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Nice. Have fun with it.

Jordan will be joining in the festivities. He wants to try out a Mosin. I'm scheduling a paternity test. He's no son of mine.

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Thank you, sir. Always nice to see you here, Gene.

I agree with Tim. The .22 for your SO at the top of the list, just so you can share the experience at the range, and so you have another common interest. Depending on your preferences, you may want to think about 2 shotguns. A dedicated HD gun, with all the bells and whistles, and a separate field gun for clay sports. Not for any snob appeal or anything like that, but you may find that a short barrel HD gun, with lights and/or optics hanging off it won't be an ideal tool for busting clays out around 40 yards away and moving at 40 mph. Fine for banging around at the shotgun range at Cherry Ridge, but probably not great on a regulation clay field.

They want everyone out about a half hour before sunset. This time of year, that's around 7:30 or so. It's getting close to the solstice, so I don't think it'll get much past around 7:45 when they start coming around to ask you to pack up and leave. They're pretty nice about it, and I've never had any of the guys stand around tapping their watch while I packed up.

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That's why they make dictionaries.

You and Troy are CIT's. Too young to be CC's (Certified Curmudgeons), but off to a great start. You should have no problems when licensing time comes around at about the same time the AARP cards come in the mail. K

I've fondled the 90 Two, and don't personally care for the grip. It's about a quarter inch shorter and a bit narrower than the 92fs, just enough so that half of my pinky has no place to sit, and just kinda hangs limply in space. I have enough of that with other appendages, so I passed. YMMV

You: Hi, Detective Jones? DJ: Yes, this is Jones. How can I help you? You: I'd like to make an appointment to come down and start the FID process. This is my first time doing this, and I need to know if there's anything I should have with me when I show up. DJ: I'll be available on (day) at (time). Just come down, and I'll happily explain the relevant forms to you if you have any questions. You: Great. That (day, time) is perfect for me. I'll see you then. Thanks very much. That's the way it should go, YMMV.

No not old. I am close to your age so you are not old. Or am I old and in denial? Vote 1 for Old and in denial. :| Old, curmudgeonly and nostalgic for "the good old days".

Bump. Getting close.

With enough notice, any of those dates are good for me.

I can't speak for everyone, but you're welcome to use one of mine.

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Jordan and I went out to Cherry Ridge to wring out his new to him 597. First off, I've got to say that I really like this gun. I doesn't "feel" like a 22. In fact, it shoulders, balances and points very much like a 700. The gun takes 10 round magazines that fit nearly flush. I like that. There's really nothing hanging out of the bottom to bang or snag, or get a hand caught on. The mag release is forward of the trigger, and is designed to be operated with the trigger finger. Just extend the finger, and push the release. The mag drops out clean. Although they're supposed to be 10 round, we were only able to horse in 9. There's a 3rd gen magazine that is supposed to have solved this problem, as well as some reported feed issues, but it's not a dealbreaker for me. The gun has a zoom scope that maxes out at 9x. It's a cheapy piece of glass, but not terrible. Eye relief seems a bit long, and the gun has a somewhat short dovetail, but with the scope mounted as far forward as possible, it works okay. The thing is very accurate. Once we got it zeroed, he was hitting every available target on the silo range, and the groups on paper were nice and tight at what I think is 30 yards. As he gets more used to shooting it, they'll tighten up even more. I'm sure the gun is perfectly capable of producing a single ragged hole at the furthest possible distance (120 feet?? maybe a bit less) on the silo range at CR. All in all, it was a very successful outing. He's thrilled, and that's all that matters to me. He stopped on the way home and picked up a WalMart bipod for 30 bucks, and we discovered that the gun didn't have a sling stud to mount it to, so we pulled one off his shotgun, drilled a hole, and mounted it up. Fits nice and tight, and seems to steady the gun better that the beanbags we were using.

Nice going, Matt. Doesn't really deserve an asskissing, but thanks for taking the reins on this.

I've never shot any sporting clays, and would love to give it a try. A big group meet there sounds like it would be fun. If it comes together, I'm definitely in. K

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Nah, just a regular rifle. Nothing fancy about it. H stopped at WalMart on the way hone from CR and bought one of those cheapo bipods. I think that's all the tacticool he wants to go on the gun. Shoots really nice, though.

Congratulations. It's a nice place. I got there today after the rain ended, and spent some time on the silo range with my son. You're gonna love shooting there.

The sky opened up, we got soaked getting to the car, drove 5 minutes toward home when the rain stopped and the sun came out. Turned around and went to Cherry Ridge for a couple of hours on the silo range. We sighted in Jordan's new rifle (which is really nice, BTW), and then went through another 300 or so rounds. The RO said that when the rain started, everyone rushed out of the place. When we got there, there were more ROs than shooters, and in the couple of hours we were there, nobody else showed up on the silo range. All in all, a really nice day, despite the rain.

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