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Though this is my only gun, so I have nothing else to really compare it to, I am VERY satisfied with my purchase after my trip to the range tonight. The gun feels very good in my hand and points very naturally for me. I have average sized hands, and the magazine release, slide stop, and safety (though I do have my dislikes about the safety) are all easy to reach and operate. I put 262 (250 Remington Golden Bullet and 12 Federal blue bulk pack) through it without a single problem. No FTE, no FTF, it just went bang every time. I may have to adjust the sights, POI seems to be 1-2" low at 10 yards, but it was dead on left/right. I have 3 main dislikes about the gun. 1. Thumb safety. It's cheap and junky. There is no positive catch and the whole lever is just really cheap plastic. I very well may be removing it. 2. Magazine safety. I dislike magazine safeties, not sure why, but I do. However it doesn't stop the magazine from dropping free like it does in some other guns. I probably will not be touching it. 3. Trigger reset. The trigger is nice, a good bit of takeup because of the hinged trigger, but a nice clean break. The reset however is long, much longer than I'm used to. I'll probably get used to it over time though. Based on how the M&P 22 feels in my hand and performs, I very well may be buying an M&P 9 in the near future.

I believe SBI is the number on your FID.

Since NJ statute doesn't define what "loaded" means, I would argue the most logical definition. If you take any safety(s) off and pull the trigger. If it goes bang it was loaded, if it doesn't, its not.

Locked isn't required, only "securely fastened.". Hard/soft is not specified. Loaded mags do not a loaded gun make. Ammo is not required to be separate. If it's in the trunk, you don't even need a case. You're good. As always, IANAL

Will Bobs let non-members bring their own ammo? I'm looking for a range in my area where I can bring my own ammo while I decide if I really want to drop the coin on CJ. My current range is range ammo only and it's Remington Golden Bullets...

Not all states, counties, or towns report crimes the same way either. There are a number of issues with the UCR. Two of the main ones are that police departments, can, have, and will continue to doctor reports to make the town look better. The other is that each incident, even if it is more than one crime, only gets one mention in a UCR. Question on one of my finals a few years ago. A man breaks into his ex-GFs house who is on vacation with her family. Her dog won't be quiet so he kills it. He starts drinking her liquor and putting valuables into her father's car in the garage. As he is about to leave his ex and her family return from vacation early. When they come in the house he freaks out, kills the parents, ties his ex up, rapes her, and kills her too. He sets the house on fire and drives away, drunk, with the car and all the valuables. How many and what crimes are committed? Burglary, animal cruelty, larceny, 3 murders, rape, arson, DUI. What gets reported on the UCR? Murder

While I can see a wadcutter being better than FMJ for self defense, I think that a hollowpoint would have a number of advantages, at least for factory ammo. Every wadcutter I've seen (maybe I'm wrong) has been loaded relatively light. Typical muzzle energy for .38 Special is only 150-170 ft-lb. Most hollowpoints seem to have 200-250 ft-lb of muzzle energy. This is anywhere from 15% to 40% less energy. Also, if a wadcutter delivering 170 ft-lb penetrates 14" and a hollowpoint delivering 250 ft-lb penetrates 14", the hollowpoint delivers more energy over the same distance, and the rate that energy is transferred is more important than the amount of energy transferred when it comes to causing trauma. Also, I wouldn't expect a normal wadcutter to expand that much, so the bullet, and thus the amount of tissue that the bullet physically impacts will be smaller than a hollowpoint. I would also think that the petals from an expanded hollowpoint would cause significantly more trauma to the tissue because they will cut/tear their way through more tissue than a wadcutter would.

That guy needs to file a federal suit for deprivation of civil rights under color of law, unless "you don't need a gun for SD" isn't the only reason he was denied.

I would definitely not carry a knife if you have the ability to carry something else. The winner of a knife fight is the one that is still alive when they leave the hospital. Certainly it's better than nothing, and a few years ago I used a knife to get myself out of a possibly dangerous situation. I never had to use it, but something about someone following me in Wilkes-Barre didn't sit right, reached for my knife and looked for a way out, and he seemed to lose interest.

Just last week I bought my first (thanks PK90), and got one of my friends to stop dragging his feet about applying for his FID and PPP, so there are definitely some new gun owners on the way.

If a president issued an executive order telling the atf to stop running NICS checks there would be an injunction issued the next day, if not the same day. For things like that the courts can move quickly. Later on there would be arguements to see if the order should stay though.

For future reference, disclosure on a State/County/Local level is required only for tax, "general public assistance," driver's license, and registration. Any other use by a State/County/Local agency is voluntary and the form on which the SSN is requested must state that it is voluntary and the reason(s) it is being requested. You do not need to provide your SSN at any time when apply for an FID, PPP, on the 4473, or on a PPP. However, not providing it on any form could potentially cause problems because if the form is entered into a database, it is possible the SSN is used as the key. Also not providing SSN on forms that are used for a background check may cause problems if someone with a similar name and/or birthday has records turn up.

After finally listening to the tapes, something is fishy here. Nobody except Zimmerman and Martin know what really happened, but I think Zimmerman is going to be in trouble, and rightfully so. From Zimmerman's call to 911, Martin may or may not have made a possible aggressive move towards Zimmerman, but Zimmerman escalated the incident by chasing Martin.

There's your problem. Logic doesn't fit into the very anti's thinking. They think that guns are innately evil and corrupt anyone who uses one.

At least we aren't as bad as Illinois, their last 3 governors have been convicted of various corruption charges and sentenced to prison. In NJ I can only think of a few judges, state senators, assemblymen, judges, freeholders, mayors that SHOULD be convicted...

How exactly do you figure he's a hypocrite? Am I a hypocrite because my company won't let me have any political (firearms included) content on my car, since I use it for my job? What's the difference? Like me, its likely that he had absolutely no say in the policy.

Glad to see everyone liking their m&p, makes me more confident I made the right choice. I'll see how mine shoots tomorrow.

Theoretically, yes, any electronic device is capable of potentially generating unwanted EM noise that could potentially interfere with the aircrafts avionics. Is it a realistic thing to worry about? No, not really.

Why are you using logic? Not only is this law, its NJ law, and NJ gun law at that... The length of the stock is not the illegal factor (so long as overall length is met), its the folding or telescoping of the stock that is illegal.

Ah, I missed that.

He also never said his acquaintance was in NJ. He might actually live in America.

It was new and shiny when it went in the mag, not so much when it came out of the chamber. As I said, it was a range S&W 41, so I have absolutely no idea about how often (if ever) it was cleaned or what was done to it. Thankfully I don't have to deal with that any more.

Separating brass, aluminum, and steel casings from each other is fairly easy, and some, if not many, especially in the larger scrapyards, have the equipment to do it. However, that's more work that the scrap yard has to do. Therefore if they pay $4.00 a pound for straight brass, they might only give you $3.00 a pound for mixed brass/steel, since they have to do the work of separating the metals.

Ah, Wilkes-Barre... Went to school right in the middle of that for a little. Center city isn't too bad, but the rest of the town is an absolute hellhole. In the first week of my freshman year there were 2 muggings, a stabbing, and an attempted rape of students who went too far off campus. You know you're in a great city when there are 2 cops posted outside the entrance to the movie theater from 4pm to 2am every day...

PLR-16 Red - Can never be complied with 1. Mag well is outside of the grip. 4. Manufactured weight is 3.42lbs, which is 54.7oz. Blue - Can be complied with 2. Barrel is threaded, but you could pin + weld a brake or crown, not a flash hider though. 2 evil features, it's illegal. PLR-22 Should be legal so long as you pin + weld something that isn't a flash suppressor. Also would need pinned mags, since it comes with 26 rounders. No attaching the forend accessories though, most likely. Rails would likely be construed as a shroud. As always, IANAL.