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Ostensibly, this is to prevent young people (mostly girls) from anorexia and other eating disorders... not just the models themselves, but those who emulate them. I can understand the first concern, as some of these young models have handlers (and parents) that are no better than pimps really. But as far as protecting the general population of young people, I'm not sure I buy it. My late mother was a psych nurse on an eating disorders unit --- her experience was this: scratch the surface of those patients' psyches and you nearly ALWAYS found some terrible sick abuse, usually sexual abuse. That's why those kids starve themselves to death --- not because they want to look like the models they see in Vogue. Setting these weight standards is gaining traction in the popular press... but I'm doubtful it's serving any real purpose other than making some activists "feel good."

The more things change, the more they stay the same. I thought this was a very cool glimpse into the mind of a true gunfighter. https://www.opsgearDOTcom/blogs/opsgear-blog/wyatt-earp-interview-on-gunfighting

I gave up college after drinking.

Examples ? Why though? Why set him up like that?

Since I'm stationed in Guam right now, I thought it may be wise to put together a "Go" bag. It's constantly evolving, but I do believe I have a working one. We don't have the riots that CONUS states currently have, but there is a little bit of unrest from the locals regarding the military. They're upset because if it weren't for us being here, North Korea wouldn't want to target the island. They also seem to forget that if we weren't here, some other less forgiving nation would likely have placed themselves here. That's a different discussion for a different time though. The island is also host to frequent tropical storms, and power outages. I made a bag that was not specifically for any one thing, but an overall situation where something happens that normal day-to-day services or living amenities are no longer available. This is more of a 72 hour bag than a BOB, as the Navy base is ~3 miles away. I'm using a 5.11 COVRT 18 backpack, as it is small enough to not be a hassle to carry, but would still be comfortable enough to haul over several miles, all while remaining relatively inconspicuous. Inside: 4 liters of water Sawyer mini water filter 12 Clif bars First aid kit, tourniquet, Quikclot, splints 8'x6' tarp 100' paracord, various clips Hygiene (travel size): toothbrush, toothpaste, body wash, hand sanitizer Surefire 6PX, extra batteries Multitool Fixed blade Gerber Strongarm 10" Kershaw camp knife Knife sharpener Chemlights Fire starters, lighter 2 disposable ponchos Emergency blanket Mechanix gloves Pen, sharpie, notepad Extra pair of underwear and socks 100rds of 9mm 200rds of .22lr I have been trying to find a balance of things that might be needed in any situation, but keep the bag as light as possible to remain relatively mobile. While I think that the discussion regarding whether a bag like this is necessary or not is interesting, I think it should be held in another place. I put this bag together with little investment, as I already possessed most of the items in the bag. I recognize that it's much better to hunker down at home, and my home is quite a bit more secure than most given that I have metal storm shutters and an entirely concrete exterior. However I wanted it all in one location that I could grab and go if the situation dictated. Hoping to revive an interesting topic.

Well.......The shoe analogy works to a point. Once you clear the relative quality hurdle, Its not so much about what you paid, but how well it fits. If the cheaper shoe (or shotgun) fits, its the one for you.

One thing to keep in mind as pointed out by DSG Bloom is that if you are denied the permit then forever after you have to answer YES on the application for a FPID/P2P for the question: (27) Have you ever had a firearms purchaser identification card, permit to purchase a handgun, permit to carry a handgun or any other firearms license or application refused or revoked in New Jersey or any other state? If yes, explain Failure to answer YES can bar you in the future. Currently this is how the scheme works but who knows what Loretta and Murphy come up with in the future.

True, having only been exposed to guns for less than 2 years, I haven't seen all that some of you have seen... haven't experienced all of your understandable legislative disappointments. That said, in my career, I have worked with several non-profits both large and small and I feel I have a handle on how they're staffed (can you say "shoestring?"), what they can accomplish by themselves, and what they can't. From my perspective, if you're "waiting" for the NRA or ANJRPC to do something that will knock your socks off - you're already dead in the water. Grassroots organizations thrive and succeed when their membership is large, fully engaged, responsive and downright feisty - it's the members that do the heavy lifting - always! As someone else noted, the NRA sends you alerts - making it abundantly easy to make yourself heard by legislators. But, how many of you actually send the email? How many of you actively participate in campaigning for 2A candidates (even informally, amongst your own social circle)? How many of you make it a personal goal to regularly bring guests to the range? How many of you signed up for the conference? (One benefit was hearing about other activities to steer your guests to). I've no doubt some of you do all of that and more. I also have a sneaking suspicion that some of you who complain the loudest do none of those things! There's an estimated 800,000 to 1 mill gun owners in NJ. How many do you think are ACTIVELY engaged in 2A issues? I'm guessing it's no more than a few percent, if that. That's your problem right there IMO. The problem isn't that on occasion some of these orgs will disagree on the best approach to a particular issue. Stop blaming the non-profit orgs... and blame the gun owners who either refuse to join - or - they join but then wash their hands of responsibility because they think sending in the membership fee was "enough" personal sacrifice and so they don't pull their weight in any other meaningful way. Honestly, I think every soldier in the history of this country that died protecting our rights must be rolling over in his grave to see how those rights are being encroached upon today... and how unwilling we are to really fight to save them.

Was out at the range this morning with my S&W Victory 22LR pistol, hoping to go through 300 rounds. Started off with CCI 36LR ammo and all was relatively fine. Only issue was the 10th round in the mag would jam, and in both mags too. Just shook them in better seemed to cut most of that out, from 100 shots. Then I took out the 100 box of Winchester Super X at 1300fps PRN. Good price, expected something like CCI. Surprise! Ha Ha. Immediately notice the dirty rounds. Like the wax all over them collected dirt. Loaded, shot, coughed. Holy Smokes. Litterally. Didn't expect that. Made the gun dirty pretty quickly and more jamming. I could feel the power of the rounds, but then not, then I did, but the smoke was consistent and so were more jams. Ah, I think my pistol likes to top out at 36grains I guess. The spent casings were really dirty. About at my 50th shot (to use them up), bamm! A harder round and a jam, smoke all over, even coming out from alongside the bottom of the mag. So I let it sit, then cycled everything out. The 22 shell had Split along the firing lip edge and exhaust gasses must have backed up into the bolt and mag area. I tilted the gun and the ejector and spring fell out. Luckily I saw them both on the bench. Wiped down and cleaned up the mag, gun and disassembled (and made sure the barrel was clear). Put the spring in and placed the ejector, but it fell right out again. I knew something else was missing, which I couldn't find, but someone else's eyes spotted the base for the spring in front of the bench. Was it the gun, was it the ammo, was it the split seam on the casing? I don't know, but I'm off to youtube to find out how to reinstall the ejector parts, and will most likely just replace them all with after market items if I can get all three parts. Just a story, and ammo I won't buy again. I have two other boxes of that stuff in 36 grain hollow point to use up and I'll let you know.

Honestly that is a good choice Zeke, I use and like a bunch of Strikes stuff [emoji106]

Could have been worse. Get rid of that ammo; someone elses firearm will like it better. Not worth blowing up your firearm over, lol.

So did I It should be interesting HE .....lol

Thought we were talking about for-end grips? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

YES, a lot of us know. Of course I know. HUNDREDS of people that attended NJSAFE know. Look under the "Ranges & Gun Shops" Section for "NRA & ANJRPC no where to be found....." and you'll be certain to locate the Train Wreck. After you read the entire thread, please do everyone a favor and keep everything close to the vest. No need to try to split Second Amendment Patriots by slandering them, cause it's already been done.....

If anything were to happen, those would be distributed by my command. We run reactor accident drills at least once a year. Same thing. That's a good idea. Will do man, I have a little less than a year left.

Great match, Lou!!! We had a fantastic time and hope to take the trek down again sometime. Sorry we couldn't make it early enough to help set up, but leaving at 5:30am just to get there for registration was already pushin' it!

High Exposure, Thanks for sharing that quote. I got to read it at Wyatt Earp's boyhood home in Pella, Iowa, which is a museum. Lots of original guns, writings, etc. in the home. He lived there as a young boy, long before he became the legend that he is. Still really cool none the less. Here's the link to the museum's web site: http://www.wyattearpmuseum.com . My now 28 yr old son's first job out of college was in Pella, Iowa working as an Engineer for Vermeer Manufacturing. I walked to the museum from his 2 BR apartment that cost him $485 per month w/ heat & hot water included (he's been in Reading, PA now for just 4 years). Side note: At another museum in Pella, they had a Civil War display that was a "timed event" that took up several rooms of this mid-1800's restored home. The Civil War artifacts were going to be there for 4-5 months if I recall. Upon taking a tour, I noticed they were lacking a Cap & Ball 1860 Colt Army revolver for their display. I was scheduled to come back in a month, so I brought the reproduction (firing) Cap & Ball with me on the 1.1K mile ride, and helped the museum curator place it in the display along with some loose .454 round balls & some percussion caps. I got a hand-written receipt & left it in their care, custody & control. Here in Jersey, it would be considered an illegal transfer since 157 yr old hand guns are still considered hand guns by the People's Republic of New Jerseystan. In Iowa I got a thank-you & and a hug Nice seeing you again yesterday at NJSAFE! Rosey

@voyager9 you can make a Friday happen. like this fri

I'd be in.......

I know people have been looking lately. DSG Arms has a smoking deal on Vortex Razor HD 1-6 for $1200. You have to create an account/log in to see the lowest price. https://dsgarms.com/vorrzr-16003?utm_content=32904564376812cc197dab077b4ad1a1&utm_campaign=retail 9%2F19%2F17&utm_source=Robly.com&utm_medium=email @CAM @bhunted

Fridays are good for me. His hours are limited. So be sure to check the business hours. Nick I work evenings. Done by 830ish. I'm off on Fridays.

What fri this happening bro?

Old but appropriate

GOLDEN PEACH ALE... WTF has this world come to.

I shot an IDPA match yesterday at Lower Providence Gun Club (near where the Oaks Gun Show is held) and they had a new feature that was pretty cool. This club uses Practiscore for their total match management. Everything from registering and taking payment to publishing of the final results. Yesterday a new feature was used - instant upload of scores with subsequent e-mails to the shooter. Real time results. As soon as you are scored it is uploaded to Practiscore and they generate an e-mail to the shooter with full results - points down, penalties, hits on non-threats etc, etc, and your final score for that stage. The shooter does not need to do anything to activate this feature. It works off the match registration. This is almost instantaneous. By the time that you finish shooting and come off the line, the e-mail is in your in-box. Especially fun for those who have private rivalries going on. Pretty nifty feature and I hope that other clubs in the area, that use Practiscore, will take advantage of it. Adios, Pizza Bob

Thanks for the full review! Completely valid criticism. I would like to be clear that no one can pay to be on stage. I did offer that the first year, and did not like the results. I make all decisions about content based on my interest and what I think would be valuable for the folks attending. Some of them were absolutely more "pitchy" than I intended. I agree the community panel should have been longer based on our panelists, we had a late addition after the schedule was largely locked in. I try to ensure that there is content that is stimulating for folks with different levels of interest or expertise.

An article was published attacking two of our speakers and their respective organizations by name, and insinuating collusion with another who is widely assumed to be another of our speakers (basically gossip dressed up as scandal). There were a couple of folks with questions that prompted a response to those attacks, which out of context might have felt like attacks themselves. The decision for me in allowing the question to open the door was in terms of "do we address it and then move on or do we ignore it and allow it to fester without reply?" I chose the former.

BTW, no one commented on this one aspect... the NJSP firearms unit rep, DSG Bloom, was quite open about saying that if you're denied for concealed carry due to inadequate "justifiable need" (your threat is deemed not bad enough, etc.) - it does NOT count against you if you try again at a later date. In fact, he was ENCOURAGING people to do just that. I think that's pretty eye-popping, don't you? I know @Smokin .50 has mentioned that idea before - getting a LARGE mass of people to apply for concealed carry all at once. Of course, the overwhelming majority would get denied... revealing the TRUE nature of NJ's scheme... and showing that justifiable need is merely a ruse to deny 2A rights to ordinary citizens who don't have political connections. With DSG Bloom's statement (on tape, no less!) - where's the risk? Maybe the time is drawing near to do that exact plan...?? I would imagine the best strategy would be to get one of the 2A groups to pledge their legal support in advance and to have a class action lawsuit all drawn up and ready-to-go once the inevitable denials have rolled in. Just an observation!

Well then, Matty... it sounds like the problem is that there simply weren't more just like you! Your departure to Free America will be our loss. This is pure conjecture on my part... but I would guess that if ALL NJ gun owners at least considered 2A as a "top 3" issue when casting their votes at the state and local level... and if even just 5% of them (what's that, 40-50k statewide?) were as ACTIVELY politically engaged as you have been in the past... we wouldn't have the political landscape that we do right now.

I'm no fan of Scott Bach, but his explanation seemed reasonable to me yesterday. I guess we'll find out more when he talks about it on Gun For Hire radio. NJ2AS seemed to own this issue from the get-go when they took up their cause with their attorney's actions/threats and challenges to the council/mayor. Did they try to involve ANJRPC/NRA? How closely was NJ2AS working with the private developer in this? Possession in nine-tenths of the law. If you decide to "own" the issue and initiative, I'm not sure you can really blame someone else when it comes up short. Anyway, the link above comes across as petty and short on facts on the actual who's to blame.

i gave up drinking after college

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can't go wrong with RS regulate. very solid gear

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I have the Magpul fixed carbine stock. You can thread the hole in the stock and install the grove tech slip cups. Midway sells them in pairs for like $5. Much cheaper than the magpul version and they are anti-rotation. I'll post up a link tomorrow Edit: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/972000/grovtec-sling-swivel-bases-push-button-limited-rotation-steel-black $7.

Buy it, hang it, and call it a day.

You're probably a lot younger and robust than me but the notion of carrying 6 bricks around isn't too appealing.