wooly bugger

My approach has been to steer away from "my rights," which they don't care a rats ass about and talk about practical considerations, like how much these things will cost and what the reaction may be in the next election when their names are attached to a failed boondoggle.

If it goes anything like the meeting at the Westfield temple, it will be all religion, no politics. Politics involves at least the pretense of logic and persuasion.

I think a personalized email may also be in order. Not just to the Dems, but also to the Reps who may need talking points in speaking against the bills. Here's what I wrote. When posted, this cuts off the full URL to the budget analysis, so here it is if you want to cut and paste into a letter. Just remove the space between http and :: http ://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2012/Bills/S3000/2723_E1.HTM I am writing to express concern on the economic impact of S2723, which you will be voting on tomorrow. Looking at the fiscal estimate report, linked below, there is very little quantification of the potential costs of this bill, other than that they would be "significant" and would run into the 10s of millions of dollars. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2012/Bills/S3000/2723_E1.HTM In the absence of compelling data on how the new firearm ID format and ammunition reporting system will fix defects in the current system, I would be hesitant to make an open ended fiscal commitment to this program. At the very least, I suggest that the requirement to reapply for the FID every 4 years under one option (but not the other) is unnecessarily burdensome, in light of the instant background check system, and will add undue costs. I ask you to vote against this bill until its scope and costs can be better defined and until its sponsors can provide some concrete data on how this overarching new bureaucracy will contribute to public safety. Please feel free to call me at xxx if you have any questions. Sincerely,

I was at Sarco last week (see my separate "new Mosin" thread.) They had a bunch of Schmid-Rubin 1911s, but no K31s. So, either they all sold out, or more likely, the guy on the phone was correct when he told me they were out.

And the Russian 91/30: Seems pretty straightforward: made in Izhevsk in 1927. And here's the bolt from my M44. I can't find any information on this marking. Does anyone know what it means?

OK, here are some pics and questions: First the Finn M39 overall view Then the receiver A marking on the trigger guard. I think the "M" stands for "myyty," which according to Lapin means "sold," as in "sold as military surplus. I don't know what the deformed star is. And another I can't decipher on the bolt. Interestingly, the bolt has the bow and arrow "made before 1928" mark, even though the receiver is marked 1942. I wonder if they took a pre-27 bolt and fitted it to the newer receiver. The bolt as a matching SN, but it's stamped on the handle knob, rather than on the bolt body. So, I conclude this rifle was made in 1942 at the Sako factory. I'm not sure what to make of the other markings.

At least he isn't preachy about it. Overall, he seems to like our country.

I just read the whole thing. In my job, if today I were asked for a budget estimate and presented something like that, I would be fired tomorrow.

What's the point of a budget committee if it can't provide...budgets .

Where did you find this? This is extremely important and needs to get to every one of our senators and to the media.

And what exactly is "The Sandy Hook Promise?"

I wonder if they misplace crucial evidence in criminal trials with the amw frequency.

I read about these in this month's Field and Stream. These deliver the same energy as a .22 short but with slower velocity (heavier bullet.) http://www.midwayusa.com/product/927185/cci-quiet-ammunition-22-long-rifle-40-grain-lead-round-nose-box-of-500-10-boxes-of-50 Has anyone tried these? If accurate and somewhere in loudness between CBs (which don't shoot well for me) and shorts (which are OK), could be a winner. Probably a moot discussion for now, but I might as well plan for the future, when ammo becomes available again.

Pretty cool article below on how a 3D printer was used to construct a device to save a baby's life. [sarcasm] So confusing. Are they evil and need to be banned, or do they save lives? I can't deal with the ambiguity.... Maybe they just need to be kept out of the hands of the unwashed and reserved for enlightened, trusted users [\sarcasm] Doctors used a 3-D printer to fabricate a device to correct a life-threatening airway defect in a 6-week-old baby on the brink of death. Also this week: Japanese encephalitis vaccine OK for kids. 3-D Printer Saves Baby Doctors at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor used a three-dimensional printer, an increasingly popular device for fabricating objects to precise specifications from plastic, to produce a custom airway splint to correct a baby's bronchial malformation. Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, the physicians said they used the printer to fabricate a bioresorbable splint "similar to the hose of a vacuum cleaner," which they inserted into the 6-week-old boy's defective left mainstem bronchus. Although the child appeared normal at slightly premature birth, he had developed progressive breathing problems that ultimately required placing him on a ventilator. Even then, the group wrote, recurrent cardiopulmonary arrests could not be prevented. Examination showed a variety of anatomic anomalies in the boy's chest, including mislocated major blood vessels as well as the malformed bronchus. One week after placing the device and relocating the vessels, the boy was weaned successfully from the ventilator, keeping an existing tracheostomy. Endoscopy and imaging a year later "showed a patent left mainstem bronchus" where the splint had been placed. They estimated that the splint would fully resorb in 3 years.

There Yeah - you go to that guy and tell him you want to stick a live round in his muzzle... I know that USNMars carries a dummy round for this purpose. So - not FOS, and frankly, I don't like your tone. There was an ND at a gun show recently, so yes, it sadly is true. I've bought from here before and happy. There are holes drilled in the cartridge so you can't mistake for a live round. And shipping is pretty cheap. http://www.dummybullet.com/

Too bad it's cardboard and not wooden crate. I love the wooden crate.

I thought the 7 day wait was from the time you apply for your P2P. Thus meaningless, because no one gets their P2P back in 7 days. Is it before every purchase???

Most likely that's what the sign said. I think the salesman was just confused.

I don't understand the "other parts" definition. Are you saying that ATF prohibits buying a stripped lower? Or that it's considered a potential handgun and therefore can't be sold to an out of state resident? Having the lower shipped here as a handgun would suck, because then you'd have to register it.

One more story from Sarco. They turned away a CT man trying to buy a receiver. They said that building on a receiver is considered manufacturing a gun, so you need to have a special manufacturing license. I wonder if they could sell a "gun" with a receiver and an aluminum foil upper. If this is true, it's truly ridiculous.

C&R = Curios & Relics. Guns past a certain age are exempt from some of the Gun Control Act of 68 restrictions. I think with a C&R license, you can get these shipped to your home. Needless to say, NJ doesn't issue these. BP = black powder. Sarco wouldn't sell. I asked the guy in the show room if they would sell a C&R as a normal firearm, with all of the FFL paperwork. They said no. Just doesn't make any sense.

The only thing to stop a bad guy with a finger is a good guy with a finger.

Dunks is a punk. Doucheberg went after about 40 or so FFLs in PA. All fought him except Dunks. Because he is happy to turn your ass, personal information, and your firearms purchases over to NYC. As for Sarco, I wouldn't sell a bottle of water to a new yorker. They need to be completely cut off, at least to the extent that real Citizens are willing. And I certainly won't buy anythintg out of there either. And don't give me that, "new yorkers are pro-gun outside of NYC etc. and good people." There were a hell of a lot of good people in Germany during WWII. This is a war. We need to draw lines and enforce them. So if S2723 passes and no one will sell us ammo, that's ok with you?

Dunks is a punk. Doucheberg went after about 40 or so FFLs in PA. All fought him except Dunks. Because he is happy to turn your ass, personal information, and your firearms purchases over to NYC. As for Sarco, I wouldn't sell a bottle of water to a new yorker. They need to be completely cut off, at least to the extent that real Citizens are willing. And I certainly won't buy anythintg out of there either. And don't give me that, "new yorkers are pro-gun outside of NYC etc. and good people." There were a hell of a lot of good people in Germany during WWII. This is a war. We need to draw lines and enforce them. So if S2723 passes and no one will sell us ammo, that's ok with you?

I just got back from my first trip there. I was disturbed to see that they won't sell ammo to NY residents. Where is it written that they have to abide by NY laws? By that same logic, Cabela's should treat BP sales as firearms for NJ residents, instead of selling over the counter in accordance to PA law. This is of great concern, because if the ammo sales reporting requirement passes into law here, they may not sell to us, either. The other funny thing is, they won't sell C&R to NJ residents.