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This should not come as a surprise to any NJ residents but we are oppressed. A study performed by William P. Ruger, an assistant professor in the political science department at Texas State University, ranks all 50 states on fiscal freedom, personal freedom and regulation. To view NJ results and compare them to the rest of the nation go here. The study is presented in the form of a map where you can click any state to view the three primary indexes with data available for many other factors such as employment opportunity and property rights. It's a real eye opener. http://freedominthe50states.org/

Mipa, you are missing the point. I agree 100% that the petition will not change BO's mind. What it will do is send a strong political message of solidarity. A message that will still ring long after BO has left the building, a petition with one million signatures will get noticed. It's true that the petition is not going to solve this problem, however, it is an additional front from where we can vice our opinions. In addition to the petition, I have written a letter to BATFE and I urge every gun owner in America to do the same. We must defend this from every possible front. By phone, by mail, by petition. Our rights are being attacked and the only way to survive is with a counterattack so massive that it overwhelms the enemy. A marginal victory is not enough, we must destroy the enemies will completely and utterly. Imagine how much press coverage there would be if the WH website crashed because 10 million NRA members tried to sign the petition in one day. Also, I'm not sure how calling presidential hopefuls will influence the outcome of the proposed ban. How can an unelected official help? If we are to make a difference, crying to someone with a sympathetic ear but no power will not help.

Thanks for the post but with 10 million NRA members writing to BATFE and signing the petition to stop this nonsense I'll ride it out and wait for things to get back to normal. Hmmm.... I just checked the number of petition signers. Maybe I should buy some. Honestly, it's disgusting that the petition does not have the required 100,000 signatures already.

Well, you'd think, but the law very clearly states ammo originally and specifically designed for use in rifles is exempt. The restriction on AP ammo is for handgun ammo only, not rifle ammo that can be used in a rifle platform that has been modified to accept rifle ammo. What the BATF is trying to do is reverse that exemption on M855/SS109 ammo, paving the way for future restrictions on every other ammo that can be used in a handgun designed to use rifle caliber ammo.

On the muzzle. Installing a muzzle device is not very difficult, but it's easy to eff up. Any competent smith should be able to do it.

HGW is just awful. I bought one of my rifles there to have some work done and planned on spending a lot of time looking around. He had the work done in no time at all so I didn't get to see much. I had to go home much sooner than expected where my wife was waiting with a list of chores.

Sure, there wasn't much action in this episode, but there was a lot of character development.

I agree that the mid season opener was lackluster but twd has previously made episodes like this as a build up to something a lot bigger. Something a little more epic would have been nice but if this is just the windup to a grand slam I think I can find forgiveness in my heart.

I have a two stage filter system. It worked well. I say worked because I can't get filters for it anymore, bought it 15 years ago. The first stage was a large particle filter made of cloth and the second was charcoal/carbon. It got all the nasty stuff out. HD has similar two stage systems under $200.

I went to Dick's once, just once. That's all I have to say about that.

While not specifically a HD/SD site, Ayoob contributes much to this site. http://www.backwoodshome.com/author_index.html There are also many videos by Ayoob on YT. One example. Ayoob may be one of my favs but he certainly is not the one and only resource. While there may be some stigma attached to the prepper/survivalist culture, there are plenty of tips on the subject written by quite sane people. For instance. http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/best-home-defense/ This should get anyone interested started on their research to develop a plan.

It would be a mistake to base your HD strategy on someone else's. What works for them may not work for you. There are many websites where you can find the info to help you develop your own setup. I enjoy reading Massad Ayoob's site, he is one of the top authorities on the topic.

That's a very good point. I use a plug-in gadget called a Kill-A-Watt I picked up at HD for about $20 to measure the output voltage and frequency. It is also helpful in load balancing.

If you are planning on using a space heater if the power goes out you may want to consider installing a power inlet on your furnace instead. It's a lot more convenient and not very difficult to do. Your furnace only uses between 400 to 800 watts so you can put those 1000 watts you save to better use. To answer your question though, yes, 12GA should be more than adequate for a space heater.

If I read the reviews right, Johnny-5 is limited (restricted at the factory) to 500 yards.

Always wondered what happened to Johnny-5. I never ask if I can shoot other peoples guns but I've never turned down a request. Depending on what I'm shooting, I'll usually let them go through a 10 or 15rd mag.

Years ago I used to work tables at trade shows (not gun shows though). The best deals are to be had the first couple of hours when the show opens and the last two hours before it closes. The last two hours are when you can really haggle. If the vendor is smart they will sell at low profit margins so they wont have to haul unsold merchandise back home. Really, packing up a show is the worst so they will be more willing to deal.

I'll second, or third...eh..... fourth? the B&B rout. It can be very romantic by night and as adventurous by day as the two of you wish. New England is great in the fall, lots to do and see but I'm afraid that in Feb it would be miserable. You'd probably spend most of your time indoors, which is fine if that's what you want to do. Personally I'd go south and maybe a little west. With oil prices what they are now, flying can be cheap if you shop around. Have a look at bedandbreakfast dot com. You can search for a B&B based on what your interests are.

I don't like the name. Sheesh, scorpion, ridiculous.

Howell Gun Works. Great place, good people. It is about 35 minutes from WLB. GSP south to 195 to Rt 9, all highways, easy peasy.

The iron is red hot and right now is the time to strike. The OP was steered toward GFH and hopefully then to Nappan. I'm very happy that this thread has become active again. All too often good, if not great, ideas are presented and little or nothing comes of it. I hope this is followed through.

Best of luck.

I did a little more digging. The property was a former police and fire training facility that has been broken up into two subdivisions. The range is on a one acre parcel and the fire training is on almost three. There are only ten lanes but the buyer plans on expanding the building to add more lanes and a retail area. Here's a link to a realtor's brochure for the building. http://www.fortmonmouthredevelopment.com/pdf/FM_Shooting_Range.pdf Also.... Here's the official FMERA Request for Offers to Purchase. It alludes to how the state wanted the property to be reused. http://www.fortmonmouthredevelopment.com/pdf/FMERA_PistolRangeRFOTP.pdf

Can you give any more details about the range like number of lanes and distances?