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Maks.. I would like to get with you late winter. I have some IDPA under my belt and I want to get back into it after a 10yr layoff. Let me lay the 1100sq ft of hardwood flooring I bought my wife for Xmas and I will get what is left of my back out there with you for some warmups.

I number 17 it looks like, so I am far out... so if Maks is going to run one of these in Central I would like to attend.

CONGRATS Many something must be in the water in NJ!! I won the other day also (on that other 1911 forum).

I live near enough to Camden to be concerned. One of the issues is that there is no large news outlet coming out of camden, only the crap local Courier Post carries Camden news regularly. With more publicity maybe more attention would be drawn to the issues. I whole heartedly agree with NASCAR.. but that solution is just not feasible. Having worked with NG in New Orleans post Katrina I feel that this solution is not feasible also. In planning what is prob going to happen are observation posts will be setup and patrols will use multi vehicles with at least one Camden PD officer on board so arrests can be made. The issue and I saw this in NO is that the NG will be very intimidating to the local thugs, and these guys aint the sharpest tools in the workshed, so they will take that fear and call it "disrespect" and start shooting. This could go on for a long time, basically small civil war, thugs versus Law and Order. Side effect? Innocent people will be shot and some will be killed, it is inevitable. Some people predict a race war coming... this might look like one, but it will be based on lawful behavior versus criminals. 90% of the people in Camden are hardworking, lawful, family oriented and want to prosper. The other 10% are not. The LEO in Camden are possibly in the worst position a cop can be in, no support from local elected authority, PR sucks, understaffed, horrible morale and a willing to kill you on sight adversary. Friend of mine's son is a Camden PD... first day back on street after three years as desk sarge, he has to shoot a mentally unstable indiv with a knife. That was the 4th person he has had to shoot in a less then 15 year career. No LEO should have to put there life in the line that much. I dont blame a single officer that took those jobs offered to them in Nashville... less money sure, but safer by a mile is worth alot of cash. The only way Camden gets cleaned out is if the surrounding SJ towns say enough is enough, Philly included, we are sick of your issues effecting our towns and they all throw LEO/business/legal/housing/human services mass at the town to clean it up... the city can not be run from within, too many people with good intention (or bad) making bade decisions one after another. Example... the decision to keep derelict houses vacant instead of knocking them down and planting grass or parks. Why, so people could moving into town could buy them for cheap housing, but nobody moves to Camden. Folks would rather rent an apartment in a nearby town then own a house in Camden. It's when the thugs move to other towns, and their behavior in their new towns gets them locked up that things clean up... reference the diaspora of NO to Houston, Atlanta, Memphis, Dallas etc etc. Those towns took crime spikes, then settled back to normal once all the thugs got locked up in the new towns. Sucked for those towns for few years, but those criminal immigrants had no support system in the new towns, so they were vulnerable to LEO actions. A long and uncertain process, and one I can tell you the towns surrounding Camden (Pennsuaken, Cherry Hill, Gloucester City etc etc) aint willing to take on. Dana Redd, the Camden Mayor, and my wife went to high school together and keep in touch. Dana is a Camden girl and weeps openly for her city now. She has inherited an absolute crap hole and is keeping it together with duct tape and bailing wire right now. A position nobody here would undertake. She deserves our support. I dont know how just yet, but there is a better solution out there... maybe moving the NG in will stabilize the solution, I dont think it will. By the way a curfew would not work, a stop and frisk like Philly did might work better. That is prob where they are going. Although Philly is no glowing example of lawful behavior currently. I have to get my family out of here. sorry for the long rant

+1 to Malsua Ron Paul is much to smart to think Isolationism and trade with our enemies will pacify them into loving us... at least I hope he is. Islamist will never be pacified as long as the USA exists. Read this qoute from the Quran "Allah is for the world." Remember that. Reagan's 2nd term was my first election... you would have thought Mondale was taking on McCarthy/Satan/Krushev.

Mastoris in bordentown or Chickie and Petes... that way us SJ guys can come.

wish this was being done down south here... but count me in for now.

I mean WINNER. Ok second place... other wise known as first loser... but I still won something. The 1911 Addicts .com had the december raffle and I won the second place drawing. Still stoked about it. I think I will go with the FRAGS in Military Brown. 2nd Place Prize: A Pair of VZ Grips of your choice (Carbon Fiber excluded), and a Flush Cut and Match Crowned Barrel From Chuck Rogers at Roger Precision goes to........

Aiaw is gone? I hardly got to know you. Good rockwood back dta

Why the 124 grain rounds? Is that recommended? My p 99 likes 115gr... just curious

ok... what 1911 pistolsmithing class??? I want link now.

Hoorah!

That article is one of many reasons why I liked that website and will miss Mr. Camps simple yet informative writing style. Mr. Camp passed away in May, 2011. His website and his books are a wealth of info and insights on handguns.I credit him as the resource that turned me onto CZ handguns when nobody else was shooting them in the states and hipowers. Everyone should read his pages over and over again.

I just went through this process. I have had 1911s in the past, some great (SA Loaded Champion) some not so great (SA Loaded Fullsize). I really miss a Colt Combat Commander I stupidly traded for a shotgun. So after about 5 years, I wanted to get into a 1911 again. I wanted to spend about +/- $500 with some bells and whistles (ambi safety and better sights were must haves). I also did not want a 80 style fps. I shopped the following (these prices are estimated) RIA Tactical $475 Taurus PT1911 $550 STI Spartan $650 Desert Eagle $650 Ruger SR1 $650 I bought the RIA Tactical in Matte Nickel. It had all features i wanted plus some, was $200 cheaper, was as good quality and robust wise as others, just not as well finished in places. I have read numerous reports of how great these are and a few issues. One thing I like is that the Master Smith at RIA USA (Arnel is his name) trolls the boards and will answer questions readily. All other candidates minus the Taurus needed ambi safety added.. so add $50 to price. Now your up to $700... for that much why not got to $800 and shop STI Trojan, SIGS, SA Loaded etc etc etc. I hope you see what I am getting at... If you first foray into 1911s is going to be enjoyable, get the gun and lots of ammo (like 1000 rds) for the price of another gun. By the way almost all manufacturers of 1911s have issues reported. ALL. Look on the web and you will find negative comments on all brands... every single one. I challenge anyone to find me ONE Brand that received no negative comments... under $1200. Of course some get more then others... due some research first. The point I am trying to make is jump on the gun you want. You will learn the platform, figure out what works for you and what does not work for you and grow from there.

europeans are very strange.

Duppie.... You have hit on the gun manufacturers business model, offer to sell new guns to departments at a substantial discount every few years to insure new models get bought. They then take the departments trade ins and sell them off to distributors whom then sell them out in bulk to dealers or singles to individuals. It works just like the car business now. The manufacturers spend alot of effort and money on LEO contracts, often workin in extra features to be more attractive to the purchasing agency. And the more militant the department, the more contact they have with the manufacturers. Please see the rise of S&W over the last 5 years with their M&P handguns and longuns as a perfect example. And no those trade ins are not defective or abused (like a car) but usually... 90% in better internal condition then a similar firearm from an actuall shooter. I would by a LEO trade any day over and above the extact same model gun from a gun game guy.

Man... I hve been around guns way too long. First ime I heard this statement "It's kind of interesting that some here will NOT go with a proven design from a reputable manufacturer and jump on a firearm that in all essence doesn't even exist." or ones like it were back in the early to mid 80's.... in reference to Glocks and Beretta 92s. Cmon guys, this is supposed to be fun. And the KSG looks fun and in the future I hope to have one so I can figure out if it is as good or better then my mossbergs for HD/SD.

Another CH shooter here. Welcome... sit down, pour some coffee and try to get involved. Those TRPs are nice...

I used a Pelonis for years down south.... see they dont insulate the old southern houses at all. Batten and plaster interior walls, lifted floors, pine and oak with 10 ft windows.... cold and drafty in an old plantation house. Heat was usually wood or natural gas space heaters in living rooms. I put one of these in my bedroom and it worked great for years. Newer models might be even better. http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11967653

Paul, dont be getting any ideas.

asshats been playing this in Philly for years. Killed a guy last year, punched the manager of a starbucks while he was waiting on a train, victim fell to platform and had a seizure and passed. A life lost, a fiance in mourning, families ruined and 3 idiot teens all in jail for life some seriously stupid behavior.

Kpd...#1. Lawman's Supply doesn't sell to the general public.. not true at all. I have purchased three guns now from LS in Egg Harbor City. Might be different in your locale. I have seen many NJSP guns for sale out of state... used to be many Beretta's, HK P7 and some HKs for sale in Ga. I am a big fan of used LEO handguns, they get carried all the time, but many times fired VERY little. If you get handle it before purchase and inspect you can prob get a real good model and for cheap. I have bought p226, Beretta 92s, Glock 23, S&w 6 series and 5 series before.

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Richard... welcome. I am a Cherry Hill neighbor, live in the Barclay section. As a home range you have square circle sportsman club right around the cornerm in Gibbsboro. Decent club

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