JayWilling

This topic may have been covered before (I"m new here) and I'd happily just read the thread if someone points me to it. I have a FL carry permit. I drive to Philly or PA somewhere and carry because I CAN. I'm driving home, so when I come over the bridge I put the piece in a locked case in the trunk, etc. etc. As I read NJ statute you can transport to a range or an FFL and back. No other scenarios are specifically mentioned, so can I be arrested on gun charges because I am returning from somewhere where I am legally permitted to carry the gun?

It's all about the lawyers. Following this discussion over the years I have been given the impression is that the factory ammo is a given...it's an established product that has certain characteristics. The forensics guys can get some and run tests. If I was to use home loads for SD I would label the balance of the box at home as "For my S&W Model 60". At least they could collect the rest and run tests. That seems to be the big argument. The prosecutor accusing one of loading "super deadly" bullets could easily be dismissed by an attorney who isn't in it just for beer money. They could explain the load you made and "why". In NJ if you shoot anyone for any reason your life turns to s**t, but at least you are alive.

Let's see.. between the wife and I... we've got: Smitty Rugie Siggy Big Ol' Siggy My Smitty Nicky (Nickle S&W) Little Bitty Smitty Cowboy Rugie Henry Steve Those are all different guns. It's just easier than describing them by caliber and model.

For pistol ammo just pick it up, clean it up, load it up, shoot it up, repeat, repeat, repeat, etc.

We keep ours without a round in the pipe. It's a long story, but for 90% of situations we could get up and rack it, the only problem being if someone is on you before you are aware that they are there, and then you're pretty much screwed anyway. We have our bedside gun mixed...some revolvers, some semis.

Wow! Nice! Now you can shoot Klingons and Romulans. Seriously fancy gear!

Wow- to me the website looks a little like he's the Tony Robbins of self defense.

Budsgunshop.com has about the lowest prices for new guns and a reasonable (but not cheap) price on used guns. They've got a lot of stuff so you might find most of what you're looking for.

Thats part of one of the mods in Steve's video - to radius some of the sharper edges in the receiver area. He's known for turning the Rossi's into race guns, so hopefully these steps will work to smooth things out.

For ammo price, unless you go .22 you should probably stick with 9mm. There's almost always plenty of it and it's the cheapest of the "larger bore" ammo. For a nice pistol that is underpriced, check out the Sig SP2022 in 9mm or (if you want to spend more on ammo) .40 cal. They are on Bud's right now for under $450. I've had one for about 6 years (paid a lot more for it too) and it's a solid performer, it's a Sig, and it is a pleasure to shoot.

That's the exact problem I was having...seemed like two rounds would find their way into the breech sometimes- occasionally it would pop out a new round with the casing. Still, the mods he talks about make sense as described. I had emailed him because the gun was nicking up the edges of the brass and he replied that the mods should reduce or eliminate that problem.

I've had the same rifle and just bought the same video from Steve's, along with the stainless magazine follower. I shot a lever gun match with it the other day and had a lot of trouble feeding 38s - seems to feed 357 better (not a surprise since that's what it's designed for).I'm pretty stoked about the depth he goes into on the action mods and it looks like I'll be diving into them soon. If you do any of the work let me know how it turns out. Overall I like the feel of the gun.

+1 on assembling your own kit. A brass, flexible, or nylon rod is a must. The boresnakes work pretty well, but I often just cut up old cotton t-shirts, soak them, and shove them through. Another nice thing is a set of picks (like dental tools). Midway has a set of 4 for about 8 bucks. You can damage your gun with them but they work very well to push patches into tight areas. A fishing tackle box is a nice thing to keep it all- brushes for each caliber, etc., scotch pad, lead removal rag for stainless pieces, I have found most kits have crappy parts- buy just what you need.

Congrats on your 2022 purchase. I have a 9 I bought way back when they were between 6-700 bucks and it was worth it even at that price. I have about 8000 rounds through it with no breakdowns, no repairs, just keep it oiled up. A real nice solid gun.