TheDon

I store all my mags loaded and ready to run. I keep a practice set in my range box so I don't have to worry about running around collecting mags before I go to the range. I keep a tactical set in my safe with my guns, just in case. I have a select set of mags for guns I might bug-out wth in my TEOTWAWKI stash. I probably average 10 or more mags for every type I own.

Hillary just called a press conference and appologized on behalf of all Americans. I for one am NOT sorry! ETA: So, is she going to apologize for this douchebag from the Daily Humor thread too?

Protester dies after inhaling fumes from burning American flag Published September 18, 2012 FoxNews.com Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/18/protester-dies-after-inhaling-fumes-from-burning-american-flag/?cmpid=prn_aol#ixzz26ush37mp I am not ashamed to admit that I laughed out loud and felt happy inside.

I have the Walther P22. It is a great shooter, great quality, but IMHO it is a kid's or a woman's pistol. It is very small. It is pickey on ammo. You must fire high velocity clean-burning ammo. CCI mini-Mags function best. Rem Golden Bullets and Fiocci do not have enough power and I got FTE's on roughly 20-to-30% of the rounds. Now that I am running CCI exclusively, its a great shooter. My kids love it.

It's that NJ-Firearm-FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation): "If it's got to do with guns, it's got to be illegal and there can only be a narrow convoluted pathway for legality." I was like that for years and still revert every now and then. Things were so much simpler when I lived in America. You just tossed your guns, loaded mags, and ammo in the back seat and went to the range.

OK, you are new, so I will forgive you this one time as long as you never do it again. NEVER EVER mention DD in the same comparison posting as a Bushey. :butcher:

Wherever you want, other than school grounds.

The ironic thing about that clerical mistake is that a slungshot (the intended device) remains 100% legal in NJ.

"It's a bad thing, maann. It's a real baaad thing."

You do know that the first step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem.

I am either losing my mind or someone has edited the NJSP website since I last looked this up (albeit has been a while). I would have sworn that this page http://www.njsp.org/about/fire_trans.html used to clearly state that the ammo needed to be in a separate container. Now it does not. If it was changed, it is good to see that the Superintendent is following the letter of 2C:39-6 g. I stand corrected. There are only TWO rules: 1. Any empty mag is good to go <any preposition> any firearm. <in, on, near, under, above, around...> 2. A loaded rifle mag is good to go anywhere other than *in* the rifle firearm. 3. A loaded pistol mag cannot be in the same case as the pistol (because handguns and ammo must be transported separately unless you have a NJ CCW). Good catch djg0770. Thanks for making me look it up. Sorry for the inadvertant bad information.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the advice. One question for diamondd: Wouldn't a 10x fixed kind of lock you into ranges beyond 200 yds. If you target presents itself at say 100 or less yards, wouldn't you have too narrow a field of view to make it practical? Just asking so I can learn. As stated in my OP, I am a nube to shooting at range beyond 100 yards.

I actually had one idiot gun store clerk tell me that if a loaded mag is within a reachable distance from a firearm, the firearm is considered to be loaded. Total BS. The law is really quite simple. Three rules (assuming you have a NJFPID): 1. Any empty mag is good to go <any preposition> any firearm. <in, on, near, under, above, around...> 2. A loaded rifle mag is good to go anywhere other than *in* the rifle. 3. A loaded pistol mag cannot be in the same case as the pistol (because handguns and ammo must be transported separately unless you have a NJ CCW). Some believe that a persecutor could construe a rifle to be “loaded” if a loaded mag is in the same case as, or near an uncased rifle. This is predicated upon an assertion that the magazine is a part of the rifle and the magazine is loaded, therefore the rifle is loaded. You know, I am not going to say that I they are wrong. I am sure some Liberal Judge might allow that argument to be presented in court. And, I would not trust a NJ jury not to suck it up like sheeple at the trough. However, the is no black-letter law to support that position. All that said, here is what I do: I generally load up my mags prior to going to the range. I want to spend my range time shooting, not loading mags. I transport my loaded mags and my additional ammo in a large toolbox that I use as an ammo box. I choose to lock that toolbox with a key lock so there is no ambiguity about my intentions should I ever have an encounter with an anti-gun LEO. That is my choice, and I would never tell someone that they are required to do so.

I am looking to put scopes on my M1A and Rem 700 VTR. My range in NJ is 300 yards and the range near my parents home in PA is 500 yards. So I am thinking a variable with something like 24x at the top end. There has to be 200+ scope brands and price ranges from $30 to $3,000. I would appreciate some recommendations for brands to focus my research on. I am thinking ~$700 should be a good budget, but am willing to pay more for quality if I have to. My primary considerations are: 1. Mildot 2. Ease of use for a nube to long-range shooting 3. Ruggedness to bangs and bumps. More than bench rest, I want to take my rifles into the field and not worry about a delicate scope. Also, I am thinking about getting the same scope for both rifles (both in .308) for consistency. Thanks for your advice.

SmokeEater, Welcome to NJ. I am a transplant from America as well. Please do not take offense. I think people were simply imagining their back yards and/or their neighbors.

I watched them on reruns tonight (not time for TV during the week during the last month of a quarter). Too much office drama. I checked their website. No Mosins or SKS's. No interest.

An armed Marine contingent should be non-negotiable. Dear President, whatever your name is. We are stationing a <platoon/company> of Marines at our embassy and they will be a fully-armed infantry fighting unit. Be advised that US Marines will open fire upon any assemblage of 10 or more individuals who enters our embassy grounds without permission. If you do not accept this we will withdraw our embassador and terminate all foreign aid to your pitiful 3rd-world-assed nation. You have 8 hours to decide. End of discussion. Sincerely, a President with Balls. ETA: There is one thought that I am 100% certain NEVER went through Obummer's head while this was going down: "Hmmm, what would Teddy Roosevelt do if he were in my situation?"

LOL. I am so stealing this.

I have done that, like three times. I would stumble across a good deal on ammo for something I knew was on the wish list... Its a sickness.

I am 32 and 6. I need an intervention.

The forum already has a Humor thread.

Saving your brass, but you don't reload. Yep. I got about 4,000 empty casings all sorted out. But, I do not own one piece of reloading equipment and haven't the first clue on how to reload. But, I think that is more a symptom of simple hoarding.

The cleaning of firearms is a religious experience that should be performed only upon the alter of the workbench in the sanctuary of the basement and is not to be witness by outsiders, non-believers, or children who have not yet reached the age of majority.