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Even though she likes to sleep, and looks like an angel... starting to become a major pain in the butt. Put her in a kennel at a friends house... which goes out to an old horse paddock. There is a fence down the center, and it divides it into two sections, so dogs can be separated if need be. She found out how to open the gate between the two (chain link fencing, with a slip latch). They were telling me how she was slipping through the gate, but didn't realize the latch was undone. She isn't allowed over there unless I chain the gates up that she is facing Today, I went out to the shed to grab something... and waited for the door to close because it was still crappy out and didn't want her to come out yet. Once I heard it catch, continued walking... and a few steps later, Emma is right next to me. Nobody opened the door... she hit it with her nose, and continued out. Couldn't yell at her for that one... being I was impressed.

Yea, don't do polished stainless unless you do cowboy action. I have a Ruger New Vaquero that is being bead blasted because of how crappy it looked without keeping up on polishing. Just picked up my SP-01 from Howell Gun Works... not purchased, but for them to put a Pre B hammer on. Like the older spur hammer a lot more. And when I want to go plinking... And when I want to meat tenderize and slice...

I installed the light LEM on my father's .40 USP Compact. It is a VERY NICE trigger! His was a standard DAO that he bought when he sold his Judge. It was a heavy pull, and did it for him one Christmas. It is really neat how it works, and I like the fact that you have second strike (most preset DAO triggers do not allow for it)... even if it isn't the way to deal with a FTF. The initial pull is completely take up, and you get a short/light pull to fire (think they say the light is 5 pounds). Gun cycles, and the hammer comes back to that same spot without the take up. Release a little to reset the hammer, and you got the same short/light pull. I like it better than SIG's DAK. Where you located? I know I can borrow it from my father... so maybe we can meet up and you take a look at it.

ACE does a few good ones... Magpuls are ok... I just hate pinned stocks.

I do it once or twice a year... or when I shoot a gun. If I'm pulling something out and notice something, I deal with it at that time. I had to reconfigure my main safe last week, and noticed that my one 11-87s had some spots showing up on the barrel (SP, with that matte finish). Guess I missed it the last time I went through... but a quick wipe with oil, and good as new. Both of my safes have golden rods, desiccants, and monitors to make sure temperature/humidity stays in range. Even with that, you do need to keep up on guns.

Whatever makes you feel better about yourself... still didn't add anything useful.

Nice... I love my M57. Surplus magazines are a pain to find, but they come up from time to time. I got like five off eBay a few months back... all with the loop bases. I hate it when magazines are hard to get, just like the S&W 10mm magazines. Need a M48 and a M59/66... toss in a practice rifle grenade and some blanks, and you'll be set.

No... I read it. And I stand by my original statement, as your posts in here add absolutely nothing. The OP asked about two shotguns... if you want to toss in something else, maybe add some information so he can look at it from your angle. How about you read what I posted about bullpups and traditional shotguns... notice how it is actually a thought process and gives information to the OP? So yea, your posts are pretty much useless... way to go. [emoji106] Like I said, I trust the gun.. not what some random internet poster decides he is going to toss out there. Yes, lemons are out there... however, they are out there WITH EVERY MANUFACTURER. If you are going to say brand X will never fail because they are so good, I'm sure there is an internet forum about that brand... and likely plenty of posts from owners having issues to disprove your claim. That's called modern mass production... as it is cheaper to fix a few guns that have issues if you get however many more guns out the door each month. No major company can guarantee perfect production... which is part of the reason why there are usually backing their guns with somewhat of a decent warranty. I don't have to call you out as a troll, anyone that reads a thread you post in can figure it out. Happened to look back in the dog thread that I posted in (being I like seeing dogs that other members have), and instead of like everyone else that posts their dogs, you decide to spout crap out about pitbulls being so dangerous. Here, you go in a thread about bullpup shotguns, recommend a standard Mossberg, then talk crap... never putting a word of input regarding any bullpup shotgun... yea, that's a troll. You stealing someone's WiFi from underneath that bridge?

I have a Mossberg SRII that I use for trap. When I first got it, one ejector was causing it to lock up hard (unable to break open, but started that C/S email exchange due to an unfinished part of the forend. Shot it for shy of 500 rounds (like six months), and a crack developed at the wrist of the stock. I also had sporadic FTFs, with Federal ammo... but would ignite the second time. Mossberg put a new stock on, and I switched to Remingtons to see if it was an ammo issue (side note, Remington is a lot cleaner than Federal). Now, by your logic... I should get rid of it. However, I'm not that serious into trap to invest in a Browning. Yesterday, I went out on a beautiful morning/afternoon in Farmingdale, and shot two 21s with it (and BSed with a couple friends). Gun works better than I need it to, and has been reliable since the return (nothing cracking) and since I changed ammo (didn't get a case through it yet, but no issues so far). I chalk both major issues to Turkish manufacturing... which is what it is at the price I bought it for. If you run the gun, and it is good to go, what does it matter if Kel-Tec, S&W, Beretta, or Hi Point made it? If my Kel-Tec runs good, really could care less how you feel about them... because it's reliability is proven at that point. You mentioned you trust revolvers. I trust most of my revolvers... because I know they work. My Nagant may have shot plenty of deserting Red Army troops, gulag prisoners, and surrendered Germans... so I know it can do the job. But does that mean I really want to trust seven rounds of 108 grain .30 ammo, doing about 1,100 feet per second, out of a revolver action that feels like a staple gun? It's a revolver... right? You'd trust your life with it because it fits in that group, right? Your mileage isn't my mileage. Just because you feel Kel-Tec is garbage doesn't make the two I own, which have been 100% thus far, a piece of garbage. You made one halfway useful (big stretch, but I'll give you that, even though you recommended a shotgun that wasn't in the original question, or one like them... and didn't even give any explanation regarding it; troll) post in this thread... which even if he decided not to get one of the shotguns, still can be useful to people looking at two similar shotguns. Get off your high horse already... you really don't bring anything to this thread if you haven't shot either of the guns in question. I picked up the cylinder, already converted, off AR15.com. Had Tom at Howell Gun Works fit it to the gun, so have sort of a convertible revolver... just leave the 9mm cylinder in more. Pinnacle did the actual work, though.

I won't trust my life with a subpar revolver... just because it is a revolver. My 642-1, converted to 9mm... I'll trust that all day long. It isn't because it is a revolver or that it is not a Taurus... but because I know it works. Big difference between the thought processes of myself and what I'm reading in your posts. You are correct, to each their own. However, I don't decide on trust of a firearm because of a brand or design. I trust it from using it.

If my WASR runs 100%, I'd trust it. If my KSG runs 100%, I'd trust it. If my SUB-2000 runs 100%, I'd trust it. I trust my WASR... especially with the round count. My KSG and SUB-2000 have been good thus far, but prefer to put more through them before I really give an opinion... but as it sits now, they should be good if they keep going.

What I meant was they could have a regular 18" FDE gun linked to that listing, and got the model number wrong... All 16" guns come with a flash hider. Bud's won't ship to NJ, but they aren't a no-go. That is how the one sitting in my safe started out. Remove the flash hider, then pin a muzzle brake on... and NJ legal Tavor/X95. Gun doesn't have to be NJ legal at arrival at a NJ FFL... just when it leaves (or an LEO has a letter from his chief).

It is the compliant version... however, Bud's might have misrepresented the model. Hell, the description picture isn't even an X95, so you might just have a FDE gun. A 16" rifle with a swapped out muzzle brake (pinned) is legal, as well. I think the only issue you can get is the 18" with bayonet lug... being you'd have to have it ground off. There are plenty of FFLs that do the work, so you can pick a brake or go with something other than an 18". Personally, I wouldn't have got a Tavor if it wasn't the 16" barreled model... if I'm going bullpup, I want short as possible.

You could send it to a FFL that allows private individuals to send. Make sure a copy of the D/L is in the box, and they have everything they need for their book. NJSP jurisdiction ends at the Delaware River... they don't have direct access to that FFL's book. ATF doesn't care about state laws. So, unless the FFL wants to be a dick, and call up the NJSP, it ends there. Besides, at that time, it is out of your possession... Let's say it is something like a M1 Carbine... where it is C&R. Goes directly to that buyer, and he logs it in his book. Same applies. The right way is to go to a local department, turn in the weapon as being contraband, and state it came into your possession via inheritance. Or find a "buy back" and get money for it (what do assault weapons usually get... $200-250). Another thing to look for is to see if the deceased relative registered it as an assault weapon when the legislation went into effect. If you have that documentation, I'm pretty sure an FFL can send it out of state (don't know if inheritance allows it to be transferred for the purpose of sale), then let the NJSP know it was sold. No lawyer... so all for discussion, not legal advise.

Actually, it was more for the club affiliation part... I'm not joining a club just to buy a rifle. I join something because I want to. FFL part isn't a huge issue, but an issue nonetheless. Have to make time with work, during business hours, and if NICS is running slow, it takes up a chunk of the day. If it is a trip, I'm planning to use that time. Picking a rifle does make it a little nicer... especially if someone has a plan for it.

I'm a fan of the M&P... but like the original version with Apex over the 2.0. If you are going into the M&P now, obviously go with the 2.0. But don't sell a good gun to replace with the new version. The Shield is nice, but I have the 5" M&P40 Pro and the Compact to match. The Shield wouldn't work with those magazines... so I picked up a SUB-2000 instead that uses M&P magazines (in .40). With that being said, I was very much let down that S&W didn't do a chassis system for the 2.0. That is what I think the future will start being. And for living in NJ, it makes it a little easier. Burn one or two permits, but be able to make a few different guns. I've heard good about the Walther, mostly the earlier guns, but just not for me. H&K really isn't my cup of tea, either... but they did ok with the VP9. My problem with them is that I really don't feel it is worth the premium for an H&K. It is similar to my view of the classic SIG line. I'm more of a DA/SA guy, but can't rule out Glock. I love my 30S, as it is a .45 19. I'm probably not buying another pistol in NJ... but I'm kind of narrowing it down to the SIG P320 as my next investment. They have the system that seems to be the best for the purchaser, and will likely have some traction moving forward that it will turn into a major player.

If pulling the trigger is a complaint... the M&P has a lever to deactivate the striker. I used it once to see how it worked. Pull the trigger every other time.

As long as I can go in and buy a Garand without issue (no issue with NICS, but prefer to not have to send to a NJ FFL, because that adds a little more hassle to setup and more costs... where people in most other states can have it sent to their home), I'm in.

M1A... or you can find an Ishapore 2A or 2A1. I got those two, and found a decent early 1990s Remington Model 7, which I'm turning into a longer range rifle. Problem with a bolt action .308 is how easy it is to want to turn it into a precision/sniper rifle. To do it right, you end up spending a butt load of money... on optic, mounts, stock, etc. While I think precision shooting is a very good hobby, I caution moving into a bolt gun in .308 or 6.5mm due to that addiction. Can always find .308 Mauser conversions (Israeli K98s are still out there) or other surplus rifles. Don't rule out .30-06 (Garand). Swiss rifles have a following. Can still get 7.62x54mm... so Mosin Nagants are an option (a few members have background in Finnish rifles). Mentioned the Ishapore... Enfields are out there, but expect to buy commercial ammo or reload for .303. 8mm isn't there yet, but likely will be in the upcoming years... so remember that for Mausers in it. If you want obscure... Japanese rifles (either 6.5mm or 7.7mm) or Carcanos (I personally wouldn't do a 7.35mm due to ammo, but have a 6.5mm Oswald replica). There are French rifles, and definitely Mausers across Europe and South America.

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I disagree with that as well... but leaving those two images on their server for years, allowing someone to hack into it, kind of is a scumbag move. I put the lower stance along with MidwayUSA not selling pistol ammo to NJ without a FID (Brownells and Cabela's don't need it).

I laminated mine, didn't trim it. Left the lamination part a little wider. Doesn't fit in the credit card slots of my wallet (trifold), but fits in the money part in the center when folded. Very secured. I don't carry my FID normally. I find if I have it on me, I'm more likely to buy a long gun. I leave it in the safe, and either toss it in my wallet if I need it for a purchase or in my range bag (I take most places with guns, as it has eyes/ears and first aid) if I'm going to shoot.

Even though I don't use them after the entire data breach, which I had my D/L and FID associated with, AIM Surplus had a code on AR15.com that got the price down on the PRO. Forget the final price, but when I got my first one a few years back, it was the cheapest. Used on AR15.com is another option. Sometimes you find new ones on there. I got my Comp M4s for a great price, as well as my other PRO (on my Tavor).

Funny... works fine in my Beretta 96G Centurion slide (converts my 92 Brigadier), two M&P40s (5" Pro and Compact), and SUB-2000. Nothing wrong with .40. Works fine, easy conversion to .357 SIG in most platforms (barrel change). Does have better ballistics, and in a 9mm frame. Personally, I say it is a round like .357 Magnum. Far from a niche, but not a super round (.357 Magnum is an improvement over .38 Special, but compare the Special/Magnum difference in .44... that's a notable leap in power). Worked well enough for the application, and gained widespread acceptance. .40 doesn't suck... it is another service caliber, just like 9mm or .45. I consider it a 10mm Special... but prefer the true power of 10mm when I can get it (not lukewarm .40 loads in a longer case).

That's why I'm happy I got a M38 instead of going the Finnish route... have to get all new accessories for them, and they tend to be expensive. The M38 shares the same cleaning kit with my PU sniper, and had stripper clips back from my old M44 that I found. I know they are great guns, but I was done with bayonets after the Ishapore No I Mk III bayonet and the Italian M38 folding bayonet. Think it was $500 between the two. Hell, I'm trying to find a .410 Enfield conversion so I don't need another bayonet. [emoji41]