Jersey Joe

I called Buttonwood once or twice in years past, and they said I needed to make an appointment in advance. They only had 5-stand last I checked. Shouldn't be too far from the Clinton range where they meetup now.

I never shot there but I heard good things about it. Apparently it was a mess in regard to the management of it, and who owned what. One of my favorites was Big Spring up in Sussex. For those who remember "The Pit" would surely agree it was fast and furious. Another great track is Mid Hudson Sporting Clays in New Paltz, NY. Good people and good targets.

You haven't lived till you shoot in knickers...

Savages...

It's $75/100 birds on a ten station course, or $100/100 birds on a twenty station course. That includes a trapper. You can bring your own ammo but it must be fiber wads. They rent guns, golf carts, and sell ammo on-site.

To be clear...you book through Griffin & Howe, shoot at HF.

No shorts or jeans, and a collared shirt. The same as many decent golf courses. Only break open guns as well.

No Sir. They are open to the public May-August on Mondays and Tuesdays.

You may want to try Hudson Farm, Andover, NJ

Sorry if this was already posted, but I did not see it. It is VERY graphic! I thought it should be posted in the reloading section as it is more likely that a squib or grossly over charged round would come from reloading. Although tough to watch, it is a sound reminder that we need to be extremely careful during the entire reloading process. Yes...I know some of these catastrophic failures could be something else. LINK

I use the Lyman Turbo Sonic cleaning solution for the brass cleaning. I've done metal pistol parts including the frames, but I use Simple Green instead of the Lyman. Again, seems to work well but it's almost just as easy and quicker to scrub quick with a stiff brush. I suppose if you left all of the components IN the frame it would make a lot more sense. I'm a bit anal so I break down everything for a thorough cleaning. I'd be nervous about moisture if I left it assembled also.

This is the one I use. Lyman sells the same one I think under their brand. I got it on sale with a coupon pretty cheap. Seems to work good. I'm not a heavy user yet though. I expect that to change now that my son is shooting 45 on his junior team and I'm crawling into IDPA http://m.harborfreight.com/25-liter-ultrasonic-cleaner-95563.html?utm_referrer=direct%2Fnot%20provided

Sounds great. Good luck with it!

that's a good question. I'll count next time. Here's a picture using a pizza pan. I use a rectangular pan now that holds more. I'm guessing maybe 200-300. The pan is about 4x as big as a 100rd loading block.

I clean mine in one or two cycles of 8 minutes. Then I cook them for 20 min in the toaster oven at 190 deg. Nice and dry.

My goto gun for Sporting Clays weighs in at 9+ lbs so I wanted something a little livelier for FITASC. I found a Miroku on GB with Briley 20ga tubes for $650(pawn shop spelled the name wrong which may have helped). Comes in at about 6.5lbs, swings great, pay for the recoil ;-)

Griffin & Howe...Andover

Not only does Jim Flynn offer great prices, he is a great guy, and true shooter/sportsman. He also supports our junior shooters! When was the last time you're online seller brought a foursome of shooters to your charity shoot? If he has what I want, or can get what I want, I'll buy from Jim.

It was great meeting everyone last night. I had a great time, learned a bunch, and didn't shoot myself or anyone else. Everyone was very friendly and open to sharing their ideas and equipment. Now I just need a second job to support the new vice.

Sorry...I didn't realize this was a competition. I thought it was practice.

That's good to know. I have never holstered a gun so I'll be all ears.

cool...I'll be the guy with the clueless look on his face and a green Beretta shooting jacket.

Is anyone going to SCFGPA tonight? I'm thinking of going to see what all the hullabaloo is about :-)

I'll bite...what the hell is a Barney mag?

Thanks a bunch for the offer. I do have a 1911 with a couple mags(i never shot it!). How many do you need to compete?