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Pork Roll!
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Just seen on the 'new Jersey Hunter" page - a 98 Explorer, a little over 100k miles, asking $1800 http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/forums/130-classifieds-non-hunting-fishing/200171-hunting-truck-sale.html
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Concur with the Dodge/Ram .... I had two 2004 Durango's - both were RUSTBUCKETS! Also beware of the 5.7 hemi - they have 'issues' In recent memory, I have had a 95 ford E150/Club Wagon and now a 99 ford F250 extended cab. Both, while they had issues, ran and ran and ran-well over 200k on the van, and currently 109k on the F250. Best mileage down the road on the van (with a 302 v8) was about 15-17 - the F250 (with the 5.4) is 13-15 (i.e 13 around town, 15 on the highway). The van towed pretty good, but not as good as the F250. I pull a horse trailer (7000 lb gvw) and pulled two cars on trailers back from South Carolina...the F250 dropped to 10 mpg, but did not really care about the weight. The van also dropped to 10 mpg, but you did know the weight was back there. Major work (so far) with the f250 has been ball joints (ford truck ball joints suck....expect to have to change 'em every 100k miles) and the ^(%^ driveshaft has a CV joint on the front, rather than a universal joint. Had to send the whole driveshaft out to rebuild the CV - about $450 or so, rather than a $20 universal joint. Major work with the E150 was a little trans slippage that a fluid flush fixed (an E4OD - the flush brought it right back, but gave me a $$$ scare), above mentioned ball joints, shock absorber lower mounts (the things are swadged-on, and have a nasty habit of breaking) and the oil pump quit at about 150k miles (with a horse on the trailer....had to drive it...but......the thing lived another 50k miles with just a new pump!) Oh, and when the speedo goes bananas and you think something is really wrong with the gauges...its the sensor on the rear differential...20 minutes and $20 to fix. Chevys are also a good choice...but i haven't had one recently. My neighbor pulls his boat (pretty good sized one) with a ford explorer. those are everywhere, and seem to run pretty good.
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27 - two I didn't know, and one I mis-understood the question
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Hmmm...one of the best firearms lawyers in the state tells you its a dumb thing to do....and you want to argue with him?
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Bought a S&W M&P Sport...very happy, no complaints. If I DID have issues; I can send it back to S&W, who will fix it. http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_785513_-1_798657_772659_757784_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y
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Which is why I like the bright red handles of my Swiss Army Knife...no one ever questions what it is, and what its for.
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After a very few short seconds with GOOGLE, I found: http://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/codes/offices/housinginspection.html Which discusses the statute that says "you're being inspected"....and a few web pages further, I found discussion about the inspections from folks who had been inspected about 9 months ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/newjersey/comments/3de5h9/condo_association_forcing_dca_inspection/ Always remember.....Google is your friend!
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Perhaps we should all go buy something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Grand-Marquis-/222091158219?forcerrptr=true&hash=item33b5aa22cb:g:r6MAAOSwAoRXFW9J&item=222091158219
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Yep - Cabela's is selling Winchester Super-X Heavy Game Loads...a case of 12 gauge #6's is $69.99 The deal is nothing special, but I don't want to have to scramble to find peasant loads again
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In for two boxes, plus a case of #6 shotshells
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"Cabela's is down for maintenance"
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Most personal trucks are registered as "Pass at Commercial Rate" - A private passenger vehicle charged the commercial rate. http://www.nj.gov/mvc/Vehicle/NonCommercial.htm 5000 lbs is the "lightest" registration - at $87.50. If you claim 8650 lbs - the registration is 9,000 lbs and the charge goes up to $133.50. I've never seen a private pickup truck up on scales, so I don't think I'll get too worried about it. http://www.nj.gov/mvc/Commercial/fees/fees_code15.htm
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Maybe I need to bump-up my truck's registered GVW...
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Telco in Atco is a nice, quiet, relaxed place to go shooting. http://www.telcosportsmensclub.com/
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Schrödinger's cat, on 14 Apr 2016 - 12:39 AM, said: Not a trick question...I don't know about the Taurus motor, but the Pontiac Grand Prix you had to not only remove all that crap, you had to take-off the top motor mount and ROLL THE ENGINE forward....
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Correct. MV inspection will not pass it. "They" say OBD II wants some run time - personally I think its to keep us shade-tree mechanics from clearing the codes around the corner from the inspection station.
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Lefty guns? I have three - a Rem 870, a Rem 1100 Mag (both 12 gauge), and a Savage 110 in 30-06
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Interesting! I didn't know Mossberg came out with a lefty model 500! http://www.mossberg.com/product/500-left-handed-hunting-all-purpose-59810/
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What he means (as a lefty) is that a few south-paws find that the ejected shell whizzing out a few inches from their nose can be a bit...um...disconcerting. A right-handed gun, with the ejection port on the side, does this, and for right handers, its out of your field of vision, so you are not aware of it. If the ejection port is on the bottom of the receiver (like a Ithaca Model 37 or a Browning BPS), this isn't an issue; as they drop the empties at your feet. Personally, it never bothered me....I am concentrating on the target!
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Used Examples Floating around the 'net: http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/forums/82-classifieds-free/199129-f-s-benelli.html http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/forums/82-classifieds-free/198851-wts-lh-remington-1100-a.html and http://www.gunbroker.com/Pump-Action-Shotguns/BI.aspx?State=NJ
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A single shotgun to do all of that... A lot of what you're looking for depends heavily on what you call "reasonably priced"...are we talking $200, $300...$500? New? Used? but most likely you are talking about a pump shotgun. A pump like a Mossberg 500, Remington 870, or a Benelli Nova. Mossbergs have the safety on the top of the receiver - no "left" or "right". Remington makes a lefty 870, or you can buy a lefty safety button for about $20...Benell's safety is -I think- reversible. I have owned/shot many remingtons (right and left) and a couple mossbergs, and I would give the edge (in quality and construction) to the older Remington wingmasters, and even the older Express models, over the newer Remington express. The mossbergs tend to be a little lower in quality of construction; however they are also noticeably lighter than the remingtons (aluminum receiver vs steel) and tend to be very reliable (i.e., pull trigger, gun go bang). I think they are better than the "new" Remington express. I have fired, but never owned, a benelli...from what I have seen, those that do own them, love 'em. I have also owned a Winchester 1200, and found it to be a little 'touchy' going together after you cleaned it...I've had to replace that ejector spring because I caught it wrong and bent it back. For me and pump shotguns (as a lefty), I have come to prefer Browning BPS's. They tend to be a bit more expensive, but the quality difference is noticeable, and like the mossbergs, the safety is on the back or the receiver...no right or left version. They are also more difficult to disassemble/reassemble for cleaning. Remington 870s and Mossberg 500's come apart very easily for cleaning, and its almost impossible to put em together wrong. Autoloaders tend to be a bit more expensive and more difficult to take-down/reassemble. I also really like over/unders and side by sides, but good ones tend to be expensive, and despite what Joe Biden told everyone, they aren't really "home defense" material.
