Everything posted by Howard
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For Those Moving out of PRNJ
So what law states that you MUST replace a lost or stolen card? I understand using it if you don’t update the address could be problematic, but if you lost it you just say screw it and forget about it.
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For Those Moving out of PRNJ
I’m moving in two weeks, but tragically mine was lost in a boating accident and I am just not going to bother replacing it.
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Number of Rounds per Range Trip
Most that go through a huge number of rounds at the range are simply converting dollars to noise. Think about what you are trying to accomplish and do drills to work on those results.
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Might Be Moving To North Carolina Next Spring
That is a generality that is far from accurate. I am moving to Florida, specifically St John's county which has the best schools in Florida. In fact according to Wikipedia the county has three of the best schools in the entire country. Part of that might be attributed to the make-up of the county. While the school district is #1 out of 67 in the state, it ranks 65 out of 67 in DIVERSITY Guess the liberals have not moved there
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Bad day at the match
Well while all that has been said about the need to train and know how to shoot a "factory" trigger is valid for much shooting, it is less true for disciplines like USPSA than for bulls-eye type shooting. USPSA is scored based on hit factor, not accuracy. Hit factor is the rate at which you acquire points, i.e. points per second. While you can't miss fast enough to win you can drop a lot of points and score better than someone that is slow and very accurate. What that means is you are not doing stuff like slow steady trigger pulls nor looking to just come off the trigger to reset and then pulling the next shot. Most fast shooters are coming off and slapping the trigger. Thus, a very light trigger is a definite asset. Sure, you need to know the fundamentals, and a light trigger won't provide that much value to a pure novice and could actually be dangerous. But if you know what you are doing give me that light trigger over a stock one every day.
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How well would ..
Check our LASR system.
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How well would ..
I agree the systems are great for things like training police officers, but for the average joe shooter they don't provide much more value than what I am talking about. In fact, the system I have is actually much better for improving things like USPSA or IDPA skills. I recall when I did one of the scenarios at RTSP I was shot and had no idea where the shoots came from until the third time they replayed it as it was from a roof of a building and I was used to thinking in two dimension not three dimensions. But that is not really and issue for my shooting needs. For a cop, practicing that could be the difference between going home and not.
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How well would ..
Yea they do. I’ve used it and it is not bad, but I don’t think it actually gets much usage. Unfortunately they significant over priced it to start with and that caused people to not use it. They eventually dropped the price by 50% but I still don’t think it gets much use. I have software at home that uses cameras and overlays on targets I tape to the wall and use a laser SIRT Gun. It actually reviser everything and scores the targets in real time giving me USPSA hit factors as well. Not very expensive and a great tool.
- Are You Leaving NJ in the Next 5 Years?
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Cutting the cord
The Fire Box is much better than the stick, I have an original stick and a new stick and there is no comparison. The sticks are sluggish. Also you can run the box on an Ethernet Cable not just on Wi-Fi.
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Cutting the cord
That is a good deal, I did that when the previous Apple TV had just come out. Same deal, you pay $105 for the Apple unit which was only available at the time for $149 and you also get three months of the TV service for free. Can't beat that deal. The only issue is I don't really like the AppleTV as much as I like the Amazon FireTV Box, but we use it on the kitchen TV.
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California seeks to expand its "red flag" law...
Welcome to North Korea where people are encouraged to turn in their neighbors. You missed the flip side of this. When some are forced to turn in their guns, they will likely keep one unregistered one to take out the government informant - and their families. This will not end well. SCOTUS needs to address this BS quickly.
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Bad day at the match
Don't recall exactly, but I think it was about 2.5#. Can't check it as I sent the striker back for replacement.
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Bad day at the match
The light titanium striker allows you to use lighter springs for a lighter trigger pull. Not what you would do on a duty or HD gun, but this is for fun and games.
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Bad day at the match
Supplier is going to replace striker for free, sending it back today.
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Cutting the cord
Thanks, have heard good things about Tablo. I had looked into Mohu for where I am now, but we get zero OTA due to the mountains. Seems where I am going to be you can almost hang a paper clip up and get good reception
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Cutting the cord
I'm with you on PS Vue, the interface is great and you get to store as much as you want for 28 days. As you may recall I am making my move to Florida the middle of next months an am trying to decide if I keep PS Vue or do something else. Initially we will be renting a house in Fruit Cove (St Johns) until we decide on something permanent. My understanding is we have a choice between ATT and Comcast for cable, but it looks like with a $20 HD Antenna we can get reception of over 50 stations. If I go that route I need to come up with some sort of box to allow me to DVR OTA broadcast.
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Travel to the Dark Side
Why were you having such problems finding the dot if you can co-witness? I know I can just find the front sight on my G34 MOS and the dot is always right there.
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Bad day at the match
Don’t typically do that for monthly club matches. For a major match I will bring a complete spare gun. No this was a titanium skeletonized striker. I do have the OEM laying around for a temporary fix, would have been a good idea to have it with me. Never had one break before.
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Cutting the cord
What do you need 400 mbps for? I have 200 and probably won't get that fast when I move, just don't really need that much capacity even with lots of streaming.
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Bad day at the match
My thought exactly, could have been earlier in the match. I bring two to a major match, but generally not to monthly club matches.
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Bad day at the match
Shot a USPSA match today and it went just OK, till the last stage. Shot an activator, two poppers and then shot one on clamshell target and heard click. Too late to put a second on it but hear click again. Racked through a few rounds and click each time. Changed mags, and two more clicks. Just showed clear and holsters, zeroed the darn stage. Took the G35 apart and found the striker had broken Glad it was on the last stage of the day.
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Cutting the cord
I did this about two years ago, ditched Cablevision triple play that went over $200 without any premium stations. Put Oooma in for the phone and went with PS Vue for TV. I pay $40 for almost all the locals and lots of other stations. They have on demand for lots of stuff and you can cloud DVR any show you subscribe to for free and it stays they for 28 days with no limit on how many shows. You can also pay more for premium stations. What is nice you can have five streams at a time, watch it on your TV, computer, tablet or phone. A little while ago they went to letting you watch any live stream anywhere in the US. I had the same crap with Cable vision, great deals for new customers, crap for long time customers. I got someone in the retention department and cut a deal for a year to get 200mbps internet for $49 a month. They just jacked it $20 but I don't care as I am outa Jersey in a month. They are offering their Altice One service now and without a contract will guarantee the price for two years for $99 a month for Internet, phone and premium TV all for the one box.
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Royal Wedding
Don't understand the fascination with this crap. Went to put the news on this morning and this is all that was on
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Glock 19 G3 RTF NS
I think you can do better on a Gen4 or even 5 with a blue label purchase. You can get one by joining GSSF for two years if you are not a member or just renew for a year if already a member. Or is there some reason you want the older model ?