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I'm strongly considering a .22 for myself for plinking/target fun and am looking at the Savage Mark II's. Anyone have any experience with them, good or bad? Thanks for the help. Christopher

Hey Kurt. Congrats on the purchase. Got pics? C

Precisely the reason I bought the Lyman. They don't make powders, bullets, primers (AFAIK) so they are going to be somewhat less biased. I am just getting started, but to me, buying from a manufacturer inspires less trust in the data. The book becomes a marketing tool. And yes, I know that Lyman is using it to push their reloading stuff. But on bullets, etc..., not so much. C

Nice, smooth transaction. Thank you. C

RTSP is just another bunch of rip off artists in a sea of rip off artists. I will NEVER spend another of my hard earned dollars in that place. The pricing strategies are ridiculous and eletist (IMHO). I will take my money elsewhere. C

Looks like the "new" buzzword will be "High Capacity Magazine". I know, I know... It's an old one, really. However since they haven't invoked the "Assault Weapon" watchword yet and keep referring to "HCM" as the reason for banning them, it's what the media will pick up on and now we will be scrutinized for having anything over 5 rounds. I hate our current administration. C

I just ordered mine. 24 to the door which I didn't think was too bad. C

You also may want to start with something like a Stevens. Very inexpensive and a lot of different options out there for it. Barrels, stocks, triggers, etc. Might be a little more cost effective that way. C

Sending PM C

Frank (Old School) is awesome. Just be prepared to gain a new friend. He's that cool. C

Thanks all for the replies. I appreciate the input. As to folks walking on by, unless I was armed, I don't know what I would do to stop that. I do know I wouldn't want to be next. That and the fact that people in groups very rarely do anything when a tragedy is unfolding in front of them. They all just stop, stare, and wait for the "next guy" to jump in. Lots of cases of this on record. C

Cool. Thank you for the clarification. Now, what THE HELL ARE THESE THINGS??? I've not injested anything close to illegal in a very long time, it's just not my thing. So, I don't know what the "cool kids" are up to at all but I am truly intrigued by this. Especially as I have a pre-teen with a bad attitude at home. I kinda want to know. C

And he was stoned out of his mind on bath salts. C

I wonder if at some point they will be looking to criminalize cosmetic dentistry or tootbrushes? C

That is some of the sickest s%#t I have EVER seen. Apparently the perp was snorting/smoking friggin bath salts!!! What are we coming to that we would even need to defend against something like this. Times like this I truly hate people. C

If you are looking to stretch the gun out and shoot accurately to 300 yards, I don't think a lever action is going to fit the bill. If you are looking for a light woods gun that is fun to shoot and hunt, a lever action will fit the bill. I have a Marlin 1894C .38/.357 Mag that I love shooting and plan to hunt. I bought it for fun, hunting, and HD, if necessary. It fits those bills quite well. If I was looking for a benchrest/target gun, I would have gone a different way. Most likely, I would have opted for a bolt gun (which was my original plan) but I just don't see myself sitting at a bench for the day and trying to make 1 hole with 5 bullets in a piece of paper. Define your purpose and buy the tool that fits, don't buy the tool and find a purpose. Good luck with it and if you would like to try out my Marlin, PM me and you can give it a whirl. Christopher

Cool. I should have left it with you. Sorry, wasn't thinking. I'll hand it off when I see you next. Zazu, huh? I like it. C

Nick took my little friend under his wing and promised him love and protection. Thanks Nick! Seriously, I dropped off a lizard to Nick and Joe and they both made me feel like I was hanging out with old friends. Great little shop and great folks. Great to meet both of you. C

Go with Nick at Mastodon or Rick at OMG Custom Guns in Bayonne. Both are great. C

Basically, the whole situation sucks. Reading about stuff like this makes me dislike the state that I used to like. I often feel like I just don't want to live here, in NJ any longer. C

That would be rad!!! Right now the bike comes first. Getting some work done on it and it's gonna cost a pretty penny. After that... game on! C

I'm going thru this right now. The price of .357mag is pretty crazy. Would like to save on that if I can. C

Casual remarks at the lunch truck by a Newark Airport worker about how easy it would be to shoot the president. Colleagues told TSA supervisor, guy was arrested and all his firearms seized. Bows, arrows, hollow points(oof!) and a gun that was apparently stolen from Alabama. Guy was later exonerated but the state refuses to give his guns back (he isn't asking for the hollow points or stolen gun back) but the state isn't giving them up. Shocker. http://volokh.com/2012/05/23/gun-forfeiture-and-the-defendant-who-remarked-how-easy-it-would-be-for-someone-to-shoot-the-president/#more-60288 C

Got any pics? C

Hey EMB, I shot you a PM. C