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Without a repeater or a base station, yes, you are correct. However, lets say a group of siblings that live throughout the state, where everyone lives within 25 miles of at least one family member. In that case you could set up your own self managed repeater network. You can use some radios with your cell phone to send and receive text messages over GMRS. The radio interfaces with your phone via Bluetooth. That's kinda neat. I wonder if there is any encryption.

I have the same tumbler, it works great. It comes with a sort of slotted bowl for media separation, but I recommend a case media separator if you will be polishing a lot of brass.

LMFAOAY If being on the side of law and order makes one a "badge licker", I guess that makes you an asshole licker, cuz ATV guy is an asshole.

Ahhh... I understand now. You hate cops and like dickhead law breakers. Nuff said. Done with you, NNTR.

I dunno what part of this you are not understanding. The ATV guy fucked up, all full of himself, making his own laws, riding with a fuck you attitude. In a sense, Mr. ATV fucked around and found out. It really is THAT simple.

If I lived in the hills, (or the burbs with a tall tree) I'd invest in at least one dedicated repeater and a solar based system to power it. I don't think you need a tremendous amount of battery capacity, as the repeater will be on standby most of the time. It will only draw serious current when it transmits. I think one could set up a reliable, self sustaining private node for around $1,500, maybe less. Agree 100%

Press Release May 2, 2024 Hodgdon Powder Company Acquires RCBS Reloading Hodgdon Powder Company is pleased to announce the acquisition of RCBS Reloading from Revelyst, a segment of Vista Outdoor (NYSE: VSTO). This acquisition is effective May 2, 2024, with Hodgdon prepared to immediately continue shipping RCBS products to wholesale and retail customers. “This acquisition of RCBS, the leading brand in metallic reloading tools, is a perfect complement to our portfolio of smokeless powder brands for our handloading customers,” said Steve Kehrwald, president and CEO of Hodgdon Powder Company. With our world-class ballistics labs, we look forward to providing even more load data to our new RCBS customers.” Hodgdon is thrilled to add the RCBS facility in Oroville, CA to our company-owned facilities in Shawnee, KS, Herington, KS and Miles City, MT. The addition of the RCBS team will more than double the headcount at the Hodgdon Powder Company and greatly expands the company’s manufacturing capabilities. “For years, our friends have referred to the Hodgdon family and company as ‘The Gunpowder People’ and this acquisition further demonstrates our dedication to the handloader,” said J.B. Hodgdon, co-owner with his late brother Bob, of the Hodgdon Powder Company. “Our dad Bruce partnered with Fred Huntington from RCBS to conduct Reloading Roadshow events in the 1950s and 1960s. I believe they both are looking down today, proud to have our two great brands together in 2024.” “For more than 80 years, RCBS has demonstrated their manufacturing, innovation and operational excellence,” Said Eric Nyman, Co-CEO of Vista Outdoor and CEO of Revelyst. “We are thrilled for RCBS and their new ownership with Hodgdon Powder. This transaction joins two iconic brands, and it ensures that RCBS is positioned for success in the next chapter of its history.”

Often overlooked by noob reloaders. A chronograph is very handy to verify your loads are performing as expected. One could easily buy $10,000.00 worth of reloading gear and components, and STILL want more. I'd love to have one of those high end automated ammo plant presses. Not to reload because I shoot a lot, but because they remind me of a Rube Goldberg device. Like the game mouse trap. It's like the ultimate gadget.

Single stage will have a tighter tolerance, and you have more control over the process. Progressives are for bulk range fodder. Every experienced reloader gave me the same advice when I was getting into the hobby, start with single stage, so you can truly understand the reloading process and what you have to do on your end to make great ammo. Once you have mastered that, then you can think about a progressive. If you want to add a bit of convenience to your single stage reloading, a turret press (rotates the dies, not the shell plate) is probably better suited. It is still effectively a single stage operation, but you don't have to keep removing and remounting dies. I'm not sure what you mean by this. Whatever press you get, it will have to be secured to a work surface in some way. I bought an inexpensive 20"x20" work surface from HF to permanently mount my shotshell press on. It is mounted very sturdy and durable with the added 1/2" hardwood plank and extra big washers. If you haven't already, you should check out some of the reloading channels on YT. Ultimate Reloader is one of my faves, but there are scores of others with great advice. See it in action.

The forecast for Sunday the 5th looks bad, 70% chance of rain. I'm postponing two weeks, as the following weekend is a most sacred holiday, Mother's day. As of now, we are looking at 5-19-24 as the next shoot date.

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I do that all the time when I need to read a label or appliance tag.

Today seemed to be a busy day everywhere. I ran errands from 10:00 to 14:30 and traffic was insane, meaning, the loonie shithead drivers were out in full force. My family has been buying from Gasko's over 30 years. Great place and prices can't be beat. Another great place for shrubs and flowers is Collingwood Auction flea market in Farmingdale.

Are some brands of pants better than others for this type of carry? Like, do certain brands of pants, or specialized "tactical" pants have deeper pockets with larger openings, etc. It seems like a lot of pants these days have tiny pockets.

My township sent out notices that they are dispatching "assessors" to do exterior and interior inspections on all properties. We have had an assessor in our home probably three times since we've owned this property. What I found interesting is that the word TAX is not mentioned once in the letter, which leads me to believe the inspection is a little more broader than what the letter suggests. Like they left out the word tax for a very specific reason. Refusal of the interior inspection is allowed (pfft, allowed) and we plan on doing exactly that. It's the same freaking house it was when we bought it 28 years ago. Just wondering, without getting political in the GD section, how often does your town or borough inspect the interior of your home?

Have you seen the Marlin Dark series? They look pretty slick. I have a couple lever guns, both Marlin, a 336A 30-30, and a 39D 22lr. I absolutely love the 39D, very accurate and easy to shoot with iron sights. I am typically a terrible off-hand shooter, especially with open sights. But for some reason, I can shoot really well with it. The 336 is another story, It's a fine example for a rifle made in 1974. It's possible the gun was unfired when I bough it, there was almost no wear on it and a couple very very light handling marks. Seemed like the original owner racked the lever a few times and closeted the rifle until it ended up in my hands. I put a few rounds through it on the bench testing accuracy. It grouped well enough for a deer rifle, but I was not impressed. I'm kinda an accuracy junkie. It was also very much NOT fun to shoot it off bags. In fact, it was a little painful. Off hand wasn't much better. I'm not gonna shoot a rifle I don't enjoy shooting. I'm holding on to the 336 as an investment. It's already tripled in value. The 39D has gone up 5 times what I paid for it. That was another barely used gem. The 39D is one of the last rifles I'd ever sell, it's just so damned easy to shoot. I wouldn't mind owning a 357 mag lever gun. In NJ these kind of guns are just for shits n giggles, so it's low on my list unless a crazy deal too good to pass up comes my way.

The UV-5RX3 Radiooddity tri-band is also very popular. Frequency Range: 136-173.975MHz / 220-225MHz / 400-519.975MHz. A good antenna is every bit as important as the radio itself. To use a gun related analog, You can have $2,000.00 in gun parts for a great rifle, but, if you cheaped out on the barrel, don't cry when you get 5 moa accuracy. If you own a fabulous $300.00 radio and use a pos counterfeit $10.00 antenna, or the wrong antenna for the band you will be using, your radio may as well be a TRU Barbie walkie-talkie. Some other things to think about, like getting an extended battery. The standard battery for a BeefWang is 1800mAh, the extended battery is double that, with 3600mAh. The larger battery also makes the radio more handy, like, for adult sized hands. A back-up battery is essential for any "prepper" transceiver.

It appears the rifle is SPF to NJHosier. I can't say for sure because the apparent buyer did not follow forum rules by declaring "I'll take it" Though you were the first to express interest by asking the seller to PM you, it is likely you were overlooked because of your low (zero actually) post count and did not send a PM directly. The reason for the post count condition to send PMs is to eliminate bot generated spam and phishing schemes. If you want to make life easier, you will have to create or respond to a few threads outside the for sale thread. In other words, join the conversation. It's been over a year and you have made 36 posts all in the WTS thread, with zero posts anywhere else. The alternative is to become a paid member. I don't think there is a post count requirement for premier members. NJGF is a gun forum where we mostly talk about guns n shit, and only occasionally sell guns n shit. It's not a want ad site. If you do not plan on participating in the community, even at a minimal level, you should probably just become a paid member.

When a pearl necklace just isn't enough.

They are coming for your weapons of war. They definitely look like weapons of war. Not at all for eating meat, since everyone's eating worms and grubs in that dystopian utopia.

Generally, ranges have strict rules about uncased firearms being anywhere but on the firing line. In other words, if you aren't on the line shooting, your firearm must be in a case. No opportunity to do any cleaning, and likely no place to do any cleaning. Like Mr Stu sez, no range is going to expose itself to unnecessary risk.