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I followed the directions on the CMP website. http://www.thecmp.org/ I joined the Garand Collector's Association. I had a range instructor watch me shoot and certify that I am knowledgeable and safe in handling of firearms. I put my paperwork together (i.e. proof of citizenship, residency, FID card, etc) I sent all the paperwork to CMP a little over a month ago. $650 later... Voila Now I need to find me some surplus 30 '06 ammo cheap, and order some dies, brass, and bullets. Range 14, here I come!

Misspelled Thread Titles I'm surprised Dan didn't beat me to it.

We got a few inches up here in Middletown. My street is a hill and my car slid past the house this morning when trying to turn into the driveway. It's still dangerous by me on the side roads. The main roads are good though.

Barska 20-60x60 Blackhawk http://www.opticsplanet.net/barska-20-6 ... copes.html

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Sorry. I don't know the answer to that one. I'll let you know when I take it out of the box. I read a lot of positive reviews and the price was too good to pass up.

I just got this in my e-mail and ordered a halfway decent Barska spotting scope for $109 so I can actually see my 17HM2 holes in the target at 100 yards and further. There are some halfway decent deals in here. http://enews.opticsplanet.com/newslette ... d7dfb0741b

Ha Ha. I just enjoy challenging people's manhood. I wouldn't mind a rubber buttpad (for the rifle). The trigger creep spring sounds like a great idea. Maybe it's cut down on that 10MOA for me.

Thanks Bob. That's just what I'm looking for. What did you do for a front sight, folding or fixed?

Sorry Chad. I can't play hookey every week. I am jealous. You guys need to make a weekend pilgrimage to Dix and I will lead the charge.

I bought a Rock River Varmint model with 24" barrel. It does not have the EOP (extended optics platform) because I want to be able to use iron sights when I shoot indoors. Is it realistic/desireable to have a removable riser with mounted scope that I can use on the flattop, then take the riser off to use iron sights? I need a front gas block rail mounted (as opposed to on the top rail that most are) front sight. I don't know if I care if it is flip-up since it disappears when looking through the scope anyway. I do need a rear sight. I think it should be a flipup.

Butt plates for your Mosins? Toughen up!

Check out STI. They make great 1911s. Their high end ones are super nice. They do make entry level 1911 models that are also awesome. This is the retail price. I bet you can get something in the high $500s. http://www.dawsonprecision.com/ProductD ... 1161707138 By the way, I have never seen a Para that I've been impressed with. I really wanted to like the Para because I enjoyed shooting a friend's LDA (light double action) model. I thought it was a super cool concept. The construction quality made me think twice though. The thumb safety fell off and the frame to slide fit was not great. It just didn't have the feel of "quality" that you get when you pick up a Colt, STI, Dan Wesson, etc.

Welcome from the Jersey Shore

That's what I was thinking.

Lots of fun today. I'm still thawing out.

I will try to bring fruit, tin cans, golf balls and the like. Do you do anything special for targets and target frames? I have two real estate sign frames (i.e. they look like metal in the shape of an "H"). I will bring targets and tape unless I know they have them there. I'm psyched to shoot my CZ452 at 100 yards and see how accurate it is (assuming the wind doesn't blow those 17cal bullets all over), and I bet those ballistic tips cause fruit to explode really well at 2100FPS.

Hey Everybody, I'm a newbie to Range 14. I will be there at 2 o'clock, but where exactly do we meet? I know some people here, and have met a few others, but it would be helpful to have designated meetup spot.

axeman, I'm glad you did. I signed up for one but won't need it now. I ordered a full rifle because I never knew when these would arrive.

Sorry to break up the fast food talk, but I got the day off. Count me in!

Well, I went with the 24" barrel Rock River Varmint. I got the version without the elevated optics platform so that I could throw on some BUIS (backup iron sights) and shoot her indoors too. Does anyone have any recommendations on what ones to get? I don't know if I should care if the front sight is a flip or fixed since you can't even see it in a scope anyways. The one limitation is that it has to be gas-block mounted height because I would be mounting it on the short rail atop the gas block. As for the rear sign, I have no requirements except that it be flipup. By the way, here is what I got. http://www.rockriverarms.com/index.cfm? ... ory_id=228

I just asked for the day off from work. If all goes well I will see you at Ft Dix at 2pm.

Here's one more Jets season ticket holder that told the team to take a hike. To me, the PSL is a ripoff in more ways than I can count. In Cleveland for example, if you have a PSL you have first rights to any act that comes to play in the stadium. I can get my Britney Spears tickets because I "own" that seat. Only if I elect not to purchase a ticket to that show do they get to sell ticket for my seats to the general public. That sense of "ownership" is nonexistent in the new Giants stadium. Nowhere are you promised the ability to get tickets for all events there. Even if that changed, would I take turns splitting them with the Giants season ticket holder who has my corresponding seat? Even worse, I consider the PSL to be a declining asset. A big deal was made out of the fact that you could sell your PSL for it's market value in a few years Presumably to make lots of $$$). If the price of tickets continues to rise, fewer and fewer people will be able to afford my PSL, shrinking the market for it. Next year I will buy myself a pair of Rutgers football season ticket (for less than half the Jets tickets) and maybe a LCD big screen. Problem solved. How much do you want to bet I'll be able to pick up Jets tickets for face value or less?

As always, thanks for the clarification!