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I was on a college rifle team in the late 1970's. At that time, there were about 1700 college teams, either ROTC or Varsity. We had a great gear and travel budget, won something like 78 straight matches over a two year span, and qualified three shooters for the Olympic tryouts. Good times... There are still college varsity rifle teams out there, but not nearly as many as there used to be. The NCAA still recognizes the sport, which is great. http://www.ncaa.com/sports/rifle

Bizarre concept, but I'll happily crank some out and offer them to forum members for $8 a shell. No need to thank me, I'm here to help... :-)

I like poker as much as the next guy, but there is no way on earth I'm going to give my social security number to a gaming website hosted God-knows-where by God-knows who.

Plenty of Kimbers thrive under very heavy use. Mine always has

I had a hunch...thought it would be worth fact checking. Thanks, Anthony, for making the effort to do so! I tried to go into the comments section under the article, in order to post the observation that the author may have made up his credential as a former state rifle champ. However, the 'comments' function doesn't work, at least using the Safari browser. Nor does the email link on the side of the page. Anyone else have success? This guy should be called out if he faked his claim, lest the anti-gun crowd make him a poster child for a competitive shooter in favor of stricter controls.

If you shoot seriously, glasses optimized for your event make a huge difference. If a handgun with iron sights is your thing, tell the doc what you want to do, then bring in, say, the slide from a 1911--it's not a firearm without the frame. Approximate your shooting stance as best you can in the chair Remember, bullseye, or international events, shot with one hand, will put the sight further away, and force you to use the eye on the same side as your dominant hand. Action events, usually shot with a two hand hold (even when shooting weak hand, your body position is about the same), will let you use the other eye if you happen to be cross-eye dominant, and the sight will be in closer to you. Work through the options on the lens switching machine (the 'phoropter') until you have a lens that puts the front sight in perfect focus. It will probably be the cleanest sight picture you've ever seen. If you shoot a dot, bring in the optic, and do the same thing. The big thing here is to correct any astigmatism, which will remove any 'tails' or asymmetry in the dot. I worked through this with Dr. Greenspan in Parsippany, and when we couldn't get it perfect with the lenses in the machine, he brought out some additional hand-held lenses to further correct the options in the phoropter. I was very impressed, and for the first time in my life, that little laser dot in the sight is actually laser-sharp. My bullseye scores jumped a couple of points that very week, and they weren't bad to begin with. When selecting frames, get them big--you want eye protection, and ask for the double-thickness plastic they use when making prescription safety glasses.

The author of the piece, Alan Berlow, identifies himself as a former NJ State Rifle Champion. I don't recognize the name. Can anyone confirm this is true?

Having just worked with a lawyer to set up a will, I'll add something that I learned--not specifically applicable here, but it may be useful to others. As noted in other threads on the topic, firearms specified in a will with a recipient named transfer directly to the named recipient (assuming they are not a prohibited person). No FID or P2P is needed, though a FID would be useful later. This is the main reason it's good to transfer guns by calling them out in a will, rather than leaving them as just another part of the estate. No NJ paperwork, no limbo period while waiting for permits to come through. It's preferable to name the guns in the will by make, model, and serial number...but the will becomes public once read, and you may not want all of your serial numbers in the public domain. So, it's acceptable to name the guns by make, model, and an accurate description, which would include caliber, any unique characteristics or markings, etc. That does leave a little more open to interpretation than would listing serial numbers (where available; if you have older firearms in the estate some will lack serial numbers, in which case you are back to listing a description), but you can decide if you'd rather have an unambiguous identifier for the guns, or keep the serial numbers private. The approach I took was to make a spreadsheet with columns for make, model, caliber, identifying characteristics, recipient, serial number, approximate value, approximate age, and family history (some had been in the family for generations). The lawyer got a copy with only the first few columns (ending with recipient). The full list with serial numbers and family history went in the safety deposit box, in case I ever have to file a claim for loss, or so that the heirs have the family history of the old guns. I was careful to not list grips/stocks/sights as a distinguishing characteristic for newer guns I use for competition--they get changed around too often. For the old warhorses, I did include them in the description.

CJRPC members only, or is it open to the public? I've not shot pins in years, but it's a hoot. Would love to find local matches starting up again.

I bought that exact generator earlier this year. Consumer reports labeled it a 'best buy', and the online reviews at multiple sites were excellent. While I have not had an opportunity to use it, other than starting it up once a month or so, I'm very happy so far. Good feature set for a budget generator, very easy to start (when it arrived, I added oil and gas and it started on the first pull--the first pull EVER for that engine). I've no experience with the fuel conversion kits. I got mine through Amazon. At least at that time, it was the best price available. The truck delivered the box to the front of the house; I opened it there, bolted on the included wheels and handle right where it sat, then pulled it around to the garage. I've since made a plywood rain cover I can bungie onto the frame, and anchored a locking point into concrete on the side of the house where I'd be using it. Next up will be adding a Reliance Controls transfer switch alongside my panel, but for now I'd be running heavy gauge extension cords to power the fridge and furnace.

A serial number previously reported as stolen would still be a problem. If they are indeed worth the investment, I agree with the oft-repeated advice to contact an attorney who is familiar with firearms laws. If they aren't worth the investment, finding a gun buyback program would get you a small return, and the police should be running the serial numbers and would hopefully return them to the rightful owners if they had been reported stolen.

This state has the worst drivers I've encountered...believe me when I say that removing the speed limit from even one lane would end badly.

You want to scope every shot, slow fire, and with a spotting scope you can do it without breaking position. Setting the gun down between shots adds another variable and will open up your groups.

Is that even possible? I would have thought not, but don't really know.

I've only seen alternate start positions, like gun on table, at an occasional pro-am match there--not for knockdown steel. That said, I've made it to fewer than 10 matches there so far, so I'm sure I've not seen everything they do. From what I've seen, they also seem just fine with letting people start from the low ready position (already holding gun, arms down at a 45 degree angle). Some folks show up without a holster, or aren't comfortable yet drawing from one, and they all get accommodated. Since there is no prize money on the line, nobody worries about it being an unfair advantage. There is a contact email on the Tenafly website. The match organizer is very helpful, and can provide more definitive answers--I'm not a member of the club, just an occasional participant.

Agreed. It's very low key, beginner-friendly, and a lot of fun. Entry is $10 per gun, 3 stages. No prizes, just bragging rights. Static steel should be all standing in place, they do sometimes run what they call pro-am matches which have a very limited amount of movement. I get there occasionally, don't yet know if I'll be there Sunday.

I have looked out of that book repository window. It was an easy shot.

This thread got me thinking about another special case...is it possible to will a (NJ legal) handgun to a child who is not yet 21? I'm thinking that minimally the gun would have to stay in the residence until the kid is 21, and the child would need an FID before transporting to range. Keeping it in the family would be the main concern; that the child would have to wait before being able to shoot it, not so much.

Since you said only a few outlets are still 2 prong, I'd look in the outlet box first, once you know what to look for. My old house had one or two rooms with 2 prong outlets, but once I looked, there was in fact a (verified good) ground wire present--they'd just never bother to install grounded outlets in those rooms. It was an easy fix, in that case.

The University hasn't acted yet, it appears. Since they have a written policy in place, they have to do something. A good result might be a lot of chest beating and hand wringing on their part, followed by giving the student a stern talking to...and then quietly letting the matter drop. A great result would be to change their written policy, but don't hold your breath.

Gloves?

That salesman has lowered the bar for idiotic statements by someone behind the counter. That's dumb enough to be worth calling out to management there. And how, pray tell, does he think Dicks would be able to sell a youth model? Only an adult would have an FID.

Almost every Sunday evening. They sometimes deviate from the schedule in the link, but after you attend one match and get on the mailing list you'll be notified of any changes. http://trpclub.org/action.html

To be honest, I'm not sure what is left. It's been dragging through the courts for over a decade; this was billed as the 'final' hearing, but I don't know if they are truly out of options. Problem is, the township council has been willing to spend an unlimited amount of taxpayer money to take the property. The airport has to use their own funds to defend--and it's a small operation. Reportedly only 60 landings a day on average, tie down and hanger income from about 70 planes that are based there. Ms. Simon didn't have a vote, as she's not on the council, but she reportedly was a strong supporter of seizing the property. I hope the press, and the prosecutors, closely follow the money trail on this over the next decade. Once this initial furor dies down, I think the Solberg's loss is going to prove to be a big, big, financial gain for a few of the folks who rammed this through.

500 people showed up for the hearing. They accepted comments from the public for FOUR HOURS. Every one, as in 100% of the comments, opposed seizing the airport. Many of the residents were furious that the township has already spent $5 million over 15 years in their quest to steal the land for half of the appraised value. And what happened, after a four-hour hearing in which NOT A SINGLE RESIDENT supported seizing the property? The township committee voted 4:1 in favor of the theft. I've never been so disgusted by the actions of a NJ government body. And that's saying something...