Malice4you

You hit a lot more than I did, for sure. Was still fun, even with all my misses, and was certainly more of a challenge. I'm looking forward to the next meet already...I've missed a bunch and these are always a blast. I've spent more time than I want to admit looking at over/unders (which then morphed to looking at Anschutz rifles) today.

Welcome to the forum. Was a pleasure to meet you Saturday. Thank you for throwing all those crossing birds (that I mostly missed).

Awesome, thank you for the tip! I think I have a few of those (in the wrong colors) from 20 years ago. Speaking of 20 year old lures, I was sad when I lost a 20+ year old jointed Rapala in Round Valley a few days ago. Was having good luck with bass with it...

You'll need a fishing license (and probably trout stamp), grand total of around $34 IIRC. As for what you're going to need, I carry foreceps with me and that has helped with hook removal immensely. I have also started de-barbing many of my hooks to further aid removal as I only ever catch & release, at the cost of more lost fish. I try to remember to wear my (prescription) polarized sunglasses for fishing. A small bottle of sunscreen in the tackle box will hurt a lot less than the sunburn you might otherwise get if you forget to apply it before or miss a spot like I did last week (ouch). Lures will depend on what you're looking to catch. If you are like me, I'm open to almost anything that'll actually bite, so I have a large mix of spoons, floating/diving lures, and topwater lures, in addition to various soft baits. Personal favorites are gold 1/8oz Phoebe fish-shaped "spoons" ($3-4 ea) and Rapala floating lures ($5-8 ea). Walmart may have a decent number of options for you to get started. Based on my recently getting back into fishing after 17 years, I will say if you can in any way swing a Pflueger President spinning reel ($45-60), you will be very happy. Coming from my cheap old spinning reel, there is a night and day difference, now I want another already for a second rod I have. Also, line has come a long way from the old mono lines you probably used when you were younger, so look into the options out there. Good luck and have fun.

I love most dogs...but some owners are assholes, resulting in asshole dogs. Sadly, the thoughts I had for this dog went out the window when I read you also own a dog. Things like ghost pepper laced water in the hose feeding that, or treats laced the same way, or spreading a mixture in areas the dog would go so it gets all over him. Or just wait outside with a can of bear mace for your "bear" problem...

Good to see everyone, had fun not hitting most of the clays thrown for me. Thank you Nick for the use of your thrower, and thank you everyone for the snacks (especially Rosey). And all you with O/Us, (especially Nick), knowing my friend, he will have one of his own by the end of the month, I'm sure...

He has 12ga, I appreciate that. Hopefully he or I will find some more so you don't have to dig into your stash.

Got clays today at the Clinton Walmart. $5.94 / 90. They had about 20 left on the shelf. Also, expecting to have a +1 now Any decent local deals on target loads anywhere? I should have plenty on hand, my friend probably only has a couple boxes. Never hurts to have extras...

Bringing this important topic back up, because we are all forgetful beings... I got my 3 replacement extinguishers today. Only thing I dislike is their letter says I can't bring the returns to a hub which would be easier and more convenient for me, I work 2 miles from one and wouldn't have to wait around for a pickup.

from my thread in the rimfire section, there were a few winners in the $200-250 range (and a few I'm not sure of exact pricing) Marlin XT22 youth Savage Mark II GY Henry H001 youth Ruger American Rimfire Youth Cricket/Rascal single shot 10/22 youth For the first three, I have the fullsize XT22, two [different model fullsize] Savage rimfires, and H001 standard model, with 8k+, 1k+/2k+, and 1k+ trouble-free rounds through them, respectively. The other models on the list, I can't comment on as I don't have any experience with em. You might be able to find a used model for a good price where someone else outgrew a youth model. IMO, the best option is the Ruger American Rimfire, as you can adapt it as he grows. Most of the others will require either a whole new stock or new rifle as he outgrows it. Were you looking for something with open rifle sights, peep sights, red dot, or scope?

So, just finally ordered the Pflueger President, though I went with the 30 after seeing the sizes of the 20 and 25 - the 30 is about the same size as what I'm replacing and I like the size. However, after handling one in a store, I'm very seriously thinking I may have to order the 20 for my other rod. I still gotta figure out what kinda line I'm going to go for in the future. I'll be using the braid I have for now, but still want to get something a bit more like the old stuff I used to use and love. Thanks again all.

TL;DR: Suggest a quality, accurate, short-stock, bolt action .22 that won't necessarily break the bank. So, I recently had the pleasure of taking a fairly new (to rifles) shooter out to test some of my rimfires. She did quite well with them, but they were a bit of a challenge for her due to a few factors. She is about 10 inches shorter than I am, and this presented challenges with getting a proper, consistent cheek weld and proper sight picture through the scopes on most of my rifles. All of these rifles have fixed wood stocks, and being 6'2", I have never been too concerned with the length. Ex-girlfriends who were 5'6"/5'7" were able to use the rifles, but they may have been the lower limit to who can use a full length rifle stock comfortably. Based on discussions with this shooter, I feel like what she is looking for is something: -With an accurate heavy barrel - or at least heavier sporter barrel. She seems interested in accuracy at 50-100 yards with a rimfire, most likely in .22LR. -She seems to like a bolt action very much - the act of cycling the action and the actual solid feel of the action/bolt. -She needs something that has a short/youth stock, something where replacement short stocks are available to fit, something which could be cut down to fit her better (without Bubba-ing it up), or something with a kind of adjustable stock where it allows for short length of pull. -She mentioned her vision being a bit of an issue, so ability to mount a scope with plenty of eye relief and reasonable zoom is likely high on her list - I'm guessing something in a 3-9x40 or 4-12x40 range would serve her well, but that's a whole other discussion. -She had mentioned weight as a small issue, however, I don't know that she will be shooting while standing or otherwise unsupported that often, and on a bench, a bipod or bags could support the rifle. I also don't expect the rifle to be carried in the field or really, for any long distances. -Cost is always an issue for everyone, so she was questioning if it would be better to get a $200-500 rifle now, or if saving up for longer and getting something more expensive and better later on would be a better move. There are plenty of used, quality rifles out there - but I'm not sure how many target/match grade rifles are youth models, or can be adapted to shorter LoP. I also suspect a year or two of extra practice with a cheaper rifle before getting the better one would be better than not having anything. -She doesn't want to spend boatloads of money on match ammo, but she won't be running terrible bulk ammo, either. Her preferred ammo seemed to work quite well in my rifles, but rimfires are always ammo sensitive. Her favorite rifle of the day was a Savage 93R17TR, a .17 HMR rifle wearing a Nikon Buckmasters 4.5-14x40 scope and a bipod, stock Accutrigger set to the lowest setting it would go to. She especially liked the extra recoil and noise of the rifle over .22s (especially subsonics), but the downside of increased ammo cost and lack of true target/match ammo was a factor. Her second-favorite was a Savage Mark II BRJ .22 LR rifle wearing a SWFA 16x42 SS scope, bipod, DIP bottom metal, and Apachee trigger set to ~1-1.5lb pull. Her third favorite was a Marlin XT-22 .22 LR wearing a Nikon Prostaff Rimfire 4-12x40 scope and bipod, in a Boyds SS Evolution stock, stock trigger set to the lowest setting it would go to. So, after all that, any ideas what she should look at? I was going to tell her to look at a Savage Mark II FV, and then find a youth stock or order a shorter Boyd's stock, but Boyd's only makes 1/2" shorter custom stocks, so she would need one further cut down if she went that route. I know a lot of people like the CZ 455 as well, but I know little about it. To be honest, a lot of even the cheap $200 rifles out there today are plenty accurate, and would likely serve her well for years to come. I know there are a lot of used fairly inexpensive Remingtons out there; I dunno if modifying them would be a good idea, but 504T, 521T, 513T, 511-x, 541s, 540xr are all on a list I have of rifles I want to look into and I've seen some of those for under $500 used on gunbroker. I believe the Marlin 2000L was a youth-oriented target rifle, but I couldn't find pricing on them when I looked a while back. There are also old used Anschutz rifles I've seen in the $600-900 range which might work very well, other than the stock. And then there are the very expensive models, where you're looking at $1k+ used/new, like a Rem 40x, Winchester 52 target, Kimber 82, most Anschutzs, where she might be able to find an aftermarket stock (so as not to destroy part of the investment, though this adds even more to the cost) Thoughts?

Added to my calendar, 90% in right now. Going to talk to a few friends and try to get em out...we'll see. Missed the last few

Be aware the parallax setting for many scopes is 50+yds - not all can focus at 25 yards. Not sure about any of the options you mentioned (other than the 1x, where it shouldn't matter)

100 yards and cheap .22 ammo may get you 5+" groups even when you do your best. For years, I made lots of noise, smoothed out the trigger components/bolt, and wasn't much of a threat to targets under 4" by shooting cheap .22 ammo at 100 yards through my XT22. I mean, I still had fun, but some of those targets I used were seriously optimistic. As for scopes - if you are looking for a "traditional" type of scope, Nikon makes a number of inexpensive scopes under $150 like a 3x32, 2-7x32, 3-9x(32? 40?), and 4-12x40 - some designed for rimfires, some designed for centerfire. I own the Nikon Prostaff 2-7x32 (on a .223) and Prostaff 4-12x40 rimfire BDC (on a .22 bolt), and I have been happy with both, though I always want higher magnification. Vortex makes some nice stuff, though I have extremely limited time behind their stuff. Beware of cheap scopes offering huge zooms or larger than average lenses. Companies know people buy online based on specs, and a 3-9x50 sounds way better than a 3-9x32, or a $90 6-24x40 must be way better than a $110 4-14x40. What you end up with is a cheap piece of junk that is probably only "usable" at the lower magnifications and was a waste of money. The picture through many cheap scopes is soft - not quite blurry but never quite right [especially at higher magnifications, where it highlights the weaknesses of the glass]. If possible, test the model out in store as much as possible. Also, be aware there are knockoffs out there. You didn't just find a $2000 Leupold Mark 4 ER/T 4.5-14x50 for $150. I have a fake ACOG (FakeOG) 4x mounted on one of my .22s, and it cost about 1/10th (maybe less) than the real deal.

I'm quite sure it also saves on a massive amount of tolls. Went to DC a few years back via 95, quite sure ezpass ($25 auto refill) ended up hitting me twice from there & back. The $4-6 in extra gas is worth saving those tolls. Dunno if you would hit any of em if you go the "back" way thru PA, other than the $1 toll on 78. My ezpass account may have been low before the trip, but I remember being annoyed having to go that route after finding just how much more it cost me (girlfriend at the time wanted to stop at her parents house in Salem). Even one-way, I think you are looking at $19+ in tolls from here (287, 80, 78 area) to DC via 95.

Lever action in anything from .22 up to those big boy calibers. My Henry H001 is always a favorite for everyone that shoots it. If you want somthing still friendly on the wallet but a bigger bang, maybe a .17hmr or .22mag Not sure what shotguns you have, but maybe an O/U? SxS? Have a favorite gun you can't own in NJ? Is there a clone in .22? PS90? I have wanted one for years (though with a fake can for that stupid barrel) SUB2K? want one for a trunk gun. How bout some more unique milsurp rifles? I think a collection of a rifle of each of the major powers of WWII would be interesting. Precision rifle covered? Or even a precision .22 rifle? Have a pellet gun and a backyard it would be safe to shoot in? My next purchases will likely be an O/U shotgun and a precision .22 such as an Anschutz.

Based on everyone's suggestions, the Pflueger President what I'm strongly leaning towards. Haven't had a chance to go check one out yet, but assuming I like it as much as everyone says I will, one will be coming home with me soon. Thanks again all!

I don't think I made it 20 seconds in before wanting to see her slammed down on the police car hood and cuffs being applied. I suppose its a good thing i am not a cop, because those two are saints for dealing with that bitch the way they did. I am amazed I didn't hear an "I pay your salary" or other old classics from her mouth, but I guess she thought she was hot shit with her badge. I am enjoying reading about her fall and hope it is hard and painful. Her lack of remorse is pathetic, and I hope she loses friends over this. And if it were to take down our esteemed friend of the 2A Whineberg, that would just be icing on the cake... I wonder if those kids thought she was going to going to help them and prevent the car from getting towed? If they knew what she is like, she should be the last one to call. Unless they wanted more problems. The video needs a blood pressure warning beforehand...

If you like your adjustable stock (I assume 6 position LE stock, but most any can be pinned easily enough), just do your own. If I can do it, anyone can. Find a spot on the stock where you won't interfere with the guns operation, mine have been into the locking slot of the buffer tube and into the front of the stock (closest to the action) Go to local hardware store and find roll pins, of a fairly small diameter but sized slightly larger than your drill bit, around 3/32" to 1/8", length i'd say 1/2" to 3/4", maybe 1", will depend on where you select on stock and stock itself. Use calipers to measure diameter and length you'll need for spot you want. I believe you want to blind pin it so it can't be tapped through, not sure if this is required. Mark spot, make double sure you're not going into buffer tube itself, and that you are happy with length, use a drill press and drill an appropriate hole. Press in roll pin til flush and verify stock doesn't move.

I was mistaken, "only" 3 affected. But the replacements are ordered. Thanks again everyone for the reminders about everything. If you don't have a plan for an emergency, make sure to start formulating one. As for disposing of them, I don't know, but my guesses would be county hazmat dump, a local fire supplies store, or calling your fire department's non-emergency number or the number on the fire extinguisher itself for their input. Or build a safe fire to practice with...

Checked after seeing this. 5 affected, 1 maybe, 1 unknown (think not), and 1 different brand. Thanks for posting (everyone)!

Sorry, completely forgot to say it is all freshwater. At this point, I'm open to anything I can actually catch. Ideally trout and bass, but whatever. I catch & release everything anyway. Well, assuming I ever actually catch a damn thing besides branches and weeds. Thanks for the suggestions so far, I'll look into em.

So, I went fishing this weekend. The reel I have is at least 20 years old, and it started making some noises. Took it apart yesterday and lubed up everything I could find that could have been making noises, and that helped, but noises came back after a while today. Went and redid a few areas and noises haven't returned at home... Reel I have was a cheap piece of crap from a combo kit which likely cost less than $50 back when I got it. Rod was replaced probably 18 years ago after old one broke. If the noise comes back, it is not worth dealing with anymore. If that is the case, I'd like a new spinning reel. Anyone have any suggestions or brands to avoid? Budget is around $50ish. I typically use 6-8lb test (more for not losing so many damn lures). I plan to go to Ramsey outdoor one of these days and look at my options. One follow up question: I used to use Spiderwire which was 50+ thin straight strands encapsulaed inside a smooth coating which made the line strong while still feeling like regular mono. I cannot find the same stuff, all of it seems to be braided stuff these days, with no coating on it. Closest they make is a coated, braided variant I may try, but is there some other type to look for that is multifiber but smooth?

This is NJ. The $3000 permit would be annual, you would have to re-qualify quarterly ($750 per, in High Point for south Jersey residents, in Cape May for north Jersey residents), you would need to pass weekly NICS ($25 per) and weekly visit to NJ's doctors to verify your mental health ($400 per), you wouldn't be allowed to carry on days that end in "y", police would be required to do a full vehicle search during any traffic stop of a NJCCW holder, and accidentally exposing your carry piece, let alone actually drawing it, would be a felony with minimum 7 year jail time. Using it under any circumstances would be murder, with 50 to life with no parole, plus the extra 7+ years. That is what NJ carry would be like if our 'lovely' state were dragged - kicking and screaming - into issuing carry permits.