Bully

What if you want to buy ammo and the FID price goes up to the proposed number AND you have to renew every 4 years?

FedEx rules state that it has to be shipped "priority express" or somesuch. It's not overnight. Honestly, it takes 3-4 days. I declare it as a gun and that's as far as it goes. Costs around 30 +/- so far to get it where it needs to go. I'm fine with that.

I’ve never had an issue with Wilson’s in a 45acp 1911. Or any other magazine of reasonable quality. I just grabbed some McCormick 10 rounders for my 9mm 1911 and ran 50 rounds of Wolf steel case thru it with zero issues so far. I would imagine either would be fine. Good luck.

Gunbroker has 3 for around 1200+. The one on Armslist, the guy is asking 1975. I didn't pay that much. Mostly because I can't. Nor would I, honestly. Very few handguns are worth that to me.

Nope, not that one.

I met a buddy and off to the range we went. We're both members of CR but didn't want to take the 45 minute ride each way so we went to a local, indoor range. Just to pop some rounds off and function test a couple of pistols that we have been working on. I recently did a couple of upgrades to my Kimber 9mm 1911 and wanted to see if it would run with steelcase Wolf (it did) out of the new mags I bought for it. I swear to all that I was not looking to buy a new gun... I walk in and see in the case a box for a pistol that I have long admired and would put on my "Grail Gun" list. So, we pay for the hour and I casually ask if indeed that gun exists. "Yup" says the cheery gentleman behind the counter. "May I take a look?" I ask. "Yup" he replies. He rummages around and then produces exactly what was advertised. I look it over and it looks really good. I then flip the price tag over... I will be bringing a Whitney Wolverine home as soon as the permit comes in. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Wolverine https://www.gunsamerica.com/950096978/WHITNEY-WOLVERINE.htm

Glock parts are cheap. Try it and if it fails buy some replacements.

He could also have LGS’s call directly to the federal line bypassing the state police and saving money as well... There’s that option as well. Or did I miss something?

From NJ2AS: A source close to the Murphy administration has confirmed with NJ2AS that he will be advocating to raise the cost of a firearm identification card to $300 and also raise the cost of a retired law enforcement conceal carry permit to $150. We expect this announcement to occur during his budget address Tuesday afternoon. Governor Murphy has expressed support to raise the fees in the past. ”It's hard to believe it's actually cheaper to get a permit to purchase a handgun, which is $2, than it is to get a dog license in practically any town in our state," Murphy said at a June 13, 2018, bill signing. We reached out to Senate Democratic leadership and they decline to comment on speculation. Historically fees and taxes have been used against minority communities of color to suppress their constitutional rights, such as voting and firearm ownership. Poll taxes were used to prevent minorities and people of color from voting, and laws banning certain types of firearms were enacted to prevent the poor and freed slaves from owning guns. After the Civil War an influx of inexpensive firearms began to flood the market due to years of overmanufacturing and modernization of manufacturing processes. These factors significantly lowered the cost of firearms and it opened a new marketshare for minorities and low-income customers. In response to this, white supremacists in Tennessee helped enact the “Army and Navy Law” which banned the sale of all handguns except for the most expensive model available at the time, the Army Navy model. In essence it completely ended the ability for poor blacks in the south to be able to purchase firearms. A more modern and commonly known example of this form of discrimination, that was heavily supported by the KKK, is known as “Saturday Night Special” laws enacted from the 1960’s to 1980’s. These laws specifically banned inexpensive and “junk guns” because they were being used in crimes in low-income neighborhoods, but also purchased by blacks and minorities for self defense. A study by Kleck and Patterson titled ‘The Impact of Gun Control and Gun Ownership Levels on Violence Rates’ found no reduction in crime rates. In June of 2018, Bryan Miller from an organization called ‘Heading God’s Call to End Gun Violence’ stated to NJ.com: "The state has not raised these fees for 52 years while every other cost in the world has gone up significantly," said Bryan Miller, executive director of the group Heeding God's Call to End Gun Violence. "The governor's budget has these fees in it. The legislative leadership budget does not. Somehow, I don't think that's an accident."

Thank you. The stock colors are not what I had envisioned. I have grown to love the stock but it's not quite what I wanted. Screens are all calibrated differently. Additionally the colors are hand laid into the mold prior to the mold being closed. It's not paint. The colors are under the gel coat. And, McMillan states explicitly on their site that being unhappy with the molded in colors is NOT a viable reason for a return/refund.

Little update: I’m going to run my current barreled action. Unfortunately this means I won’t have a loaner rifle for folks to borrow unless I can get my action tried/barreled in time. It’s not looking good. Work/family/cold weather are all slowing me down. Plus my machine was down, again. I just got it back on line a week ago. Stock came in. I love it. I also realize it’s as far from “tacti-cool” as one can get. That makes me love it all the more. I got the pillars cut and the Devcon is curing as I type this. I will not bed it as I’ll be putting a different action in at some point. Thanks for following along.

What do you need done? If it's relatively simple, a forum member may be able to help you out. If not, Alec or Bob will get you squared away. I'm in Bergen County by Paramus and if I can help, feel free to reach out.

Cool. Good luck with it.

This came out awesome. I'm also not much of a "Glock Guy" but something like this could convince me. Nice work.

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@Pizza Bob might be able to weigh in on the revolvers. None sound “special” to me other than the fact that they were his. Before my cousin died, he told me repeatedly that he wanted me to have his guns. Unfortunately he never wrote it down anywhere. I offered to buy the only one I really wanted from his brother. He stopped answering my calls, so that gun is not mine. It bums me out to this day. Oh well. Enjoy the firearms and provenance that goes with these. It may not equate to much to others but should be somewhat special to you.

What sights are those? Did you cut the hammer yourself or is it aftermarket? If aftermarket, which did you go with? Did you remove the barrel to cut the forcing cone or did you get the kit where you pull the cutter thru the barrel?

Thank you for the compliments. I truly appreciate it. I'm really just trying to figure out how I can make some spare scratch and get myself in the gun game. I like niche work and would like to carve one out for myself. Looking around some forums it seems that anyone with a lathe and a little practice can put a decent rifle together. That's also been my personal experience. It's not incredibly difficult. I've built a 1911. It was quite a challenge and I had to seek professional help to get it completed. I also didn't know as much then as I do now. I'm pretty sure I could do it and carve out a little spot in the world working on them. They are fun to shoot and funner to look at. I just did some work on two of my revolvers. A Ruger and a Smith. I'm a HUGE revolver fan. I like shooting them more than any other handgun platform. They are the most "mechanical" of all the platforms. The grip angle on both is comfortable and I like the reloading cycle. I like the calibers that they are available in: 357/38, 44, 40, 9, 45, 10 for the common ones and the mags for the big honkers. The are fun to make ammo for as well. I shoot them very well and the very last pistol I would ever sell is my 3" 357. Working on them is a challenge and learning to balance the springs as well as all the little details inside and outside the gun is fun. So, now revolver are in the mix as well. We'll see. Right now I'm gonna build my match rifle and see what happens next.

You are not wrong.

I understand but disagree with your position. The law, their law, says towns must issue a permit/FID within 30 days. To accept otherwise is not a good idea, IMO. But, I'm just a cranky hairdresser. WTH do I know.

It is. 5-6 weeks is still unacceptable. There is always a worse case.

That's slow. Their law states 30 days. Not to be a ninny but they should not be allowed to break laws while holding us to them.

Kinda what I've thought. I would for sure try and figure out a way to bring in some kind of mock up pistol. Even an airsoft if necessary. But I want to be able to shoot and actually see some stuff. With your lens setup this way, is it difficult to find targets? Say from 10-25 yards? Thanks for your help.

Took it to the range today. Shot a quick 60 rounds for function. Good thing I brought a screwdriver. Turned the strain screw back in so now it's 3/4 turn out. Got good function with all reloads. I also came home and replaced the rebound spring with one a pound heavier. Even in dryfire, I can feel the difference but it still feels much, much smoother and all around better. I'm going to the eye doc a week from today, on the 25th. I'm potentially going to go with progressives. Hopefully I can see the front sight shortly thereafter. If anyone shoots with progressives and has any tips, I'd really appreciate them. I'm nervous as all get out about getting them. But honestly if they don't work, I'm going to grab a dot. Thanks a bunch.

Good deal. I'll stay stock for a moment. It seems to work ok for me. I'll wait and see if I get any good at it first, or if something shows up on the used market. Thanks again for everything.