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  1. Ha! If all goes well the balance of this month, I won't be picking up my last gun until January 2021. Actually, if I'm successful I'm going to do a multiple purchase exemption again. Adios, Pizza Bob
  2. Still waiting for my noob issues to be worked out. 60 years and counting.
  3. Announcing Team Kulak by Bob Hess Team Kulak was formed in late July of 2020. It was the desire of Kulak Arms owner, Richard Kulak II, to sponsor a small team of just regular shooters – unspectacular participants in the shooting sports, the “backbone” of the sport, like those that make up the majority of competition shooters today. This is a diverse team that spans 40 years in age and represents 110 years of shooting experience. The youngest member of the team is 29 year old Zack Becker, with Ed Jackowski at 51 years old holding down the middle spot and, yours truly, bringing up the rear at 69. The three of us participate in the three main handgun practical shooting disciplines, those being: the International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts (ICORE), the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) and the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA). The majority of the matches we attend are local, club level matches made up primarily of shooters much like ourselves. Zack is the shining star of this small team and the one that, should he decide to pursue it, stands the greatest chance of being ranked among the top echelon of shooters. He consistently places highly overall and within his division. Zack has only been shooting handguns for eight years, many of those years with the only handgun he owned at the time, a Walther PPQ M1. He is the epitome of the cliché: Beware of the man that only owns one gun – chances are that he shoots it very well. While Zack has expanded his battery to include a CZ P10F that he uses for the Carry Optics divisions in both IDPA and USPSA, he also has a new S&W Model 686 that he uses for ICORE. Zack is in tooling sales in the packaging industry and recently moved to Besalem, PA. Ed owns and runs a very busy nursery and landscape business (Jack’s Nursery). It is sometimes tough for him to get out to matches during his busy seasons, but he always makes the effort. Ed was an active duty Marine from 1990 to 1997, playing with decidedly larger guns – 155 Howitzers. Ed is probably the fastest of the three of us, but is often undone by Zack’s good, if not blinding, speed and unsurpassed accuracy. It is often a tough battle between these two teammates. Ed resides with his wife, two daughters and two Dalmatians in Hopewell Township. And then there’s me – the dinosaur of the group. I’ve been shooting since I was nine. My father was a shooter and hunter and I literally grew-up around guns. I shot some informal bullseye, but my first venture into real competitive shooting came with the advent of handgun metallic silhouette in the late 70’s. I shot that for about 8 years before getting involved in practical shooting with a club out of Target World in Chalfont, PA. I took a fairly long hiatus from organized shooting, but discovered IDPA about 10 years ago – and subsequently USPSA. Most recently I’ve started shooting ICORE, which is contested only with revolvers. However, I choose to shoot revolvers in all three disciplines, just because I enjoy them. While I have competed mainly with S&W’s I have started to work a Ruger GP100 Match Champion into the rotation. I also collect S&W revolvers. I am retired after 35 years in the automotive industry, which is probably why I’m captain of this little team – it certainly isn’t because of my shooting prowess. It seems that, at this age, any advancement I make in the shooting skills department is usually offset by some physical infirmity. I live in Hopewell Township with my girlfriend of 34 years and our German Shorthair Pointer. We all look forward to representing the regular “anyman” shooter in these club level competitions. Team Kulak Sponsored by: Kulak Arms 450 Lawrence Rd. Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 609-695-1043
  4. Have them spotted - need to win them at auction.
  5. Submitted Friday 7/24. Approved Wednesday 7/29. Two more guns to go, with a potential of three more after that. Adios, Pizza Bob
  6. Three-drawer dresser with attached mirror. - $25 42"W x 33" H (71" H w/mirror) x 21"D Mahogany slant-top, curved front desk - $100 36"W x 42"H x 20"D closed (36"D open) Pick-up in Titusville (bring your own help) PM me or e-mail: cueguyATcomcastDOTnet - substitute the correct symbols Adios, Pizza Bob
  7. Something new on the market - may be worth a look... https://proears.com/product/stealth-elite/ I use these - indoors and out. Inexpensive and light weight. They are an acquired taste - still "sounds" loud, but apparently it attenuates the sound and makes it less damaging. https://www.amazon.com/SensGard-SG-31-Lightweight-Hearing-Protection/dp/B00S1JQUR4 Adios, Pizza Bob
  8. If we're applying this with regard to ear protection, then I should be a Grand Master. LOL Adios, Pizza Bob
  9. No biggie. I got to shoot all but 11 rounds of the match. Now if it had happened on the first stage, I'd have been pi$$ed. Adios, Pizza Bob
  10. Not the press - the person who loaded the primer tube (relevant to flipped primers). I've had maybe 4 or 5 in 4000 rounds. Caught all but one when loading the rounds into the moon clips. As for the rolled primer cup - could have been the press (not fully indexing) or an anomaly with the primer pocket. Adios,, Pizza Bob
  11. I do a quick visual check when I load the rounds into the clip - but I'm mostly looking for primers that seated upside down. The piece of primer cup was below flush with the cartridge head - as I said, the cylinder rotated fine, until that round was fired. A really close inspection might have noted the slight anomaly but not the quick visual that I do. Adios, Bob
  12. I shot an 8-stage IDPA match yesterday at Lower Providence (near where the Oaks Gun Show is held), or more accurately, I should say I almost shot an 8-stage match. I finished 7 stages and came within 11 rounds of finishing the match with the 8th stage when I had a game-ending malfunction. With five and a half targets (the aforementioned 11 rounds) to go, my trusty S&W 625 locked up tight. Couldn't pull the trigger and couldn't open the cylinder. I know that your thinking, "Ha! So revolvers never malfunction huh?". This was my first ever DNF. My first thought was that bullet creep may have been the culprit, but holding the gun up to the light revealed daylight clearly visible at the B/C gap. Second thought was that the ejector rod had unscrewed itself, thus locking things up. Smith discovered this was a problem ages ago (60's?) and reverse threaded the ejector rod. It still happens occasionally and I thought I was the victim of that rare occurrence. I called my gunsmith from the match and left a message. He responded by the time I got home and told me to bring it over to him this morning. He at first thought the firing pin had broken as he couldn't get a feeler gauge through the frame between the back of the cylinder and the recoil shield. So he disassembled it. No broken firing pin - in fact not a gun malfunction at all (so there!) - it was an ammunition malfunction. When seating the primer it rolled the one side of the primer cup up so there was a small protrusion that extended just beyond the cartridge base. Not enough that the cylinder wouldn't rotate, but when that round was fired, it backed it out just enough for it to bind up solidly against the recoil shield. As Roseanne Rosannadanna used to say, "It's always something." Adios, Pizza Bob
  13. For a holster? PM SgtToadette, he shot a PPQ M1, to great effect, for years.
  14. The only PGC range that I am familiar with is the Scotia range in Center County and they do have target stands and backer boards at the range. I can't say the same is true at all PGC ranges. Adios, Pizza Bob
  15. Whose ranges are they? Public - pay to play? Private club - membership or guest of a member? Or are they a PA Game Commission Range? The PGCR's require that you either have a PA hunting license or have purchased a range permit... https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/StateGameLands/StateGameLandsRanges/Pages/Permits.aspx Have fun. Adios, Pizza Bob
  16. No inner/outer (or over/under) belt systems allowed. Your understanding about belt loops is correct. However, IIRC, you are allowed to skip a belt loop or two. Stu? Adios, Pizza Bob
  17. If you had the rifle or pistol delivered directly to you at a NJ address, you violated the law. Since only you and the seller (and now hundreds of forum readers) know this, I'd do nothing. Please note - I am not advising you to do nothing, I'm only saying what I would do if I was in that situation (I'm not). Relax. You are overthinking this. Adios, Pizza Bob
  18. It seems that this thread is conflating air soft and air/pellet/BB guns. Airsoft are considered toys. Pellet/BB guns are considered firearms in NJ - but nowhere else. Your friends impulsive purchase of a pellet gun in NY was perfectly legal, as was his bringing it back to NJ, since it was purchased legally in another state. He does not need an FPID to possess a firearm. The "P" stands for "purchase" not own. Adios, Pizza Bob
  19. Your FFL can accept mags >10 rounds and then either sell them out of state for you, or modify them to accept only 10 rounds. Something that needs to be addressed with the receiving FFL before you order anything that requires their modification. Adios, Pizza Bob
  20. AIM Surplus often has LE trade-ins... https://aimsurplus.com/firearm/ Anybody can ship to NJ, it just has to be shipped to an FFL for transfer to you. Adios, Pizza Bob
  21. Just guessing here - and you don't want to hang your hat on that - once the brake is pinned and welded it becomes the barrel. Therefore, if it is threaded to accept a blast shield, you are back to having a threaded barrel. I believe the statute has wording to the effect that if it is threaded to accept a flash hider, it is illegal. The blast shield you are proposing to use could easily be construed to be a flash hider - even though that was not the intent. I'd err on the side of caution - stick with a brake alone. If you want one that is "friendly" to those around you, look for one that has forward angled ports. JMO - IANAL Adios, Pizza Bob
  22. https://www.amazon.com/Blade-Tech-Signature-Double-Pouch-Tek-Lok/dp/B07PNJSMJF/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=blade+tech+mag+pouch&qid=1595610625&sr=8-2
  23. Zeke do you have any idea what the wind does to a 17 gr projectile (or even a 20 gr one) at 100 yards, let alone 300?
  24. Stu: Are the participants going to shoot the 72 round classifier COF - found here... https://www.idpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IDPA_Standard_Classifier_Stages.pdf Or the 5X5 classifier - found here... https://www.idpaitaly.com/docs/2020 5x5-classifier.pdf Just thought they may want to know so they can study them and know what to expect. Adios, Pizza Bob ATTENTION PARTICIPANTS: Stu is a great match director and teacher. Also a hell of a shooter, especially considering he is a U.K. ex-pat (or maybe because of that). Enjoy your time with him and we'll see you at a match.
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