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the bold text says "...back into the US..." implying that they've been here before. also the article i read made it sound like the target here was ex-US weapons that were given to our allies. the stupidity of it all is that most of them are going to be guns like people have already said, garands and the like. great guns and awesome pieces of history, but is a thug or gangster going to use one of those? not likely. even the article in the original post here says pre-vietnam era weapons

for serious. i don't condone breaking the law nor do i break it myself but when your at a gun range you hope that everyone there is on our side and not nit picking to get someone with poor judgement in trouble for a stupid pointless law. to the OP: check out these two links and read them once a day for about a month and then once a month or so for the rest of your life or until you move out of NJ. they are very informative and will help you remember whats what in this messed up state. Title 13 Chapter 54 NJGF Gun Law FAQ

i don't have one yet but eventually plan on getting a 19 and a 29. all around glocks are undeniably one of the best pistols in terms of practicality you can get straight out of the box. theres just a couple things i don't care for in them - i have a kind of natural aversion to striker fired handguns, mostly due to how the trigger feels. also they don't quite fit my hand just right. the reason i didn't buy a 19 for my first was that i went to the range and rented one, along with 92fs and i was just blown away by the beretta. trigger pull was fantastic and the gun fit my hand like a glove. it was almost disappointing because i had in fact become a glock fan boy before i had even bought a gun just because of their reputation.

i think the revolver cartridge is more often referred to as ".45 colt" or ".45 long colt". your link has an example of it, the link should be right under the .45 auto on the left side.

well its still going to be some time whether i go cheap or not cheap. this thread has given me some insight and things to think about and since it will be a while anyway i may just go the extra mile and get a nicer one.

now that you brought it up magnum research was another one of the brands he mentioned. as far as the billboard... big deal - seems like a lot of the 1911s have them depending on the company that made them. ruger looks very nice too, maybe i will just bite it and save up a little more for a nicer one. thanks again guys for all the opinions and help! maybe in a few months when i have some money i'll post some pics

thats a nice looking gun for a nice looking price. i did forget one other question, as far as modifications go - is everything pretty much interchangeable with the 1911 parts on the market or do i need to be aware of differences from model to model?

hey everyone. been thinking lately.. its been 6 months or so since i bought a firearm so i figured i ought to start saving up for another soon. i'm really considering a 1911 and i know almost nothing about them besides the basic function and style, the fact that they are .45 ACP and that they are pretty much the AR of handguns. while i'd love to be able to drop a grand or more on a really nice handgun, its just not in the funds. a friend at work was telling me there are lots of brands that go new for under 500 that are decent reliable guns. i think he said rock island armory was one but i can't remember any of the rest. so how bout it? whos got experience with budget 1911s? brand preference? round counts? i know at that price i won't be able to get a nice stainless one or special triggers and all that, but most of that i'll be able to upgrade along the way. the only feature i want to make sure it has is the extended beaver tail, beyond that just a reliable piece of machinery. thanks to all in advance!

anyone else think this will blow up and become a huge ordeal like zimmerman/martin?

well he pulled through... as we've all said he's not dumb.. if he wants to sit in the oval office this needed to happen. still don't trust him as far as i can throw him (which AIN'T far) glad he did the right thing here though.

the reception any better?

ROFL!!

there are a lot of great, friendly and helpful people here. we have hard workers, community servants, patriots, hell we even have our own tin foil hat clad conspiracy theorist (poking fun shawn!!) but we also have our village idiots who are frankly ruining this place for everyone else. i don't like coming here much anymore because of all the negativity that comes out of this place. my 2 cents.

you don't need to look at music to see where we're headed. personally i don't care much for rap BUT as a musician i actually quite enjoyed the beat and music to that rap song.. even if i didn't care for the vocals. when i think about what an awful state we are all headed towards its when i look at people like one of my coworkers, heres some back story. white male, 26 (about my age), wanna be thug, collects government assistance checks. i don't have a problem with the checks... they are supposed to be for his kid (single dad) i have a problem with the fact that he doesn't spend them on his kid. he has 4 or 5 grand in tatoos, a GSXR 1000, goes out to clubs, bars, gets in fights, rents go carts etc etc. he spends all that money on himself and then has the balls to have "self made" tattooed on his hands. he is also one of the laziest guys in the shop (was the laziest till some of the new hires came in) AND the highest paid in my department till 3 weeks ago.

love it, but did you watch the one playing wonka as a horror movie.... not that much of a stretch to be honest lol

lawlz

a city in the north east is full of a**holes... not surprised. members of this board excluded of course

seriously? outrageous....

i don't think these must have lists necisarily call for specific firearms... more of a general to taste sort of thing.. anyway, in my opinion. an AR of personal choice and caliber an AK of personal choice and caliber a bolt action of personal choice and caliber choice of cheap surplus rifles a 12ga of personal choice and caliber a 1911 in .45 - personall choice still applies a glock in caliber of your choice (for me i want 10mm) at least one revolver in caliber of choice 9mm handgun of personal choice .22 rifle and handgun of personal choice i don't think i missed anything - notice i said 9mm handgun rather than "92fs" (even though i own one) or "glock 19". the gun is really up to the owner, but when talking about general "must haves" i don't think anyone can argue a 9mm handgun.

ya WoW sucks now. was best in vanilla and BC.

nice, hopefully it doesn't suck like 13 did

these. i hate consoles. let me get this straight, stand in line for hours to pay 600 dollars for some POS hardware, plus 60 for at least one game, plus who knows how much for a harddrive and all sorts of other things you need to use all the features only to get home and finish the game in 6 hours then when i buy the next game the console over heats. nah, i will pass. been a PC gamer since '06, i pay 200 bucks every few years for a new video card (although soon i will have to upgrade the CPU as well) and guess what? i just bought the new tomb raider from steam on sale.. i paid 13 dollars for it. i can't remember the last time i paid full price for a game because of steams rediculous sales. in short... both consoles suck, and they always will. they are adding all this "all encompassing" nonsense to entice people to keep buying because more people are catching on and moving to PC for video games. /end rant

agreed, sci fi creatures, sci fi weapon. the judges also would have accepted the pulse rifle.

you make a point but there are many many states that would never let that sort of thing happen. colorados northern neighbor wyoming is just one of them

i like the fact that she points out how this wouldn't 'matter' to the media if they were of the same ethnicity, but i do still get the vibe that she thinks zimmerman should have been convicted.