Blake

Was it plastic or metal? There are a few versions that are made that are jersey legal. I know that bushmaster makes one.

^ While it sounds like its no picnic being a carrier (or driver bc I have heard similar stories from fedex/ups even though they are hourly) usps priority is a damn good value for the consumer even with the rate hike. I ship stuff to ppl all over the place and am amazed at how cheap it is to send a package to cali on a reg basis. I did have one issue where a rifle got badly damaged but Im working that out thru an insurance claim.

Thats a great deal. I recently made a post about how my ultrafire light saved my a$$ when my cat got out. The surefire batteries aren't as good as the more expensive ones but did last for 2 hours at full brightness after sitting in the drawer for a couple months. Overall I think they are a tremendous value for the money.

Picked this guy up from TJ's today. Started it's life as a Rock Island 9mm just like David's pictured above and then went through a ton of enhancements. Slide was fitted to the frame, barrel was reverse crowned, gun was cerakoted navy then had the sides of the slide polished. S&A magwell/mainspring housing & Ambi safety, upgraded trigger, Dawson front sight, a few other things I can't think of off the top of my head. I didn't buy it and do all of this, I purchased it from a guy who put 50rds through it and moved onto the next project. The pics don't really do it justice, it's very pretty in person.

Very much appreciate the kind words fellas. Just try to help out where I can.

Not a problem, if I am able to help at any point I will be happy to. If an auction comes up that happens to be cheap I will just buy it and let you all know I have the cans for a reduced price.

To be blunt...it would not. We sell the 50 cal cans for $20/can in the store andpay $14/can after all costs (except our time) are accounted for. You guys seem to want to purchase them at the $14 or less price. Its one of those items we need to stock bc whats an army navy store without ammo cans but they take alot of time to source and the margins arent great when time is accounted for. My advice is anytime an ammo deal comes up with a free can grab it. Case in point I have 2 pallets of 50 cal cans but when cabelas was selling 1100rds of .22 in a free can for $99 shipped you better believe I stocked up. Recently psa had 420rds in a can for .35/rd shipped. Grab it. Can winds up being free and you can always sell the ammo if you wish. I hate turning away business but honest to god ammo cans have become more of a headache than they are worth. If I could go back to the days of $5 wholesale/ $9 retail cans Id be there in a second bc they were a great impulse or add on purchase. Now we just explain to everyone why the price is so high... Sorry this was a rant... We love njgf's and everyone elses patronage and we hope everyone understands its market forces at work here, not us trying to make a large profit.

You will wind up paying the same as what the online retailers are selling em for after shipping or pick up costs. We watch the auctions bc thats how we buy em for the store. Ever since the auctions were opened to the public prices have skyrocketed. The only way to make it really cost effective at this point is get lucky on an auction most others missed or buy multiple lots at the same base and bring a large box truck to pick everything up at once (what we do).

Ive never heard of anyone getting an exemption denied. Just fill in the paperwork,have your pd send it in and wait a couple weeks. Last one I did was only a 10 day turnaround.

...or guns haha. Nice looking light!

I try and price things reasonably when selling. A quick check of the bigger sites should give you an indication of an items current value. As others have said, make an offer if you dont like the price.

Family sales rarely take retail value into account. Give him what he wants for it and keep it in the family. Shoot and enjoy. I bought a used 590A1 in perfect condition for $450 a year and a half ago from a forum member and love the darn thing. Enjoy!

^ to further my above post the advantages I see of the pst vs the crossfire are these: Reticle - The pst reticle in moa or mrad is inifinitey more useful to me than the crossfire. Quicker on target and has ranging hash marks. Glass quality - like I said earlier you can shoot both eyes open with the pst, don't know if you can with the crossfire. Illumination - both are illuminated but the pst has the 4 quadrants illuminated making it easier to know you have the target within POI, whereas the crossfire you are dealing with a crosshair. Zero Stop - The pst comes with shims to enable a zero stop. Once you have your scope zeroed you install the shims so that when you range the scope you know you are back to your zero when the turret stops. It's not the best system in the world compared to more expensive scopes but it comes with it and is an advantage over the crossfire. Turrets/overall build quality - The turrets are very tactile for a scope of this price and don't feel mushy like many others. Another favorite budget scope of mine is the Leatherwood CMR 1-4x but for all of the scopes advantages the turrets feel like wet cardboard when you move them. The rest of the scope is built just as well. You also get the vortex swag that comes in the box and their unbeatable lifetime transferable warranty (on either scope). Hope this helps.

I don't have the crossfire, but I do own a pst 1-4x mrad. I also liked it enough to buy a pst 2.5-10x ffp when a great deal came up. I can say that you get lot's of features for the money that you can't find in similar priced scopes and the glass is very clear for the price point. I can shoot both eyes open at 1x with it, which you will find doesn't happen that often with the less expensive scopes due to glass quality. The reticle is fast on target and the mil/mil or moa/moa hash marks and turrets make ranging easy. The turrets are very tactile, and the build quality of the scope in general is very good. I don't feel like I am handling a $500 scope. Wait for a holiday sale. I got my 1-4x for $425 shipped from Primary Arms brand new. You can also check other forums in the marketplace sections. I just picked up my 2.5-10 ffp in an adm mount new for $600 which is an absolute steal. Retail on it would have been around $1k for the scope and mount.

Welcome to the forum!

A couple of people asked so I figured I would post which flashlight I was talking about. It's the Ultrafire UF-800. I was a little bit off in my first post about the lumens. The description says 860 lumens. If it's actually 860 lumens or not I have no idea, but I know it's bright as hell. Here is a pic and the link (it's OOS right now). http://www.dx.com/p/ultrafire-uf-800-cree-xm-l-t6-860lm-5-mode-white-flashlight-metallic-grey-1-x-18650-170649#.U6jVkLF5H3A

Thanks guys, I woulda been up the creek if we didn't find him Glad I made this thread, lots of good light suggestions in here.

I will invite you both to the next bbq, it will make things interesting!

^ edit to above. You can ship usps interstate or intrastate to an ffl completely legal. This is what I have done.

long guns can ship usps, Ive done it before after checking usps's website for validation.

Ive used this philosophy for the last decade and its one I will never abandon. Unfortunately as it pertains to the above post she is on to me, I cant cry WHOOPS! anymore...

Flashlights have always been a bit of a nerd item for me. I like them, I own alot of them. My gf thinks Im crazy bc I have flashlights in almost every room of the house and make sure we have charged ones in every car. Over the years there have been a few instances where having a flashlight handy has proved indispensable (mostly when we are travelling) but also during Sandy when having lots of rechargeable batterys came in handy. While I am happy to spring for the expensive stuff on my weapons for hd I have gone the opposite route with my household flashlights. I have found the ultrafire 600 lumen wide beam 18650 light to be very robust and has not let me down yet. For less than $20 shipped its solid metal and the beam is fantastic. I also use ultrafire rechargeable batteries which last quite a while (at least 2 hours continuously on max power). I can put one in every room and the total cost is less than one x300. Whats the point of this post? Last night I ventured outside in the middle of the night bc there was a police officer near my yard and I wanted to know what was going on. Well my damn cat ran out between my legs when I went out the door and bolted out of the yard. The PO was very helpful and did everything he could to try and help me find Boone (the cat). His flashlight however was I believe a maglight and might as well have been a candle in the night. Thanks to the wide beam of my light I eventually saw the reflection of his eyes in the light (after almost 2 hours) and we got him back in safe. Without a good bright light I would never have found him. Moral to the story...you never know when you will need a bright light so make sure you have one (or several) ready for when you do. Im glad I did.

My gf takes it very seriously, only on special occasions. Now back to our regularly scheduled program...

This is excellent advice. Another quote that I tend to use is "Buy once cry once" Quality optics tend to hold their value better than cheaper ones (until the next best thing comes along). I have recently been looking for two different scopes and the used prices are no more than $150-400 different than buying new on a $1500 or $3200 scope, respectively. The bit about the warranty is also a sticking point. Some companies have a 1 year, 3 yr, etc warranty. Going with a company who has a lifetime transferable warranty lets you know they really stand behind their product. You can get that warranty even at a low price point with vortex.

That was mine, I was selling an extra one I had. Traded it last week.