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As much as it pains me to say this, the NRA does a lot more in this state than SAF or GOA. I had a membership to both and let both expire. Yes, the NRA sucks. But, they are doing better than the other big names.

Goood, gooooood, let the NRA flow through you. Seriously dude, just frigging join. You won't wake up a Nazi skinhead, I promise.

My wife watches this show "The Good Doctor". I don't watch the show, but I end up passing through fairly often. Every time a man comes in to the ER, is sick or unconscious, you get "Can someone get _HIS_ husband on the phone for consent to treat". The guy on "The man in the High Castle" went gay as well as the Blonde german women. Chidi/Eleanor in "The Good Place" are interracial. It's just non stop. Again, I don't care what people do, but how many interracial marriages do you know personally? I know one, sorta(he's PR, she's black). I do know some gay couples and more power to them...but it's at least 50-1 that are not gay. If you only watched TV you would think the numbers are the opposite.

GD, I am as about pro 2A as you will find. For a long time I had a problem with the NRA, not because they promoted baby killing (and you know they really don't) , but that they viewed NJ as a lost cause. I felt that my membership fees were not being directed where it would do the most good for me. I also did not like that NRA membership was required as a prerequisite to joining most clubs in NJ. It kinda felt like a mafia protection racket. In the end, when I did a comprehensive analysis of what the NRA does, it seemed stupid to not be a member. Every range that you enjoy shooting at gets it's insurance through the NRA because it's politically risky for any other commercial insurance company (bunch of pussies) to underwrite a gun range. So keep this in mind, the only reason you can shoot at ANY range is because the NRA insures them. Were it not for the NRA, yo would have to go to PA to shoot. Whether you like it or not, if you shoot guns in NJ, you are a beneficiary of the NRA. While the NRA does little for NJ, they do a lot at the national level. If you enjoy shooting any semi-auto rifle, you have the NRA to thank for that. I could go on but I;m tired. I'll end this post like this, Think for yourself jackass, put some effort into your conclusions to ensure your conclusions are actually yours, go beyond feelings and apply some logical effort to your decision making process.

You will be supporting the continuing education and training of America's youth in firearms safety. You will help your local range obtain insurance. You will help fund the defense of good people like Shaneen Allen.

Son, sit down, we need to have a talk. Them fancy Triple, Venti, Half Sweet, Non-Fat, Caramel Macchiatos will make your walnuts shrink. You need to be drinking this stuff (see t-shirt below), it puts hair on your chest, and apparently turns you into a Shiva god that hot chicks with gunz just wanna jump on top of. You don't need no fancy gun hate'n, anti 2A, pinko coffee company swill to make you feel special. We love ya no matter what. Now go on you scamp, order some manly freedom luv'n coffee from BRCC and become a superhero.

LOL, heard that before - then a year later they saying how they need to buy another safe because the one they have is full.

Personal or for shooters? For shooters in general it is knowing that NRA helps the clubs run their programs and donates money routinely. They are a lobby group as you know. A lot of it is tons of education. Personal benefits beyond the satisfaction of knowing you belong with gun folks... You get member discounts and promotions, you get a pretty good magazine and can join the private clubs which are far better, far cheaper! If you don't want the magazine... as that is where the most cost is... just get the Associate Membership which is just $10! oh... and you support the forum if you go through our link! discount for you, a few bucks for the community.

Many gun owners die off, many do not renew. Far more than 5 million believe they have a membership but have not paid in years. Furthermore, there have been slips of the NRA to SAF and GOF along with many state sponsored organizations. Your typical gun owner does not have enough money to support them all. It is still a very big number. Also, despite being gun owners, 99% of the time a gun spends sitting in a safe... many people buy a gun for home defense, go shoot it the first few months and then put it away until they need it. Usually at this time they also stop renewing. What % of drivers have a AAA membership? =) Or what percentage of Republic and Democratic voters contribute to the RNC and DNC annually? FAR FAR LESS!

Make no mistake Maks, GD is resisting joining because he is a brainwashed liberal. He is towing the party line because, if he meets his pals at Starfucks and mentions, over a half caf mocha latte, that he joined the NRA, he will be ostracized. He won't have any friends anymore. Well, libtarded friends anyway. NRA = bad evil baby murdering Nazis Everytown = Good, sensible rights grabbing, semi auto banning while you are not looking useful idiots. If GD wants to be a useful idiot, whatever. It's America, he's free to make that choice. Ultimately, it's survival of the fittest (and smartest).

We don't have to be douchey with personal attacks. Good conservatives don't stoop down to crazy level. =) Yes, the constitution is a living document and no arguments from me. This is partly why I respect the democratic principals enough to realize that if Liberals want to run the state into the ground at the expense of gun control, they can... it is my right to get the hell out of there. Now, to answer your second question, honestly... I DO believe you need to be a member of the NRA. If it was not for the NRA as the lobbying organization we would all be shooting 5 round magazines every other sunday only and every gun would be registered. The problem is... what you will find, there IS NO MIDDLE GROUND! You are not going to find ANY gun grabbers who merely want to ensure background checks and I have yet to see one "sensible gun control" person come out and say... "No, AR's are not the problem, they are merely scary looking... a 100 year old Mosin Nagant is more likely to kill someone from one round, or a 308 hunting rifle is more deadly." This is what the gun debate is unfortunately today. At a certain point, you need to pick a side, whether you agree with it or not 100%. The only way guns remain safe is by the pro-gun lobby being extreme. Now, as far as the background checks... it is all BS anyway and you should know there is no "gun show loophole" etc. You buy a gun from a dealer, you get a background check. Furthermore, ANYONE can do a face to face transaction at a gun dealer! ANYONE! The problem is... you cannot mandate it because it is "states rights." You cannot pick and choose cases where on one hand "such as NYC or Cali gun control" but then at the same time say that Alaska, PA, Wyoming are too loose.. That is states rights... they have the right, legally to put in those controls as much as other states have the right to say... "we trust our citizens, guns are not evil." But in any case... NRA is more than lobbying... it is primarily about informing, teaching new gun owners, sponsoring events, and most of all, benefits to members such as legal help. It really is silly if you think about it to say I am not going to be an NRA member even though they do 95% of the things I agree with. In that case... I suppose Every liberal gun owner voted against Murphy? just because he was against guns? Take a look at my posts from 10 years ago... you will find that I at that time did support "common sense stuff" BUT... you learn with gun ownership that anti gun people DON'T GIVE A CRAP ABOUT YOU, and don't know which way to point a gun. To them, "common sense gun control" is merely the misconceptions and lies they think... i.e. a gang banger with mental health problems can go buy a gun at a store without a background check. You also learn with time that guns are just an inanimate objects... anyone who really wants to can go 3d print a gun at Staples.... or go to Home Depot and buy ingredients to make a bomb. Legal gun owners are not the problem and NO LAWS will stop bad people from doing bad shit. They are criminals for a reason.

Owning and shooting guns in America without an NRA membership is like, uuuh, masturbating. Sure, you enjoy it. But getting laid is a lot more fun. NRA membership opens doors and helps ensure Americans will continue to enjoy the 2A, but if you are happy with pulling your pud while someone else is paying for your right to do that, okay, I guess.

Was there the entire time. I will change it out as native so not blocked as ad....

This should be a sticky..... Actually better than a sticky. Put it on the home page, top center. Not as an ad, but as a non 3rd party object, so ad blockers won't make it go bye bye.

Yes.... yes it did... made my signature. That is actually not true.... NRA and the gun industry threw the bump stocks and likely binary triggers under the bus! But the point is, they need to take a hard stance because they know they will have to negotiate some stuff later... but NRA being hardcore? NAH... not even close. Look at SAF. NRA is actually considered quite liberal by many gun owners. In any case, NRA does a LOT for new shooters and the general shooting sports. Sometimes for the health of the community we just need to take everyone in. Even on the forum we have a few token liberal gun owners. =) and @Ray Ray but we love them anyway!

Mosin's aren't guns! Where did you hear that? It's a pike and a club. That you can make a bullet eject from it is incidental to its intended purpose.

NRA membership is pretty affordable, fyi. Doesn't add much to the cost of things - and it funds programs that brings other noobs like yourself into the shooting sports. Worth considering. Hopefully you have enough independence of thought to realize that the tales of the "evil NRA with blood on their hands" are beyond ridiculous. A nice outdoor range is what you need now - not only to steadily improve, but I think simply for a fuller enjoyment of the sport. Shooting outside is soooo much more pleasant - not to mention less damaging to the ears, the lungs, etc.

Fixed a few things, added a few things. Fixed logins so you can now: Login with your display name OR email. This was an issue with at least one person with non standard characters where on mobile iPhones used a different charset. Can login with Facebook or Twitter, will look at Google later, although Google+ is in the process of being phased out. Added reactions including Agree Disagree Informative FacePalm I am still looking into Tapatalk. They have not updated their app in over 6 months and figuring how we can make it work without crashing the forum. Will keep updated. The User app which you download, is not the issue. The issue is the tapatalk app that is installed on our server which lets Tapatalk see content. Their app crashes our forum.

1128 rounds per firearm. That's a good start but they should have more.

I will still bet the overwhelming majority do not know about the limit yet.

Cheyenne has one in their air gap . I was at a class at TTC a week or so ago and one gentlemen spoke out he was not aware. ( everyone else was silent... good sign)

....add to the confusion..... Bird on a Wire

Happened to me years back...was driving home from an early morning hunt in a snow squal and a woman skidded into my truck...LE arrived and we had the most respectful cop ever. Knew I obviously had a gun in the truck plus ammo even before I told him...they ended up towing my truck and he said to me, just get your gun, put it in my trunk and I'll give you a ride home....which he did.....nicest guy ever...heard later on he resigned due to politics in the Dept.

I hear Zeke can fix anything.

Just emailed supplier today...... will post with response

With BOTH a 995 TS, and a CX4 in the family, I assure you, they get more love than a $12 dollar an hour "courtesan" over here!

Malusa, NOT shocking at all. I feel the intention is to make YOU out to be the Queer! The Asbury Park Press LOVES to highlight a Gay marriage on the front page, yet a stanadard straight non racial marriage is placed in a small wedding announcement buried deep part of the paper. Typical Headline: After 22 years, Sarah finally gets to marry her Soulmate Patty. (Oh thank God) Every Soap opera and 90% of all commercials are interracial. No Virginia, there IS a Santa Clause. But I am not the oddball because I A) Married a person of the Opposite sex and B) they she is the same race as I am. And Tyrone, I don't think your Blond haired character actress would marry you in real life as much as TV and Hollywood wants to shove this BS down my throat.

I'm wondering if it happens when linking to a post at the end of a long thread/page. I'll have to pay attention, that might be it. When scrolling the Activity tab, if the new post is only a few spots down the thread, it will go directly to it. If that post is at the end of the page, that might be why it doesn't go directly, but stops on a post somewhere mid-page. I'll have to track it.

I believe GD has come to understand that reloading 22lr is stupid and impractical.

Max, You are being too practical lol!

Found a range 30 minutes out that is $45/yr membership that has a pistol range 25/50 yards for targets, a rifle range that is 25/50 yards, a rifle range that is 100, 200, and 300 yards, AND a shotgun range. Hell of a deal. AND I can finally get into reloading!

What benefits are there for having a NRA membership?

Ok, so good thing you did not vote for Murphy... there is hope. As far as access to guns... guess what? Already illegal! And NRA funds Project GunSafe, mandating gun locks for every gun. Beyond that... are children accessing guns the issue? I would think more kids get in trouble by having access to booze, drugs, cigarettes, kitchen knives and the internet! But yes... children access to guns... already illegal. Next... ? Btw, here is the link to the NRA/NSSF Project Childsafe program. https://www.nrafamily.org/articles/2016/6/24/nssf-offers-free-gun-safety-materials-for-you/ https://www.projectchildsafe.org

How is it changed and who can change it? Can people just ignore it if they feel like it? In your case, it's neither. Why is that?

Of course you have an issue. As a good, koolaid drinking Liberal, you feel the Constitution is a living, breathing document that should change with the direction of the wind, or whatever way the SJW want it to. But you do need a membership if you respect the 2nd Amendment... which apparently you don't.

Here you go, NRA sign up link. $30, $15 off of regular $45 and the forum gets $5. You can also sign up for the "Associate Membership" which is just $10... but does not get the magazine. No excuses... https://membership.nrahq.org/forms/signup.asp?campaignid=XC021458

I agree with that. The G42 rules. You can pocket carry it with shorts all day long and barely know it’s there. You can take it to the range and shoot it for hours with out getting beat up. It’s a good gun IMO.

Like Peel, I’m a neighbor as well! welocme and be sure to follow for the January edition of the monthly shotgun shootout. Fun times and great opportunity to meet fellow members

OMG... I think I found a new line for my signature!

Your better FFL's accept credit cards. =) Doesn't stop them from paying $1,000 for the latest iPhone.

Bumping for updates. Been shooting a lot at Range 129, trying different things to see what's most comfortable shooting prone, what's most stable, breathing. Been shooting Wolf Gold 55gr and today finally cracked open a box of American Eagle 62gr boat-tail. With my hand under the butt of my rifle, I kept pushing the butt up and left when I shot. Range officer showed me another position where I have my off-hand on top of the butt. Just kind of keeping it in place, not putting downward force on it. I like this new ammo and I like this technique. 4 shot groupings. The middle target is 0.70" at 100 yards. Not including the flyer on the bottom left, the group of three is 0.68". Bottom right target was quick firing. I finally got a sub-MOA grouping at 100 yards!

Anyone want to guess if he’s referring to Glock or other? My wife likes Glock. I personally don’t shoot them well. But they are a reliable quality firearm. And it’s fun as hell busting the fanboys. 1 thing, the aftermarket is exceptional for Glock.

Don't knock it till ya try it.

"Michael Green, a 35-year-old Ohio resident" I bet he was on his way to Florida.

Was also thinking the Gen 3 vs Gen 4... but iirc the Gen 3 will work in Gen 4 unless you swapped the mag release to the other side... @jokerman Does the mag lock in place on an open slide locked back?

Many here have willingly complied, so this article is not for them. They should move on and not read. Their heroism is well documented anyway.

I don't think that is even necessary.. I would advise you to zero the gun.. take BOTH turret caps off.. and put them back on at "0".. that is your zero and then you can work from there if you need to to make adjustments for longer range.. * zero the gun at 50 or 100 yards (I prefer 50) * take the caps OFF * put the caps back on with the "0" on the mark now your reticle AND turrets are all zeroed out..