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I doubt if my Sig 226 could handle what they put that HP C9 through. Now I have to go watch the other 3 parts.

I have a couple of HP carbines (995ts, 4595TS) and am very happy with them. I've been researching HP handguns and came across this HP C9 torture test. Looks quite impressive for a very low cost handgun. http://www.handgunsmag.com/2011/05/31/trying-to-break-a-hi-point/

Would the same apply to New Jersey, I mean if a weapon was placed on the New Jersey banned weapons list or if magazine capacity was reduced from 15 to 10?

I gave up awhile back and settled on Rossi R92's, one a SS 24" octagon barrel, the other a 16" blued round barrel. I'm happy with both although it took a little bit of work (and learning) to get them the way I wanted.

According to the Chicago Tribune "Police returned fire, killing the shooter and wounding several bystanders, all of whom were expected to survive, Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a news conference."

Ordered 4 times from Buds, never had a problem. On my last purchase their price dropped on the firearm I purchased. I used their price guarantee through Buy Safe and got the price difference deposited into my PayPal account in a few days.

I arrived at PI on 8/17/69. Actually there was a lot more that went on at PI than what was in the movie. It's true what used to go on was kept from the officers and of course the public. One of the DI's I had made PI quite a memorable experience. He was a recon sniper, served two tours in Nam. I remember one day there was a brief ceremony to award him the Navy Cross for 60 confirmed kills. He really made our lives hell but I'd do it all over again if I had the chance.

CBS says that the shooter was armed with a 9mm semi-automatic pistol, the second pistol found belonged to one of the officers.

CNN and Reuters are reporting that the shooting is being trated as domestic terrorism, that the shooter was a 40 year old heavy set white male local to the area and that two semi-automatic pistols were found that were believed to belong to the shooter.

Here's an interesting link: http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/printable/node/7866

My first handgun was a revolver, a stainless steel 357 magnum Ruger GP100 with a 5" barrel. It's still my favorite, all 43 oz of it. After that I got another 357 magnum revolver, a SP101 with a 3" barrel. It's quite stimulating firing 357 magnum ammo in it and is my second favorite. My last purchase was a SIG P226 in 9MM, I also enjoy shooting it but not as much as my revolvers. The Ruger 357's have a pair of of 357 lever action Rossi Model 92's,one blued 16" barrel and one stainless steel 24" octagon barrel to keep them company.

I agree.Of course unions significantly raise the costs of goods and services. The pension funding and healthcare are real killers. For example I have a co-worker that was in construction for about 10 years and will be receiving a $1700/month pension based on 10 years of work. At simple 3% interest you need about $680,000 invested. I’ve also had many personal experiences with unions. The first was about 45 years ago, I got a part time job after school at what was Aurora plastics in New York. Since I would occasionally step onto the loading dock I had to join the teamsters union. They sucked a considerable amount of my pay in dues and after 6 months on the job I was laid off due to over hiring. The teamsters did nothing to help. Another experience was dealing with the electrical union while working in the city. On occasion I needed to relocate computer to other locations in the same building but I was not allowed to do the work. As silly as it may seem I could only power down the computer. I had to have a union worker being paid overtime unplug the machine, carry the machine to the new location, and plug it in. What a waste of time and money for the firm I worked for, not to mention the union members had to have their breaks when I wanted to get done and out. Unions may have been a good idea long ago but now they are a considerable drag on society.

He supposedly had a 100 round drum mag for the ar 15.

Back in the 50's when I was a kid in New York I remember looking at ads in the back of magazines and seeing mail order ads for M1 Garands and Carbines. What I don't remember is the degree of violent based entertainment available to children,

With respect to equipment he supposedly wore a helmet, gas mask, groin protector, knee protector, and body armor. As others stated he had purchased 3000 rounds of 223 and 3000 rounds of 40 cal via the internet.

Besides the incident at the theater people in the apartment building reported loud techno music being played in a loop coming from James Holmes apartment. One of the other tenants went and pounded on his door yelling to turn down the music. The tenant also said that the door appeared to be unlocked by the way it rattled when he knocked but he didn't open the door. He went back to his apartment and reported it to the police via a non-emergency 911 number, The police still haven't entered the apartment unsure of exactly what he has rigged.

After the tragedy in Colorado and since one of the weapons used was a S&W AR all I'm seeing on the liberal networks is ranting about assault rifle bans.

Often there are people with AR's at RTSP and it doesn't bother me. Actually RTSP has S&W, Bushmaster, and STAG 5.56 AR's as part of their rental inventory.

I looked at the site and it seems that I need be fingerprinted. Would you know if I need to go to my local PD to make an appointment at Sagem Morpho to get fingerprinted even though this would be going to the FBI?

Thanks PK90! This looks like the solution to my problem.

Every time that I make a firearm purchase I have about a one hour wait on the NICS, the check always comes back "pending". My FFL asked me if I would like to talk to the NICS person to see why there is always a delay even though it always passes. I took him up on it and this is what I found out. A little over 40 years ago I had a DUI in New York. This still shows up on my record and the NICS people have to request clarification from New York. This is what takes an hour to get. Once they receive the clarification the purchase is ok'd right away. My FFL suggested that I could have the 40 year old offense expunged but after Googling a bit it seems that New York wouldn't allow it plus the one hour wait isn't worth the attorney's fees.

I had sent an email to Steve regarding the feeding of 38's and he replied with the following: "The problems shows up the most with these short straightwall pistol cals. and it's even more common with cals like 38/357m and 44spec/44mag because of the diverse selection of ammos to chose from. Just keep in mind these pistol cal rifles are a lot like semi-auto pistols. There's just some ammo it's not going to work with. The original 92's were designed to work with bottleneck ammo in the 1.5" to 1.6" OAL. Depending on the bullet shape it may work with longer ammo and even shorter if you don't try to run it fast. As you have found the most common problem with the shorter 38's is the gun will throw out live rounds with the empty's. This is because the shorter 38 coming on to the carrier from the tube can bounce forward enough that the rim is too close to the rim slots in the guides and when you lever it fast the carrier just catapults them up or out with the empty." Overall I like the rifle and it serves my purpose, a companion for my 357 Ruger revolvers. I too got the stainless magazine follower but am putting off making any other modifications until I use the rifle for awhile.

Thanks everyone! I think that I'll stick to Hoppes #9 since the rifle doesn't have any excessive oil on it. What also concerned me about the video was that Steve left the wood hand guard on the Rossi as he was emptying a can of brake parts cleaner down the barrel and magazine tube. It seems that everyone here says to keep brake parts cleaner away from wood which sounds like real good advice.

Would you use it on a blued finish or only stainless steel? The DVD shows Steve working on a stainless steel model.

Just picked up a Rossi Model 92 blued in 357 Magnum. I also purchased a DVD from Steve Gunz (http://www.stevesgunz.com/) for expert advice on assembly/disassembly, cleaning, and modifications. Steve recommends after removing the stock to flush the barrel and action with a non-chlorinated brake parts cleaner until the fluid runs clear. Does anyone use brake parts cleaner to clean their firearms? Thanks