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I see a lot of members here have hunting type dogs , and I see a lot like to rescue. Just figured I would put it out there that Popcorn Park in Forked River has a gaggle of young purebred Tennessee Walker Treeing Coonhounds . And they have this beautiful Pointer , Dash . Video : https://www.facebook...v=3023566903825

Beautiful dogs everyone! @ Pizza Bob - Greta has been avoiding Bo since the skunk episode lol I think one more Dawn dish detergent and baking soda dip will restore him in her eyes ( or nose) lol Lots of good looking dogs here.

Hope she enjoys her new gun .My husband and I have a great time shooting together. It is SO much better and easier when you both enjoy a hobby like this I have heard good things about Walther and ergonomics . As another girl , and one with small hands , I can say when she goes to look at revolvers try the Model 60 J frame. The 686 was a bit cumbersome for me ( Pete has one) . The Model 60 J frame was a nice compromise for me between a 6 " with less recoil that I could not wrap my hands on , and a snubbie that fit well but felt like I was driving nails with the heel of my hand I have the 3" barrel version. The other guns in my long search for small hand friendly guns were CZ ( my husband has a CZ 75 and it fits my hand great and is really nice to shoot) and S&W M&P series. It has a dovetail on the frame so you can get a small hand nice and high on the grip without getting slide bite , plus it comes with interchangeable backstraps. The small worked great for me. Again , enjoy !

^ this. Lead is a huge concern in our environment. Hunting would be inconsequential . I can see the birdshot , but for land animals , ridiculous. Why don't they work on the copious amount of lead in our products that come from China and the old water pipes in a good number of communities. Want to scare the cr&p out of yourself if you have kids ? Buy a surface lead test and run it over some of their nice brightly colored toys and bibs. Yep bibs. Linoleum on your floor , the majority of brightly painted toys , eating utensils , bibs , any nick knacks in your house that your kid likes to put in his mouth , all have serious unsafe lead levels. Not to mention unsafe plastic compounds leaching into your food. Look up articles about kids having ridiculously high levels of plastic compounds in their urine and heavy metals in their blood tests. Any concern over hunting land animals with lead shot is a smoke screen for groups with a different agenda. If they really cared they would be way too busy with all the other sources of contamination to be concerned about hunting season.

I've met Maggie . She is a gem of a dog Here is Greta , my English Mastiff. She was a bigfoot type legend in Little Egg Harbor . Then Popcorn Park in Forked River rescued her and gave her to us. And Bo our boxer hound mix. He is a good guard dog that bays Also adopted from Popcorn Park

Unless your biting down so hard that you are giving yourself jaw pain or really really tensing up , keeping your teeth together and mouth closed is standard technique for any type of conflict or high stress physical activity like fighting ..or any sports for that matter. In every martial arts class I have taken there has been one guy who can't remember to keep his teeth together. Usually results in a badly bitten tongue or dislocated jaw . As for limp wristing as a direct result of having the flashlight in your mouth.. interesting. Could be. Lots of jokes to make there and I do have a very sophomoric sense of humor , but I'll restrain myself All kidding aside , what you do with your oral facial muscles definitely affects your hand/arm motor control and strength . Try this exercise - hold your arms out in front of you. Smile wide , a big strong grin. Ask your wife to try and put your hands down . She will have trouble. Now repeat with a big frown . You will find you lose a lot of strength when you are frowning . Is is a trick all the kids do , but there is science behind it. It takes more facial muscles to frown and drains your strength and concentration. Try it. So if you are grimacing and really biting your flashlight hard , stop. For a lot of reasons Or , don't do that drill in real life. Especially since you have weapon mounted lights on your firearms .

Good thing they give you pasties !!!

No , sorry for the misunderstanding. I am saying that the media is guilty of racial profiling by assuming this is a hate crime solely based on the color of skin of the individuals involved. I find it ironic that the media has made this a poster case for racial profiling , when the assumption this is racially motivated solely based on the color of the shooters skin is the HEIGHT of racial profiling. They are throwing boulders in a glass house. Does that clarify?

On one hand it seems a little nervey of them.On the other hand getting printed with a 9 month old on my hip was challenging. If he didn't have bad reflux I would just have handed him to the Sarge. I would not have an issue with the police coming to my house. I like my police department , I know most of them and they are not busters . So my "personal space" guard is down when it comes to stuff like that.

A majority of people who read the initial media reports assumed Zimmerman was suspicious of Martin becuase he was black. They accused Zimmerman of racial profiling JUST because he was not black. My point is that is no better or less "profiling" than what they are accusing Zimmerman of doing. Making presumptions based on the color of ones skin.

41 , been shooting for 4 months.

Sorry Chris :/ I've been meaning to spread the word among the models I know , I'll get on it. I'm shooting a fashion show next Tuesday hopefully. Can you shoot some of your cards in the mail to me by then ? I'll PM you my addy. Pete and I try to be decent to each other too when it comes to money for hobbies and such. It helps keep things going strong

^ I thought that too lol

I like the 1911 very much. The slim grip of the single stack works well for my hand. If it is the protection from slide bite you are looking for for your wife , my MP .40 has that as well. You can put your hand nice and high without worrying about the slide. It has a real soft push , hardly no perceivable recoil. I think your wife would like it. My 1911 is a .45. It was my 1st gun that I owned. It is a little snappy , as in not as easy to get back on target quickly ( for me at least ) ..so it took more practice to get use to it. But it would be fine for most women to try out after warming up. The recoil would not hurt or have her arms flying up in the air or anything I also have a model 60 revolver she can shoot .38s out of . It is a good sized revolver for small hands. It is being looked at by S&W right now as it had some light strikes ..hoping it will be home soon. Shoot me a message if you would like to meet at the BH . Mondays , Thursdays after 6 works , and Sundays do too after next week. The only Thursday I am busy is the 19th I REALLY recommend a first steps class with GFH across the street for her. She'll learn everything correctly right from the start. I'm sure you could show her how to shoot , but sometimes it is better to take a lesson , get familiar , and then she won't be nervous the first time she is shooting with you . You can just get right to enjoying shooting together. The majority of people take instruction in a much more relaxed and conducive fashion when they are not married to the instructor Everybody is different , I can just tell you our experience and it worked out well that way

If it was her first time , it was probably guns , period. I had the same experience. I walked in and decided I did not want to shoot at all because it seemed intimidating. I also had a few bad experiences with friends when I was younger , so I had a bad association. Had nothing to do with something being too much gun. Taking a lesson with GFH was the way to go for me , and got me going with , like I said , 9mms. I was put at ease by an instructor. Husbands can't always do that and the OP was wise to realize that lol That said , i would not hand someone a .45 as their first gun . I am talking about a full size gun in 9mm , 38s , .40 cal. As a small woman I find the recoil insignificant as far as being scary or unpleasant. Just trying to lend a little perspective as a girl who just started shooting ..what..5 months ago maybe.

I have one , it works great

David - if you go to the BH and would like to meet up some Sunday or Thursday night , your wife is welcome to try my handguns. I have a 1911 ..Just shoot me a PM:)

Hey , an old zombified thread ! But interesting to me all the same. I don't think it necessary to steer new women shooters to .22s because of kick or recoil reasons. For cost reasons, fun to shoot reasons ? Sure . I do think it would be fundamentally wrong to hand any new shooter a gun with a lot of recoil. However it seems " a lot of recoil" is not as much for a woman as some guys seem to think. My .40 cal M&P has hardly any recoil , it definitely has less than Pete's PX4 Storm in 9mm. Pete's 6 inch 686 revolver is a powder puff with 38s. And I did not even notice when he switched it up and put .357s in it . My 3 inch model 60 is a different story. It is manageable in 38 , but admittedly obnoxious with .357s. But not "scary ouch OMG the gun flew out of my hand my manicure is F'in ruined" recoil. Personally , I think telling a woman "here you better start with a .22 because it won't have as much recoil" is just going to make her apprehensive of any other caliber nad gun. And if she is very delicate , she won't like something in higher caliber regardless of shooting a .22 with no recoil first. But I really think most women are not that delicate. When you are going to try and teach a new driver how to drive and you want them to drive a stick shift , you don't start them of on a automatic. Not to say you should hand your girl a .44 Magnum or something.. but quite honestly if a woman can't handle a 9mm in a nice gun that fits her hand she would have to pretty PRETTY limp wristed . The recoil is just not bad at all on any 9mm I have shot. Anyway , I'm not knocking .22s , I'm just saying there is no need to steer a lady that way solely because of recoil issues. I'm 4'11 ..I'm 2 inches out of getting special plates so I can park wherever I want and getting extension pedals for my car covered by health insurance. I'm 3 inches out of having to legally be in a child's booster seat. If I have not pegged my forehead , hurt my hand , dropped the gun , screamed in fear , or otherwise been turned off by a 9mm or .40 cal I doubt most other woman would either. I'm chuckling because the advice always starts with some guys saying "try a nice .22 , it won't have any recoil " ..but then all the guys who do shoot with their wives or girlfriends say my wife loves her snubbie, or her .357 , her .45 ... I just wanted to give some input as a shorter than average woman shooter with tiny hands .The recoil on a modern 9mm isn't so bad or scary that I would not hand it to my own mother to try . I hope the OP made it to GFH's classes. They taught me on a Glock and PX4 9mm and it went swimmingly from there

Thanks Paul , Ordered a few 10s , never mind everybody . Lock it up.

Sorry , 20 rd.

If I want to order 17 round magazines for my Ruger Mini 14 , but want to have them made NJ legal pinned to 15 rounds before receiving it , how do I do that? Do I order and have it shipped direct to a gunsmith and then pick it up after it is NJ legal? Can it even be made NJ legal? I know possessing them period is against NJ law so I assume I have to have it altered before I even touch or see it. If it is too much hassle I'll just settle for the factory 10 rounders.

^ this . I really like the sights on my Pro Series. Plus no magazine disconnect , no safety besides the trigger safety ( that is a personal choice) , and no internal lock. OP , depending on where you are if you want to try mine ( it is a .40 but you'll get the idea)I am at the Bullet Hole in Belleville most Sundays.I can bring the other backstraps too.

gbe toad? lol I/we can't make it . Easter weekend so no sitters available. Trying for next weekend

This. Lenders will often approve you for more than you can afford , and the Realtor will steer you to spend what you qualify for with your Pre Approval. Sit down , figure out what you can afford long term , leaving enough wiggle room to save a war chest for a specific fund you will dip into if you can't make the mortgage for a period of time. Stick to your number no matter what the Pre approval is and no matter what "great deal " the Realtor shows you that is like 20K off your max approval . And this. Ask around for a good home inspector. Don't go with one the Realtor recommends unless other sources recommend him too. Our was in cahoots with the Realtor company I think , because he said the basement is dry. After living here for 3 years and talking to the neighbors who have been here on this block for 40 years we learned the basement is not nor will it ever be " dry" . We live above an underground creek bed that feeds into the river a block away. We are uphill from the river , but the underground creek negates any uphill advantages. The water table is extremely high on our block. As we got to know the home we saw evidence of water damage repair and prevention modifications. They lied and covered up , I looked into it but we are past the statute of limitations to do anything about it.

Nice ! Good luck with it !