1st Annual NJGF Shoot @ RTSP - October 21st

[Malice4you 627]

So, I did a lot more talking than shooting - either with a gun or a camera apparently.  I also took a few pictures out due to member requests.

The below are the lower-resolution versions.  If you want a full-size version of one, right click the picture, copy the link, paste it in a new browser window, and remove the "s" in front of the ".jpg" and hit enter.  Those files are 5-8MB each.

Hope you like em.

 

@Smokin .50 - Thanks for asking.  Per user requests, you do NOT have permission to use the photos with 10, 11, 12, 22, or 23 in the filename.  The rest, I give my permission to use.  However, if anyone does ask you to not use a photo with them in it, I ask that you abide by that, and immediately remove the photo if requested.

[Smokin .50 1,907]

Nice pix.  Time for bed.  Will revisit these when I can focus my eyes in the morning.  If anyone (besides the #'s mentioned already) doesn't want to have their mug used, now's the time to shout it to the rafters...

Will check back later.

Rosey

[Ray Ray 3,566]

@Zekedid not get in one photo, praise Jesus.

[Bighungry618 450]

2 hours ago, Ray Ray said:

@Zekedid not get in one photo, praise Jesus.

No one had a step stool so he could get in frame? 

Shame on you guys for short shaming.  

[Ray Ray 3,566]

2 hours ago, Bighungry618 said:

No one had a step stool so he could get in frame? 

Shame on you guys for short shaming.  

He was standing behind me and @GramGun79 for every photo.

[GramGun79 226]

Maybe he was on the stump handing out his @Zeke for Mod pins?? 

 

[Pizza Bob 1,488]

Who's wearing the Temple T-shirt?

[Krdshrk 3,877]

6 minutes ago, Pizza Bob said:

Who's wearing the Temple T-shirt?

That's Igor @Damjan

[Pizza Bob 1,488]

Thanks Nick. Just curious because my son and DIL are Temple alums.

[PK90 3,570]

7 hours ago, Ray Ray said:

@Zekedid not get in one photo, praise Jesus.

Was that you wearing a 10 year old t-shirt?

[Ray Ray 3,566]

1 hour ago, PK90 said:

Was that you wearing a 10 year old t-shirt?

Why yes, yes it was.  Thanks for noticing. 

[JMich3 152]

On 10/22/2018 at 8:52 AM, Purple Patrick said:

Here you go Ray

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Wow! That’s a great shot!

One more flamethrower picture 

[Krdshrk 3,877]

Freeze Framed this one from the video.

 

[Ray Ray 3,566]

25661.mp4

[Zeke 5,504]

25 minutes ago, Ray Ray said:

25661.mp4

Bad link. Bad nephew!

[67gtonut 847]

Worked fine for me.....

USER ERROR

[Scorpio64 5,147]

1 hour ago, Zeke said:

Bad link. Bad nephew!

Good link, you don't have the right codec to play the video.

[Lakota 342]

Yup worked for me too.   Problem must be between the keyboard and the chair

[Krdshrk 3,877]

If it downloads but doesn't play for you, download VLC Video Player.

[Zeke 5,504]

On 10/24/2018 at 6:01 AM, Ray Ray said:

@Zekedid not get in one photo, praise Jesus.

And none of @voyager9?

[Ray Ray 3,566]

Note to self:

Although I think 38 special, duty revolvers are dope and the beez kneez nobody else (but @GRIZ and maybe @Pizza Bob) agrees with me.  So, for the next meetup I will try to bring firearms that the less knowledgable here would like to shoot.  

[GRIZ 3,369]

7 minutes ago, Ray Ray said:

Note to self:

Although I think 38 special, duty revolvers are dope and the beez kneez nobody else (but @GRIZ and maybe @Pizza Bob) agrees with me.  So, for the next meetup I will try to bring firearms that the less knowledgable here would like to shoot.  

I think we may reach a fair and equitable settlement and have peace with honor @Ray Ray!

[capt14k 2,052]

Note to self:
Although I think 38 special, duty revolvers are dope and the beez kneez nobody else (but [mention=1198]GRIZ[/mention] and maybe [mention=1741]Pizza Bob[/mention]) agrees with me.  So, for the next meetup I will try to bring firearms that the less knowledgable here would like to shoot.  

Revolvers have their place. .38, .38-200, .357, and .45ACP all used by police or military during WWII and after.


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[Ray Ray 3,566]

1 hour ago, GRIZ said:

I think we may reach a fair and equitable settlement and have peace with honor @Ray Ray!

In due time young man.

[Zeke 5,504]

10 hours ago, Ray Ray said:

Note to self:

Although I think 38 special, duty revolvers are dope and the beez kneez nobody else (but @GRIZ and maybe @Pizza Bob) agrees with me.  So, for the next meetup I will try to bring firearms that the less knowledgable here would like to shoot.  

I shoot with @GRIZ he pretty much has everything... although, I think the .44 mag is growing on @Mrs.Zeke

[GRIZ 3,369]

2 hours ago, Zeke said:

I shoot with @GRIZ he pretty much has everything... although, I think the .44 mag is growing on @Mrs.Zeke

Did revolvers with @AVB-AMG today.  He did very well.  I think he was disappointed I didn't bring the 44!!!

11 hours ago, Ray Ray said:

In due time young man.

Do you like the sandblast blue or would you prefer parkerizing?

[Zeke 5,504]

1 hour ago, GRIZ said:

Did revolvers with @AVB-AMG today.  He did very well.  I think he was disappointed I didn't bring the 44!!!

Do you like the sandblast blue or would you prefer parkerizing?

Holy odd couple Batman! @GRIZand @AVB-AMG That’s worthy of its own thread.

keep it short... thanks in advance 

[GRIZ 3,369]

1 minute ago, Zeke said:

Holy odd couple Batman! @GRIZand @AVB-AMG That’s worthy of its own thread.

keep it short... thanks in advance 

Hey...we both had a good time!!!!

Not sayin' what our apres activity was!!!!

[Ray Ray 3,566]

7 hours ago, GRIZ said:

Do you like the sandblast blue or would you prefer parkerizing?

Depends on how it looks.

[AVB-AMG 530]

On 10/30/2018 at 9:36 PM, GRIZ said:

Did revolvers with @AVB-AMG today.  He did very well.  I think he was disappointed I didn't bring the 44!!!

 

On 10/30/2018 at 11:05 PM, Zeke said:

Holy odd couple Batman! @GRIZand @AVB-AMG That’s worthy of its own thread.

keep it short... thanks in advance 

@Zeke:

When we were at the NJGF gun fair at RTSP, @GRIZ let me shoot the revolver(s) that he had brought, as well as your revolver that I shot.  I was not having much success being accurate shooting those revolvers and GRIZ graciously offered to help me with some basic instruction and guidance, sharing his knowledge and experience with me, to correct some basic problematic issues I was experiencing.

So we decided to meet at Seminary Ridge at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, PA, with GRIZ wearing gray and me wearing blue, and……..
(well, that would have been a good story……)

Actually, GRIZ generously invited me to join him at his club, the Central Jersey Rifle and Pistol Club (CJRPC) in Jackson, NJ.  I had never been there before and after his guided tour, I could quickly see what an impressive facility it is for shooting all types of civilian firearms, from handguns, rifles to shotguns, with both indoor and outdoor ranges, along with swimming pool, hot tub, sauna, steam room and well stocked bar, (Ok, maybe I will just have to take GRIZ’s word for those last amenities since I did not actually see them…..).  But seriously, from what I saw, it is probably is one of the nicest and most extensive gun ranges in the northeast U.S. and I really enjoyed experiencing it first hand as GRIZ’s guest.

IMHO, given the choice of shooting inside vs. outside, I much prefer outside.  Less noise reverberation and better ventilation being the primary reasons, but the fact that it was a beautiful, sunny, cloudless day with ambient air temperatures in the high 50’s to around 60 deg. F., made for ideal shooting conditions.  Also, going there during the week as opposed to the weekend allowed for much fewer people shooting around us.  In the outdoor pistol pits with earthen berm backdrops, we were able to shoot from a distance ranging from 15 ft to 25 ft away, hinged steel bowling pin silhouettes, paper targets, as well as culminating in the spectacular destruction of water-filled plastic jugs, (depending on the ammo used…..).

As you and many others already know, GRIZ is a wealth of information and experience regarding most things revolving around firearms, (pun intended….).  I really appreciated his willingness, openness and yes, patience, to share all of that with me, focusing on how to correctly and accurately shoot revolvers.  I also brought my Wilson Combat Tactical Supergrade 1911 (.45 ACP) for comparison and confidence building.  We spent almost the entire afternoon in that pistol pit, blabbing/BS’g about 70% of the time and his giving me invaluable revolver shooting tips for the remaining 30%.  I can now confidently report that I know how to properly grip a revolver, (different from my gripping my semi-automatic handguns).  I also have a much better idea of the recoil affects and feeling between .38 and 357 MAG ammo and what that may do to one’s accuracy. 

All in all, I learned much about revolvers and maybe more importantly and enjoyable, GRIZ and I learned more about each other.  I firmly believe that once most of us get out from behind the anonymity of faceless screen names, chatting online and meet up face-to-face, that it brings out the common enjoyment of civil human interaction.  Being willing and able to lower our online protective shields and refrain from snarky language centered around our political beliefs and concerns, to have very interesting conversations about our mutual or other interests and family backgrounds, is something that I really enjoyed.  It also fosters a more normal and gregarious bond between us, by establishing a mutual respect for the person, something that is unfortunately missing in exclusively online exchanges.

So thank you again GRIZ for a most enlightening, interesting, educational and enjoyable afternoon as well as our subsequent toasts…..

AVB-AMG

(was that short enough for you ZEKE...?)