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Vid does not seem to work for me? :cry:

Thanks Tim, that gives me more to consider. Not going to buy until after the holidays. Matt's 700 looks nice, but will probably be sod by the time I am ready to buy.

No budget set yet, was thinking of 308 or 30 06, but nothing is set in stone yet.

Glad it turned to be nothing more than a few light bulbs. Sometimes the fix really is simple.

Tim, I am thinking CJRP or Dix so it isn't really that far. Aren't the longest ranges around here 300 yards? I am thinking that is long since we really have only been shooting indoors at SS and BA which is 25 yards. When I went shooting with you guys at CJRP in October I was amazed at the "long" rifle ranges.

I noticed yesterday that the Freehold Dick's took all the ropes and handholds off the rock climbing wall. Looks like they are not going to use it anymore? Not sure if it because it was not making money or a liability issue?

Starting to look at bolt action rifles for some long distance shooting but I am on a budget. I know everyone likes the Remington 700 but my brother already has a Remington 700BDL in 270 so I was looking for something different. The little reading I have done seems positive on the Marlin but it would be nice to have some first hand feedback. THX

Shore Shot in Lakewood, minutes off of Exit 89 of the Garden State Parkway. I know it is a hike but might be worth the trip. Of course, I would call and see if they have what you are looking for before coming down.

Irizzo, where are you at in Jersey? I know that where I bought most of my guns, they would let you buy the gun and even shoot it at their range and keep it in their safe until the paperwork comes in.

If you shoot corrosive, do you have to clean it at the range right after shooting or can you do it when you get home. I am not sure how "corrosive" this ammo really is?

Thanks guys, Since I will probably never go hunting with this thing, I figured I could use surplus for plinking and practice at the range and if I get good, use the good stuff for any matches we get into. Probably just stick with the non corrosive to make life simple.

Matty, what is the name of the one in Manchester, it sounds pretty close to me?

You're killing me! Our boat is out and covered :cry:

Two last observations from me. 1. Brick Armory is a sponsor on this forum, not an owner. EVERY forum needs sponsors and EVERY forum keeps their sponsors by recommending that it's members support the sponsors so the sponsors will continue to sponsor the forum. It is just good business. Would is be a good idea for Shore Shot to become a sponsor here, absolutely! But I thing there is too much animosity between BA and SS for them to coexists on any common front. 2. If anyone believes that Shore Shot does not read this forum, they are naive. It would be foolish for them to stick their heads in the sand and ignore this forum. They have a computer on the counter and can browse the web whenever they want. While they probably do not obsess over it, I am pretty sure they would keep up to date.

Can't we all just get along? There are plenty of people to go around and frankly, I think having the two businesses close together is good for the consumer. For those of us who have been Shore Shot members for years, it was nice to see Bill and staff redoing the store and fixing up and painting the range. You can compare inventory, prices and services with a 5 minute drive. Sounds like a win-win to me?

No turkeys here but a four deer were just hanging out in my back yard.

Mauser88 is a great guy. I met him at the big CJRP meet in October and he is a gentleman of high caliber!

I was wondering if there was a problem using surplus ammo in a newer rifle? I see that there is a lot of surplus 30 06 available for the old Garands, can I use them in a new bolt action rifle. It says it is all non corrosive?

I think a step by step is in order?

I got a case of it a while back and it shot just fine, it did seem a little snappy as I remember. Free is good!

I think it took about 6 weeks to get my rebate from Remington when I got my 870. I had forgotten about it and then one day it came in the mail

Just got back from Freehold Dick's store. The "Lodge" was pretty full of shoppers and they seemed to have all hands on deck. My son and I were looking in the ammo cage and a sales guy came over with a customer to get some 22LR out. While he was there we said we would take four bricks of CCI (they had thunderbolt, Remington Gold, Winchester and CCI) so he handed us 4 boxes and we went to "sign them out". There was a guy at the counter just entering ammo sales, he took 30 seconds to write down my info and we were on our way, no security boxes, no walk of shame. When we got down to thr registers, there were three open with no customers so we were in and out in about 10 minutes. Not too shabby for a Black Friday! They had a lot of Remington 9mm and when you buy one/get one 50% the price was almost at 2007 prices so I think the sale was pretty good. Now is only I could find some small pistol primers...I have a box of Montana Gold 124 to reload

That stinks Matt, I have never had that problem with my MK III but I know that sometimes they are a pain to take apart and put back together. Luckily, my MK III is stainless and I do not have to do a complete disassemble ever time I put a round through it. Hey Tim, when I did my first trigger job on my son's XD, i had that sear problem and thought I was FUBARed. As I panicked in the garage, thinking I just locked up his brand new gun forever, he went online to find a cure. As he was coming back in with the answer, I was sliding a jewler's screwdriver in the back of the slide releasing the sear. I was much more careful with the next trigger job. Matt, I am sure you will figure it out, if not I am sure Tim's offer stands :twisted:

Last Dick's I went to was the new Manahawkin store. I didn't have to show my card or go pay for the NIC until I told the dude I wanted to buy. I had already handled the gun out of the rack. I guess I am so old and feeble that they didn't figure I was much of a threat?

NJJim is correct! K.I.S.S., if the bulb is not working, check the bulb first. I had a '98 626 and did not have to remove the bumper to change a bulb? I just put HIDs in my son's 2010 Legacy and we did have to remove the bumper to do the bulbs. Is this progress? I even did a "how-to" for the Subaru forums http://abella.net/?page_id=130 Japanese parts, assembled in US!