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Another reason to go with a concealed hammer . ( barf!)

Prayers to you and your family.

I always take these high level seminars from well known MMA fighters , and they always emphasize drilling the fundamentals occasionally , and drilling them slowly. If you can do it well slow and break it down to its barest parts , you will do it that much better when done with speed. I have heard that lesson in other training venues for other sports and activities too.I haven't done any competitive shooting , yet , but I bet it carries over to shooting .

I've read all the reviews here , but i can honestly say I have not had a problem there . Granted I have never purchased anything but range time and some ammo but I did not find the ROs to be unpleasant in any way. In fact they have all been nice , helped me out a few times , gave a tip or two. If "the old guy" RO that everyone is always complaining about is the tall guy with the white hair , he has been nothing but nice to me and I have seen him being polite to other people that were doing something minor he wished for them to change. I have seen him get justifiably annoyed with people who were flat out breaking rules , but that is his job. The people at the counter were fine too , and the owner was convivial enough IMO. Ok , maybe you have to initiate small talk with him, but that is fine. Yes , it is cramped , yes there is often a wait. It is what it is. But , they have told me the wait time accurately each time and gave rain checks when time ran out. I went there with 1 1/2 hours of closing once and they warned me I might not get on. Seemed fair enough to me.

We have the Dyson Animal whatever too. It is superior for pet hair pick up ..we have a 130 pound dog and a 90 pound dog. And they are both heavy shedders. I always had German Shepherds , and I was recently educated to the fact that English Mastiffs shed more. Did.Not.Know.That. I don't think I would have paid that if not for the daily dog hair carpet I have to suck up. I also agree that if you don't let her spend what she wants on a high end household item , you'll pay for it in spades next time you want another gun . Fortunately my husband and both tend to want to overspend on the same things. We got a great deal at Costco on the Dyson.

So , do restrictions apply to fixed mags , on a gun that is NOT semi automatic? Like a lever or pump action ?

Amazing individual. RIP

Skiing , Nastar Racing ( not nascar , relax) , extreme martial arts , submission grappling , and now shooting.And I went skydiving twice. Pete has over 1000 jumps. All hobbies with an element of risk that I and my husband partake in and would like to continue for a very long time as well as introduce to our kids and grandkids. You have to take care of the body to live outside the bubble. Otherwise you will be forced into safe hobbies at a relatively young age. So many people start to crap out in their 60 , get sick from avoidable things ..and regret it. Take care of the body and it will take you farther. Deleading yourself when you get out of the range and expecting good ventilation is pretty reasonable. Chelation if you are toxic with heavy metals might keep the guys with the butterfly nets away a bit longer so you can enjoy your edgey lifestyle

Thanks for answering

Very nice I find the dogs and the kids have learned to hide the minute I start setting up any studio gear

So , training with static live targets on the immediate firing line , facing the oncoming gunfire , is typical? I don't mean stacked shooting where you are staggered and going for the same target and your training partner is behind you off to your side ..just to be clear...I mean someone taking a knee in between targets and facing the firing range straight on . No offense , but I would really need to see evidence that this is a typical drill for even advanced shooters.I don't think a live body standing in between targets facing the live fire is typical. Not trying to be a smartass , and I will be humble if you can show me another example of this. And as for the science of muscle memory , I would be concerned that a repeated regimen of being careful to avoid the "real person" could actually work against you. As in what would I do if: Not aim to miss , that is for sure. Can ONE trained shooter here , LEO , former military , whatever , honestly tell me they have run a drill where a partner is right next to their target just standing there like that , while they let rounds fly? Again , I am honestly asking...

Good for you! So funny , I was going to mention your two new dogs , because I knew there were 2 nice GSDs at Popcorn Park and many here said they liked them. Good luck , they are quite a find! I'm good friends with the GM there , it is where I got my dogs.

Mastiff Boxer/hound mix

Oh , they get required routine testing for lead in NJ anyway. Not my idea per say.They are due means they need it on their universal healthcare form for the next school year. NJ legislates the most tests and vaccines for kids . Shocker ? We don't wear shoes in the house , period.

I am so careful when I come home from the range for this reason. I have kids , one of them an 8 month old. I wash my hands thoroughly , twice , once when I get in and again after I change my clothes. Some ranges have that deleader for your hands. Is there anywhere to buy that ? And we clean our guns in the basement , and wash thoroughly afterwards. It is something that has been on my mind too , getting tested. Not because of my new hobby , but because I grew up riding dirtbikes from age 7 until about age 20 in the swamps behind Kearny. We use to go crabbing in the water , eat the crabs , and we use to SWIM in this perfectly clear pool of water that had barrels sunk in it. We use to have challenges to see who could swim underwater and touch all of the barrels before coming up. I shudder when I think about it. Water in the wetlands is not suppose to be that clear. God knows what it was , some kind of chemical pit or something. It was way deep in the swamps. When you talk about that urine intolerance test , most children have unacceptable levels of antimony and other chemicals from plastic in their urine. It is due to so many foods being packaged in "bad " plastics. They have banned BPA now from most plastics that come into contact with food and drink..but still. The good plastic numbers are 1 , 2 , 4 and 5 . The bad ones are 3, 6 , and 7. It is the little number in the recycling triangle on plastic containers. We had our water tested and home tested when we bought the house. The inspector said linoleum was a huge source of lead in the home , and that babies crawling on it are the most susceptible. As the floor gets mopped lead accumulates in the corners and around the border. Babies touch everything and out that in their mouths. My kids are due to get retested for lead. Everything was fine the first time. Lead is very damaging to children so it pays to be careful:/ Thanks for sharing this.

I know of them as well.Guy's name is Dean . Good company , trustworthy.

But there is nobody shouldering up next to a target! What fun is that ?? (And he would have to be kneeling so that the shots to center mass hit his head if they whiff one..well actually they would probably hit his camera lens and he would take it in the face ..unless it was a 9mm or .22 then it would deflect off the pentaprism mirror and deflect straight through the viewfinder and into his eye socket. Hope he has the extra MAC Warranty on that Nikon) . ^ that drill you posted a picture of seems reasonable to me , under supervision of an instructor with students that are not noobs. As a new person I would look at that and say " cool , they are advanced trained , I hope to do that one day" . I look at a photographer on a firing line in between two targets and I think ..what an idiot , hope he does not contribute to ruining things for the rest of us.

The snake drill ? Is that like stacked shooting drills? Those make a lot more sense to me than a photographer next to a target directly on the firing line . Just stick a blindfold on his camera and a cigarette in his mouth to get the full effect . A skilled shooter and instructor guiding me through 2 man shooter scenarios, to me , has a way different flavor than getting right on the firing line next to a target , for the sake of " getting the shot " . Pun intended.

Who is that guy that gives me a panic attack...oh yeah , Yo Gabba Gabba. Actually , my kids only watch a few educational cartoons , some movies ( Rio is big right now ) ... and UFC . My daughter ( 5) is totally into Top Shot . My 3 year old son likes The O'Reilly Factor. Forgot to put that in my list of shows.

Nope , they're too young for Spongebrain.

Pawn Stars , Swamp People , Top Shot , Modern Family ...Sesame , Dora , Diego , Blues Clues...

If foursquare type posts about condom use start popping up on my facebook feed I'm killing my account . Just sayin' . I go nuts as it is when people check in at Starbucks.

Great video.

Nah , the police in my town would be on board with it .Can't speak for other towns though.

I don't think a baby in a topless bar would be confused. In fact it would probably seem a perfectly good place to stop for a bite to eat.