Maksim

Welcome and welcome. 1. Do not join online. Join at the local match. By joining at the local club, the club gets something out of it, and you will get to shoot the match for free. Show up, tell them you are new. Here is a great match for new shooters. http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/37921-uspsa-shongum-714/page__fromsearch__1 2. No. You do not need to be a member of the private club. 3. Mike (Col. Mortimer) from time to time does intro classes to USPSA at Shongum. However... if you can safely draw from a holster and change magazines, you can shoot. The club will do a safety brief. Most of all... watch this series of videos... http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/18511-new-to-uspsa/

Just now? =P

Am in. Shotgun side stage... although don't think I will be shooting that.

Hehe, look up some posts of mine from a few years ago, I was an avid 40 S&W hater. =) Right now, I mostly shoot all 40 S&W. It depends on the gun that you shoot it from, and if you reload. Pretty much everyone I know shooting 40 cal for matches, reloads it. Unlike 9mm, the difference between Commercial 40 Cal, and 40 Cal for Major pf in USPSA is HUGE! Not even saying how low you can load 40 cal, for say production, or IDPA purposes. A typical 180 grain commercial load.... that I have chronoed, was between 1000 and 1100 fps. My "Major" power factor load is around 940 fps, and you only need 917 fps to make Major in USPSA.

I have an extra Russian SKS I may sell... shoot me a pm. Typical, most Yugo, Polish, Russian SKS are fine. The tricky ones are the Chinese, some of which come with removable mags. Have not priced them out recently.

Not quite... depends on a few factors... Location, and at what type of matches... At local matches, you will regularly see guys shoot their 1911's in Lim 10, and switch to 8rounders for Single Stack. At regional and national level matches, the vast majority of the guns that I see as an RO are 2011's. One gun for both Lim and Lim 10. Difference is amount of mags. =P Other popular guns for Limited 10 are Glock 34/35 (whichever is the 40 cal one), M&P 40, Tanfoglio/EAA Witness 40 cal, and regularly see 40 Caliber Sig p226 and HK USP 40. Key is... at a local match, you will have more novice shooters who are not ready to shell out $2k plus for a double stack 2011.

ooooh ooooh, from Zombieland.... a Yellow Hummer.... cause you know there will be a huge bag with guns in it. =)

Ranger Rover, yes.... Hyundai.... yeah, ok. It will fall apart after 40k miles. =P (not to say that the Ranger Rover will last even half that.... but it does have far superior off road.) The biggest issues with Hyundais are typically the dealerships that sell them. They treat you like a POS and try to hard sell you.... and that is the only reason I would never buy a Hyundai, and will spend more on perhaps a less reliable brand, such as Mercedes, BMW, or Audi, however at least be treated like a human being. =)

Couldn't hold the cigar break?

I would call and speak with the manager of the store to inform him of the wrong information being spread by that employee. Simple as that. We cannot afford to have that. .... although there is a limit on amount of powder.... dont recall exactly what... 20 lbs?

Ah... SG21. =) Longest commercial flight. Then again, if I was stuck in a sardine can for 18 hours... it better be in all biz class config. =) 12 hours on an El Al 744 in Y was bad enough.

Welcome to the forum from Princeton/East Windsor.

Gun shops serve a very important role in the local economy. They need to make money and will offer you up to 50% of book value. If you have something common that moves fast... ie Glock anything except 45 gap, M&P, etc... sell it on the forum here. as long as it is reasonably priced, it will move very quickly. If something is a higher end item, or something that is not very popular and you NEEEED to sell it, such as a Glock 37 in 45 GAP, then you go to the store, they will give you 50% of book, and move on. Its like selling a car... you can sell it FTF and make more, (in most cases), or you can take it to a dealer trade it in or sell it, but get less.

Go to a gun show... you will see just as many AK's as AR's. It should not be a surprise, but there are a ton of AKs out there. When I went to a gun store in FL, there were more AK's than AR's. Ok... time for really bad joke... The reason there are so many AK's in Falling Skies is because all the AR's already crapped out. =P As Glenn says, you can take an AK, set it on fire, piss on it, and it will shoot just fine. Lastly keep in mind... what is just an hour north of Boston? New Hampshire and Vermont... guns gallore. One stop at Cabella's and you got a lifetime supply of guns. Then you have stores like Kittery Trading Post up in Maine which has even more. Furthermore, in Falling Skies they did address one issue... reloading.

Konus 20-40 that was on Dvor a while ago. Fantastic scope, great quality optics. While it may not be bullet proof, the glass clarity is excellent. CJRPC high power matches use konus as well iirc.

Lawyer cease and desist letter. This is actually a really big issue right now.

See, that is actually what I really love about falling skies... lots of gun porn, and we are not trapped just on a farm. While the Walking Dead is almost entirely about the characters, and not really about the zombies..... Falling Skies is 70% Aliens/Plot line and 30% character development. Furthermore, finally an Alien movie done right... not that stupid skyline/whatever else like it. Anyone have access to the ratings of both shows?

Isn't the Continental CEO now the CEO of the combined United/Continental? Every airline will have issues... Wx could of been it. I recall my quick 1 hour or less flight from Odessa to Kiev (Ukraine) being delayed for like 8 or 9 hours... the same time it would of taken on the train or driving. The plane flies Kiev to Odessa, Odessa to Moscow, Moscow to Odessa, Odessa back to Kiev.... I was on the last leg of the day. Delays earlier on to Moscow pushed the flight back. Was to be on a 1pm flight out of Odessa, did not make it to Kiev until 1:30 am. Nice?

Falling skies being in the second season now.... I am really enjoying the show, far more than The Walking Dead.... so what is your favorite and why?

Luckily today was a bit better. =) although my observation, people who shot on Sat shot better. =P

with guns, you get what you pay for. The best 1911 9mm I have shot is the Smith Wesson Pro Series.... plenty were sold by putting them into hands. If you are looking at a budget, then the STI Spartan is a good value... but if you can, no regrets getting Smith Wesson Pro.

Here is to a very happy birthday and to many many more years of correcting other people's grammar. =)

Also... classification works a little different. During most local matches, at least in our area, there will be a classifier stage. After 4 "classifier stages", you will get classified a class, D, C, B, A, M, GM. IDPA, you only get classified by shooting a classifier match. (correct me if I am wrong?)

Great post, from a slightly IDPA centric point of view? =) Would just make a few factual edits. IPSC, there is a "box" that the gun has to fit into... in USPSA, there is not, only a magazine gauge, 140mm for lim10/lim, and 170mm for Open. IPSC is the international organization, USPSA is the USA sub brand. great job Bob.

We do not really enforce proper english here, however at least type something that makes sense and with less spelling errors.