W2MC

I never met a "nice" Progressive. Scratch them a little and they go fascist on you.

My thoughts on Edward Snowden? He's a media whore who should be rotting in prison in the cell next to Jonathan Pollard. Snowden didn't accidentally stumble into the info he stole. He admitted he took the job with Booz Allen SPECIFICALLY to gather the information he divulged. He's not a "patriot"; he's a traitor of the lowest form. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1268209/snowden-sought-booz-allen-job-gather-evidence-nsa-surveillance

Remember, though, that NJ's hunting regs require rifle sights on your shotgun if you're shooting slugs.

Wow - essentially, RA acknowledges they are/were incompetent in design, construction, and execution of their product, but they don't want to hear you bitch about it. And SEI, rather than admit they have problems meeting production, chose to put a SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) on one of their more vocal customers. While this may be an interesting business model for both RA and SEI, unless they have a VERY strong parent company (and this is essentially the owner's hobby) they are doomed to failure.

T/C makes a small triangular tool with a claw on one corner, a nipple wrench/fitting on the other, and a flat tap-hammer on the third. Very convenient. http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/3-0509092

If you plan on deer hunting with a club that does drives, you wouldn't want either of those. You would need a good repeating shotgun that shoots 12 gauge buckshot well.

Would LOVE to go...but can't do that weekend...(14/15 Sept)

Thanks, T-Bill, for posting that info...I just recently dug-out my T/C New Englander .54 (very similar to your Renegade, PBK) and started thinking about muzzleloader season in December. As I remember, it liked shooting T/C Maxi-Balls at the lower-end of the recommended loads - 80 or 90 grains of pyrodex. As for cleaning....use HOT HOT water with a little bit of dish soap-take the barrel off, remove the nipple, stick the back-end of the barrel in a bucket or pan with the hot water and use a wet patch on the jag to suck-the water into the barrel; then push it back down into the pan/bucket. Do that several times with several patches to eliminate all of the blackpowder soot - then empty the barrel of all the water, let the water evaporate, and clean the barrel again 'normally' (no water) and finally, run an oily patch down the barrel to form a film. You're using HOT HOT water so it will evaporate quickly and not rust the barrel. I used to add almost-boiling water to hot tap water, and then hold the barrel with an oven mitt while sucking the water in and out. Then, I'd wipe the hammer/lock down with a hot/water-wet patch, then an oily patch. Same with the metal that holds the barrel in, and the nipple. Then re-assemble and store it for the next time!

"At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it? Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years. At what point, then, is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide. The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume I, "Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois (January 27, 1838), p. 109.

After a very short search on this topic... http://www.holysmoke.org/cos/front-sight-never-built.htm As a general 'rule' I distrust anyone who uses the title "Dr." as often as Iggy does....

Its all about threat levels. If your goal is to keep the kids (and the teenage "opportunistic" thieves) out of there, this cabinet is more than sufficient - they aren't going to even try to open the door. If you are trying to protect from the typical 'smash and grab' thief, its also more than sufficient - it will slow them down considerably, and they want to get "in and out" as fast as possible. If you are trying to protect against an organized bunch that is bent on getting into your stuff; well, it depends. Is the typical thief going to have enough time to cut thru the lock/door without interruption, or enough time, ability and cover to rip it off the wall and carry it to a waiting pickup? If so, then you need a bigger/heavier safe. If not, then one of the metal cabinets will suffice.

And all of the above is why I would advise anyone transporting a firearm to avoid New Jersey.

I concur - very well-written, and your last paragraph (we are ALREADY walking among the armed,,,armed criminals) captures the REAL point perfectly!

He's banking on the federal inter-state transport laws...he has to be legal to possess where he starts, and legal to possess at his destination (as well as having it properly wrapped/packaged/unloaded/inaccessible). Spending the week visiting his NJ grandkids puts him in a pickle...

So sorry to hear.....

Actually, the letter very likely WAS weird (20 pages?)...and they DID get a warrant, according to the article, which is what the Police are SUPPOSED to do...If this guy is a danger to himself or others, the Police appear to be doing their job in that respect. BUT....I cannot understand the spread they did for the media. You wouldn't do a "perp walk" with this guy...he's deranged and confused; and apparently not a suspect for anything. We can (and should) feel very sad for him, and hope he gets the treatment he needs. But what purpose did putting his firearm collection on-display serve?

There's a big difference between TRYING to keep something quiet and PARADING something in front of the media.

+1 There IS NO JUSTIFICATION. He may be batshit crazy, but he has done nothing wrong.

True....there's usually a "rest of the story". And the newspapers rarely know what they're talking about.

From the article: "4 handguns; 3 rifles; a shotgun; a crossbow; a compound bow; 2 long bows; 30 arrows; 2 tomahawks several throwing knives; a knife throwing stick; 7 spears; more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition, including hollow-point rounds. Police are investigating. Meanwhile, “the guns are currently in our possession for safe keeping,” Rutigliano said. Not much of a collection, and he'll need a court order to get it back. Wonderful.....

And they actually run quite well, actually, for what they are. Not as quiet or robust as a Honda, but you can buy 10 of these for the price of one Honda. I've got one, and several people I know do, as well. "Internet wisdom" suggests that you ditch the cheap spark plug they come with and put-in an NGK or an autolite.

Another source for car batteries - Junkyards. The one near me will sell you a working one pulled from a wreck for $20 (plus a $5 'core' charge). Yes, its not at good as a "deep cycle"...But it's only $20. Many car batteries nowadays have stickers that show the month/year it was made, so you can be sure to get a relatively 'fresh' one.

No photos....I was more concerned with getting the corrosion out of there than taking pictures of it. The boltface is now dark/pitted...I was able to get most of it out of the chamber. that's about the only thing left to take a photo of.

kman, on 17 Aug 2013 - 8:43 PM, said: Vlad G on 17 Aug 2013 9:40 PM, said: First that assumes the a mo was corrosive, secondly, not really. A lot of modern cleaners work fine, I've shot a pile of corrosive ammo and cleaned just fine with modern cleaners. If I had known I was dealing with corrosive ammo, I would have used hot tap water to flush the corrosives from the rifle. While some cleaners do go after the corrosive salts, many do not. Hoppe's #9 and gun oil (rem oil), two of the three 'ingredients' I have/use, do NOT go after the corrosives. WD-40 (the third I regularly use) MIGHT flush the salts out, but I wouldn't trust it - I would (and did) use it as a flush AFTER the water-to drive as much of the moisture out of the little nooks and crannies of the gun. This thread seems to have morphed into cleaning/storage thread; I originally intended it as a warning to all to not believe the box when it says "non-corrosive"...Well, that and I couldn't believe the answer I got out of Cabela's (and I was peeved to find rust on my SKS). This has inspired me, though...in the last day and a half I have been busily going thru and cleaning all the guns in the house; I'm currently about halfway thru the collection, So far, no rust on anything else (but a lot of CLEAN guns!). AND I'm out of rem oil and almost out of Hoppe's. W2MC

MMMM.......pinned barrel, too.....VERY NICE! Wish her well