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Any other keys I should know with a Motorola type device in a time of high stress? Be sure everyone knows the frequency or channel you agree to use in case the radios get changed by accident.

Either would be a great choice, differences are mainly cosmetic. I have a 92s Inox, and the sights are red-dot. Not the best visibility in any conditions. Gun shoots very well though.

The answer to this is to change the law, not "waive" it for one individual.

As others have said, take the carb bowl off and see what it looks like inside. The "nut" you need to remove at the bottom of the bowl is actually the main jet. If the needle and seat are so gummed up to stick the float, then the jet is probably clogged as well. Be sure to get all the holes clear, some of them are tiny. If the carb is that bad it might make sense to hit ebay for a replacement. They're only about $25 tops. As for the key, all it does is ground the coil to shut it off, or take the key out to stop someone else from starting it. If the wire is hanging you're probably good to go. As long as you have spark, the key is "on". Did you try starting it with a shot of ether or carb cleaner to verify it would run if it was getting fuel?

I have .22lr, 9mm, .40s&w, .45acp, .357sig, .38spl, .357mag and .44mag - all handgun. Didn't plan it, just kept buying what I liked and here's where I ended up. A side benefit is I am always able to fine some ammo, even when the crunch hit, so range time wasn't limited. No real favorites except I don't shoot much .22lr or .357sig. I don't buy based on caliber but I seem to like guns with common ones. Would probably avoid something odd since I like to shoot everything I have, and not being able to get ammo for it would sort of limit that.

Another benefit to the Ruger Super Redhawk, if you decide to do any hunting with it, is the integral scope mounts and included scope rings (if you buy new).

I have both (actually 3 of them) and agree with this. The Ruger is a tank, the S&W a Shelby 427 Cobra (if I'm allowed to use that term to describe a S&W). Both pack a punch but do it in completely different ways. Ruger - strong as anything. If you were to shoot at something and miss it would make a great club. S&W - It just looks so damn good, and that trigger just feels like it can't get any better. Regardless of which one, they are the only guns I've ever taken to the range that, after 3 rounds, everyone else on the range is standing behind me wondering what I was shooting. Can't go wrong with either.

I would encourage you to suggest a holding period, where your grandmother puts them back in the safe and leaves them there for a while - like a year. Then decide if any family wants them. I inherited a number of firearms and didn't think I wanted them. I regret selling every one of them. Once they're gone they aren't coming back. It wasn't the value, it's connection I would have had with my uncle.

I have the all-steel version in .40s&w. Overall it's a nice shooter. Heavy, but that helps a lot with felt recoil in taming the .40s&w rounds. Easy to shoot, more accurate than I am. It's one of my frequent range guns but not HD. I believe it's an update on or knockoff of the Israeli Jericho.

Home Depot and Harbor Freight both have them...

Not sure on this one, $700 for a full repaint? Maybe if there was color added to the car wash and you drove through. The last car I painted cost me twice that for just the paint. It was a full repaint, no color change. All I can say is Red is expensive...

by car, fmj ammo, inland route to avoid DC...

I hope the forum finds this as funny as I did. I'm traveling on business this eek in North Carolina. Every time I travel I stop at a local Walmart to see what is available for ammo. I wound up buying a couple hundred rounds of .45acp and .357Mag today. On my way out I asked for directions, and got a funny look from the guy at the checkout. Then I realized what I'd just done. I was buying ammo and asked where the local movie theatre was. Oops. We had a good laugh at that one after the awkwardness passed. Funny, but not. And I was never asked for id of any kind.

I vote for a CZ75

Me too. Doesn't this gun seem like a solution in search of a problem? Why pay more for a .38spl model when you can shoot .38 out of a .357 all day long?

I can't blame the unions any more than I can blame my kids for asking for an increase in their allowance, or my employees for asking for a raise. The blame lies with the politicians for always saying yes and treating the state budget like their personal piggybank to buy votes with. And, I blame us for letting them get away with it for so long that we've passed the tipping point of ever getting back to a sustainable level. Where the unions are at fault is in ignoring the reality of the situation, and accepting that it can't go on for ever. I firmly believe people want the truth, even if they don't like it. That's what adults are supposed to do - deal with reality. Any union that supported a political party or person, all the while knowing the pensions weren't being funded, is to blame for that mess. Now I believe it's too late. The hole is too deep to ever fill it. The rhetoric is absurd, and the sheeple are buying it. I started planning my exit when I heard Corzine say he would fight for a fair contract. Who was he fighting? The taxpayers, that's who, and we lost. I actually feel bad for the rank and file union members who will be hurt, but frankly they should have seen it coming. Have you noticed all the talk about increasing taxes? Ever hear anyone speak about using those increases to actually reduce the debt? Didn't think so. It's always about some other "need" or "priority" or "for the children". Eventually the NJ Supreme Court will force the legislature to deal with the issue, and I'm not optimistic about how that will turn out. So, I count the days until I can get out of here and I structure my finances to minimize the hit when I leave. I won't be the last one to turn off the lights and close the door behind me.

Leaving in 2-4 years upon retirement. I'd like to say it's because of the bass-ackwards firearms laws, but it's not. Those are just a sympton of a bigger illness that infects this place. IMO, the state is too far gone financially to the point that retirement here just doesn't make sense. The state is broke - it just spends more than it has and will continue to do so until laws change, and that's not likely to happen. It's in the minset of the population, thinking "they" can get something for nothing, when in actuality it's just having someone else pay for it. That can't go on forever. As soon as Christie leaves office the politicians will start upping every tax they can find. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your perspective) my wife and I have been lucky in life and we fall into the "horrible" upper tax brackets. I have no intention of having my retirement funds used to continue financing the social experiments of the NJ cities and plug the holes in the budget. As far as I'm concerned, let the state borrow every dime - I won't be here to pay it back. Selfish? yup - I've given enough.

All, Picked up a Ruger 22/45 Lite on a deal I couldn't pass up and am looking for your experiences with it, and any tuning tricks. I bought a Sig 1911 TacOps back when Sig had the buy one / get a 1911-22 free. With the OGAM and permit timeframes I was finally able to go get the 1911-22. Since I already have one I asked about swapping it for something else. In the end, they gave me a nice credit for it (more than I see them selling for on-line) and I never had to take possession and burn a permit. In its place I got the Ruger Mark III 22/45 Lite with the drilled stainless slide. Any comments on it or experiences with it would be appreciated. I've shot the all-steel version and it was a tack-driver but haven't shot a Lite version yet. How picky are they with the ammo? Thanks, Dean

I vote for the P227. I find the grip much better than on my P229, and I find the P227 in .45acp is more pleasant to shoot than the P229 in .40. That said, you can never have too many 1911's

The Walmart in Rochester NY asked me for my permit - FPID was fine.

I sold a 6" royal blue that was my uncle's duty weapon before I got into the sport. I inherited it and didn't appreciate what I had. I make myself sick thinking about it.

I'll add my congrats too! I have an all steel version in .40s&w. One of my favorite shooters.

6/27/14 - Made appointment with WTPD Chief for Thursday July 3, 2014 7/3/14 - Met with Chief of Police Robert Brice. He stated that he would have had my FID/P2P last week but because of my meeting he held up the permits. He states that I should now have them "by the end of next week". Am I reading that right? He "held up" your docs because you scheduled a meeting with him? Why wouldn't he sign them and give them to you when you met? If he could have had them to you last week he could have given them to you when you met. Sounds like more bs to me...

Welcome!

I spit soda on my keyboard at that one...