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DUH! I did it again! Thanks for the correction! My niece shot my brother's SP-101 in a competition years ago. Now I remember it was a snubby! Anyway, the snubby worked well too! To the OP: sorry for the mix-up! You'll still enjoy the snubby. Quite accurate with wad cutters too! DAve

Not sure if you meant your Club OR the central part of the state. Some of the crew that shoots PPC at Old Bridge have SP-101's. They take the same HKS Speed-loaders as the L-Frame S&W's (#586's). Nice gun. Shoots straight. Built to last. Dave

As an Eagle Scout Dad I've had the pleasure of sleeping for weeks at a time at the Kittatiny Mountain Scout Reservation on Strubel Road off of Rt. 206 across the highway from the entrance to Stokes State Forrest. We always used a Bear Box and tied it high up in the trees. Only once in all my years of sleeping in a tent there did we get visited by a black bear. As an Assistant Scout Master we always lecture our Scouts to NOT have any food items in the tents or lean-to's. Well, after the bear made an appearance and had left, all of a sudden one of the kids started yelling at a fellow Scout. Seems he didn't want to be bear bait, so he dimed-out the rest of the kids in that lean-to. One of our other Assistant Scout Masters took a garbage bag around to the three lean-to's and collected about half a huge garbage bag's worth of contraband candy, nuts, crackers, gum, chips, et-al. We put the contraband in the bear box and had no further sightings. Most of the time loud noises will scare them away, but the unarmed BSA Camp Ranger & I did have a discussion on what kind of sidearms are useful in that circumstance. Seems that the Scout Council had asked him to start carrying just prior to our arrival at the last week of summer camp on the schedule. It goes without saying that those kids had food stuffs in the tents.........

Joe, Was just there last week or so--Avon is the place! Fish along the jetty or under the bridge, depending upon tide/timing and where they're biting. Family can be a short walk away. You'll have to pay to get onto the beach though, so be prepared for that and don't bring a large bill. Plenty of Lifeguards. Beach fee schedule & pix is on the town's web site I believe. Good food all over including on the Boardwalk across from "The Columns" Restaurant. Nice seafood joint & great shrimp! For a Pizza you gotta try either Vic's in Bradley Beach or Pete & Elda's in Neptune City. Only 5-10 minutes by car from Avon beach! Both have thin-crust pies to die for and are worth the wait! Dave

Enjoy the trip and remember you may not be able to bring home samples like at a chocolate factory Take care & be well! Dave

It might not even fit in the shotgun rack, LOL!

A .22 Henry lever action is a good rifle and will teach you to shoot better than any semi-auto, making every shot count, slowing down your rate-of-fire, which in turn burns through less ammo. If burning through less ammo is one of your goals, buying a rifle with interchangeable magazines doesn't help, unless you can demonstrate superior will power and NOT buy the additional mags.

Yes, accessibility is the lynch-pin. That's why putting your range bag on the back seat or floor in the back seat isn't exactly a great idea. With a simple reach you have access. Thus my Gorilla Arms comment previously. In a pick-up, the gun should be as far away from you as you can reasonably store it, I.E.: behind the back seat in a pick-up or in the storage area near the floor away from the driver. Now if the pick-up has a watertight cap, the firearms should be transported in the bed area instead of the crew compartment.

YOU GO GIRL!!

#4 High Brass used to be good to shoot bowling pins off the table! Would do a good job! Dave

Yes! The farther away the gun is from your Gorilla Arms, the better. Having to jump-over fixed rear seats to get to the gun is better than reaching behind your seat in the eyes of the law. Dave

Good point! But how do you sue City Hall?

Looks like it's already covered, except to say that if you join the NJ Federation you get a monthly paper with ads from suppliers such as the place listed, plus a lot of helpful hints about this sport & fishing too. Insurance is also inexpensive through the Federation. Have fun with the new pup. I can't wait to fill my lungs with the smell of fallen leaves in the woods!

CJ runs Wounded Warrior Shoots, Women's Day at the Range, Family Day, helps Boy Scouts with rifle & shotgun Merit Badges, etc. Some of your dues money goes to really worthwhile projects that are community oriented. Also consider these things when looking for a club to belong to.

The above is the reason that this facility has to run a tight ship. Wide open continuous firing lines need strict compliance with range rules for everyone's safety. When no R-O is present, someone has to assume the duty of the R-O and the responsibilities that go along with it. A "Wanna-be" is better than having no one. Perhaps the "Wanna-be" might be interested in taking the NRA RSO course that someone gives at the range?? Mind you I'm not trying to get into the middle of a pissing contest. I enjoy shooting at Cherry Ridge twice a year and hope to continue to do so.

He meant to write, "Bullseye", which is a hand gun discipline from long ago, using your strong hand only in strings or 5 or 10 rounds, with either a 60 or 90 shot COF. Check-out the NRA web site for more or go to www.njpistol.com . Dave

Both are great clubs. I have friends at both. Citizens is a little more strict than most, and has had to put money in to fight a complaint where a homeowner showed-up at a town council meeting with a pristine bullet (9mm with no rifling or damage at all) that they said they dug out of their roof. Total BS IMHO since only rifle rounds are fired in that direction or could have traveled that far. CJ has everything, is a lot more spread-out, and can accommodate more members shooting at once at different disciplines. CJ does cost more. So my best advice is to visit both and see for yourself which one you'd like to join based upon all of the various factors. Dave

Our Club's Black Powder League at Old Bridge Rifle & Pistol is doing both Rifle & Pistol Qualifiers for the Black Powder Sports in the book. I currently hold the Distinguished Expert rating in Rifle as well as the Expert rating in Pistol. The Qualification Program is a wonderful tool to aid marksmanship and the participants get to do it at their own speed, with several advancements available that get progressively harder to accomplish. Although you can do it mostly all by yourself (with the exception of DX), it's a lot more fun to do it with the camaraderie of fellow League members to help spot for you through a spotting scope (which is allowed). I sincerely recommend the Program to you and/or your Club and would highly encourage you to try it for yourself. It will make you a better shooter. Dave NRA Distinguished Expert in Muzzleloading Rifle NRA Expert in Muzzleloading Pistol NRA Range Safety Officer NRA Certified Instructor for ML Pistol & Shotgun

Old Bridge also has a Youth Smallbore League where the kids use .22's and I volunteer to help there on Thursdays. I'm also a Rifle & Shotgun Merit Badge Counselor with BSA certifications.........it's a great way to give back to the Sport! The revolver is good for Granny to keep in her purse or nightstand.

WEIRD!

One of our Black Powder guys has a bolt action .50 BMG with a scope that's about 3 feet long, LOL! The muzzle break works just like the one on the Abrams Tank, LOL! Ah, those majic words, "SEND IT!" Dave

Do you get a newsletter? We need to make sure that the membership & newsletter committee has your email so you get important notices and such.......

I'll say that sounds like an "Epic" Meal! Glad you & the Clan had a great time! Seems to me all that was missing was a Cuban Montecristo #2 for second dessert, LOL!

I'm playing with explosives tomorrow morning in Vernon. Using my 10 ga. SxS muzzleloading shotty to blast clay birds to bits, LOL! Next Sunday is the regular OBR&PC Match. Non members can always shoot! We'll even loan you a rifle if you don't yet have one! Real nice friendly bunch! Dave

Mike, Outdoors you're good to .50 BMG, and YES I've fired it! Pistol Pits are good for rifles & shotguns too, as long as the rounds and or pattern impacts the Berm. Think of 3-Gun stages for instance. Shotguns at 100 yards are done all of the time, WITH SABOTS & SLUGS, often with rifled Slug barrels & mounted scopes, but it still a shotgun. Remember not to shoot-up our target frames (bring your own, especially for the pistol pits) and exercise some common sense and you should be fine. Hope this answers your questions. If you have any more, feel free to give me a call. Dave