Kingsoverqueens

I can't make it to PA this weekend but heard there was a match in South Jersey some where. So...where?

My son, 17, wants to buy this crossbow, with his money, that he earned working his summer job. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/sa-sports-175-lb-fever-crossbow-package?a=959330 This would be for target practice and eventually deer hunting. He is considering using wooden dowel rod arrows, Dave Canterberry duel survival style. Lord Help me. I know nothing about crossbows, so I come to the braintrust.

There is barber shop on East Front Street in Red Bank that offers the service. It does look very...gentlemanly. I'm thinking the whole old fashion barber hair cut and shave would be a nice thing. Getting your shoes shined too.

Great event yesterday. I really liked the filler stage next to the classifier. That was a great idea.

As far as I know, yes. Which reminds me...I need to get a stage into Vlad.

Howard, I heard that chicks dig bruises. Probably not so much on old hairy guys. But it might be worth a shot. : )

Auntknee is a glokfanboi. Must be that PA water or something.

I just realized they probably set up the tents. I'm going to get a cords worth of sugar maple and then make chicken stock.

I'm out. All my brass will get muddy. Plus I've got a friend who's got a tree down and I need teh logs for firewood.

As will I. I'll shoot in rain. Even hard rain. The Ducks Unlimited event got called on Wed or Thursday. Bunch of Duck Hunters afraid of shooting in the rain. Sissies.

I'm all for training but not MANDATORY for the purpose of getting an FID. I'd be much more supportive of the various gun ranges requiring training as part of their membership. Or let the gun manufacturers package a deal with the purchase of a firearm. Let the free market handle it. I don't like anything mandated by the government. We have enough and they eff it up anyway.

I do run the timer but it's a little outside my comfort zone. I'm taking the RO course and will feel better about doing it once I've passed the test. And I get the sore part. Between running the timer and going back and forth with the nook and taping and picking up steel during last Sunday's 3 gun match my legs were sore and I tweaked my knee or hamstring. I've got pain radiating from behind the kneecap. Feels like it did when I tore the miniscus in that knee 7 years ago.

Thanks Matt. If I'm not taping and resetting I'm running the nook, so far from lazy.

In your learned opinion what is more likely to cause tumble? 1) crimp at .373 2) coal between 1.012 and 1.121 3) .355 dia bullet in a barrel (Beretta) that apparently prefers .356 dia bullets? Moving forward. How many bullets would you like me to pull to inspect and which ones in particular? According to just about everyone else I've asked the crimp issue is least likely to be the culprit when compared to the other issues and making the correction to the coal has already given me much improved results on the PX4, so at least I can start to record a trend. But you seem to feel strongly about your theory so guide me. Which bullets should I pull?

Ducks Unlimited trap shoot for me. Sorry Bob. I'll make it up there one of these days.

Stop pressuring him Thumbs. He doesn't neeeeeed any of that quickdraw shenanigans or fancy stuff, no sir. : )

The initial buy in fee is expensive, but then again, what isn't when we are talking about having fun. Like I suggested, for the bench type shooter it seems like a decent place. Hopefully you can get on the list and join in a reasonable period of time.

We were talking about this place on Sunday. I was there once very early in the process of buying guns and finding a range. Apparently you can't draw from a holster and can't shoot steel. If someone is shooting in the pits or on the long range line you can't shoot trap, and the trap machines are single hand pulled machines. I suppose if you are looking to shoot from a bench it's fine. The OP mentioned that the range is suitable for his "experience." I'd like to point out that everyone started out as a noob once, and there is no experience required to join CJ or OB. All you are required to do is be SAFE.

Nah. You're gonna have fun. I've been thinking about this. We should get a bunch of us and form a quasi shooting club/team/squad for this event. You know how the cowboy shooters dress in period costumes? And the USPSA guys have their brightly colored shirts that make them look like they are going to bike race? We could all wear like bowling shirts and shit. Mikeythumbs probably has enough in his closet to outfit the entire team. : )

It's the kind of thing you should do every couple of years.

It absolutely does. I appealed mine in 2010. Our town had also gone through a re-evaluation and took advantage of the peak market. I represented myself in the local process at the county seat in Freehold and by all account did a terrific job. People actually followed me out into the hall way to ask how I did it and complement me. I felt like I nailed it, and truth told, it was a LOT of fun. I like court room shit...I'm a bit of a freak. Anyway. A week later I got the result and they denied me. So I appealed and showed up in Trenton, without a lawyer, and was advised strongly to obtain one. Through a series of events that I won't bore everyone with I ultimately did negotiate a settlement for reduction without hiring a lawyer, but it wasn't nearly what I wanted. The town and their appraiser have what my Judge friend told me is a "Presumption of Expertise" that requires another licensed professional to counter. Al, please PM me the name of the firm you used. I got contacted by someone out of Rumson (Monmouth County) that I'm considering. It's getting close to refiling again.

I use MyFitnessPal to monitor my diet and excercise and gave myself credit for 90 minutes of "Walking - Casual Pace." I'm pretty sure my wife has a pedometer. I'm going to have to wear it. "Look hun...you told me to get more exercise. USPSA IS exercise." Whaddathink?

Anyone ever estimated how much walking (miles) or how many steps one takes during a USPSA match? Seems like it would add up to a lot given the amount of times down range and back to score, repair targets and reset steel. It's almost like a workout, right?

Outstanding.

I left around 11:15. I was in the only open 25 yard pit, next to where the cowboy's were shooting. You would have recognized me because I was bent over picking up brass. lol