kel-Tec SU16 that also accepts AR mag and I’ve been running any Steel and/or Polymer ammunitions in both of those rifles since day one. On 223/5.56 range day I generally only use one mag at the range and toggle the same mag between the rifles. While at the range one day I forget about my “brass only rule” for the M&P15 and needless to say the M&P15 didn’t miss a beat while running the Russian ammo. Fast forward to last year I pieced together an AR build with a Windham Weaponry upper. I figured I’d call Windham Weaponry and put the Russian ammo question to them. The WW Rep simply said break the rifle in with about 200 rds brass and then shoot the Wolf ammo. A few closing comments. Kel-Tec has it in their documentation that they do NOT recommend steel, polymer or aluminum cased ammo. I’ve purchased the SU16 well before the Saiga and AR clones and never shot anything other than the Russian ammo. In fact the friend that recommended the Kel-Tec and said they would eat anything so that was one of the attractions for the SU16. If something does happen to the Kel-Tec I’ll either fix it myself or send it back to Kel-Tel and let them fix it because as the original owner I have a Life-Time warranty. I believe the Windham Weaponry Rep I spoke to was speaking from his own experience and was not necessarily speaking the company policy, in fact I don’t know what company policy is on the subject. Given the fact the above video features a WW rifle I feel pretty good about what the WW Rep said but YMMV

I purchased three from Stutts Tactical , I’m not a big fan of 10 round mags but they are great for range and do work nicely.

Don’t know, but he (or she) would probably be fun at a party...

C&R is useless in NJ

I see, I guess its hit or miss but may not be worth the trouble but I will explore further. Thank you again for the head-ups.

Thanks for the heads-up, it's pretty much PMags or bust for me. I have three odd ball steel mags and that's it. I was able to buy several NJ 15-round PMags well before I even considered the AR platform from RifleGear. They were priced OK back when I picked up my Kel-Tec SU16 which also takes the standard AR mag. The SU16 does very will with the PMag. I wonder if a little polish would work? I have to look into it otherwise I'll pull the plug on this idea

thank you for the quick reply back. I guess its time to start shopping and see how much comes off the MSRP

I just stumbled on the Mossberg Bolt Action with Flash hider in another forum. I've always been been a bolt action fan. Since it is a bolt action rifle is the threaded barrel and flash hider a go in NJ or do you have toss the flash hider and weld/pin a brake on it like the semi rifles.Looks like a nice rifle and takes standard AR mags, think I need one... Thanks in advance

For us the best was last year we went to Florida and I used USPS.com to stop the mail. My neighbor called me on the first day we on vacation and said the mail was still being delivered. I called the PO that day (from Georgia) via a 800 number and the woman I spoke to said she was sorry and she would correct the issue. The mail never stopped and my neighbor retrieved our mail for the entire time we were in Florida, good thing for great neighbors! When we go back home I asked the actual carrier and he said they were never notified of my web request to stop the mail. He said if I need to do it again just let him know. What an azz backward operation. Look at it this way, the PO could be a preview of how Obama Care will operate.

I'd say you nailed-it, nicely done!

old pic, but here it is...

I totally agree, before becoming a memeber here I purchased handguns and long guns from Buds (NJ Compliant) from Buds and no problems whatsoever. I respect their choice not to sell non-compliant items to NJ. In my view that's like getting get pissed-off at Magpul for pulling out of CO.

Hell why stop at Newark? You could add Camden and Trenton since the State Police have deployed in both of those cities and make it a North, South and Central thing

I guess they are all pulling the plug on NJ.... My NH expires in 3/16, Maine expires in 3/15 if it that one don’t get yanked. I just renewed VA and with a newly elected Dem Gov who knows what will happen there? I suspect our Fl and Utah should be OK for a while longer. This is all the more reason to get onboard with CLASP

I can't really blame them, if we were PA residents this would be a non-issue. I wonder what will happen to existing NJ permit holders?

Yep you’re correct I overlooked the Dual band. Quick search says current price is $70 shipped for a TP-LINK-TL-WDR4300 which supports dd-wrt and is dual band. I don’t have any 5Ghz devices, we are running our N router in mixed mode so its backward compatible with our older G devices. BTW dd-wrt is not "aftermarket", it is Open Source which is FREE. Anyhow above is just an example for pricing and will work right out of the box and dd-wrt is just something to consider if you like to experiment. smallnetbuilder is often recommended by folks for router reviews but its a crap shoot like anything else...

Many good choices above but here's one more. You could always buy any $50 retail router and flash it with dd-wrt. I’m a dd-wrt fan, lots of features and excellent stability on my TP-Link router. dd-wrt actually ships from the factory installed on some Buffalo routers but works well with many different brand including Cisco\Linksys if you opted for another Cisco but check the database first to see if the device is supported. The dd-wrt web interface looks much like the old Linksys interface. I flashed my TP-Link router with dd-wrt about 3 years ago and it has been very stable and great Wi-Fi coverage throughout the home.

If that’s the case all maybe NJ2AS should start with and OPRA request to see how many denials have already taken place if they are (pardon the pun) looking for ammo. Currently you have more replies to this thread than 16 folks at this time who have made the commitment to the process. I haven’t ruled it out… I think an OPRA request may do it

I don’t want to discourage anyone from participating and at the risk of sounding skeptical unless there is a clear cut strategy in play here (that is not being revealed) I don’t see how ultimately ending up with a denial will be a useful outcome. In my view the state is big on past practices and precedents so unless the law and/or existing ccw policy has changed I’m on the sidelines for this one unless new information comes to light.

I could only speak for myself but I’d hazard a guess I would say most folks that posted here recognize who he was and what his political beliefs and were… He’s only getting kudos(from me anyway) because of the firearm & time-tested design, no more no less. Every ethnic group could look back in history and say their descendants got a bad deal but that’s another discussion. To wrap it up as long as people are trying to still get into the USA that should say something for us.

here you go, borrowed from THR

here's the quote of the day....