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I totally agree. I was just pointing out that the newer shooters, who were not really interested in performance, was one of the reasons for the length of the day. And I think that all these people and more should come out to matches. Hell, I am pretty new myself. I totally support them. But it is a drag on the day.

Yeah, but 26 random guns and 165 $50 prizes, on top of performance prizes is a draw. The downside is there were a lot of people who didn't shoot for performance, which dragged things a bit. One woman comes to mind on plates. She was running in the 20+ second range for 6 plates. Nbd, except she ran like 4 divisions, 4 runs per division, so she took a loooooong time. There were a lot of others, but this one stuck in my mind because I was behind her on the tree, lol.

Yeah that was really bad. At one point, the RO was one name away from mine, after calling about 15 people who had an X but are not there. He got to the person before me, added them to the tree, and I was going to be next. Right up until about 10 of those 15 people strolled up and all jumped in front of me again. That part needs to change. If you put an X next to your name and aren't there when called, your name should go back to the bottom.

It took 5 hours from when I signed up for plates to get to my name. All that being said, it was fun and I will do more. Their previous best was 450 shooters 2 years ago. This event was 66% more than that. That is a lot more. If you were there, you may have noticed the ROs writing a number next to your name, that was the time they got you to the tree, and it will be looked at by Block to get an idea of wait times.

Sounds good, Smokin. If I ever get this place done, that is.

My GF and I are doing a charity scavenger hint end of September starting in Branchburg if anyone is interested.

Yeah Sunday isn't much better. 2.5 hours to shoot first stage. I signed up at all 3 and it will be 3.5-4 since sign up for stage 2. Can't even imagine stage 3. Guessing whole day will take 6 hours. Nice people though

I don't care as long as it starts no earlier than 7

Yeah, I moved to PA, but my heart belongs with you guys and NJ. Anyway, I had some work done at the house by a handyman. He is a really good guy and I like him a lot. He has been working around my place since before I bought it and has been doing work for me for a few months, on and off. At some point in time, our conversations got around to guns and politics and he is a good man, Charlie Brown. The other day, he was finished working, and I suggested we go on the back porch and do some shooting. (One of the advantages of having land, few neighbors and living in a free state) He owns pistols, rifles and shotguns and is a hunter. All that being said, HOLY CRAP his gun handling scared me, right off the bat. Before we started shooting, I handed him an unloaded pistol under the pretense of "hey check out my favorite toy". What I was really doing was making sure he knew how to handle a firearm, etc. He didn't. After seeing this, I steered the conversation towards training and where we each learned how to shoot etc. I already knew the answer, but he was very forthcoming. No one ever taught him how to shoot a pistol. He was very open minded and accepting of suggestions, such as: Keep your god damned left hand away from the front of the pistol Keep your booger hook off the bang switch until you are ready to shoot These were the only two dangerous things he was doing, and those were quickly corrected. We then started shooting and he was bad. Bad form, bad accuracy, bad stance, bad habits, just ewwwww. I worked with him on some of the basics, stance, grip, sight picture, etc. He listened well, learned and adopted the suggestions. His accuracy immediately went way up and he was much more comfortable shooting. At the end, he was drilling a 8" target at 20 yards and was very comfortable doing it. All smiles and thanks. So I am happy I could help him a bit and make him a safer shooter. So that is my positive story. Anyone else have one, or one that turned out differently?

I'm gonna go Sunday. Will try, yet again, to have the Mrs try out the fun of comp shooting. She has a new G42 and I see a class just for that!

$ sent. Can't wait to see how I do now that I have some idea of how to do this thing.

Left beginning of this year. Moved to PA still work in NJ

I'm in. Pm sent

I'm in again

I am not a block fanboy. I am a Beretta fanboy but I own several makes and 1 block. The G42 really just hits the mark for me though. It went right into my hand and felt and shot great from round #1. Unfortunately it I hers, so I will have to go get myself 1. Darn.

The GF has been looking for a pocket carry gun (we live in PA now). She has shot a bunch of different guns (LCP, LC9, Kimber Solo, Bodyguard, shield and a few others.) Wednesday night, there was a show on the PPK. Thursday I got a bonus at work. Needless to say, Friday, we headed to Cabelas. She looked at both the PPK/S and a G42. Also looked at the Bersa, but the quality difference between the Walther and the Bersa was noticeable. She was leaning towards the PPK, but handling both of them, I felt the G42 would be a better choice. But being a wise man, I did not insist, I merely suggested. Which of course, fell on deaf ears and she chose the PPK. Being a wise and generous man, I suggested she get both, which she graciously did. The G42 is one of the new generation, as you can tell by the "-1" on the Slide Stop. We picked up a bunch of Herters brass 380 FMJ at a good price (17.99 per box) and 3 boxes of critical defense. While we were there, I picked up a 30 Rd PMAG, 17 round G17 mag and a 17 round M&P mag, just because. Anyway, when we got home, it was time to take the little guys for a ride. Luckily, we have enough land and lack of neighbors that the test drive was conducted in the back yard, off the deck. Obviously, the PPK is a little bigger and a good bit heavier. The sight picture on the PPK leaves a bit to be desired. It is a notch and post deal, but the notch only has 1 dot, under the notch instead of the normal two dots. The Glock sight picture is very good for a small gun. Looks just like my G34, just shorter. Now for the shooting. Being 380s, the recoil on both is negligible. I was semi expecting the G42 to kick a bit, or be snappy, but no such thing. Both very easy shooters. Both were equally accurate, and the oddness of the sight picture on the PPK went away after a few rounds. Both pointed neutrally and naturally. We were shooting at 1 gallon paint cans at about 15 yards and were both producing consistent hits on target at that range. The Glock fits my hands amazingly well. I have large hands, and my favorite gun is my Beretta 92 with Hogue grips. I only get two fingers on the G42 grip, but that hold is very secure and comfortable for me. I was immediately at home with the gun and shooting accurately. My GF was not as comfortable with it. She could get 2 fingers on the grip, but barely 3. With 2 fingers, she did not have a real firm grip, and with 3 her hands were crowded. So she had to decide between less control or a crowded hold. When I shot the PPK, it fit in my hand well, and again, was a soft shooter. I was accurate with it, but something was amiss. I could not put my finger on it initially, but then I figured it out. The spur was hurting my hand. My GF had no such problem. We compared, and the difference is that when holding the gun, the end of the spur is touching my hand, and when I shoot, the recoil digs the spur into my hand. Her hand was completely under the spur, so when the gun recoiled, it did not come in contact with her hand. We came to different conclusions as to which gun we preferred. She liked the PPK more and I love the G42. She liked the heft of the PPK and the slightly milder recoil. She also had a comfortable 3 finger grip on the gun. My only complaint about either gun is the spur on the PPK beating my hand up. We each shot about 100 rounds of FMJ through each gun. We then went through a mag of Critical Defense. The G42 ran like a champ, with no issues at all. The PPK was a different story. When racking the slide back, there is what I can only describe as a soft stop and a hard stop, about 1/16 of an inch further back. If you do not pull the slide all the way back to the hard stop, the first round will not load properly. It consistently got hung up on the feed ramp if you only pulled back to te soft stop. Besides that, the PPK ran very well. Overall, two very good guns. The PPK is just beautiful and shoots well. With my larger hands, the spur was hitting my hands and making it uncomfortable to shoot after a bit. With my GF smaller hands, the PPK fit well, she could get a full grip, and shot very accurately. The G42 is a Glock. Shoots well, is accurate, is simple and fits like a glove in my hands.

Not sure of the current state of ammo, but HG in Easton had about half a pallet of Federal 556 in 500 round cases for $199. I think members get a 10% discount. FWIW

As others have said, FOPA does not apply. We had a recent case where a person was traveling through NJ and stopped to take a nap at a rest area and was tried and convicted. I believe he was then pardoned, but there you have it. NJ law is funny. Firearms are ILLEGAL in NJ. Period. Unless you meet certain very specific exceptions, which it does not appear you would. As others have said, even if you were at a shooting match, you would be legal there, but illegal anywhere else. My $.02, don't do it. Very small chance of you getting bagged, but in NJ, all gun crimes are the equivalent of felonies. Even if you are in the right, the fight will be very expensive, and proving you are in the right in NJ is very difficult, given the laws. Not worth the risk, IMHO. IANAL

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I absolutely love mine. I bought it to go along with my 92FS (mag interchangeability) and did not like the look of it very much. BUT, when you bring it to your shoulder and shoot it, the weird space gun looks are quickly forgotten. It is very accurate and easy to shoot. No recoil to speak of and it comes home quickly for follow up shots. It mounts to my shoulder like it was made for me. Love it love it and will never sell it.

Just because no one has been hit with this does not mean it can't or won't be enforced. There is a penny ante drug dealer facing 20 years for selling to a dipshit that OD'd based on a 1986 law that has been rarely used. When some cop has a hard on for you or is having a bad day or whatever, and pops you on this law, do you think you could go in front of a judge and say, "yes I know the law and yes I broke it but no one gets in trouble so I should be not guilty"? Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

92FS FTW. It was my first handgun. I liked the idea of seing a hammer and knowing whether it was cocked. I also like the long double action first shot. Made me feel more comfortable with it. As time has passed, I still love this gun. It is accurate, comfortable and reliable. I have well over 10K rounds in a little over a year and exactly 1 hiccup with crappy ammo.

"Douche canoe" is now my favorite insult. Well done. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

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