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Details??? Inquiring minds need to know.

Leftover Chinese - boneless spare ribs, a bit of Lo Mein, an egg roll and some Wonton soup.

I have a full size M&P in .40. Shoots a little different than the 9, but the feel is identical. It'll be there.

I generally agree with you both, and I didn't say that I agree with the restrictions, just that I can see the possible reasoning for them. The obvious solution is to allow everyone the right to protect themselves, without onerous laws or arbitrary restrictions, but I don't see that happening here anytime soon. As it stands now, I'd be more confident in my ability to defend myself from a bat or carving knife, and so would you all, than from a freak with a gun 15 feet away. I've always believed that your rights end where mine begin (and vice versa), and that everyone has the right to do stupid and destructive things as long as they don't infringe on my rights, or as long as I am able to protect myself from them and defend my rights as a matter of personal responsibility and not because I feel "entitled" to such protection from some other authority. Since I can't do so, and I'm obviously against any level of banning, anything that can work effectively on a one-to-one level to keep guns and whackos from getting together mightn't be such a bad thing. Gun control is never about guns, but always about control. That's a given, and even the smartest and most committed advocates of banning can't effectively make the other argument.

I couldn't agree more. But, since this is the system we have at the moment, I can see the other side of this. Friends are people who you generally agree with about most things, and who will watch your back, even if they have to lie to do it. If you hate "Martians" because you consider them a threat to your way of life and would seriously wish them all dead, then at least some of your friends will agree with you. If you go on weekend drug binges, at least some of your friends do, too. If you're a radical vegan who's capable of shooting up a McDonald's just for serving meat, or have any other dangerous character faults for which you should be denied, some of your friends may, too. So, when they get the forms, they'll lie through their teeth, saying how wonderful and responsible you are, and you'll get your permits and go on your merry way. But you may snap, and we'll read about you in the Star-Ledger, and we'll all say it again: "I hope that wasn't a legally owned gun". The world is full of crazy people, and since I'm not legally allowed to protect myself from them, I don't want them armed when they snap, and getting an objective opinion on their character, from someone who knows them in a professional capacity, doesn't seem too much to ask to cull the potential herd of armed nutjobs.

Nice photos. Thanks for sharing.

Okay, I'll pass. It's too high a price to pay.

Hey Matt, Good luck in the woods. I'm expecting some venison sausage. K

Probably not. I think I'll try to put both days in at CR. If I'm too tired for range work on Sunday, maybe I'll come down, but I'm hoping to make both days at CR. It depends on what they want me to do. If I have to sweep the shotgun range again, I may rethink that commitment.

Just a reminder... Cherry Ridge is closed to shooting this weekend for their Member's Work Weekend.

Good prices. Even the WM in PA are a bit higher than that, and I haven't seen any .357, .380 or .45 in them for a while. I really only regularly buy 9mm, .40, .38/.357 and .22 for my own guns, but I like to keep a box or two of the other calibers around for when we're sharing guns at the range. I don't really like to glom other people's ammo when they're being nice enough to let me shoot their guns. Maybe it's starting to loosen up some. That would be a good thing.

(you suggested one of the only guns that was specifically prohibited) only reasonable all american suggestions : smith & wesson 4543 smith & wesson 4546 those are about the only options, and even they are no longer produced. if you must stick with DAO, open up to other countries, which make fine DAO 45's, and go with a SIG or branch out even more and go with a reliable striker fired gun like a glock 21SF or a HK USP 45 if he can stand the polymer frame. all of these are in current production, and most wont cost an arm and a leg. See, that wasn't so hard, was it? Welcome to civility.

My Dad used to say that if you don't have anything useful to add to the conversation... just shut the Hell up! Well, that and always wear clean underwear, and never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed adversary, and a couple of others... . We can all read just fine. Sorry, not everyone can be superior. Then everyone would be the same. Just sayin'.

They're all nice. Every one of 'em, even the fugly ones.

"Reinforced fiberglass technopolymer" frame

The perfect response. I think a letter to the AAP is in order, asking how such questions have any effect on the quality or substance of pediatric care, and who decided that our ownership of firearms (or pools, or household cleaners, or guard dogs, or anything else) is any of their damn business.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=130893161 Smith & Wesson CS45D - all steel, DAO .45 cal. I think some of the other second generation Smiths also fit the requirements. Put on your own wood grips.

Nice. Good Karma for good people... bad Karma for the other 90%. The way it should be.

BTW, Matt, Good luck with the car search... Another example of "Forum ADD". Gawd, I love it.

It's fun to watch the remaining miles/tank on my son's Passat. It samples about every 10 seconds, and it changes radically if he's accelerating, or just cruising, or lightly on the gas going downhill. I've seen it go from 600 at a near idle all the way down to 175 under heavy acceleration. It seem to be useful information only in the most general sense and not much more than the fuel gauge. On the other hand, the average MPG indicator has made him a better and more consistent driver. He's a lot less heavy footed on the gas and brake now,

At that speed, it's going to take a long time to get there, no matter what your MPG is. I'm pretty sure that miles remaining is calculated off of an average sampling of your current speed. At a standstill, that should be an impressive number (and it is - 770 miles remaining on 7/8 of a tank at 0 MPH).

They voted her in, and they get to live with the consequences until they can correct their mistake. Sound familiar??

That's because nothing breaks until the day after the warranty expires.

Stop, or my mom will shoot!!!