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Paul at P&K Firearms in Manahawkin, Ocean County does gunsmith work. He's a 1911 lover though I don't know his exact skill set. Shop number is 609-597-4646.

All the steel lates I ever saw were bare steel, no spray lining or similar. They were inside of carriers that ranged from good, purpose-built kevlar vests to shabby looking, home made cloth pockets sewn behind magazine pouches on a standard canvas AK chest rig.

Iraqi security forces used steel plates inside kevlar and non-kevlar carriers and the results were mixed. Sometimes what "would" have been a glancing hit against your body (bad) was a simple deflection against the steel (very good). Sometimes bullets would bounce off the steel plates and into other things; Potentially your buddies around you. Sometimes the steel would deform or break apart becoming shrapnel itself or shear, creating a greater wound than the bullet by itself. More than once a bullet would hit the hull-shaped chest plate and deflect straight up into the jaw/head of the wearer. US forces wore ceramic ESAPI plate and a mix of kevlar IBA and IOTV carriers. I had an IBA. Never did I witness a puncture or terrible deflection. I've got a 7.62 round I can take a picture of that still has tan paint from when it hit a vehicle and deflected into a soldier. It was stopped outside of the plate and he was not injured at all. Learn from a distance. Ceramic plates with a kevlar carrier is the winning combination. Steel can deform, break apart and/or cause bullets to bounce off. Personally, and my opinion is biased because of my experience, I would forego plates before I wore steel.

For almost a decade I fired nothing but military "green tip" 5.56mm and some tracers, quite a bit actually, from the "CAL .223" AR I owned. Never once did I have an issue and when cleaning I do look at the parts. Honestly I'm not worried about it and I've never heard of an issue related to that. I have sold MANY 5.56 rounds to civi AR owners and never heard of a problem with them either. I'm not saying it's not bad for your weapon, but I will say I haven't noticed any extra wear and tear.

Lorcin L380. A "Saturday night special" if that's a recognized category. I paid $80 for the gun, underarm holster and box of ammo. If you're willing to do a little smoothing of the mating metal surfaces you will end up with a reliable gun. It's heavy, so recoil is very manageable. It's my guilty pleasure, but I do have a buyer for it.

I shoot most of them. The M1911A1, S&W M&P and Glock 27 go to every range trip. The black powder guns have been used at Civil War re-enactments but not live fired, and I haven't gotten around to firing the rest. The Spanish Ruby is a little fragile but I do have a box of ammo for it, and though I fired the Luger when I first got it I don't plan to again just to be easy on the gun.

The Browning HP is on my list but I need to find a Nazi marked FN for a "reasonable to me" price. I would also like the FEG copy, but the FN is mandatory for the WWII collection. Johnny, I use the M9 at work so I don't think I'll ever buy one. Same with the AR platform, after 7 years of working with it I got bored of the ones at home. Not too much of a revolver guy, but I'm really into the Taurus 608. I appreciate everyone's replies, the only thing keeping me awake today!

Thank you guys for the kind words. Nitrospaz the 1911 is a Franken-pistol; slide, trigger and hammer are pre-1924 M1911 and the rest is M1911A1. Frame is US Army / Govt Property marked, GHD inspected, dated the serial number to 1945. The Luger is all original, all matching, including the magazine, Mauser 1940.

I've been on a major handgun kick lately. Of those pistols pictured, 6 are from the last 12 months. I usually have 2 major interests; defensive/tactical and historical. I don't have a budget in mind but I only move on a gun if I think I'm getting a good value. I'm just seeking a little brain food. So, what would you do next?

Here's what I "realistically" (kind of) hope to have before I die... Antique: Original "Brown Bess" British Short Land Pattern musket Original US Civil War rifle, Enfield or Springfield, or, really dreaming here, a Richmond! WWI era: Shootable Gew. 88 (working on a project to fulfill this) Kar. 88 Gew. 98 Mosin Nagant M91 Pre-1918 Luger P-08 WWII era: SVT-40, can be mismatch, Finn capture okay Mosin Nagant M91/30 PU sniper Nagant M95 Tokarev TT33 (non Russian okay) PPS-43 SBR M1 carbine M1903a3 Thompson SBR, semi only okay M1917 Victory No4MkI Webley MAS Finn Mosin Arisaka carbine (M38 or M44) Arisaka t99 last ditch Nambu Walter P-38 FN Hi-Power MP40 (Class 3... Someday!) Utility: AR15 or if I really save, FN FS2000 Mossberg Persuader 20 ga. AR10 scoped Some kind of bolt action sniper system Off the top of my head

Visit the Oaks gunshow in PA, there is always a table of all USGI 1911 pistols. I have a Colt M1911A1 myself. Look at every part to see if it's original military or not. Mine has a non military mag release but its hard to tell unless you have an attention for detail. Read up on the different variations of hammer and slide. You can buy a Franken-1911 for less than a "correct" one and buy all the right pieces later at your leisure. That's what I did. I traded black powder hunting rifles for a mixed-bag pistol. M1911 slide, hammer and trigger, non-military mag release as I said, and the rest is M1911A1. Ive had an offer of 1,500 for it as-is, but I'm planning on getting the right parts and keeping it anyway.

There are hundreds of gun sale Facebook groups, I belonged to about 5 of them. Sold 2 pistols on FB and a lot of accessories this way. I'd like to be included in a Jersey gun sale page. People talk about the Internet and privacy a lot. It's like this; If you don't want something viewable online, don't write or post it, period.

Yes sir that's exactly what it is! Sorry guys I didn't realize I forgot the guns info!

Everyone's needs at least one snub nose, right? It's my backup's backup.. So if the M&P and Glock 27 are out of action or ammo I'll be fighting the zombies with this. Also left with a box each of FMJ and Hornady Critical Defense. The gun was $203 OTD and ammo a little over $50. I'd call it a good day

What about a rifle or shotgun in NJ, since all you need is a FID and COE?

My ex owns a PPQ and we just talked about it yesterday as a matter of fact. If you're an NRA member there is a good article in American Rifleman about it and other Walthers. She really loves hers, it was her first handgun and she had no problems learning on it.

My picture would be super boring, since all mine are in gun socks. But the deact MP40 (with fake magazine) would probably send NJSP SWAT to my house.

No. I do buy guns behind my wife's back and luckily she can't tell a glock from a 1911 or a SKS from a K98. Shes not anti-gun, she's anti me spending the money. She gets to have all the goodies she wants too, so I'm not THAT bad. But if she counted how many guns we had 4 years ago and how many I've got now.. She wouldn't be happy. She just doesn't see them as "investments" like I do. The key to the glass cabinet is in the safe, but those guns always stay the same.

Where in south jersey? There is a shop in Manahawkin that has both your guns in stock. P&K Firearms, 609-597-4646 they're open until 7pm tonight (and every Thursday).

It seems like I have as many safe queens as everyone here combined. Of 34 guns, I shoot about 5 "regularly". My interest in guns is 2 fold; military history and self defense. The historic guns are seldom fired, and come out to make conversation or to be inspected. I have a lot of 8mm and 7.62x54R so I could fire the Mausers and Mosins, but I can't hunt with them here so I don't feel the need. .30-'06 and 7.7 is too expensive to justify shooting the M1 and Arisaka. The SKS is my SHTF rifle and I'd like to keep the ammo for that purpose. While my 1911 is of WWII vintage I still take it to every range trip, along with the M&P and whatever other handgun. I just re-qualified Expert on my issued M4 so my rifle skills aren't slipping yet. Maybe I've become complacent x_x

I dont know how hard you looked, I started a thread that's still on the first page of this Handgun section about my Glock 27

I did wait to get home before taking the picture! I'm too paranoid of NJ people who are quick to dial 9-1-1 to have done that anywhere in public. zoid, I don't mind these 8 lbs either. It is smooth and almost has a 2-stage feel. Dave, it's a Colt Govt M1911A1 GHD inspected 1945 Please forgive the term, I was raised by my grandparents; a "pistol" was a revolver and a semi auto was an "automatic".

My permits are in! Picked up a Glock 27 for $350. Well used but with a well broken in 8 lb trigger, adjustable rear sight and 2 mags both with +2rd extensions... The fruit was ripe and low hanging. My other autos

Their info is bull dip. You can own a sword that is 10 miles long if you want to. I would look up the real rules and ask for it. You have come down with Mosinitis. I suffer from it as well. Started with a M44 I purchased from a friend.. Then suddenly I "needed" an M38. Then a M91/30 appeared from thin air. Then a M91/59. Now I need a round receiver M91/30 because mine is a hex, and probably an ex-sniper for the PU scope I somehow acquired, and a WWII Finn, and a M91 if one comes by.. Good luck, there is no cure. Same as EBR disease but less damaging to your finances. oh and PICS

The solutions aren't relevant to the gun rights debate, but if we're talking about the NICS check in relation to trying to reduce crime then I will go into it... If someone is such a danger that they cannot be trusted in society then they should not be in society. I could probably write a long book about how our catch-and-release policy with repeat offenders, our idiotic rehabilitation efforts with sexual predators, the failed strategy of the "war on drugs", the problem of unchecked illegal and legal immigration, the degradation of the family unit at home, parents placing the responsibity of raising children upon teachers, YouTube, porn and video games, the economic slump and the American culture war pre-Columbus to present all contribute to the violent state of our nation, but that would take a long time and no one wants to go through all that. Suffice to say that neither NICS, the redundant P2P procedure nor any other conceivable background check is the answer to preventing, intervening in, or recovering from gun crime. The answer to that is behind the trigger.