Old Glock guy

I like Alexander, but I think he is off-base on this one. To the best of my knowledge, Senator Van Drew has been a strong supporter of 2A in NJ, indeed receiving an "A" rating from the NRA.

Interesting observation. And to your point, I don't play golf anymore, but when I did, I didn't have a Jeep. Go figure!

I discovered BRC not long ago, and have been drinking it for the last couple of months. Yes, definitely a bit pricey. I just drink it on my days off, as a special treat. I got a bunch of it delivered a few days ago, as they were running a 25% off special. Oddly, I find that it saves me money, because a lot of times when I would have Starbucks in the afternoon, I have some of that instead. (And yes, I know there are 2A issues with Starbucks, but their coffee is so damn good that I am willing to overlook them.)

I've been to both, and think they are both really nice. Are you about equidistant from both of them? If the distance is not a factor, why not just shoot at both as a nonmember for awhile, and see if you start to develop more of a fondness for one than for the other.

Are we counting range memberships and training classes in this? I think even all in, I'm spending less than I used to spend on golf when that was my passion.

Got them all right, but I was lucky on a couple, especially made a good guess on the Greek word for "ballistics."

Good advice from vladtepes, as usual. T Bill, thanks for posting that video and saving me the trouble of digging it up. That's the best explanation I have seen of the pros and cons of different zeroes. I refer to it every once it awhile, but mostly I'm zeroed at 50 and 200, so my POI is just a little higher at 100.

Hey, thanks for posting that on another thread. That was the first I had heard of it. Checked mine, and I was GTG.

The Dems are now totally unrestrained. If they can think of any anti-gun legislation, they will do it.

Where is that? I want to move there!

Nice work, Ant! Thanks for speaking out so eloquently for all of us.

Well, that and the people who keep voting for them.

As troubling as it is to learn of this, it would be far worse to not know about it. The hodgepodge of ever-changing laws make concealed carry truly perilous. The consequences of not knowing about a capricious change like this are a potential felony conviction, possible prison time, and the permanent loss of the right to own firearms in all 50 states.

Call me sentimental, but I loved last night's season finale. Some good action, but heartwarming conclusion. Could someone please tell me if Eugene's ammo sabotage could really work?

I felt like I had to go as well. I couldn't make it to the last one, so I was feeling kind of guilty, relying on others to carry water for me. But I know we all have our own situations and priorities, so I don't begrudge anyone who didn't make it. I was a little disappointed with the turnout, but as others have noted, the actual number of people to show up is relatively unimportant. if we had 250, as reported in the news article (a generous estimate, I believe), or 1000, I don't think it would have made any difference. There was no way we were getting the thousands that showed up for the Parkland brats. Our great strength in the past as gun rights advocates is that we have more at stake than the other side, and we are more likely to be one issue voters, even if we suffer from a large degree of apathy. Fortunately for us, after every tragedy, the uproar for legislators to "do something" quickly subsides. I couldn't find a single opinion piece or letter in The Bergen Record yesterday on the subject. Of course, we have no way to know what will happen in November, but we can only hope that gun owners are just as motivated to come out and vote as is the other side, if not even more so.

OK, definitely saw you. And that's me standing almost directly behind you, with the black shirt and black hat.

I took a shotgun class with Chris last fall in New Paltz, NY. That's about the only weapon system we can train with him. I've sent him several notes, asking him to return to NJ, but he says that it's impossible for him to find places that will allow him to do training. I also suggested PA, perhaps EFGA, but so far no luck with that. I agree with you that Chris is a good guy, and an excellent instructor. I am fortunate that I have the financial means to train at GFH, as they are located close to me and they offer excellent instruction.

Yes, I always enjoy putting faces to the names I see on these boards every day. Ray Ray, good to finally meet you. I'm a little afraid to ask how you knew about my Jeep. Forgot to ask the one burning question I have , namely the origin and significance of your avatar. Probably just another cultural reference that escapes me. DeerSlayer, nice chatting with you. It's been awhile. Like many of the people from here, you seem like a really good guy. KrdShrk, nice to see you again as well. I enjoyed the aroma of your stogie. gleninjersey, I admire your 2A activism! Many of us are at some events, some are at many events, but you seem to be at everything! DirtyDigz, saw you but didn't get a chance to say hello. We've met at some event or other, I believe one that involved beer. Malice4you, saw you too, but didn't get a chance to introduce myself. Silence Dogood, were you the guy wearing the Yankee hat talking to M4y? Zeke, nice to finally meet you. You look so different from your screen persona, but then, that's probably true of most of us. W2MC, didn't get to meet you. Sorry. Hope I'm not leaving anyone out. Were the ladies there?

OK, so is this the real deal? I'm seriously thinking of going. The time works for me. What's the latest on meeting for lunch? I would be up for that.

HE, I think you may be mistaken. The only S&T class I've taken was the AK session last fall. There were a couple of guys from this forum there, but I don't think you were one of them. I don't think we've crossed paths yet, but I'm looking forward to the day we do.

Even though I'm not LE (just a mild-mannered old guy), I can say the same. I've trained a lot with GFH, but also with RTSP, MDTS, Sig Sauer, S&T, and maybe a few others that escape me. I've done some F on F, and the more I learn, the more I realize how much there is to know! I try to do at least 40 hours of training (classes, not practice) a year. I'm taking a three day HG class with Costa at C1T next month, and doing three days at Sig in June. If anyone would like additional info about any of those places, feel free to PM me.

I have da Ruger as well, the old PC9, and it's great! Still trying to decide if I need the new one.

Yikes! Thanks Ray Ray. I'm going to have to check the serial number on mine when I get home.

I like LAPG Urban Recon pants. They are a comfortable, sturdy canvas fabric. I wear them whenever I can, unless my wife tells me to put on some nice jeans when we're going out.

I like your optimism! What you say makes a lot of sense. Let's hope it's true. It's disheartening that one judge who doesn't like guns is able to deprive millions of gun owners access to a firearm in common use, which is not different in function and ballistics from any other semiautomatic firearm. And BTW, whatever happened to the 1930's SCOTUS ruling that guns needed a military application to be acceptable?