NJ-Tom

I've heard rumors membership is over 10k/year, but the monies are donated to charities and they sponsor kids/teens in the shooting sports.

Ken and I have been talking about another range, I will take a ride sometime this week and check it out and see if he'll offer a group rate.

Lymans Reloading Manual is another great resource.

Thunder Mountain serves the purpose you can shoot trap and skeet there, each round is $7.00. It is an older facility so not much to look at. Being on the border of NY and NJ it does get very busy at times, there are several local clubs or gatherings of friends that meet and shoot every weekend. There was rumors they were raising their rate to $7.50.

Federal Hydra-Shok 230g 45acp Remington 357mag multiball load (home defense load)

Does your wife have a FID ? My wife filled out the forms and will be submitting them next week, my town doesn't have a police department so we go thru the state police.

Does your significant other know how much you spend on your shooting hobby? Do they care? I don

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Ken the rings last a long time they will need replacement when they become brittle or start cracking around the outer edge. Do not use Hoppes or Gun Scrubber to clean the o-rings I use a drop of Dawn dishwashing detergent then I coat it with Rem Oil (w/teflon).

I may have, but with so many guns to choose from that day it's hard to pick out a single one from memory. Except the .44. That one I remember. Those were cheap mild loads in the 44 that day (UMC yellow box).

Simple explanation - 357mag is a 38 on steroids. The case is a little longer, muzzle energy is higher and the velocity is higher. Oh and the price tag on magnums is quite high, (sigh) I have to get into reloading. I thought you fired both my 357's at the last clay meet.

Ken try this site http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?act=idx lots of good information about action shooting and a section for beginners.

Ken did a great job with the new shooter walking him through step by step, maybe I should have listened it was a tough day at the range for me

Attended Cherry Ridge's family day event today with my wife and 8 year old son, I must say they put on a great event. The turn out was lighter than they expected due to the weather (overcast but did not rain) but as a result all who attended got to shoot a lot more. CR rules state children must be 10 years or older to use the range, however it seemed today the volunteer instructors went out of their way to accomodate young children, my son included. He shot trap with a 20ga (with my help), 2 different 22 rifles (one being a Crickett) at the falling plates, and 3 different AR's. The highlight of the day for him was shooting a BAR, a Browning Automatic Rifle and a Garand, he's still smiling ear to ear but is sore and tired . The owner of the BAR waited 15 months and spent $4400.00 to acquire the rifle. He primarily let the kids and teens shoot the rifle, I was given the opportunity to shoot it because I identified the rifle correctly. I had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with Anthony from Gun For Hire he was one of the instructors on the pistol range. It was a fun day at the range with the family.

Dan a semi using ultra lite trap loads would have the least amount of recoil, I started my daughter this way 6-7 years ago. In the handgun department after learing on a 22 semi and a 22 revolver I moved her up to a bigger revolver using low power 38s that have almost no recoil coming out of a 6" barrel , I feel the movement of the slide on semi's can be a little intimidating for beginners.

I have a friend that has the same problem with a PTR 91 rifle, the ejection system is very enthusiastic. He reloads his brass. Some of the dings in the cases do not come out but it does not cause any malfunctions. When reloading he uses an extra step for the necks of the brass (not familiar with the process). I believe he installed some kind of buffer which helped but did not prevent damaged brass.

Stumbled upon this while surfing the net - unique but very pricey! USFA model 12/22 12 shot .22lr revolver http://www.usfirearms.com/cat/12-22.asp MSRP $935.00 :shock:

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I use 2 VCI cartridges in the safe along with dessicant and a golden rod, never had any problems with rust.

1911Fan - I'm assuming the top of the line Beretta your friend recommends is the D10 Trident, it's a beautiful shotgun, but when I checked it retails for more than $7000 (MSRP). If you are looking for a more cost effective alternative I would suggest the Beretta 682 Gold series or the Browning Citori series of shotguns. The Brownings seem to be a little less in pricing. You also mentioned you have long arms without handling the guns you will not know if this is a problem. Good Luck in your search! Tom

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According to the ANJRPC newsletter Ramsey Outdoor is supposed to honor a 10% discount to ANJRPC members. Also some of the guys behind the gun counter are members of Cherry Ridge.