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I spent most of today running the two Weber Smokey Mountain smokers. First on were 11 lbs of St Louis style spare ribs, with three different rubs, misting with apple juice for the first two hours before wrapping with butter, brown sugar, honey (or maple syrup, on one) and a bit of sauce, a mix of commercial sauces I had in the fridge. They stayed wrapped for an hour, then went back on unwrapped for the final hour with a coat sauce towards the end. Next up, chicken legs that had been brined, injected with a custom mix I think I'm finally getting the way I want it, and rubbed with Jamaican Jerk seasoning. The thighs were brined, injected, trimmed to size, skin scraped free of all fat, then started in a muffin tin with chicken broth and butter, before transferring to the grate for a couple of hours...also with apple juice misting. The thighs were finished with a commercial sauce, because I ran out of time to try a bourbon blueberry sauce I had wanted to make. These recipes seem unnecessarily complex, but I wanted to practice competition recipes, and since the family is more than willing to sample... Finally, I filled the empty space on the smokers with ABTs, which are bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers. The poppers are always a big hit. The jerk legs were also spot on. Ribs were pretty close to what I wanted, but still a little inconsistent in doneness from one end of the racks to the other, despite rotating and swapping top/bottom racks occasionally. The flavor of the thighs was excellent, but I didn't achieve the elusive 'bite through' skin with this batch. Have a happy 4th of July, everyone!

That looks really good! It's hard to find heritage pork here; a local wild game store does stock Duroc, but it's expensive enough that I've never tried it. I'm starting prep for tomorrow's smoke soon. Three racks of St Louis-trimmed spareribs, as much chicken as I can fit around them, and some smoked jalapeño poppers. The guest list is now up to 10. We'd actually invited 2, plus ourselves.

Ah, yes, the infamous 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, sprung from the loony left coast. I don't know how they've not yet been required to clear the bench and start over with smarter justices. This year, 16 of their rulings went up to the Supreme Court. 15 were overturned. Still, a better average than in 1985 when they had a stunning 25 of 26 rulings overturned by the Supreme Court. Their average reversal rate over the last 15 year? 79% So yeah, a monkey flipping a coin would do statistically much better than the 29 esteemed justices of the 9th circuit. The embarrassing 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

The 33 rounder is for the mag change. Otherwise carry it IWB at 12 o'clock and enjoy all the attention it attracts.

I care about Murph's feelings only to the extent that I kinda enjoy it when they get hurt. But the problem with infinite lawsuits is that they require infinite money. Gun owners and the associations that represent us have to chose their battles carefully given their limited funds. The state is counting on this. The state, on the other hand, has almost infinite money for this nonsense, since they take it from all of us...

Cloud services have proven to be pretty secure, but there is always the potential for some massive breaches. I've been using them a lot as corporate solutions for work. I don't use them at home. My computer backs up locally on an hourly basis, and I periodically back it up again using different software to a removable hard drive that otherwise lives in the gun safe.

We expect pictures! I'm smoking St. Louis trimmed spareribs and chicken on Sunday. The guest list keeps growing, so I'll be borrowing a second smoker to fit everything.

I'd mentioned in this thread back in February that I finally managed to get into one of Mason Dixon BBQ's very popular BBQ Bootcamps. I'm attending the Brisket Bootcamp in July. I just got my class itinerary, so I thought I'd share. I'm really looking forward to this. We'll be smoking 24 briskets (300 lbs of meat) on 12 different types of smokers, so everyone will gain a lot of experience. Class size is capped at 20. And Mason Dixon operates an amazing BBQ store at the site, so I'm sure I'll be coming home with all kinds of new stuff. I'll post a trip report when it's over. BOOTCAMP ITINERARY Welcome to BBQ Bootcamp! Here is the official itinerary for the upcoming Brisketpalooza...I just made that up, am I a Marketing Monster or what??? J SATURDAY A.M. – MEET AND GREET/ PREP 101 6:00a-6:30a – Meet and greet. Meet your fellow Bootcampers, enjoy a light breakfast and coffee; start firing up cookers (no relaxing at this camp!). 6:30a-8:30a – Brisket Prep and then some! Roger, the owner and “Main Butchering Man” at Penn Avenue Meats will be coming in to tell you more about Brisket than you ever wanted to know – the point, the flat, and the whole packer! He’ll explain what to cut off, what not to cut off and how to re- attach your finger when you cut that off! FREE KNIFE - WOOHOO! Tyler, Eddie, Marvin, and Eric will take over and discuss the meat, flavor profiles, and different ways of prepping and cooking Brisket – injections, rubs, glues, etc. Bootcampers will then prep their own Brisket – injecting (Free Injectors!), some with rubs, some with bases before the rub, some while doing the hokey-pokey (are you paying attention?) Then wrapping, marking, and resting our Brisket – but not for too long! Remember, this is one day Brisket! 9a-12p – Cooking and Brunch. We’ll make sure that the Cookers are up to temp...you won’t believe the temps!...and get our meat on the fire. Then we’ll start lunch and “goodies”. Strawberry French Toast Roll-ups, Walk-around Egg Omelet Cups, Sausage Gravy Pizza (OH YEAH!)! And maybe even some surprises, you won’t leave hungry. Best of all, you guys will be doing it, so I can drink beer! WooHoo! Brunch is served – Noon ‘til 1 or so. SATURDAY P.M. – SMOKIN’ AND EATIN’ 12p- 4p – No “big lull” at this Bootcamp, this is going to move quickly. We’ll be making sure our fires are running right and wrapping, spraying, saucing, etc. We’ll be working on separating the Point and making Burnt ends...mmm! FREE HOT GLOVES – WOOHOO! Then Lunch and Snacks –Spiked Apple Kielbasa Bites, Bacon Jalapeno Popper Quesadillas, Hacked Cast Iron Pizza! Plus some other stuff...and, of course Fruit...just in case you were still hungry or feeling healthy! J 4p-5p – The feeding frenzy....this is when the Briskets come off and are ready to slice and sample. No one can help it and everyone tries their Brisket. WE INSIST that you slice the Brisket and allow others to sample it. I’ll tell you why at the Bootcamp. AND you will have plenty to take home! 4p-5p – Q&A period. Cleanup and comments. Go home and take a nap. ZZZZZZZZ!

I can't help but wonder if that was really a 'breach' or an intentional 'leak'.

Driven a Subaru for 6 years, and I echo this opinion! I'm happier with my Outback than with my previous Mazda, Mercedes, or Nissan. The only thing that came close was an Integra GS-R, because that was a LOT of fun to drive. The Mercedes was by far the worst of the group--it was the low-end C230 Coupe they made for only a couple of years, in an attempt to have a sub-$25K car on the market. I had 36 dealer visits in 36 months due to an impressive list of electrical system failures, two transmissions trashed due to coolant leaks, etc. etc. My wife has had very good luck with a series of Toyota Rav4's

While you would want to be proficient with whatever means of carry you choose, I haven't seen anything to indicate you can't change means of carry after you qualify...only that you can't change guns. So, I'd think strong side, OWB under a concealment garment would be most straightforward for qualification, after that you can change it up if you want. Don't pocket carry without a pocket holster to keep the trigger covered.

Retention holster! Not an attractive one, but still...

I don't want to derail the thread, but even the NY State Supreme Court got a ruling right! https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/n-y-supreme-court-strikes-down-nyc-law-granting-voting-rights-to-noncitizen-residents/?%3Futm_source=newsletter They struck down a NYC law that would have taken effect next year, and would have allowed an estimated 800,000 non-citizens to vote for mayor, public advocate, city council and borough presidents.

I've noted before that I really like the SA XD-S. You can get them in 9 mm, .40 (used market, I think they dropped these from the current lineup), or .45, though I've no experience with the larger versions. I think the 9 mm is the sweet spot with this gun. There is an option for optics-ready, though I prefer the iron sights, and the guns do have a short rail underneath for a light. All variations have a grip safety, but no external thumb safety. There is just enough steel in these guns to give them a reassuring heft and reduce muzzle rise, and I find them to be extremely accurate for their size. https://www.springfield-armory.com/xd-series-handguns/xd-s-mod-2-osp-handguns/ The flush magazine holds 7 rounds of 9 mm, if extra length doesn't hurt concealability for you, there are 8 and 9 round magazines available--which also improve the grip, as you can get your little finger solidly onto the gun. Specs on the iron-sighted 9 are: 3.3" bbl, 6.3" overall length, 4.4" high with flush mag, 0.9" wide. Weigth 21.5 oz. MSRP $440

The Cherry Ridge membership options are here: https://www.anjrpc.org/general/register_member_type.asp. The orientation sessions are now on Tuesday evenings, virtual only. Your closest range option would be Riverdale: https://riverdalepistol.org/ It has a very nice 25 yard indoor range, but it is handgun and .22 rifle only, so no options for high power rifle, shotgun, or archery.

Cherry Ridge checks all the boxes you mentioned. It's nice, though a bit remote for many people. Shongum (not really north Jersey) may also check all of the boxes, but I think they've got a waiting list to get in. SCFGPA also isn't north jersey, but it's got a nice indoor range and a nice archery range, plus an underground, two-port 100 yard high power rifle range (bench firing only). Unfortunately they had to shut down their trap ranges many years ago, so no shotgun there. The commercial indoor ranges like Gun for Hire check most of your boxes, but no archery. If you want to shoot clays, you'll need an outdoor range. Also, many find shooting high power rifle indoors to be...unpleasant. Plus, you are limited to shooting high power rifle at handgun distances.

OK, that's concerning. How can a friggin' judge--the one who CCW approvals go to, no less--be 'unaware' of one of the most highly publicized Supreme Court rulings in recent years? Even if hizzoner inexplicably feels no need to pay attention to what the highest court in the land is doing, the ruling saturated ALL media for a full 24 hour news cycle.

Makes you want to move back, don't it??

I thought I heard that Murphy was going to expand the list of sensitive places by executive order, bypassing yet again any legislative oversight. Not that legislative oversight means much in this state. Re: the online system, they said they were in discussions with the vendor to add CCW application to the system. So it'll be awhile, even if they'd like it to happen faster, which they may not. They've gotta get funding approved and contracts signed, and then that whole software development cycle starts.

I personally like the Springfield XD-S a lot, partly for the grip safety. Sure, there are other safeties incorporated, but the grip safety is pretty much bombproof, at least in my grip. And it's by far the most accurate 3.3" bbl gun I've ever fired. I personally liked it much more than the Shield, but the Shield is enormously popular, so as always the best advice is to shoot a few models and see what works best for you.

Thanks...I'd seen that some years ago, didn't recall where i found it at the time. There is a lot of information there... For a quick look at what one might expect for the police handgun course (should that end up being what is required) the table below shows the requalification course of fire. There is another variation in the document for lower-capacity handguns. The initial qualification is a little different than the requalification, and is also described in the document, but not in a nice table form. The requalification has to be completed twice a year, with the duty firearm and duty ammo. So, while we're all waiting to see what exactly will be needed for us to apply for CCW in this state, you can at least hit the range and start practicing for what might be expected in the qualification course. Or at least practice those stages that your range will allow. I see some more dry firing practice in my future as well.

Municipal codes Good Luck!!

The headline has it exactly backwards, the ruling told New York to stop giving the middle finger to gun owners. The 'Broaden Gun Rights' bit is another thing most of the press reports today are getting wrong. The Supreme Court is not 'broadening gun rights', rather they are making clear that NY and a few other repressive states have been wrong this whole time. They're not saying 'do something new', they're saying 'this is how you should have been doing it all along'.

Hey, Phildo!