Col. Mortimer

First, I assume you are shooting a pistol and you are right handed. If so, you are jerking the trigger rather than a smooth, controlled squeeze. This is the most common mistake new shooters make. You should try some dry firing. Watch the sights. They can drift around as you squeeze the trigger but try to keep them in as tight a circle as possible. What you want to avoid is "ambushing". This is when you see you have a good sight picture, you pull the trigger fast, jerking the pistol down and left. Hope this helps.

I am a maybe. Depends on if I have any showings for the house. The field conditions should be acceptable and no significant snow in the forecast. As long as it is not too cold, we should be a go.

My Beretta Cx4 Storm made the list. I try to look on the bright side - it's now worth a lot more money plus I have three 30-round Beretta mags. I am surprised the M-1 Carbine and the SKS did not. At least my 10/22 and Plinkster did not make it.

Don't bother to call. Tony doesn't answer the phone as he is very busy. The best days to go are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Tony goes to gunshows on weekends so Monday is clean up and Friday is prep.

Being a law abiding citizen, I will have no choice but to turn them in. The possibility of arrest and conviction would be much higher than any SHTF scenario.

It consistently drops the same weight of powder. Consistency improves accuracy and adds to safety, especially when you are at the maximum load.

RO CLASS NOTICE...(Dependent upon enough interest) We plan to have an RO class the last weekend of June, 6/29 and 6/30/2013, depending upon instructor availability and interest. It will be run at Riverdale range (http://www.riverdalepistol.org/ ) and it's two days: Saturday which will be a full day in the classroom and Sunday a half day class plus range time and generally finishes mid-afternoon. Class size has a minimum of 15. Priority will be given to first to reply that are Shongum or Riverdale members. Then, first to reply and dependent upon class size. The estimated cost is $60-$65 per person, includes lunch on Saturday. If interested reply to Ron Gumann at [email protected] . Ron will establish the list and send out details when we finalize. The class would then be finalized when he has enough confirmed attendees that includes payment in advance. All attendees must have current USPSA membership. If we do not get a commitment of at least 15 the class will not be held. This is a volunteer sport and we need RO's. Please sign up if you can.

Check out CZ rifles. Good quality for the money.

Extremely unlikely. Would have to be something unexpected.

Not to worry Nick, no precipitation is predicted for the Hackettstown area. The match is on but there is about 2” of snow on the ground at range so dress appropriately. Tomorrow will be milder than today so I expect the ground to be damp. Waterproof shoes would be a good idea. The stage layouts may be modified and the number of stages changed depending on ground conditions and turnout.

I'd reconsider the "has to be metal" thing. If you look at what most people are shooting in USPSA Production, it's Glocks and M&Ps. The M&P has a mag disconnect but it's easy to remove. However, I have a 92FS and it is 99.99% reliable. The only downside is the double-action first shot (The trigger cocks the hammer for the first round) and the front sight cannot be replaced.

I clean them with a cotton swab and alcohol. The dirtiest die is the seating die with lead. The bullet lube builds up inside the die. The next is the resizing die. Case lube and any residual carbon on the case build up on the inside. It is important to make sure the seating die is clean as any build up can reduce OAL and cause an over pressure situation.

Don't forget new sights and a magwell. I like the Dawson fiber optic front and rear. In my experience, the gun makes a difference but twice the price does not mean twice the gun or huge increase in scores. Unless you're turning pro, a souped-up Glock / M&P will get you pretty far. Save your money and use it to practice more and reload. All the serious shooter reload.

We are using “Shoot’N Score It” (SSI), an online pre-registration tool. In addition to speeding things up the morning of the match to allow us to start shooting (and finish shooting) earlier, pre-registration via SSI provides for self-squadding. Shooters can sign-up/log-in to the SSI site, enter their basic shooter information, and click “Register.” Once registered, squadding can be set up. Round count is shown on the Shoot’N Score It website. (Link provided below.) We reserve the ability to move folks around to assure we have adequate RO coverage in each squad and balance squad size. Registration will close by around 9:30 am, please arrive early. New Shooter briefing will be at 8:45am, not 9am. We can still accommodate walk-ons the morning of the match through the traditional sign-in process, but the less we have to rely on this, the quicker we can be at getting the match started. ** Shooter information stored in SSI is not indexed/returned by search engines, so shooter names will not come up in Google searches. ** To pre-register for the December Shongum match via SSI: Go to http://shootnscoreit.com/ipsc/match/829/ If it’s your first time using SSI, create a user name/password, etc., and click “Sign Me Up”, otherwise login to sign up. On the match registration page, enter your USPSA/shooter information, and click “Register” We ask that ROs select “Military” in the Category field so that we can easily identify them and ensure that each squad has enough ROs [*]Click on the link to “squads” on the left of the page, choose a squad from the list, and click “join this squad” If you do not want to use SSI, please send Ron G. an email at [email protected] with the following info to register. Reply back with: Name: USPSA number: Division: Power Factor: AS ALWAYS: Help with setting up and packing up is always needed and appreciated. TIME PERMITTING, there will be a rifle side stage after the pistol match of 30 rounds. If the match is cancelled for weather, Ron will send out an email notification Friday around 5pm and it will be posted here.

Another vote for WSF for 9mm. IMO one powder will not work well for all three calibers. 9mm is high pressure and .45ACP is low pressure. My powder for .45ACP is WST. .45ACP seems to work best with a fast powder and makes for soft recoil.

Me too but I have half a tank of gas and can't blow it on a match. My friend lives in Byram. The municipal water system was running on backup generator but it ran out of fuel. The town has no water. Right now, I am happy to have electric, water and food.

It is cancelled and I cannot see that changing. There are still widespread power outages in the area and long lines for gasoline. I saw a line for gasoline today that was a half mile long.

Ron cancelled the match due to the threat of power outages.

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I am going to try to make this one. Some of the guys at Somerset IDPA were talking about going to this one. Plus, I can always use practice with knockdown steel.

Please check this thread: http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/41167-wts-reloading-bench/

Can't make it. I don't have a suitable rifle and I can barely make the time to do USPSA and IDPA.

From: Alex Fernbach The Department of NJ Marine Corps League is having its 16th Annual Carlos Hathcock Sniper Match on October 28th, 2012 at the Cherry Ridge Range in Highland Lakes, New Jersey. The link to the flyer is below. The match is open to all. It's safe, fun, very well attended, and the food is great! The match is 20 shots / prone / any NJ legal rifle / any scope / commercial bi-pod (no front benchrests) 300 yards. Alex Fernbach 209th West Hudson Detachment Shooting Team member http://www.whdmclmar...12/Hathcock.pdf

From Ron Guman: We are trying to start the match earlier, 10:00AM to 10:15AM start. Registration will close by around 9:30AM, please arrive early. New Shooter briefing will be at 8:45AM, not 9:00AM. We are now using electronic scoring and on line registration/squadding is available. Round count is shown on the Shoot’N Score It website. (Link provided below.) TIME PERMITTING, there will be a rifle side stage after the pistol match of 30 rounds. We are using “Shoot’N Score It” (SSI), an online pre-registration tool. In addition to speeding things up the morning of the match to allow us to start shooting (and finish shooting) earlier, pre-registration via SSI provides for self-squadding. Shooters can sign-up/log-in to the SSI site, enter their basic shooter information, and click “Register.” Once registered, squadding can be set up. We reserve the ability to move folks around to assure we have adequate RO coverage in each squad and balance squad size. We can still accommodate walk-ons the morning of the match through the traditional sign-in process, but the less we have to rely on this, the quicker we can be at getting the match started. ** Shooter information stored in SSI is not indexed/returned by search engines, so shooter names will not come up in Google searches. ** To pre-register for the September Shongum match via SSI: · Go to http://shootnscoreit...ipsc/match/722/ If it’s your first time using SSI, create a user name/password, etc., and click “Sign Me Up”, otherwise login to sign up. · On the match registration page, enter your USPSA/shooter information, and click “Register” We ask that ROs select “Military” in the Category field so that we can easily identify them and ensure that each squad has enough ROs · Click on the link to “squads” on the left of the page, choose a squad from the list, and click “join this squad” If you do not want to use SSI, please send Ron an email back at [email protected] with the following info to register. Reply back with: Name: USPSA number: Division: Power Factor: AS ALWAYS: Help with setting up and packing up is always needed and appreciated. If the match is cancelled for weather, Ron will send out an email notification Friday around 5:00PM and it will be posted in this thread.

It's faster than the others but it can be used in 40S&W with loads verified manuals so I consider it suitable for a new reloader.