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Show up and start taking pictures of people in line, then watch them scatter. Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk

Barnegat Bay gave up the bounty today 80 on the nose , only getting better now.

Yep. Idaho is the most mountainous state in the union, in terms of % of terrain that is mountainous, but the Snake River plain is dead flat. At least the mountains are visible to the north and south of the river, and the Snake River canyon is pretty deep in places; 500' vertical where I grew up in Twin Falls, and 7400 feet below the peaks in Hells Canyon, on the far west side of the state.

We got a Ring Pro doorbell camera. I am very happy with it. Ring also sells individual cameras that can be hard wired or solar powered, and a motion sensor light with camera built in. If the security cameras are as good as the doorbell, you should be pleased.

Cleaned it up - no more talking about things that shouldn't be done

M-80, Cherry Bomb, and Blockbuster. I was reading an article that they were banned in 1966 by law and banned was enforced by ATF in 1982 but that makes no sense because they were so prevalent in 1992. I think Guiliani cracking down in 1996 is what made them not as common. Also read M-80 was developed by military and contained 3 grams of flash power. Cherry Bombs 2 grams. Blockbusters 10 grams. Today law only allows 50mg for Class C fireworks that explode. That won't even give you a blood blister. The only ones I remember that were sold in Stuckey's that could blow anything up were the M-60's that looked exactly like the M-80's but weren't waterproof. The M-80's I used to fish with. Blockbuster's would turn a mailbox into shrapnel. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

Yup.. those were the ones that were encased in a tiny cardboard tube with hard cement-like material and a thick fuse, not the crappy plastic end caps. definitely felt the concussion and blast on those good old days...

They never were legal "consumer grade" fireworks, even in states where all consumer grade fireworks were legal, they were too powerful. They were made in clandestine operations. They always came in brown paper bags and normally had no markings on them. For those of you who aren't familiar with them, they were at least as loud as a shotgun going off, and you could feel the concussion from them if you were too close, and yes, they could easily blow your hand off if you were to have one go off in your hand.

Nick, Thanks, but they are just plain old firecrackers called M-80s. The real M-80s of my childhood would take off your hand if you were not carefull!

Ray, Those M-5000's are no louder than normal firecrackers. I remember the Cherry Bombs, M-80's and Quarter Sticks I used to get when I was a kid. Those were GREAT! Can't find them anymore!

So you're gonna tell me that you don't have no black cats, no Roman Candles, or screaming mimis? No. Oh come on, man. You got no lady fingers, fuzz buttles, snicker bombs, church burners, finger blasters, gut busters, zippity do das, or crap flappers? No, I don't. You're gonna stand there, ownin' a fireworks stand, and tell me you don't have no whistlin' bungholes, no spleen splitters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker don'ts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick, or one single whistlin' kitty chaser? No... because snakes and sparklers are the only ones I like. Well that might be your problem, it's not what you like, it's the consumer.

Ok. Sooo I welled up. http://conservativefighters.com/news/budweiser-stuns-nation-releases-4th-july-ad-conservatives-awe/?utm_content=bufferf9fae&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

I bought some of those dlink cams for a dept that didn't want to spend any money. They worked, after a fashion. 6 months later I built them a real system with a dvr. The dlink quality was meh, forget the motion detection and they needed rebooted every few days. They sure were cheap. If I can find one I'd give it to you. Pretty sure they were tossed. I can look Thursday when I'm back.

In NJ no but there are a few on gunbroker right now. Real nice Vene for $899 with one bid. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

This feature alone makes this a winner for me as a lefty... Ambidextrous bolt; no opposite hand bolt needed for conversion to opposite hand operation. No need to return the gun to IWI US for opposite hand conversion and head space checking.

That's actually pretty big. And ugly. And clunky. I say go Scorpion if you want something different in 9mm. They're making a lot of cool stuff for that gun.

New Arlo camera. I had the old station but a mix of old Arlo and now Arlo Pro cameras. The pro version works better for me.

Yeah, I've been over a bunch it, kept wondering who to show my passport to cuz you wouldn't think Nj and Wy are in the same republic.

Bravo! You packed in a lot for 10 days. appreciate the post.

Not true. I can download video straight to my phone's Photo album.

My GF of several years enjoys shooting a lot. Her father is a firearms enthusiast and NRA certified instructor and introduced her to shooting in her early teens, so she had lots of exposure to firearms growing up. She went with me to one of the NJGF shotgun shootouts a couple of years ago and enjoyed it. She, her father and I go shooting together about once every other month, and she'll go shooting with me any time I suggest it. She enjoys .22LR pistols and rifles the most; she's an awesome shot with my 10/22. She'll try most anything that doesn't kick too hard (My 12ga shotties and AK variant are not to her liking). She enjoyed the hell out of shooting my Browning M1919 though. She doesn't own any firearms herself - she talks about getting an FID occasionally, and I encourage her every time she mentions it, but hasn't made the time to do it yet. I've sent her links to the facebook SAW group, but not sure if she ever took a look at it or reached out to them.

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. Now I'm homesick. I grew up on the Idaho side of the Tetons; used to spend a lot of time there and in Yellowstone as a kid.

Which is an infringement

Joe dirt!

Pesticides for the win! I buy that bag of granular stuff from hone depot and spread it in the spring. Before I do, the dog has ticks constantly. Afterwards we get several months of peace. I also use a propane driven fogger for flying insects that also lists ticks on the kill list. I fog once a month on a still evening. I have used liquid pump sprayer stuff as tom listed above with good results. Shower afterwards. I do have several pair of jeans and tees that I treat with permethrin i use when I hike. Wife got lyme and it messed up her shoulder, the muscle grew together and it took months of therepy to straighten out.

This week on Gun For Hire Radio #318 Schmutter on Perutta and Shari talks SAW group #radio #gunforhireradio http://gunforhire.com/blog/2017/07/02/gun-hire-radio-broadcast-episode-318/

Being 20 minutes from my house, I have gone there many times over the years. I never saw anyone just sitting in their car and the lot was filled with mostly PRNJ tagged vehicles. PA residents can't buy most things in there. Mainly sparklers and dumb stuff like that.

Those were the good ones. I have fond memories of blowing up pumpkins, and other random acts of destruction.

Are the NJ state police still sitting in unmarked cars in the fireworks stores just over the PA line? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Worst year I can remember for ticks, I've had over 10 latch on already.

I remember M-80s.....some good memories !

Gotta love city folk

Anything that contains permetherin, spray on your clothes and shoes. Can buy some in bulk and make your own spray.

My wife will reluctantly go shooting with me if I ask. She has tolerated me for a long time. It's been important to me that she could use a gun in an emergency if she had too and she's been kind enough to go along for the ride. On the other hand - there is a woman at work in her mid 30's who wants to buy a gun...get this...for fun. She'll use it for home defense but primarily wants to go out and go shooting at the range on the weekend. She had never shot a handgun before so I invited her to the range. I let her shoot several handguns and we talked about the different actions, calibers, etc. She hasn't bought one yet but is considering her options. I suspect that's pretty unusual. I've known a few women who liked to shoot. I've known several who would put up with it to spend time with their husbands. I know a couple of women that grew up hunting and now go hunting with their husbands or sons but probably wouldn't go on their own. I only know one who did not grow up with guns and is interested in shooting for fun.

Pictures will say it all... With the roof done, it was time for the main color. All I can say is the painter wanted perfection. He even did the right side over, because he was not happy with the first application.... Enjoy the pictures...

Looked like it was gonna be a lot worse, rain wasn't even all that hard. Took a time lapse with the gopro.

That's an interesting perspective! The only class I took so far was "mixed" - which was fine by me. But I don't want to judge by my own personality - or my own limited experience. You clearly have a ton of expertise about shooting, and granted, I have none. But, my understanding of human nature makes me think this: some women clearly feel a little timid initially about getting into shooting. If a "women only" beginner-level class - or a women's shooting club - helps get their feet in the door, gets them acclimated to the range environment and feeling more comfortable, and emboldens them to continue on their journey solo and in regular mixed classes... I just don't understand why you think that's such a bad thing! I mean, everyone's different... right? Some women, I think, really prefer (or even need) that softer entry into the shooting sports. Why should they be denied that?

Cmon now. They still do. We call the state, then the state calls them. A pillar of efficiency.....

what happened? they spent too much time debating, deliberating and authoring the law to allow us to have fun with sparklers and forgot to look at the clock. no budget but we do have sparklers.....

If you are going to make the decision to carry a gun, carrying any less than every day is short sighted. That's true whether you are male or female. You can't make an appointment to get in a deadly force confrontation - if you could, instead of deciding to carry you should decide to stay home. Carrying is a lifestyle choice. I have a hard time getting this point through to my people with regards to off duty carry. You can't just carry at Christmas time, or only if you are going to Newark or Trenton*. You can just as easily get into it at the Wawa around the corner tomorrow night in the nicest part of the safest town in America. You are trained, you have the equipment, now you need the mindset. Be prepared. As an Instructor, I'll take women students over men all day long. They pay attention, they listen, there is no ego, they take criticism well, they make the suggested changes, they are all around better students. As for women only classes - I think that's a mistake. They don't make women only convenience stores, or women only food stores. As a women you are going to use your gun in the real world. Get used to it. No instructor worth his salt will tolerate any harassment, belittling, etc.. from anyone towards anyone. Yes, Vet your instructor and make sure they are teaching what you want to learn. Yes, by all means take classes at your level - beginner, advanced, whatever - but don't restrict yourself to classes based on gender. All of the quality instructors I have attended classes with refuse to do women only classes. They all also prefer to coach/teach women over men for the reasons I have stated above. Women shooters, on the whole, are growing in numbers, getting more involved in the shooting sports, the 2A movement, and the training world, and that is awesome. * That's not to say you shouldn't conduct informal threat assessments before traveling. You should absolutely be aware of your surroundings and have realistic expectations for the places you are traveling to - and then possibly make adult decisions to NOT go certain places based on your assessment.

There's plenty of studies and polls showing that women get into guns more for "protection" than sport or hunting. I just posted an article about that earlier today. Here's another one (though from a few years back, so numbers have probably skewed higher already). https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2013/0214/Why-gun-ownership-among-US-women-is-climbing Here's the money quote IMO: But personal safety is the overriding reason women become interested in guns, at least initially, experts agree. “Women typically own guns for safety reasons, then branch out to target shooting and hunting,” says NRA spokeswoman Stephanie Samford. “Men, on the other hand, get into guns for hunting. Safety is a secondary concern.” Paxton Quigley, the author of women’s self-defense and gun books, says broad lifestyle changes – women waiting longer to get married, choosing to live alone, and more often serving as head of household – coincides with women’s rising interest in guns. “There is a different attitude now, that women need to take responsibility for their own safety,” she says. That part in boldface... that's always been my theory of why women are getting more into shooting. Demographics are changing. Single women are statistically much more likely than single men to buy a single-family home for instance... well, if you're going to buy your own castle, why wouldn't you protect it?... and its inhabitants? And women know that if someone breaks into their house, it's most likely going to be a guy --- bigger, taller, heavier, stronger. You're physically outmatched. That's just harsh reality. A woman's experience/attitude about personal security is COMPLETELY different than a guy's! If I (or any of my girlfriend's) are leaving the mall late at night, we are keenly aware if there's a rundown old van parked RIGHT next to our car. Wheels in the brain are spinning, we're calculating risk, figuring how best to approach the situation, etc. And hell, I'm a lifelong risk-taker, and even I'm leery of that situation! Most guys I know wouldn't think TWICE --- they wouldn't even notice the van any more than a motorcycle. Another example... the first thing my single girlfriends do when they move into a new house? New locks and motion detector lights! My single guy friends --- it wouldn't even occur to them! They are either more confident that they won't get jumped - or - if they did, that they could fend off an attacker. Yeah, you're wrong on your loose statistic. Even 3 or 4 years ago, apparently 15% of gun owners were women. Not a huge number, but a lot bigger than 4% --- and it's probably even higher now. 1) For god's sake, we even go to the bathroom in packs! Women are social creatures. 2) Ranges are still testosterone-filled places that some women might find intimidating... a woman in a range is greatly outnumbered. A chicks class is probably more comfortable for many. 3) On a practical note, for places like Pennsylvania with concealed carry, how utterly ridiculous does a male instructor look "demonstrating" a concealed carry purse to the students?... or worse yet, one of those bra holsters?! LOL.

Oh yea baby! wahoo gonna party this 4th! line up them sparklers! I just pray they dont lead to the harder stuff.

I paid $99.95 per mag during 2013-2014 and have 5,000 in storage.

Go for it. You can always do what I do in extreme cases. Sell something to generate funds. My wife is content with that idea. I've sold some stuff, including both my nuts and a few pints of blood. Haven't figured out how to remove a kidney yet on my own. Lol. [emoji6] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

I dont even like the talk of compensation, it implies that as long as we get re-imbursed its ok to take away the mags aka a forced buy back. Australia ring a bell?

It needed to start somewhere. We'll see. I don't see Nappen doing anything unless someone is paying him. Howard, keep in mind if the state is required to buy magazines over 10 rds, from where is that money coming? That would mean raising taxes to pay for it. After all the magazines are paid for do you think that tax raise will go away? They will find something else to spend it on.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/29/judge-blocks-californias-high-capacity-magazine-ban.html A Federal judge in San Diego ruled 10 rd magazine law in California that was supposed to go into effect tomorrow just turned gun owners into criminals and violated the 2A. The judge went on to say the law required gun owners to dispose of property (magazines) they legally acquired. California will no doubt appeal this. No effect on NJ yet but this gets the ball rolling on this issue in Federal courts. Like Yogi said, "It ain't over til it's over".

I heard the book was pretty thin - something about "French War Heroes."

IMO, you should apply for the CCW and make them deny you. If something bad were to happen to you in the future, that having a firearm with you could have prevented, then you will have grounds to seek action against the government.