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I went out west back on the 14th of June for a 10 day trip. Jackson, The Grand Tetons, Cody Wy and the surrounding area and finally into Yellowstone. It's a good trip. If anyone is going my advice is To go while school is in. We were on the cusp and Yellowstone was packed. The Old Faithful and Canyon areas were a zoo. If you are coming peak season plan hikes during the day and visit the major attractions before 8am or after 7pm. You simply cannot park anywhere near. It was great though, go if you can I put together a vid that's a slide show with video spiced in. You be amazed how long it took me to do this(prob 12 hours). Had to sort and review several thousand pics and 2 hours of video from 2 dslrs, one 4k sony video camera and my Mavic drone then color correct, size everything and then stabilize the vid a bit and I'm pretty experienced in premere pro cc!

That's how he plans on getting back in.

I agree. 20 years ago, I never saw a woman in a gun shop. 1/3 of the people in gun shops now are women. Many are there with their husbands but they're not just along for the ride. They're usually both looking at the guns and asking questions, deciding which gun they are buying together. I realize it's off topic but I also never saw any people of color in gun shops 20 years ago. They make up a pretty significant buying group now. I've even seen a few black women shopping for guns all buy themselves. The probability of seeing that 20 years ago was about as close to zero as you can get. Frankly, I'm glad. The more people that take up shooting, the better off we are. I want someone in every family and social group who loves guns. The next time someone bring up an anti-gun theory anywhere, there should be someone there to educate them and invite them to the range.

I became interested in firearms on my own, no husband or boyfriend encouragement needed. Simply put, my husband died and I needed something active to do. My Dad had been an Army Ranger sharpshooter so I figured that I'd try it. Three years and five guns later, I'm still here. Personally, I think that the percentage of female shooters is increasing. I'm guessing that many are initially attracted for self-defense purposes. For me it's a combination of things: self-defense, sport, hobby, and activity. I enjoy my time at the range (GFH) and I see more and more women there every month. Most are there with a male, but at least women are there. Then again, most males are there with other males so that might not be gender-related. I think the times they are a changin'. Women seem to be more comfortable with firearms in general. Some women prefer an all-women's introductory class and others are fine with co-ed. I'm seeing less gender division, which is a good thing. Personally, I see no need to change anything with this site, I find it to be pretty female friendly.

If you look closely, she has a bar and a 250 merc out back. It does 45 and you can ski off it. With the tri-toon it actually keels so she's nimble too. Best of both worlds. I'm done with cruisers since I got this.

Nice! and very very true... I always like: If you thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering someone else's dog around. - Will Rogers

Nice shot! When's the BBQ? [emoji482][emoji16] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Our Magnum turns 2 today... Our Magnum turns 2 today...

Without seeing the job: remove existing doors and door frame from opening remove the threshold pad out opening with 2x lumber to make the opening 1/4"-3/8" bigger than your new door frame. Add plywood to the exterior to bring the surface flush with your existing wall sheathing add drywall on the interior to bring the inside flush with the interior walls, tape, joint compound, sand, repeat. figure out how to waterproof the exterior. building paper or Tyvek should be tucked under the existing building paper and layered to make sure water runs off the paper as it runs down the wall. There is no one way to do this since all homes are built a little differently. But really think about how water and gravity work together. A leak into the wall will become a big problem 10 years from now. Install the door using cedar shims between the frame and opening to get the frame plumb and level. use two shims opposed to get a flat, expanding, double shim. Screw right through the cedar shims. and into the new lumber you added to change the opening size. Fill any voids with fiberglass insulation. Expanding foam expands a lot and can warp your door frame. Decide what exterior trim you will be using to pretty up the outside. This is probably the difficult part. A door with extra wide trim looks odd. Maybe two layers of trim - one large and painted to match the siding and one small and painted to match the door frame. Caulk and paint - makes a carpenter what he ain't. Once upon a time, when I did this for a living and had all my tools organized and ready to go, this would be a one day project but a full day project to do it right. If carpentry isn't your thing, I'd tackle this on a 3 day weekend to make sure you have plenty of time to get it done.

I've tried to get my wife to shoot - I've brought her before. She was like "eh - it's ok but kinda boring". Now, we were just punching holes in paper... but still - she's done it. I will bring her again when we both have more time, to make sure she's familiar with 'em. She does have smaller hands too so I will probably have to get another gun for her to shoot better... The M&P Shield I have on order may fit that bill. I do want her to shoot more in case I'm not home and she has to grab one of my guns. She's aware of where my stuff is right now but she wouldn't grab one of them unless I had one and told her to grab one too.

Look, if someone jumps out of their car and moves in on you, HE's The Aggressor.... You are the likely victim. However this case the tables got turned, the names remain the same as originally laid out. Try this shit in Texas and the Dead man would have begged to be Tased, Bro.

While I despise Wal Mart, Mrs DT and I popped into our local one to pick up a few small items. To both of our shock, they were stocking boxes of fireworks on the shelves. Not sparklers and black snakes either...they had some pretty decent stuff!! The staff said that just last night, NJ legalized them.... I bet the hospitals will be flush with people blowing their fingers off!!

I know it doesn't necessarily apply to NJ but maybe S&W knows something is actually in the works for the Hearing Protection act? Fingers crossed that it's true and something will change here if it changes nationally. I'd love to have cans on my HD guns. Either way, S&W is a good company and hopefully will make Gemtech grow as well. And who knows, if S&W is right, maybe Silencerco will bounce back after taking their gamble on the Hearing protection act as well. We need all the good firearms companies and advocates for 2A rights we can get. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/07/02/gemtech-sold-smith-wesson/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=2017-07-04&utm_campaign=Weekly+Newsletter

These reloadable mortars are a blast! More fun than shooting guns.

There are more than a few bolt guns among the Match Rifle shooters. And we're all having fun. Why do it if you're not having fun!

I'm a houseboat guy , shot this yesterday.

More money in junk mail then the 2nd... It would be shooting that goose. No money in the 2nd. I got it! Let pass a law that everyone must carry! And charge a fee (tax?) to control it. Anyone caught not carrying would be subject to a fine (tax?) and possibly jail time. This would serve two purposes. One to help fund the law (control) and two it would get a lotta libs off the streets.

He came from the Rescue organization with that name... Perfect fit My boy has a GSH with the name COLT

Well, it took me like 10 days to record it, years to buy the gear and learn how to use it, a number of hours to sort and pack the gear, a while to back it up nightly in the event of an SD card failure, several years to get decent at Premier pro, you get the point ;). As for the Assembly...probably 12 hours, maybe more, I'm guessing really. Thanks though, I'm glad people can appreciate it.

Spot on. The culture has come to a point where very complicated technology is now expected to be a toaster. Very very few people understand the tech with wifi much less transmitting real time video over a wireless connection. I've been studying a bit and bought Ubiquity routers, unidirectional links and access points. After a very steep learning curve, I've managed to cover over 2 acres and a water front with wifi and Sonos. The tech is amazing. Just not amateur stuff. Like anything worthwhile, it takes some work. As far as I know, there is no off the shelf, plug and play solution that does what these pro products do.

I'm still thinking he's talking about a parking spot for me.

Women & people of color(s) are always coming to Tony Simon's "The 2nd is for Everyone: Diversity Shoot". Many are friends & CNJFO members. It's not just old, fat white guys anymore . These Newbies attend a Diversity Shoot & then go out and start buying the firearms that they enjoyed shooting. Several Manufacturer's Reps attend these Shoots, making access to new Toyz that much easier. Lots of guys that tried to bring their wives to a Range & got NO for an answer have managed to bring them to Tony's Shoot. One of my friends, a Paterson Cop, brought his Mom shooting for the first time. This image is one of several ladies that attended a Diversity Shoot recently. Tony's next Shoot is the 1st Thursday in August. Gun For Hire 6pm. Pizza & soda is free, but Tony asks that you participate in the raffle. Male & female Instructors from all races & colors, including me (the fat White guy)

https://www.amazon.com/Champion-Traps-and-Targets-40909/dp/B004U8HZWY/ref=gbph_img_m-5_c7f9_aefdb7e2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=d4380abc-a2e2-43df-9885-f2ec6c02c7f9&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=706813011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=68QAQM9M6J34DVC2X8WX best price I've seen and free shipping if anyone was looking for one... -Jim

I have two outdoor Foscams, and they were great. I really liked the interface and ease of setup and use. Very nice UI (although I have been getting emails and seeing things online about major security issues with the web-based UI on most Chinese sourced cams). My problem has been reliability. One died within one year and was replaced under warranty. The other died after two years (out of warranty) and the warranty replacement died about a year after that (again, out of warranty). They are cheap enough and I am due for an upgrade, but it is a pain to climb up there and replace them. And to be fair, most of my outdoor motion-sense lights also exhibit some failure mode after 4-5 years (although they remain partial-mission capable); but they also came with 10 year warranty.

I appreciate all the comments and advice...... Yeah..... just trying to keep it simple.... After reading tons of reviews and articles on the cheaper cameras..... there is a pattern. Most reviewers are thrilled with what they chose..... then there is a small selection of people that cannot seem to set up their camera and get frustrated and write a poor review..... I am going to chalk some of those up to User Error....

While we are at it and I won't get dragged into another security cam post any more in the future because it's been beaten to death with a dead horse that has bloat from sitting in an open field on a hot and humid day.[emoji31] Just want to comment about these latest supposedly great cams being sold like Arlo, Nest, Dlink, etc. All great companies. They ALL have their caveats. For months I have tried justifying buying just a couple for shitz and giggles. Every time I was ready to dive in, I weighed the differences and backed out. Some are expensive, some require subscriptions. Some only record when there is motion and/or if you want to check a feed. They all seem to have lag issues meaning the subject is in or out of the frame or turned at a crucial time. Yada yada. I would suggest if you want one of these types, do side by side feature and spec analysis. They are all trying to win over your money. Each one pushes something the other nay not have to grab you from their comp. [emoji848] HE: I wanted to test a Ring Pro. The orig brick was too big for my entry door, I couldn't do it. The pro was a smaller foot print but still a lousy quarter inch too wide. But from what I understand, have lag issues. I still wish I could try one.[emoji57] After all said, $86 for a Foscam does not seem like a bad deal to me. Throw another $35 bux or so and you can get that great BlueIris software. [emoji3] The only thing I would not recommend with ANY of these cheapo cams, even Foscam is, NEVER buy an outdoor dome cam style with the IR source in the same housing. The IR reflects off the inner dome and washes out the picture. For the life if me why they do that pisses me off and they won't tell you either. IR sources really need to be outside the camera. I need coffee! Much coffee! [emoji51] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'll wait 'till after the 4th for some sales

OK, here goes. As merely a means of showing perspective, please allow me to write about myself for a moment. I don't usually pat myself on the back, especially in a public way like on a forum, so please forgive me if I seem too full of myself. I tell you about what I've done & been a part of so you all know where I'm coming from... I met my lovely bride on a blind date July 24, 1980. I had a beer in one hand & a cigar in the other when she walked into the room. Took us to see the movie "Airplane" w/ Lloyd Bridges & Robert Stack and an all-star cast. Laughed my balls off. I taught my wife to shoot when we were just dating. That was over 36 years ago. She learned on my S&W Combat Magnum (Model 19 K-Frame) and THAT's what she likes to shoot. She prefers wad-cutters, and she's great with LRN (lead, round nose for Peel), and able to tolerate .38 Spl +P hollow points (that reside in it ALWAYS)! She's darned good with my lever-action Henry .44 magnum too! She gets to the range when I drag her around once a year, as she's "not into it anymore". She still wants "Her revolver" in the hiding place in our bedroom though! When our only child (a son) turned 4, she gave her nod to the beginning of a wonderful relationship for father & son to share to this day: a LOVE of the Shooting Sports! So in addition to teaching friend's wives for well over 3 decades I've taught kids to shoot for almost 24 years now . I've helped as a hand gun Instructor (representing my PPC League that I Co-Chair) for the Old Bridge Rifle & Pistol Club with its' "Ladies Day at the Range" since my good friend & fellow Black Powder shooter Mrs. Anna Brunner came up with the idea about 17 years ago (in 17 years I've made 15 of them!). The NRA came to her & copied the format from which they created "NRA Women On Target"! Old Bridge's NRA Women On Target does four shooting disciplines: Shotgun, Black Powder, Static Steel and mine (Police Practical Competition). I've helped the Second Amendment Women Shooting Club (based out of the Gun For Hire Range in Woodland Park, NJ) since almost its' very inception. I've taught them how to clean hand guns, how to shoot with safety & confidence, how to teach their kids to shoot, how to hunt pheasant & hogs (via the CNJFO fundraisers), and yesterday at their 4-year Anniversary Party at Sandy's house that my wife & I had the pleasure of being invited to, I brought a 1/2 case of iced Rolling Rock nips & 2 racks of baby-back ribs that I dry-rubbed & cooked on Sandy's grill (she & Shari Spivak are the Co-Founders). Women do pee in packs. I've been married to one for 34 years so I know this to be a FACT! Yes they do feel somewhat threatened by overly aggressive males telling them what to do. Yes, H.E. is 100% correct in that women are much easier to teach, and for ALL of the reasons he lists! Some women LOVE the pink guns genre, others HATE it! They're all different in what shooting disciplines they like the most. One of my best friends is a women shooter that's been pouring EXPLOSIVES for decades (the previously mentioned Anna Brunner) right along with "the Guys" and because of camaraderie & club-style competition she decided it was time for her to earn her NRA Distinguished Expert in Muzzle Loading Rifle! Some women only can stand to shoot .22's, others gravitate to 1911 .45 autos like SAW member Karen Casazza. Still others like to shoot 2011 double-stack race guns like nationally-ranked 3-Gunner 17 yr old Katelyn Francis whose exploits have been on You Tube for 4 years now. There's a 4 yr old video of her 3-Gunnin' with a selective-fire (full auto) 5.56 rifle, a youth model semi-auto 12 ga. scattergun w/ extended mag tube (ILLEGAL in NJ for Peel) and her Glock that was specially cut & shaped at the grip to fit her (then tiny) 13 yr old hands! Not every female shooter is a competitor. Some (most) do it for self-protection or they treat it like a fire extinguisher: great to have around the house, but not really eager to deploy it & have to clean-up a huge mess afterwards. Women like to shoot together recreation-ally for the same reason(s) they like to paint together at these popular painting parties where wine is served, or go to a women-only gym class. Just because it's fun & they can "let their hair down", not wear make-up(?), commiserate about daily hectic life in NJ, their husbands & boyfriends, etc., etc. Form a Peel post: ".... 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?" ------SAW & Women On Target were invented to satisfy this very need! So my answer is they shouldn't be denied it, BUT they shouldn't take women's only Force-On-Force Training classes because statistically their Rapist isn't 5' nuthin', 125 pounds & unarmed. He's 6' tall & outweighs them by 50-100 pounds or more. So when it's time to learn a disarming technique, practice roundhouse leg kicks or how to kick or knee testicles please keep it REAL by askin' your Instructor what size adversary he or she plans to use, cause there's a time & place for "Women ONLY" and then there AIN'T! Mrs. Zeke needs to attend a Beginner Class for IDPA because that competitor within her would LOVE it! Period! Mr. Stu (a member here) is running just such a class. Suggest you PM him here or friend him on Facebook (Stuart Gepp). Stu is a great guy & a personal friend of mine! He's a Blimey Englishman, so he "talks a bit funny", but don't let THAT bother you! The largest growing market segment for the firearms industry is the 21-50 year old female. All the Trade Journals are filled with articles about women shooters. From security to competition, from scattergunnin' to 3-Position Small Bore (what Peel just tried with her Uncle's older rifle), from concealed carry under the boobs (via a Flash Bang Holster) to attending Tony Simon's "The 2nd is for Everyone: Diversity Shoot", there are more women than ever before yearning for firearms education. The BSA Shooting Crew that I volunteer at once every-so-often has just as many girls age 13-21 as guys, and a female member is in charge of the Crew! Women sometimes need a "little push" to realize their full potential in the shooting sports. They've been "programmed", especially in the urban areas of NJ, that guns are evil. One such SAW member brought her daughter to a SAW Shoot at Gun For Hire a coupla-three years ago. She wanted her daughter to "try it out" & asked me to try to encourage her. I volunteered for Sandy & Shari to help them get more shooting ports "covered" with an Instructor. After showing the daughter that my S&W K-.22 Masterpiece wasn't going to bite & had almost ZERO recoil by doing a demo shooting it with only my pointer & middle finger and thumb of my weak hand holding the revolver and my strong hand pinky to squeeze the trigger to fire the gun, the soon-to-become softball player tried the revo with BOTH hands & shot several cylinders' worth of .22's I was enthralled to donate to the cause. Worried about what her Facebook friends would say & think, she asked not to be tagged as being anywhere near the Range. Fast forward to present day and this SAW Member & Mom quit her day job and is now a full-time FFL, and together with her business partner (a Man--OMG!--and he's a Hunter with his son too!) is seeking final Investors for NJ's first 100 yard Indoor Range! Mom (my good friend Melissa Deeney of Legacy Indoor Range & Armory in Cinnaminson, NJ) now has a daughter (Baelie) that loves to shoot Trap with her, so they bring a 12 ga. for each of them to shoot on the firing line while squaded together! There's LOTS of other stories & experiences I can recite from memory. Guys at the Old Bridge Club have brought their wives to me to teach them a discipline they're only "marginal" in (I'm sorta multi-disciplined). Grannies loving the kick of a 12 ga. or a .45-70 Trap Door during "Ladies Day". A female friend with a neck injury that loves to bench rest her AR. A neighbor (a Nurse w/ 9 yr old daughter) I brought to the Range several times & convinced her to join the Club now shoots our Static Steel league competitively with her .22 hand gun. She even ordered a custom pink kydex holster for it! The list is never ending, and so are the reasons women like to shoot. I embrace them all with open arms & an open mind! If any of the readership here would like to get their woman to the range, I will assist you. And to our women reading this: Ladies, take your time, pick your platform/discipline (figure out whatcha wanna try) and I'll get you pointed in the right direction Rosey, VP, Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners (CNJFO) http://www.cnjfo.com P.S.: Our first General Membership Meeting is Tuesday July 25th at 7:00pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall in South Amboy. All are welcome! Here's (then 13 yr old) Katy Francis from FOUR YEARS AGO (see video). NJ's Shyanne Roberts is now in the Carolina's putting down roots & searching for 3-Gun action after a brief stint in Texas. Look for Shyanne's videos as well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rXjgRd90BE

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.

I know people will critique and bust my balls. But I've been using Foscam for many years and only replaced them years down the pike because sales or tech upgrades. I have several around the house. No subscriptions, easy setup and now, if desired, can record to a mem card, your puter , phone or whatever. Just needs electric and a wiffy signal. I thought about the later like Ring, Nest, erc. All good, but expensive. None of which are pan and tilt. Throw a Foscam in your garage for an average of 80 bux and you are good to go. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

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.

Mrs Gump may have been easy, but she certainly wasn't wrong when she told little Forrest "stupid is as stupid does."

I like the ass hat from hudson county already looking to throw up roadblocks against the people of nj....Funny this little weasel was charged for stalking women TWICE! (D) Assemblyman Raj Mukherji BORN:July 15, 1984 EDUCATION: B.A. Thomas Edison State College, M.L.A. University of Pennsylvania, J.D. Seton Hall Law School OCCUPATION: Healthcare Lawyer and Investor PUBLIC/PARTY SERVICE: Jersey City Housing Authority Chairman, 2008-Present; Jersey City Deputy Mayor 2012-13 MILITARY SERVICE: U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Sergeant LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: General Assembly 2014-present COMMITTEES: Budget; Commerce and Economic Development; Labor; Joint State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee; Joint Legislative TaskForce on Drinking Water Infrastructure 433 Palisade Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07307 Phone: (201) 626-4000 Fax: (201) 626-4001