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Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, so if that's what you like, go for it. Since you asked though, I agree with the less is more camp and prefer plain.

So, welcome to the CZ club. As stated before you won't regret it. What were the deciding factors for you? Check out Cajun Gun Works site for cool stuff. The gun needs nothing to smooth it out but some rounds down the pipe, and down the road if you get the bug, his stuff is first rate. My SP-01 is the only gun that has made every single trip to the range.

700x performs quite well in 45 and 38, but, due to it's large flake, it is a pain to meter unless you have a decent electronic type dispenser. Dunkelbergers in Brodheadsville PA has had some in stock every time I've been there over the last 3 months or so.

I agree with TBill. I like my Lee universal decapping die so much that I deprime in large batches as a separate first step almost all the time now for all the calibers I reload (9mm, 38, 357, 45, 223/556) and always for the 223. Yet to break a pin regardless of whether or not it's crimped. Absolutely worth every penny and relatively speaking not that many pennies anyhow to get one.

TNT hours: Sat morning 9:00AM to 12 (not sure about closing time), but only when he's not at a show Monday: 7PM-9PM Tues and Wed: 6PM-9PM Pretty much only for reloaders, but the entertainment value is amazing if you get there when he's going on about his wife.

I agree about the chunky on the CZ that's why mine sports the slim grips. Good luck with the eagle, let us know how she shoots.

I couldn't agree more. I check every place I go and buy whenever I stumble across any, or travel to wherever I hear of any being in stock but still never find any in bulk. And, most of the time it's gone when you get there even in 1# size. The only good thing is it's forcing me to try different powders while I search for Winchester 231 in vain and that's how I've discovered that Titegroup is really nice in my guns and that IMR 700x shoots just fine but meters horribly unless I dispense every charge thru the Loadmaster which is a pain for plinking ammo. Next up is some Power Pistol I found. I don't even care how dirty they are, just clean the guns very often. It's like a game but I don't truly like it.

Welcome to the club. Shiny side up, rubber side down.

It's only about 5 minutes out of your way on the way to EFGA and called Eagle Gas. About the 3rd station on the East hand side of the road, maybe 3-4 miles from the exit ramp.

If no one helps you out closer, there is one on Rte. 22East out here near Phillipsburg. $5/gallon.

AR-15 all the way and a ton of possibilities out there in your price range. Try one out and you'll be hooked. There are a lot of guys in the forum that would host you at a range to give it a try, myself included except the distance is long. Also, if you are turned off by the loudness, remember it doesn't have to have a comp and that quiets perceived noise. I have both a comped upper and one without so if you don't get any other offers to try, PM me.

I hope she appreciates your sacrifice. If you get really lucky she won't like the 9 either and you'll have to take that one too. Candidate for husband of the year!

Is there a hole in the primer bulb? It doesn't have to be very large.

It's a little far for you, but if you have a yen to try the CZ SP-01, I can guest you at Heritage in Easton and you can try mine also. On the weekend we could probably twist Glens arm and get him to bring the 75B along as well.

9mm all the way. If you don't reload, there's nothing wrong with having a gun that shoots ammo that's sometimes less than 20 cents a bang, and if you do reload and bother to pick up your brass can almost rival a 22lr shooting mini mags for price. Not to muddy the waters though, if you are sold on the baby eagle, you must try the CZ. As Glen said it's the gun that the baby eagle was modeled after, it's more customizable, and it's more available. Built like a brick just like the eagle, and you will feel like you are holding something kind of like a 45 eagle. Also, if you are like some of us and like a solid feeling gun that has a bit more heft, try the CZ SP-01. It weighs a little more which gives it less felt recoil and keeps it on target for more accurate quick picking up of the target, and it feels like a gun in your hands while having excellent balance. You owe it to yourself to give the CZs a whirl before you buy.

Actually knowing the guy a bit as I did there was some laughter involved and we did try adjusting my bench a bit but the best we could do was to stop hitting him in the head and hit him elsewhere. He said not to worry about, it but when one went down the neck of his shirt changed his mind.

The other day at the range no one was there so I took the next to last bench on the right, and set up my stuff. I was shooting my AR, and I like that particular slot because it allows access to all the target backstops without shooting across any of them if you want to shoot different distances, and you can set a target at 25, 50, and 100 without being a hog about it __ nice clean lanes. After I had been shooting a while it got busier and finally someone took the bench to my right. There were no screens left to put up a barrier and of course my ejected shells were hitting him right in the head, neck and body. He was a good sport about it and after we joked around about it a bit. I apologized, and we worked out alternating turns more or less. After a while a screen became available and we scoffed it up solving the problem completely, but it was a good 40 minutes or so before that happened. What's the etiquette involved here? I kind of know the guy a bit from range clean up days, and he's a good guy, but what if he was some dickhead and made a fuss. I don't feel like I was in the wrong here, even if I had just fired away, though I wouldn't do that unless he wasn't amenable to alternating fairly. For future reference, what do you say? What if he had been there first and I could only take the port to his left due to the others being used? That would be kind of awkward.

CZ SP-01

Thanks for the heads up>

Correction, 7 cents a round.

Weirdest thing. Last summer I ordered a case of 5000 mini mags from MIdwayUSA and of course it was on backorder. I forgot about it except briefly about 5 or 6 months ago when someone had a related thread on the forum. Well, today I got an email stating that it had been shipped. 8 cents a round if I remember correctly. I guess all things come to those who wait!

Complete upper

Well, after extensive consultation with T Bill and Pete of ar15sales in NH, I went with no comp on a stainless rock river arms 18" match barrel! It's the RRA ATH model.

No one has asked you your age. It will have a strong relation with the type bike you will be most comfortable on. Having ridden 45+years and having a job where I get to chat about such things with others, and having taught or accompanied many newcomers over the years, I will guarantee you that if you are above 33-40 years old you will regret anything remotely resembling a sport riding position including some of the milder models mentioned in this thread. the advice to avoid a cruiser is bogus as they are made with mid-controls as well as forwards and the body position is most like a normal seated position. Howl away others, but even your BMW tucks those feet rearward of the norm slightly. Start with the most normal comfortable position possible. I also disagree with the dirt bike if you are in that age group, even though as a group the riders who start out on dirt are probably the best, as it will limit your opportunities to get out there unless you live on a farm, and you will probably lack the youthful hormones that go into much of that riding. Even enduros require someone who's willing to bang themselves around and who recovers fast enough to go to work the next day. I agree with a mid to smaller framed bike in the 500-750 range wholeheartedly. Several have been mentioned and all the Jap companies offer suitable models. They are small enough to be horsed around a little in an uncomfortable situation, which you are likely to encounter soon enough no matter how defensively you drive, and they have enough oomph to allow you to ride all the fine back roads that you should be starting out on without being a target. You should get a good used bike by one of the name companies so that you won't take a major beating when/if you outgrow it. A friend who loves to ride and is willing to take you along as your skill set grow gradually is also invaluable.

Too bad about the town bs. The secretary at our local PD once told me she would backdate renewals up to two weeks. Are you sure you're not mixing it up and yours' won't?