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Two months ago I sent a SWL (shortwave) report to "Voice of Korea" in DPRK (North Korea). HAM's exchange QSL cards, I also exchange SWL cards for shortwave stations I receive. This is a true gem considering many SWL reports never make it to DPRK. You have to mark it "Via Beijing" to get around S. Korea inspecting (or destroying) it... Today I received this in the mail. Included was a SWL card, copy of the Pyongyang Times, Korea Today magazine (comparable to TIME magazine only Militarized), and a small book authored by Kim John Il... The hand written envelope was a nice personal touch.. Here are some pics:

It's EXTREMELY LOUD! Has a great muzzle flash at night, too. The recoil is a little bit more than my PTR-91 (one of the early JLD ones) but is very manageable for such a short barrel considering it's 7.62/308. Side note: I NEVER run commercial 308 Win in my rifles, it gets a steady diet of Mil. surplus. Chuck Malta from Kelly Enterprises told me to only run Mil NATO ammo and I've done just that, never had a FTF/FTE. I gotta clean that next week it has a slight built up of corrosive salts from corrosive ammo I shot in March. I forgot about it until last night! These are built on PTR receivers but also have the Vector Arms stamping, this gun is nearing 6K rounds not a single problem. I'm heading to SJSC next week and I'll try and get a video/some pics of it on the line.

A well placed shot from a 22 or .25 auto will ruin someones day...I would have no issue carrying one for deep concealment.

You got a good deal I was bidding on one in December and it hit $150 with no box or papers. I wouldn't be surprised if it was hardly fired, someone could have bought and shot it a few times, in a pocket it goes.. Might be worth locating an extra mag or two and some springs if you decide to make it a shooter, parts IIRC can be a PITA to get.

Something to keep in mind, Vector is/did go out of business http://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2015/02/13/utah-gun-maker-files-for-bankruptcy/ They plan to remain open during chapter 11...should be interesting as they made a lot of nice HK clones.

Yep, that's a great site for HK parts/components. The owner Adam (hkparts.net) is a great guy. I have a VKE-91K, basically a clone of the G3KA4 with short barrel and Vortex 4-prong brake making it 16.5". http://www.kellyenterprises.net/vector-arms-catalog/vke-91k-rifle-pkg-detail.html They run $1,700 but they discounted it since no para stock for NJ. If you move to an NFA friendly state this is all ready for a registered pack...

Looks to be very clean given the age, if you don't mind what did you pay for it?

Very nice! I see you have a metal trigger group housing, did you supply that yourself or did it come with it? I have both poly and metal housings and prefer the metal ones.

The Galesi pistols are nice little pocket pistols. Fun gun and (for the right price) worth getting as a range toy IMO.

We already have CCW and MG permits We need to work on making these as easy (better yet, easier) than applying for an FPID! And that pesky AWB... I have a feeling NJ WILL progress and loosen it's gun-control grip, someday... Property taxes are another story...

Cherry Hill mall: 464.825 Security 151.700 Banana Republic 467.850 Charlotte Russe 467.925 Victoria's Secret Garden State Pavilions Shopping: 467.925 Best Buy 464.310 or 464.315 Yellow Cab 47.640 First Student 451.300 Holcomb Bus Service 463.275 Cooper University Hospital Security Lindenwold 153.955 Fire Operations 158.835 Fire Operations 155.535 Police Ops. More VHF frequencies here: https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=1774

No problem, SJ Gas is interesting to listen to. Let me dig up some other frequencies for Camden county and post them

PSE&G is on Motorola Type 2 SmartNet IIRC. Do you still have that old scanner you were telling me about? you could try SJ Gas for Camden County, the freq. is 159.720 (mobiles to base) and 151.355 (base to mobiles)

This. I would go back and apply for a few more permits to keep on hand.

Old thread, but I'll add my two cents... It's not worth it. Earlier this year I had a lawyer look into it and someone at NJSP...the trust I was told is basically worthless in NJ. I know someone in NJ who managed to get the MG permit signed off (one was a Doctor, the others were FFL's who closed but managed to keep the MG's they had in inventory) but you have to demonstrate to the judge a reason/need for the MG and saying you are a "collector" only goes so far. AOWs are possible BUT the CLEO still needs to sign off which isn't likely unless you have it good with the Chief. Oh, and I couldn't find an FFL willing to transfer a MAC Stinger AOW pistol for me, I just gave up and buried the idea. Nappen said the Ithaca 20GA auto burglar shotgun was legal in NJ since it's a smooth bore pistol and qualifies as AOW...again, no NJ dealer would touch it! If you manage to get your hands of an AOW in NJ more power to you, for me it's not worth the headache.

Why are political threads sent to the 1A section? not everyone bothers to check the 1A section. Political discussion should be allowed in the open forum and not moved to the 1A section.

Somers Point still does this, I'm drafting another email to ANJRPC.

Some guys spend money on cars, beer....some spend it on Ham gear

Every trip to the range I fully disassemble (not just field strip) when I'm done. Hoppe's 9 on a cleaning rag, break cleaner for small parts, bore brush and patches, everything gets lubes and reassembled / wiped down with a silicon cloth when down and put into a safe. Even if it's only 50 rounds, the above applies. I'm OCD when it comes to cleaning my guns but this is coming from someone who changes his oil every 1,000 miles...

Well worth the money, nice range and nice staff. It's nice in October and early November...I can sit and shoot for hours but not in this heat/

Whatever I buy, it's lucky if lasts 24 hours before I tear it apart and give it a good cleaning The MK pistols are nice, I was going to buy one but picked up another mil-surplus instead. The MK pistols I've heard are a bit tricky to reassemble but no experience with this.

I wonder if NJSP has already approved it and your PD just hasn't gotten it back or has received it but hasn't called you. My exemption was done in 3 or 4 days...permits were another story. Edit: What did you put on your exemption form? I put "collector of new and used firearms"

Cap. is looking to stay 100% legal. Yes, you could likely get away with VHF but to stay legal it would need to be MURS radios (approved ones) on MURS frequencies. The approved MURS radio are not cheap...if you load up unapproved equipment on MURS and someone decides to make an issue out of it you might have a problem... Besides MURS you could get a VHF simplex frequency coordinated but that's not cheap/feasible for most people... usually you only see companies with a need for heavy two-way communication shell out the cash for licenses/equipment...

I would stick with SSB sideband, upper or lower in the 30-40 channel range. Yes, as long as you and the other station are within range you will be able to communicate.

Under NJ law those full-auto BB guns are considered "machine guns". We, as civilians, stand little chance in getting a sign-off to own them (legally) in NJ. I played "shoot the star" in the 90's when I was young, I'm still alive with all digits. Why can't NJ residents legally own BB machine guns without a ton of paperwork and how do amusement operators get away with this?