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Did you try http://www.sigforum.com/ ?

Transporting a fireman?

Aholes....

Or what? What will happen?

Jimmy, check with Chet & Dawn @ Shoot NJ. they do the womens classes as well and are excellent instructors.. if you don't want to have her wait till Sept..

Locally, solomons in farmingdale has powder, sometimes primers. Brass, start picking it up at the range now and you will have a nice collection to get started. You can also buy once fired brass online, or sometimes a forum member will sell some on here. Check with your local range as well. Bullets, I personally haven't found anyone local to be as cheap as buying online. You can also hit a PA gun show for powder/primer deals. From time to time there will be a group buy on any of the above by forum members as well. Search the forum for lots of links to online places. Others will chime in with local resources, my answers are based on my experience and practices... good luck and learn a lot Before crank that handle and make a round... Edit; see Vlad G snuck one in while I was typing my response, ain't this forum great :-) ....

Awesome. I will.. could probably use some pointers and help as well...

If I had a Nickle...

Yeah, based on the folks at the meeting, i'd be suprised they even have cell phones with cameras in them, let alone a smart phone with barcode reading technology. It will never pass a vote, in my opinion... Like I said before, make a permanent badge, and use the existing key fob technology to control paid Vs. no paid membership. simple..

Same here, except mine was wrapped in $100 bills.. 7 of them...

My 2011 badge came yesterday. Fyi

Yeah. What Matt said :-D! All kidding aside, that was my reason. I've read reports of the hra's being better shooters, etc, but my main reason was the quantity made vs the others.. For some reason I'm more excited about this rifle than anything else I've purchased, could be the unknown as far as what will arrive. Can't wait till we can ding some steel at cjrpc..

mailed my paperwork in today for the HRA correct grade.. can't wait!

I've got about 2 thousand rounds thru my Kimber 1911, with never a hiccup. Not saying they are all like that, but do you own one? Curious because I know several others that do and no issues there either..

Great info Griz. I don't think I'd put 1000 Rds downrange with the one I buy, so I should be ok

Thanx Matt... I'm seriously leaning towards the "M1 Garand, HRA (Harrington& Richardson) Correct Grade".. from what I've read, were are less hra's built, so "could" be worth more in the future? Again, not buying as investment, but might as well lean one way or another...

Matt, any issues with loosing value, should the Correct grades be shot or kept tucked away?

Wouldn't you need Orange Out?

Thanks guys.. I was looking hard at the "Special" grade last night, its tempting.. Eric, in all honesty, I most likely won't have the time to head out there until Sept. so that may work, but I know me, and I don't have the patience to wait that long... or do I?

I just switched from a LEE Turret to a Dillon XL 650. They are worlds apart, but I learned on the LEE and would recommend that to anyone looking to get into reloading at an affordable price. Now, you will sacrifice speed for the dollars saved, but as a beginner I wouldn't say thats a bad thing.. If your of the "buy once, cry once" crowd, then start out with a Dillon. With the LEE you make mistakes one at a time, Vs. 4 or 5 at a time on the Dillon. Since I started reloading, I got more into rile. So my plan is to keep the LEE for Rifle rounds, and use the Dillon to mass produce 9 and 45. I am far from a reloading expert, but either way you go, this board has a ton of knowledgeable people to help you out. Start saving your brass now so you can hit the ground running when you decide, if you decide not to reload, you can always sell the brass to someone here on the forum for a few bucks..

so, I've been sweating an M1 since I shot Lunkers a while back, along with other obviously reasons, I'd like to add to my collection. I don't thinks its fair to have a mosin and K31 and not a Garand. .. Anyway, I want a nice one, but I want a shooter as well. I'm not looking for one to stick in the safe and forget about so I'm not sure what route to go. I would like to buy from the cmp, most likely going to be ordering and having it shipped becuase I just don't have the time to go to OH. I also am leaning towards one with a new stock, I like the looks.. So what say you, Garand experts? I don't mind spending a bit more for something nice, however I don't want to ruin one that should not be shot a bunch... what cmp grade will get me the best of both worlds?

Happy Birthday fellas... I will have many beers in your honor this evening...

For what its worth, ill agree with the above posts... my first pitola was a .45,but only because I wanted a 1911. Now, to what Maks said, you will want to shoot a lot and this gets expensive. I probably shot up the cost of the gun in a matter of weeks. Going forward I picked up a 9mm. Now I pretty much shoot it and supliment in my 1911 on occasion. (I also now reload both calibers that I shoot.) Definitely get good eyes and don't rely on your standard prescription ones for safety. I have Howard leighton muffs your talking about and they are great and you can transition to rifle with them due to the low profile. I wear plugs on occasion because the muffs tend to push my glasses into my head a bit behind my ears. Prolonged shooting can do this. Do yourself a favor and take everyone up one their generosity and come to a forum meet and try some stuff out before you decide what to purchase. I didn't know about the foum before my purchase, not that it woukd have changed my thick headed, I want a 1911 thought process :-) . Good luck, welcome to the forums.

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Went this afternoon with my wife, so I am out for tonight..