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First 5 rounds were Lapua factory loads. The next 3 were my own loads, using Berger bullets and Lapua brass. I wanted to use factory loads for the first few rounds so that if the gun blew up I would limit the blame variables....

You can buy very nice electronic thin-profile earmuffs from Caldwell for around $24 or $29. They work very well. I think you're better off buying from Midway or Cabelas or some other place than ebay for stuff like this. Midway often has this stuff on sale, too. I got my low-profile Caldwell muffs for $19 on sale. Anytime I see people wearing them, they always say they got them for $19 on sale at Midway!

It was deep snow, 18 degrees and windy. I think there were 4 guys there, maybe....I was hoping that people had stamped down the snow between the line and the targets, but I still had to trudge through the snow.

If you are interested in classic rifle handling, Fulton Armory sells a three-DVD set of WWII era GI training films, on stance (standing, prone, sitting), how to use a sling, how to adjust sights, etc. http://www.fulton-armory.com/Books.htm#DVDs

I was able to complete my Eliseo R5 Tube Gun last week, and took it out to Cherry Ridge yesterday after the benchrest seminar to shoot it a few times. I wanted to keep the round count very low, because I didn't want to clean it in that weather, but I'll get it out again soon. I only shot at 50 yards because I had no idea how the scope was sighted (just pulled it off another rifle), but it ended up being dead on. The rifle is chambered in 6mm BR Norma, the barrel is by Hart, the action and chambering by Pierce Engineering. Here is a photo from the bench at Cherry Ridge: Here are the very first 5 shots that this rifle ever shot: and then I adjusted the scope semi-randomly, and took these three shots: So, I'm pretty happy. These are only 50 yards, and with a scope. I guess it could almost be a BR rifle, but it's too heavy for the heavy varmint class at CR, so I think this will become a XTC / high power rifle with the iron sights I have. -Dave

Tip #1 for parents of 15 year old criminals:

Yes, it's very bad to start kids too young...not! (He actually vastly prefers my array of 10/22 rifles, scoped and irons sights....)

Lista cabinets are the best!

Link for the online fishing permits or to prove that you can shoot in the WMA with a fishing license? The online fishing license site is: http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/als/websalesintro.htm For the WMA rule, I have information pointing "yes" and "no." The WMA site seems to indicate that you need a "hunting" license: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ranges.htm However, I was at the Clinton WMA this past weekend to shoot some clay, and I can absolutely tell you that the sign said "at least one person in the party must have a hunting or fishing license." If I go back this weekend I'll take a picture. On the other hand, I don't know anyone who has ever been asked for a hunting or fishing license while acting like an adult at a WMA...

Actually, you can get a NJ fishing license online for not very much $$, and then you are allowed to shoot at the WMA practice areas. Very cheap way to find a place!

It's a custom tube gun, so normal guidelines don't necessarily apply. This is a recoil disc, different from a lug, so I'm trying to figure out what is what.

So it is between the barrel and the action? You would have to remove the barrel from the action to change it?

ON a Remington 700-style bolt action rifle, where, exactly, is the "recoil lug" or "recoil disc" and what is its function? TIA!

Top level executives of firms actually rotate quite frequently, and a lot of these firms listed are pretty small firms. A few I've never heard of, some are really tiny, and 2 I checked didn't seem to actually have changed management lately.... For example, Netplay TV (which is a pretty small UK interactive TV gambling company) changed their CFO, but not their CEO...Sun Microsystems is in the middle of the Oracle merger, so they're going to lose nearly all senior mgmt.... I suspect the data.

No Nightforce....

I've shot a few, and my only complaints are that it's a pretty poorly-finished handgun, at least the ones I've used. Fit and finish and function are not up to what you get from glocks, S&Ws, or nearly any other handgun. I know some people are happy with them, so maybe it's just the particular examples I've shot, but I know that the guys at Cheyenne told me that "they sell a lot of them, and then get most of them back in trade very quickly...."

anyone have any dealings with EuroOptic in Montoursville, PA? http://www.eurooptic.com/ They seem to have exceptionally good pricing on high end optics. The Nightforce scope I'm looking at is $1359 (opposed to $1885 at Midway and I can't quite figure out the actual price on OpticsPlanet). They also have the Sako rifles at very good prices, etc. Any experiences?

I was just about to post it. Can't someone please fix it?

Anyone been to this before and can comment on whether or not the NRA membership booth had good life (and higher) membership discounts? -Dave

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House-like structure on the westbound side of Route 22 in Hillside, NJ. Rough area. Sign is now defaced by graffiti. Does anyone know if they are still in business, what they do, etc? -Dave

I added TSM casting to the gun map. -Dave