maintenanceguy

If not riveted, what is considered "permanent"?

On a recent road trip out of cell tower range, we broke out the CB's my kids thought it was hilarious that I kept calling my wife "Mother Trucker". She didn't see the humor in it at all.

I have one in my truck. A few of us used to use them when we were in the woods or in the marshes. Don't really use it much any more. CB sucks. you're lucky to get a 2 mile range. The antenna is more important than the CB. I have a 4' Fire Stick antenna mounted on the bed right behind the rear window in a custom mount I welded up. The Fire Sticks have more turns of wire near the top and most of the signal radiates from the top of the antenna - to get over the cab of my truck. To get the best performance, you'll need a cheap SWR meter to tune your antenna to the radio (or buy a more expensive radio with an SWR meter built in.) Any $50 walmart CB will work fine. It is nice to have more features and better speakers if you're using it a lot but there really isn't any CB chatter in the North East. Unless you and a few friends are off roading, you won't get to use it much. Down south, I leave mine on when I'm on the highway. Truckers there let each other know about road hazards, speed traps, and the best way around traffic. Up here, silence. We keep a portable hand held CB in my wife's car packed with the first aid kit. We've used them a few times to keep in touch on road trips. We like to go where cell phone's don't work. The portable was powerful enough for traveling together.

That's okay. Armed American's outnumber them all 100 to 1.

It's working as planned. The federal government already has the largest industry under it's control: education. It wants the second largest: healthcare. But there's no reason to let the government take it over, it works just fine as it is. So they had to break it first so everyone begs them to fix it.

Check cleared yesterday. I'm going to go set up my duck blind by the mailbox and wait now.

Nobody called me to let me know and my check hasn't cleared as of last night. The reference part of the application only asks for the references addresses, not phone numbers so I don't know if they contact by mail or not at all. Seems like 14 days to issue is hard to do if you're depending on the US mail there and back first.

Thank you for the update. I sent mine in 2 weeks ago. Have not received a reply yet but I included copies of my UT ccw with the application. I'll be watching the mail now.

Nothing yet. I sent it in 6/4 and their website says 14 days to issue. That's only 2 days ago. There was delivery time there and delivery time back. It could sit in the mail room for a day. Even if they follow their own rules and their new ruling, I shouldn't expect anything for a a few more days. I'll probably call to follow up next Monday.

I can't find my chart. I made one myself several months ago. Both sides claim that either more guns = more crime or more guns = less crime and I decided to see who was right. I'd like to say that I discovered that we were right and more guns = less crime but... the fact is that there is no correlation between gun ownership and gun crime. If you graph firearm crime or violence with a firearm vs. gun ownership, the chart isn't a slope up or a slope down, it's a series of random peeks and valleys.

I find good deals on ammo at my local Dicks Sporting Goods from time to time. (duck - flaming inbound). .22 isn't as scarce as it was a couple of years ago so most places have it now. Typical prices now are around 10 cents a round. If you're paying more, you're paying too much. I've managed to get 6 cents a round a few times over the last 6 months but you need to check often to find it. I've ordered some ammo online but once you add the hazards materials charge and shipping costs, it's never a great deal. The more you buy, the better the price will be. 1000 round bricks or 1,400 round buckets (the cheap, cheap, cheap stuff - more flaming inbound) will usually get you the best prices. Your handgun should work fine with just about anything. Some semi-auto handguns are pretty picky about what ammo they work with and will jamb or fail to load if you don't use something the gun likes. Your Ruger has a reputation of being friendly with just about any ammo. As you become a better shot, you'll find that some ammo shoots tighter groups than others, but that's gun specific. I can't tell you what ammo will work best in your gun - you'll need to experiment to see what works for you. Don't be afraid of the cheap stuff wherever you find it. It usually requires more frequent cleaning but it also lets you shoot a lot more often without taking out a second mortgage.

I probably got screwed in the same offer. I still have several boxes of slugs with rectangular holes missing where I cut out the UPC codes. Never got a check, never got an explanation.

There's nothing wrong with a Ruger 22/45. It has a reputation as a solid choice for inexpensive target shooting. I opted for the Browning Buckmark instead but the Ruger was a very close second. I own a couple of of Rugers - all good guns. How do you practice at home? Dry fire a lot. It helps you learn to keep the sights on target while you slowly pull the trigger. I don't think there's anything that will accurately simulate your real gun until the gun comes. While you're waiting, order the book "Basics of Pistol Shooting" from the NRA's website. It's the same content taught in the basic pistol course. There's a lot of good information in there for the new or experienced shooter. I've been shooting for 40 years and I learned a few things from that simple book.

You did much better than most do with the Remington rebates. I've been burned by them before. Never again.

Since the judge ruled that DC can no longer require "good cause" to issue a permit, I figured I would apply. I had looked into the rules the last time this was ruled and it requires a 2 hour class near DC and a visit to the Metro PD. I figured I'd plan a day down there in the next few weeks. Then I found this: It seems that the original injunction was stayed by another judge 2 weeks ago. If there was media coverage of this, I missed it. Oh well.

I have always used the expanding foam ear plugs. I buy them 1000 at a time cheap and I always have a pair for anyone who wants to join me. I don't like gadgets. I like simple.

This depends on how strictly you personally feel you need to follow the law and what level of risk you're willing to assume.

That's a good idea. I'll see if my Dr can make me a set like that. I'd need the "center" to be almost at the edge of the lens but maybe it's possible.

I've gotten glasses made before that let me focus on the front sight. The issue isn't the focal distance (whether the same with both eyes or different with each). The issue is that I'm not looking through the center of the lens - where things are in focus. I can't get a proper cheek weld and look through the center of the lens.

My eyes have always been pretty bad. I wear glasses and everything is fine unless I'm trying to shoot a rifle with iron sights. When I shoot a handgun, my head is upright and I'm looking through the center of my glasses - everything is fine. If I shoot a rifle with a scope, the image is magnified enough that I can see everything clearly - everything is fine. But when I shoot a rifle with iron sights, things don't work so well. If I have a good cheek weld, my head is tilted down and too the side. I'm looking through the top edge of my glasses. Only the center of the lens puts things in focus. My eyes were never great and as I'm getting older, the target is becoming a blurry dot. I can guess fairly well where the bulls-eye is and I still manage to get most of my shots close but I'm only guessing. I've been shooting with scopes to compensate for a long, long time. I just took a scope off of one of my rifles and was reminded how bad the problem is. Anybody have a good solution to this? I've come up with nothing.

Sent in my non-resident application, check for $100, and a copy of by UT permit this morning. We'll see what happens.

PA will only issue a non-resident permit if you have one from your own state first so NJ residents can't get one. But that's okay, lots of non-resident permits used to be good in PA. NJ residents who had FL, WV, AZ, UT, NH, and other permits and were good to go in PA. About 2 years ago, the new PA AG (who has since been disgraced for jury tampering and other things) re-wrote all of the reciprocity agreements with all the states. She made it so none of the permits that NJ residents could get were good in PA any more. The only one left was TX and you have to travel to TX to take the class for that one so almost nobody did. So yes, this means NJ residents will be able to carry in PA again. I wonder if she'll change that agreement too.

Is NH on the "recognized by PA list?" Can I start carrying in PA again if I get NH?

There are some serious almost-allegations made here. If I'm understanding what's almost being said, A well known attorney who's livelihood is based on being known as THE Pro-2A lawyer, colluded with the state association of the NRA to intentionally sabotage a client's case in order to protect NJ's anti-2A laws and possibly anti-2A politicians? Sounds like a novel.

Has anyone contacted the NJ Bar? Seems like an ethics violation if the attorney sabotaged a client's case.