Kingsoverqueens

I'm sure after a few events people will put screen names together with faces. I got to meet Vlad last Friday night at Old Bridge. I knew it was him right away, but then again, the accent kinda gave him away. He's a funny guy. I told him that I'd read some of his postings on NJ Gun Forum. "I'm sorry about that" was his reply. Had a great time by the way. Looking forward to doing it again.

My experience has been mixed. I don't hide it, in fact, we're pretty open about it. "We were at the range" or "I'm going to the range" is a perfectly normal and acceptable response in my view when people ask what we did or are doing, kind of thing. They are surprised to hear that I'm not fishing as much and will sometimes ask. Some guys I know got a little taken back, but as we discussed it and they asked questions it was obvious their aversion or reaction was simply due to a lack of education and understanding. My 91 y/o Grandmother was in town over the weekend and natually the subject came up. She was all for it, thought it was a great thing me taking my son to the range. She doesn't like the idea of loaded guns in the house and was happy that I'm educating my kids. She even hinted that she might like to go to the range. That would have been a hoot. Me and my Grandmother. It was too late and I'd had a cocktail or I might have done it. lol.

I went and had a blast. To me this is what shooting is all about. I shot that event Friday night and then some trap Sunday morning with my son. Having so much fun!

So the OBRAMS is .22LR and OBCAT is 9mm and above? I did the indoor OBCAT last Friday and had a blast. Like the poster above me I don't have a rifle and am wondering how I'd complete that stage?

I've been dying to try it and tonight offers a perfect opp. My kids all have stuff to do and my wife will be busy with them. I've got a gun, servicable holster, 3 magazines, 2 mag pouches and ammo. I'm going for it. Any advice for a noob?

I'm going to be there tonight. It's my first action shoot and I'm pretty excited.

I like to come back to my threads and thank people for their replies, so thanks people. I had the opportunity last weekend to shoot a round of trap with a .20 ga O/U. I weighed around a pound, perhaps a pound an half less than my 1100 in .12 ga. I had no trouble with my arm. I'm going to see if I can find one in .12, just so I have continutity in ammunition purchase, but otherwise I'm sold on the O/U.

Looks like a $200 ticket and 2 points. My advice would be to check with your insurance company to see if they are going to surcharge you for this minor infraction. Most people want to dodge points because they are afraid of insurance surcharges without realizing that not every ticket or accident causes their rates to go up. If they aren't going to surcharge you, pay the ticket and eat the points. It will cost you less money and the points go away after a while anyway. NJ LOVES people who accept pleads to non point violations. The surcharge the state collects dwarfs the amount of the regular ticket fine and people think the State did them a favor because there are "No Points" associated with the ticket. So I'd check out how much the ticket is actually going to cost you (fine plus insurance surcharge < if any >) and make your decision based on that. Naturally, if you wife didn't do it then fight the ticket. That can always be fun too.

Anyone? If not an local retail, how about an online source for clay birds?

^ Not exactly on the way to the range. Consider this. It's Saturday, just finished lunch, and the wife wants me out of her hair. So I say to number one son, "Hey, wanna shoot some trap?" Where can I go to pick up shells and birds? Other than Dicks in Freehold or Pineland where I'll get but hurt on the prices? That's what I'm looking for.

Google tells me the place is called "The Sportsman Shanty." It's almost a direct route to the range from my house so I'll have to check it out.

Yes. The General Manager, Tim, has gone out of his way to educate me.

Looking for recommendations for Gun stores in Monmouth County, actually between Red Bank and Jackson. So far I've found L&H which I like, and Pinewood which is right outside of my club (CJRPC) which I really didn't like. There is also the place in Shrewsbury but that's more like a uniform/police supply type place with a very limited "sportsmen" selection. Example, no 12ga # shot or clays in stock. Not a big fan of Dicks because of their stupid plastic "security" case for ammo. Anyone have a favorite?

I hear you.

Again, thanks for the replies. I've checked out Bladetech and can't pull the trigger, so to speak. The options (and prices) have me paused. Someone on the Beretta site linked me to a distributor selling Uncle Mikes stuff. They have a line of inexpensive Kydex holsters. Like $9.99 inexpensive. Same with the double magazine pouch. For $40 bucks shipped I can get a holster and 2 mag pouches. For someone who may only use this stuff once and while, can I go wrong?

I was not aware there is case law on the subject. I'm in the insurance business and the industry treats a hotel room or the like as a temporary residence.

I'm NOT an Attorney and NOT qualified to give legal advice. I did read the law and it seems to me that the only debate is whether or not the place of temporary residence qualfies as "his residence." Based on my expereince it does, same as a hotel room. All the other rules apply. FYI, NJ is NOT a high cap magazine friendly state. As an aside, perhaps the NRA might have a resource to help in this situation?

I really appreciate all of the replies. I spent some time on the bladetech website and looking over the catalogue, and frankly, a lot of the lingo confusted me. I'm new to this and the acronyms for the varios stuff doesn't yet jive. As an example, I had no idea what OWB meant v. IWB until I google it. Such a noob but am willing to laugh at my self. I'll keep plugging away. In the meantime, it seems like I should budget around $150 for the holster, belt and magazine pouches, no?

Umm...yes? lol. I don't know. Between Phils write up on the beretta forum and your invite I'm just all jazzed up to go shooting. I'd likely say USPSA but only because I've spent some time on the website and see that events are held at my club. I don't know much, if anything, about IDPA. What would I need for the OBCATs or the other one run at your place on Friday's?

OK, I'm going to begin the process of competative shooting and participating in matches. For the record I have zero expectation or anticipation of actually "Competing" and my goal is simply to enjoy the shooting sports more than punching paper. With that in mind I need to get a holster and magazine holders. After some research I'm thinking that OWB is the better option, but am not sure about the "cant" of the holster. I saw one company has them in "FBI Cant." In your expereince are they more or less comfortable than a straight drop type. Again, I'm not looking for speed draw or anything. Just a safe and comfortable way to wear the gun while on the range. If anyone has a recomendation for a 92FS it will be appreicated.

I've checked out the OBRAMS and OBCATS info online. Cool stuff. I'm going to try and make it for one of the Friday night matches. I've only got 2 10 round magazines for my practice kit and am not sure if I'm going to get extra's as I don't think the 92fs in 22 would be my go to gun for this type of shooting. Instead I'd rather a dedicated 22.

Harry, I can't make this weekend but am going to try to make one of the Friday night matches. Can you tell me what a moon clip holder is, or how to make one. I also need a holster and belt. Ugh. I stopped boating and fishing due to the time and expense. Silly me.

That's been my experience too. I've found that gun owners love to share info and experience with their firearm and are almost always willing to let someone else test fire their gun. Pretty cool if you ask me.

Thanks for the invite Harry. I'll check the website for scheduling and check back with you. They've had all sorts of steel plate shoots at CJRPC but I haven't been able to participate due to travel baseball obligations.

My shoulder arm issue won't allow me to do pump. Recoil isn't the issue. I've got a tear in a tendon in my upper arm/shoulder area.