Everything posted by Heavyopp
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NJ Legal A1 Birdcage-Type Muzzle Device
How about welding a washer to an original?
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Woking up loads - play with powder charge or OAL
I tend to keep my OAL on the longer side most of the time -- as long as they are not over max recommended and I get enough seating depth to hold the bullet firm in the case -- they also must feed reliably Then I play with powder charge until I hit the sweet spot -- for 20 years I didn't care about power factor only recently has that been an issue -- luckily my favorite 45 acp load makes major
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Crossbow accessory help
Rail lube and bowstring wax are your friend here -- Every 20 or so shots for the rail lube and 50 for bow wax is pretty reasonable Try shopping online at Wyvern creations .com -- has a lot of quality stuff at very reasonable pricing As for bolts -- why change what you have? -- Source what you are shooting and buy them -- Obviously your crossbow does well with them Broad heads will be your next dilemma -- I'm right down the mountain from you in Middlesex -- You can try out a couple of my target broad heads and see if any work with your setup I shoot magnus Black hornets and NAP spitfires -- Both equally accurate in my crossbow and deadly on deer Forgot to mention --- 150 grain broad head is very heavy -- How heavy are the field points you are target shooting with? I shoot 100 grain tips out of a ten point stealth crossbow
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Inexpensive handguns for the ladies? Something 'cute'
I took my wife gun shopping this spring -- Went out to heritage guild in Easton while waiting of both of our permits -- She's small -- 5'3" 115lbs Got a good salesman who was on board with what we where doing -- just getting a ton of guns in her hands to see what felt good to her Spent about 3 hours there, at the end of it all it her favorite turned out to be a Dan Wesson ECO in 9mm Not cheap, but who cares We go thru so much to get permission to buy a handgun here in NJ I just don't understand the cheap is better thing -- spend some money and get something worth all that hassle
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Possible Fraud
I wouldn't expect anyone to come looking for a package and at 6'2 280 I'm sure you can handle the extra small visitor anyway How about a neighbor? Hiding purchases from a spouse and shipping to your house? Are you generally home during the day to receive packages or do they sit on the front porch for someone else to pick thru them? Maybe run your credit report and see if there has been a card opened in your name recently that you are unaware of. Good luck, hope it plays out well
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Learning to weld
Watch zoro tools -- an online tool website They generally have "flash" sales during the holidays -- sale lasts for 6 hours or so I picked up my Miller 280 DX from a flash sale that was like 30% off -- quite a substantial savings on a pricey item
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Shooting your first reloaded round
My 1st reloaded round was back in the early 90's -- I don't recall being worried about it at all -- didn't have the internet back then to see all the scary pictures of guns blowing up Just think -- your reloaded rounds, being checked, and rechecked again have way more care into them than a factory round -- You'll be fine Have fun, welcome to the obsession
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Part 1. Basic assessment.
Great, now I'm going to spend all day looking for my Carotid pulse -- I don't seem to have one Thanks for posting -- I'll be following
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Learning to weld
Sure there is -- Filler wire is commonly used while tig welding -- you can fusion weld without filler for tig but non critical, and certain type joints Flux core does not suck -- a properly done flux core weld looks no different than a shielded mig weld I personally prefer tig welding over mig welding -- I find tig welding steel easier over mig welding steel everything is slower tig welding, and you have way more control over everything Mig welding steel, you can get a pretty weld that looks great, but can be structurally insufficient, cold, no penetration Tig welding almost always makes a sound weld, it won't work without everything melting together, you don't just lay a bead of filler on top of a piece of steel When you think of tig welding you think of that stack of dimes look -- Thats operator pride and skill -- a tig weld doesn't need to be pretty to be structurally sound where an ugly mig weld is almost always trouble My 1st welder was a Lincoln weld pac 100 -- not bought from a big box store but a real weld supply -- the box store machines are supposedly made just for them with inferior quality I quickly found that I liked to weld, and purchased a miller 250 G engine driven stick welder -- I bought this new back in the early 90's Over time I outfitted it with a spool gun for mig and High Frequency box for tig welding Within the last 6 or 7 years my weld pac finally gave up the ghost and I upgraded to a Miller 211 mig -- currently in use I also bought 2 years ago a tig welder for use at my home -- the neighbors don't like the engine driven machine Miller 280 DX inverter machine with liquid cooled tig torch -- this machine is very fun to use with amazing results Point is, Buy quality equipment -- the HF machine is junk -- If you have never used a quality welder you have no idea what you are missing and how hard you are working to make that cheap POS make poor welds This is where a school or class comes in -- they won't put you on cheap machines to teach you -- It's like trying to learn precision shooting with an AK47
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Learning to weld
I would not suggest trying to learn to weld with anything from Harbor Freight -- You'll never know if your bad welds are you or the machine A skilled welder will have trouble making good welds with a HF machine -- If you still think you want a HF welder, do yourself a favor and don't buy their wire -- get Lincoln wire -- HD and lowes sells it for decent prices
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Car for Rebuild or Scrap
Really?? those bastards -- I was all ready to help out sick kids
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Car for Rebuild or Scrap
Have you tried car for kids? -- Just wondering if the tax write off is worth it -- I too have a 92 lincoln continental thats needs gone -- Mine runs well, just don't have the time or the urge to fix it up and sell it
- Po6 NJ Carry challenge: COUNT I – VIOLATION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT
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Who Makes This, What Model?
I have a Blaser R93 -- Have a 300 win mag barrel -- Straight pull bolt -- no lift then pull just fire and pull straight back
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NJ Whitetail with Xbow
Go to Wyvern creations website -- Buy whatever crossbow strikes your fancy there -- David, the owner, won't sell you a piece of crap bow I personally went with a 10 point stealth with accudraw -- Main reason was my 13 year old son could cock the bow by himself and pass the bow test Have you taken a bow test to get you license? Better get moving if you plan on getting out for fall season -- Good luck
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Out of state reference
My references all keep photocopies of previous reference forms -- usually use the same people
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Some AR ??'s, looking for a CQ setup
Specs are a few posts above -- this turned out just under 34"
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Gunsmithing and ITAR, Not So Perfect Together... A Petition
Does Itar have something to do with automated manufacture of ammunition too? All these guys wanting to add that auto drive to their 650/1050 should really pay attention here...
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identity theft with a new twist
How is this done?
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Buckshot 100rds for $30 after MIR
Makes you wonder if it's all worth it
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Some AR ??'s, looking for a CQ setup
I just finished building up a HD Rifle and I like the CNC upper/lower Midwest PX lower receiver - CNC Spartan upper from Joe bobs - CNC -- this upper is the perfect match for the midwest PX lower -- I'm not sure if Ty ever got around to sourcing the CNC uppers to match his lower 14.5 ballistic advantage stainless hanson mid length barrel with a Lantac dragon pinned Geiselle 13" MK4 mloc handguard -- the model with short rail pieces on the end Geiselle SSA-E trigger Aimpoint PRO Diamond head back up sights Ergo grip Hogue carbine stock pinned at position 4 I think -- I had a magpul fixed carbine stock on it but it was just too short for me BCM BCG Streamlight TRL-1 HL on the right side rail
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Some AR ??'s, looking for a CQ setup
????? I'm a little lost here...
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Po6 NJ Carry challenge: COUNT I – VIOLATION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT
Maybe I'm missing something -- Newtonian made a donation -- Looks like he donated $100 and then added $15 for a patch and a T shirt He didn't receive his stuff -- Why? He paid for it didn't he? But this isn't really the issue -- You guys aren't keeping your end of the deal -- It sure looks like instead of a $100 donation and $15 for a silly T-shirt you guys just marked it up as a $115 donation Do you really expect the rest of us to take you seriously and donate to support a bunch of guys who can't even send a guy a T-shirt that he paid for. That is the message I get from newtonian -- He's not whining -- he's pointing out your lack of integrity
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Best LPK and trigger options
I have 2 SSA-E triggers and a SSA Both are excellent with the Enhanced version being a little lighter on the 2nd stage Great triggers to just pull thru for a quick shot like for speed on steel -- then when you want precision you stage the trigger -- feel the 1st stage to a very distinct wall then just pull a little more to a crisp break I have the SSA in my dedicated .22 rimfire build -- I do use it for speed on steel and the occasional PCC match Maybe if OB ever gets a carbine match together I'll get a chance to try out that trigger you got there Lou and see how much better the DMR is Just wanted to add that I never paid over $200 for any of these triggers -- Gotta wait or the holiday sales and buy then...
- Po6 NJ Carry challenge: COUNT I – VIOLATION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT