Old Glock guy

Holy crap, that's a disgrace! I have not applied for permits in awhile, so I've been insulated from that and the whole NICS thing. But I've sent letters and notes, because it's really at the point where it's abusive.

Congratulations to you and your wife!

That's me as well, but I'm coming at it from the opposite direction. I have a Mossberg 500 that I got for just under $300. I figure until I get better, I can miss just as well with that as I could with a much more expensive gun. As for the embarrassment of missing with a nice gun, it kind of reminds me of what I heard a comedian say once about a lousy outfielder having a paisley glove. I'd rather not draw attention to myself until I can hit (a lot) more clays.

Funny, that's exactly what I was thinking!

I don't think you're allowed to shoot him in your house unless he's armed.

Welcome. And another thank you for your service.

I own two 500's (and a 590A1), exactly as described above. One has a 28" barrel for trap and skeet, the other a 20" barrel for HD. (The 590 A1 has an 18.5" barrel.) Alternatively, you could just buy another barrel for yours; but then you would need to be switching back and forth, whereas for what they cost, it's probably easier to just have two (or more) of them.

Nice photos! And you didn't even do the pen thingy.

I would concur with that. I have the Trijicon HD's. The big orange front sight is great for my aging eyes. http://www.trijicon.com/na_en/products/product1.php?id=HDNS

This sounds like a great idea. I'm sure Anthony would be receptive to it.

Well said gentlemen. I would agree with both of you.

I have had no issues at all with my SR22. I can run anything through it. But I did have a lot of problems with a conversion kit that I bought for my Glock, similar to what you are describing above. I contacted the company. They had me send it back, tuned it up a bit, and now it runs great. I would suggest you contact Ruger to see what's up. Have you had it for awhile and it just started acting up, or has it been doing it since you got it?

D'oh! That's gonna leave a mark. Seriously though, why didn't the guy shooting the video yell at him to put the gun down?

In a state like ours where one often needs to wait months for bureaucrats to get around to doing the paperwork, this is absurd. Will the seven days be absorbed in the wait for the permits to be approved, or will this be an additional purgatory?

To me, it doesn't sound like much fun trying to hit a 3" circle at 30 yards. I would find an 8-12" plate at 25 yards or so to be more appealing. As much as there is something pleasing in shooting steel, one of the problems I have found is that I can't tell where I'm missing. At least with paper, I can take a look and see if I'm high or low, left or right. With steel, unless there's a dusty berm behind it, I have no idea how to adjust to get on target.

Nice work 45Doll! You presented a calm, well-reasoned explanation of your (our) position. I agree with those who say we probably will not be able to do much to change the minds of the antis. I believe our challenge is to get correct information out to the masses who are being deliberately misled by the mainstream media's anti-gun agenda.

It's worse than that. Even if he's walking out with his arms full, you're not allowed to use deadly force to stop him. So not trying to be funny here, but would you legally be allowed to tackle the guy in that case?

Well there goes my argument to Piers Morgan. When there was discussion about arming teachers in schools, his response was, "Well what if a gun falls out?" I would scream at the television, "You idiot, that never happens!" I guess if you can think of something, it can and does happen.

I have guns for reasons similar to why I run. I started running for health reasons and to keep in shape. I found that I enjoyed it for its own sake, and am still at it 34 years later. I bought a gun for home defense. Once I started using it, I realized that shooting is great fun. So while it's extremely unlikely that I'll ever need to shoot anyone to defend myself, I'm finding tremendous enjoyment in putting rounds downrange and all that goes with it. I think part of it is that I'm intrigued by this whole subset of knowledge and information of which I was totally unaware for nearly the first 60 years of my life.

Was up there this afternoon. Nice weather, despite the forecast. Hardly anyone there. The place is a delight during the week. Any other NJGF folk there today? (Is this the kind of stuff I would be posting on Facebook if I were a member?)

...or at the very least, a redundancy. Fun to see the grammar police pulled over once in awhile, but generally an excellent letter. Do we think they really read them?

Welcome, and good luck with your new Sig.

Welcome aboard. Lots of great info and comraderie here.

http://www.mdtstraining.com/SKS.pdf Good class yesterday. You should have been there. Did not teach us to be "knife fighters," but gave us a shot at surviving a deadly encounter using an edged weapon.

Good to see ammo becoming more available and prices trending downward. Sure, there is still a ways to go, but it seems that things are moving in the right direction. And yes, there is a certain satisfaction in seeing speculators (gougers?) getting stuck with high-priced ammo as prices drop.