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Zombie thread? Where ? I didn't get to read it. Here I'll save you all some time -

Glad everything turned out ok , and glad you got a chance to make a few observations on how you want in things in the future. Nothing like a good " seemed real but turned out to be a dry run" situation to check your set up.

Thanks , I have that on hand

Thanks , yeah I really like this gun , just to look at . I don't want to hide it in a safe , will most likely display it. I won't touch anything on it refinishing wise. I may have it checked then try it , then give it a well deserved retirement. I picked up a few old ones from this estate ( none as old as this one , the others are from the 60s , 70s) . I was initially going to sell them , but I like them. A bit of history.

My 5 year old daughter is always asking me what sounds animals make and she gets mad when I say a particular animal does not make a sound. Rabbit is one she asks about over and over. I just played that for her , I don't think she'll ask again for a while . And she may be sleeping in our bed tonight lol

I see them going anywhere from 250 to 450 depending on condition. I hear the 2 boxes of ammo are worth about 100 bucks. I guess they don;t make that ammo anymore , or is they do it is limited availability? I also heard you can convert it to take modern ammo but I would not do that to an old gun like this I would not care to fire it if I did not have the ammo. So it sits there and taunts. I'd probably have someone knowledgeable check it out first though . And then let them shoot it first lol

Thanks everyone! That all was very informative. Think I will keep it clean and polished , and maybe play around with it once in a blue moon. It had not been fired for over 20 years when I got it. Gave it to a friend of mine who hunts and he had it clean and test fired. Then Pete tried it at Winslow. It has a hard butt on it , I think I will get a rubber slip on pad for when I shoot it. I don't mind a bruise as long as it does not interfere with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and carrying my kids:)

It kind of reminds me of the AZ shooting. Within 10 minutes everyone was blaming a stupid poster put out by Palin's campaign of a target with names on it , one of them being the senator shot..meanwhile the killer had probably never even seen the poster . And there were no retractions over the absolute media attack on Palin's poster , which went to such great lengths as to call her responsible , when it turned out the killer was a registered independent , hated Georg W , and was more into the movie Zeitgest than any GOP propaganda.

Thanks It is a 12 gauge. What does the choke on a shotgun do? yeah , I would not sell it even if it was worth anything. I looked it up and found nothing except for its worth which I noticed is around 120 to 200 bucks. It is definitely sentimental to me . I was supposed to get his WWII German issued Luger 9mm too but got screwed out of it. At least I got this . So..is it a wall hanger or do you think it is safe to have some range/field fun with? I hate to sound like a girly girl..but is this thing going to dislocate my shoulder ?

You'll just get opinions here , which is helpful , but not a sure bet for accuracy . I don't know the law but if it were me strike and initial it and see what they say. On the other hand It is very hard to evict someone in NJ even if they break lease terms. I got caught with a little dog in an apartment I had taken where it said no pets in the lease. I said gee , I didn't notice that in the lease. I was a good tenant , had been there a few months ..I offered them an additional 100 deposit in case the dog ruined anything . They said it was fine , not to worry about it . It is hard to evict someone..you have to go to court usually a few times and it is no guarantee you will win in evicting someone. If you are a good tenant it might not be an issue. Who are you dealing with ? What is the feeling you get from them? I would probably strike it and initial and see what they say. Also , don't you have to do an address change for your FID? If there is a chance the landlord will see something in the mail you might get caught if you don't say something up front. Is there anything in NJ law that deals with owning firearms in property you are leasing as opposed to owning ? Do the wishes of the private property owner trump your right to own? I don't know the answer to those questions but it may be worth looking up.

I got this from my Grandpa .. it says Mossberg 195 k-a on the barrel . Was told by someone it was a Goose gun. Pete is the only one who shot it so far..he put some bird shot in it , was told that would sting a person. It blew a wooden target apart. That would more than sting I imagine So..what is its purpose? what would one use this shotgun for? Pheasant ? Ducks ? Clay ? We have some buckshot for it , I don't doubt its value as HD ..but we have other guns for that. Is this more of a hobby gun? I think my Grandpa had it since the 60s. Could be wrong though.

some quick snaps of it : shiny shiny wood ( refinished? ), shows some wear a few scratches gummy goo stuff around the hammer refinished you think? front sight condition of barrel more scratches and goo Would you fire this thing? I have 100 rounds of .32 rimfire with it.

I did not mean anyone here , either when I said Sheeple. While we have had different views here we have been open minded about the debate. I meant people who are sending petitions , spreading articles around social media , comparing him to a kid killed a few generations ago , going to protests and holding signs..all before the other side of the story had been released. I would never do any of ^that without hearing both sides.

I know in some states it is a misdemeanor unless you have multiple DUIs . I know NY classifies a 2nd DUI within 10 years a felony. Also whether or not you had an accident , damaged property , or hurt people can affect the status .But states vary. It should be pretty easy to look up NJs DUI policies. A very quick search yielded this ..but I would check multiple info sources http://www.newjerseydwi.com/qa.htm

Peacocks sound like the woman screaming in the beginning of Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd.

I was going to say , mountain lions can sound like a screaming woman. I was in Cali on my Grandma's property sleeping in a camper first time I heard one. My hair stood on end all night and I slept clinging to a rifle she had given me ( which I did not know how to use) . Her dog that was camping out with me was not bothered by the sound..first clue it was not a person. But yeah , it sounded like a woman screaming in the woods. They told me it was the females in heat. I have never heard of Fisher Cats in NJ ..but hey you never know. There are Coyotes in the Lyndhurst swamps these days. I have heard of people seeing Bobcats again in Upstate NY. Try recording it if you hear it again

Ah boy , that stinks. I'm surprised they did not catch that on the PP. When will you turn 21? Did you discuss a refund with the dealer?

When all this first broke I saw a wall full of posts on FB regarding the incident and calling for arrest etc. Not ONE post in 2 days now , nothing that mentions any new developments , nothing mentioning Zimmerman's black friend speaking on his good character , nothing about the integrated life he led . I was glad to see the new developments covered on the Yahoo homepage. There is that at least. Social media and the media circus in general will be the end of us.

I just checked out your website. Great stuff! We'll talk definitely.

Deal! I have your number . Maybe see you at the BH in 2 weeks or so I was suppose to shoot a model in the Cherry Blossoms in 2 weeks. But they came out like a month early. We'll probably switch it to Sandy Hook. This particular model usually gets hair and makeup done in the car before we head out to shoot. She uses different people, I'll be sure to give her your contact info. Shoot me a PM with a website or portfolio if you have one available.

That is exactly what I was afraid..the ripple effect that the Sheeple will ride happily. Already in the news I saw protests in Wisconsin comparing the case of a man who shot an intruder on his porch while his wife and children were in the house , to this case , and the people of Wisconsin proclaiming solidarity with the protesters on the Trayvon case. I have had some change of heart since hearing additional evidence. It sounds on the FULL 911 tape ( as opposed to the excerpt versions aired previously) that Zimmerman says " ok" after the 911 operator says "we don't need you to do that" re: following the person . You can hear his breath slow as he is walking back to the car. My take on it ( and we are still in the supposition stage here ) is the kid thought he was being followed , and he decided to confront. Two bad decisions.. 1) Zimmerman getting out of car ..if you are not trained as a security person or officer you are putting yourself both in legal and physical harms way if you choose to investigate a suspicious person. Mistake ? Yes. Crime? We don't know. But as more facts emerge it is edging towards "mistake" in my own opinion. And I am humble enough to admit I made some decisions on this before having all the facts. I doubt the liberal press will be so humble though. Mistake 2) Trayvon deciding to confront someone he thought was stalking him. He lost Zimmerman at one point ..but still wound up engaging instead of running home to safety. Again , mistake probably rather than a crime. Kids of both colors are not strangers to being jumped by the opposite color . A black kid will be suspicious and on guard of a white person on his tail , same goes for a white kid being tailed by black individuals. It is what it is. In my mind the moral of the story is you never know what the person you are confronting is capable of. Zimmerman did not know the tall lanky kid could totally kick his a$$ , and the kid did not know the short stocky white guy had a gun. One life over , one probably ruined. Stay safe people.

Thanks , I 'll look that up!

Yeah , I would probably do a page layout of the longuns showing small parts and full shots. Maybe he'll want to hold his long guns and be in the shot , who knows. How much I do depends on how many pages he wants to pay for..The book prices from the press go up with pages , naturally.

Op , did you ever get something ?

I'll see what I can do I have only a vague idea about his collection. I know he has a lot of revolvers and military long guns. If I even get this job. He asked for a price ..when it comes to photography lately it is easy to be on completely different planets when it comes to $$ .