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It was a lot of fun. I shot 7 events, so it was a great excuse to shoot guns that otherwise don't get shot much. I had a near- perfect score in the gangsta event --never would have predicted that--and still finished second. The sharks Bob mentioned can shoot just fine sideways.. The Dirty Harry trophy will occupy a place of honor on my mantle, at least until my wife notices it and moves it.... Probably later today Thanks to Stan and the others for running the match!!

I should be able to make it. Sounds like fun...I can enter half-a-dozen events. I think I'll choose Thomas Magnum as my costume choice, since I've already got a Hawaiian shirt and a mustache.

Very cool. Princeton runs a good operation, from what I've heard. If you pursue the the license, finding a nonprofit flying club (I belong to one) is a great way to hold down costs. That 40 hour FFA minimum is rarely achieved-average time to license is closer to 70 hours. Pm me if you want to chat further, though I'll be online only sporadically for the next week.

Here is some unsolicited advice I offered in another thread (which also contains some other opinions on the subject). http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/57708-first-hangun-advice/?p=739000

I was surprised at how many more gun purchases it led to...

Not to be (too) pedantic, but that is not an insect. Insects always have three body parts and six legs. Spiders , ticks, mites, centipedes, etc are different classes of creepy-crawlies.

Mustard regardless of the other fixings I might add. But lately I've hit on sriracha sauce and fresh cilantro leaves. Mmmmmmmmmm

I want to thank Stu as well. It was a great afternoon, even if the sun was relentless, and we had a great group to shoot with. My takeaway... NJSigfan looks nothing like NJSigfan's avatar. This was crushingly disappointing. I almost left as soon as I found out. :-)

I don't believe that is true--it certainly didn't used to be the case. You are protected while moving to a new legal residence (though the guns still need to be NJ legal, and there is that weird thing about moving not being a valid reason for being in possession of hollow points). People move here from out of state all the time, and the guns come with them. Once they are here, however, you need to get the FID, or you are limited in terms of what you can do with said guns.

Two words: Carter Country! Great chain of gun shops in Houston. Two more words: County Line! Great BBQ restaurant, and one of their locations actually shares a parking lot with a Carter Country. It's an incredible nexus of goodness.

In the interview he detailed a number or times, at several of his jobs in the intelligence community, where he tried to blow the whistle without success. Brian Williams said that NBC had independent confirmation that Snowden had gone to the chief counsel at NSA, exactly as he had described, and they were filing freedom of information requests to see if they could verify the other attempts.

I just watched the Snowden interview on NBC. I was impressed. I'd previously been a bit more on the fence about the appropriateness of his actions, but I found his arguments rational, well-reasoned, and compelling. He came out with a couple of quotes that deserve to be carved into government buildings in Washington. If you didn't watch, and it turns up for on-demand viewing (it's not up, at this time), I recommend taking the time to watch.

Use less. Powder choice can affect perceived recoil, but it's usually a fairly subtle thing as long as the various loads have the same muzzle velocity. If you are feeling a lot more recoil with a particular powder, it's a hotter load--you're driving the bullet to a higher muzzle velocity with that load.

Sounds like fun...I've been meaning to try IDPA. Count me in! (and thanks for setting it up)

Your 1911 needs a friend. Send it over here for a play date.

I agree completely. If Chipotle had banned just those two morons, and done nothing else, they could have made both sides of the political debate happy.

I've been doing great in the local GSSF practice matches, where they allow any handgun to enter. Too bad the actual match disallows my 1911, to level the playing field and make the Glocks competitive. :-)

There certainly could be a fawn nearby. Tis the season. We had one born in our yard a few hours ago.

While I certainly support your right to do so, going from first-handgun-to-practicing-the-draw-to-carry-experience is a LOT of ground to cover so quickly. Don't rush, work on the fundamentals, and take enough time to be sure that safe gun handling gets hard-wired into your brain! Sigs are sweet, though!

I buy the crappy ones at Walmart; two failed after two full seasons, the other half dozen are still working great after three (and the same styles have been available every year so replacements are available) At 3-4 bucks apiece, I figure they are working out pretty well.

I was there as well. Great show!

I once clicked 'no' on the citizenship question, just to see what would happen. The clerk looked up and said only: "you have to change that answer before I can sell you this." So that question is a foolproof means of accomplishing whatever it is that Dicks thinks they need to accomplish.

I've never encountered the 'no reload' rule, even on United, but it's possible things have changed. Most airlines stipulate factory boxes or equivalent. I never had a problem with plastic ammo boxes. As I recall, max ammo weight allowed in baggage on common carriers is 5 kg (which is about 11 lbs), but many of the gate agents only remember the '5'...I've been told 5 lbs, 5 boxes, 500 rounds... And airlines are free to adjust downwards from the 5 kg limit. Bringing along a printout of their policy (usually found on the airline website) is useful.

There are a couple of good ways to get to know the members and find out when the new member orientations come up. The club runs bullseye leagues which are open to non members and accepting of beginners. There are also GSSF practice matches running now for a few more weeks. They are open to both non members and non-glocks. Schedules are on their website.

TSA is wildly inconsistent in applying their own rules. It's a real crap shoot as to what they will and will not let through, and good luck trying to convince them that they're blindingly wrong on an issue--they'll neither look up the rules they are supposed to be following, nor allow you to do it for them. I've lost count of the number of TSA-compliant locks I've had cut off of luggage because some flunky couldn't be bothered to use their master key.