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That might work...my best case for getting on the road would be 11 am (nearly an hour later if I end up on the second relay), and it looks like an hour to the range...so I might get there by noon, and I do have a bunch of pin loads I'd put together many years ago when I ran the matches at CRRC in Princeton Junction. How much waiting for a slot is usually involved? Since I wouldn't be there long, I'd be hoping to pack a lot of shooting into a short time.

Dang...I've got a conflict with a Sunday morning league I shoot. For anyone on the fence, pin matches are a LOT of fun.

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I'll resurrect this thread with "Practical Shooting" (Brian Enos) for IPSC-type shooting, "Shooting from Within" (J. Michael Plaxco), "With Winning in Mind" (Lanny Bassham) and either "Successful Shooting" (Bill Pullum and Frank Hanenkrat) or "Position Rifle Shooting" (same authors) for 3-position rifle. For precision pistol, "The New Pistol Shooter's Treasury" is excellent, and free: The New Pistol Shooter's Treasury. I'd start with that one. But I actually came here to recommend Ben Shapiro's "The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent". I just finished listening to it; my local library had it available as an audio book, and at just over 6 hours, it's a pretty short 'read'. It's excellent; packed with facts, many of which we've heard, though not in a single compilation like this. Occasionally Shapiro offers up a conclusion that doesn't seem to be supported, but it's rare, and overall an enlightening and entertaining book.

We've thought about the RV...it has potential to work out really well...but it's almost impossible to book a one-way cross-country rental. Cruise America will do it for a Class C, but it's quite expensive. Ironically, we plan to get an RV once we're further into retirement, but I'd really like to move first, because a) it won't cut deeply into our home-buying cash reserves, b) there will be a much larger selection of gently-used RVs out west, and c) it won't create the problem of having two move two cars AND an RV across the country. Haven't ruled it out, but haven't ruled it in, either.

That's been the solution I'm leaning towards, thought the people I've discussed it with thus far either don't have enough time off, or won't get on an airliner. The search continues.

I'm watching the thread with interest, not because I can add to whatever has already been stated, but because eventually (gotta get this house ready to sell, gotta find the new house in Idaho) I'll be moving cross-country. That's usually a 4-5 day drive. Movers won't take the guns or whatever ammo and components I might have left by then. So the car will be packed to the gills with my shooting stuff, though what I have will be legal in all of the states I pass through, and I'll be giving Chicago (maybe all of Illinois) a wide berth just the same. It's not practical to take everything in to a hotel every night. I'd be a nervous wreck leaving them in the car if I'm not in it, no matter how invisible they are. I'm not excited about sleeping in the car every night and only getting meals at drive-throughs. And I haven't yet found anyone willing to share the drive straight-through in a single push. My wife is quite supportive of my shooting habit, but not quite that supportive. No good options, it seems.

They should save time and also consider the attempts by NJ and CA to circumvent Bruen.

That's a head-scratcher, that he is claiming this is all racial discrimination. He's been in public office continuously since 1986...is he of the opinion that people just now realized he's Latino?

We’ll get someone whose politics we hate, sure. But it’s highly unlikely we’ll get someone so criminal. Menendez is one of the most blatantly corrupt thieves ever to occupy a senate seat anywhere. He needs to be gone. He needs to serve serious time. At least the first of these requirements finally seems to be in reach.

They should hang an Apple AirTag on those things.

I've added this to the list at the top of this thread, noting that 'no weapons' is a line buried in an already-small sign.

I ran the smoker this weekend, for an overnight cook of two pork butts, and since there was a little room left on the smoker, I threw on some veggies for making a smoked salsa. The pork butts smoked 15 hours over hickory, both injected, rubbed, spritzed, and glazed, both with a sweet and heat profile, though one with apple as the dominant flavor component, the other using tart cherry. To the first, I added crushed pineapple and 6 diced jalapeños. Both batches turned out great. The veggies came off after 2 1/2 hours, and the next morning I ran them through the food processor with a hatch chili, cilantro, scallions, and some lime juice, cumin, salt and pepper, and sugar, to taste. This was also a big. hit, especially for a first effort at making salsa. 5374D777-24F5-42D5-BABD-50086E4AE20E.heic

I only learned recently that beer-can burgers are a thing. Turns out there are a bunch of recipes and videos online. This one-minute video from the BBQPitBoys gives you the idea. Hamburger is molded around a beer can to leave a cavity that can be filled with all kinds of yummy stuff before cooking. Beer Can Burgers A full-size beer can burger requires 3/4 pound or more of hamburger, so I scaled mine down slightly, using a glass that allowed me to use half-pound balls of hamburger. Cold burger, and a cold glass sprayed with PAM makes the molding easier. All were seasoned with salt, pepper, and a little Worcestershire sauce, and each burger was wrapped in two slices of bacon. The folks we had coming for dinner all had very different tastes in fillings, so I made three varieties. From the top of the photo, there are sautéed mushroom and Swiss cheese; tomato, basil, and home-smoked cheddar; and adobe sauce, sautéed onions and jalapeños, tomatillo salsa, and Mexican blend cheese. I grilled them over indirect heat for a little under an hour. These don't get flipped, so you need the low and slow heat to allow them to cook through. Folks dove in so fast I didn't get any plated pics of the burgers on buns. Everyone loved them--there were no leftovers! IMG_2960.pdf

There are a number of stations at $3.47 on Rt 23 just west of 287. A good bit cheaper than where I live, so I always fill up going to/from Cherry Ridge.

All of it is unstamped. The micro stamping would only happen when the round is fired, and since the technology isn't workable, we're right back to 'All of it is unstamped'.

I've no experience with e-Bikes, but years ago did have a roof rack with a bike mount. It was a moderate pain to get a lightweight mountain bike up on the roof and held in place long enough to secure it to the mount. I'd think it would have been significantly worse with a much heavier e-Bike.

Midsouth Shooters Supply is advertising (at least in the email I received today) a sale on CCI small pistol primers. $69.99/1000. Shipping and Hazmat will run that price right up, but if you need a lot, or someone wants to set up a group order, you could amortize those costs to something more reasonable. At least, reasonable in the current sales climate.

Exactly as Biden recommended!!!

The speculation is endless, but I’m of the opinion that the public doesn’t have a right to know cause of death. Doesn’t matter if the deceased was a public figure or not. The right to privacy doesn’t end with death. Families leave it out of obituaries more often than not. Good for them.