Mr.Stu

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An old quote: The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm.... "Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?" - 'No ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle.' If you think you need your rifle - you need your plate armor too.

I'll not bad mouth them publicly, but their handling of the situation is a long way from respectful.

I'm running my Intro to IDPA class next month. There's quite a few on this forum that have done it and they seemed to like it. If you want an easy way to transition from a static port to shooting on the move consider this class. Read the details and sign up here: http://idpa-intro.eventbrite.com/

I'll be making a dedicated post in the events section, but you can sign up here: http://idpa-intro.eventbrite.com/

I am the Match Director for Somerset IDPA and we have been unceremoniously booted from SCFGPA in Bridgewater. I am working on another venue but in the mean time the match is dead. On a brighter note, I am putting together another round of my "Intro to IDPA" class at EFGA on August 29th. I'll be posting details soon. I can run you through a classifier there if you decide you want to sign up.

On a semi auto shotgun the max magazine capacity is 6 (plus the one in the chamber). You cannot have a pistol grip on a semi auto shotty at all, no matter the capacity. There are no restrictions on pump action. Pistol grip - OK. Enormous magazine - OK too. I have a Benelli SuperNova with a 24" barrel and 9+1 capacity. The magazine is about an inch shorter than the barrel.

It says restricted. It does not say closed. I'm going to take a trip to Clinton WMA and see what's going on on the ground.

Are you from the Department of Redundancy Department?

You did, but who listens to you? Lol

It depends on what he's loading with, but many pistol powders will have a max charge of less than 4-5 grains. Stepping up a whole grain is not safe.

Another thing. Make 10 rounds with the min charge in your reloading manual. Then increase 0.1 grain and do another 10. Repeat for a few increments but stay below the max charge. Make sure you label them and when you test fire use the lowest ones first. Examine the cases for any sign of over pressure. Do not use anything with a higher charge if you see bad signs.

You are seriously overthinking this. The only part you have to handle with care is the primer. If you hope to practice priming with spent primers prepare for frustration. They will be deformed and will not easily go back into the primer pocket. Just use a live one and take care to have it square in the seating tool and the case properly centered in the case holder. If you feel excessive resistance back off and check the alignment again. Primers are set off by being struck. A slow push is not going to ignite them. Smokeless powder is not the same as black powder. BP is an explosive, modern smokeless powder just burns really quickly. It will not ignite unless you introduce a source of ignition. Don't smoke while you're making ammo and don't do it by candlelight. You'll be fine. To check your charge, throw a charge and weigh it. Then put the powder back in your hopper. Repeat at least 5 times before you even think of seating a bullet. The charges should all weigh the same. If they don't you need to fix your powder thrower before moving on. As you work through a batch, re-check the weight of the thrown charge every 10-20 rounds to make sure it is still correct. Toss the weighed powder back in the hopper - do not try to get it back in the case.

I dropped in there this afternoon too - sorry I missed you. Glad you had a good time knocking off the cobwebs!

If you pay another $50 for a guest pass in addition to your membership, you can bring up to 3 guests at a time. You can only use 1 shooting position and only 1 person shooting at a time.

Get a hunting license and then you can use a WMA practice range for the year.

For those that think standing guard is a BS assignment, try standing completely still for 20 minutes. Seriously, completely still. Without shuffling your feet. The guards switch posts every 20 minutes for a reason. The blood in your legs relies on a pump in the sole of your foot to pump the blood back up your leg to recirculate. Stand completely still for too long and you will fall down. Add the uniform and rifle, you will fall sooner. These guys are not messing around.

Totally fake. They didn't even bother to get a full uniform. I bet they got it at a cheap costume rental.

It says overall length 25.8". This is needs an NFA tax stamp for an AOW. It is not a non-NFA other firearm as they have to be 26" OAL.

Whether you're running a dot or a LPVO, if you have only zeroed it at 50 yards you only have a 50 yard zero. There may be a crossover at approximately 300 yards but until you have verified it you do not have a 300 yard zero.

Typically the heavier, slower bullet will give the softest felt recoil impulse. This usually makes it easier to get back on your sights for the next shot.

You picked up my shotgun that was hot because someone else made it hot by shooting it! How is that my fault? Just quit complaining, will ya? I even offered you beer and burgers after.

The longer sight radius is the selling point for me for the G34 over the G17. The 1lb difference in trigger weight isn't a big deal. Getting it smooth is more important. You can do a polishing job to speed things up but I prefer the old fashioned way - just shoot the snot out of it. My G35 has over 17k rounds through it and the trigger is about as good as a Glock trigger is going to get without sacrificing safety and reliability. My preference is to not go lighter than the minus connector that comes with the G34/G35. The lighter you go the more spongey the trigger tends to feel instead of having a definite wall before the break. Many trigger kits for Glocks include a lighter striker spring (which fails to set off some rounds with poorly seated primers or hard primers) and a lighter striker block spring (if the striker block doesn't reset properly your gun is no longer drop safe). The extended slide stop is a problem for some people as their grip falls on the lever. They can change their grip (which is not necessarily easy for certain sized hands) or switch to the regular slide stop.

Did you live in NY any time in the last 10 years?

I started my son with an SR22. It's an OK gun but not easy to learn on. It is very short so has a short sight radius. The trigger isn't the worst I have felt, and it improved with deleting the magazine disconnect safety, but it's not great. I'm not a fan of decocker safetys either. I just got a Taurus TX22 for him and it is much better. It is about the same size as a Glock 19 but with a much less blocky grip. The sight radius is what you'd expect although they are plastic and there does not seem to be many aftermarket options yet. The trigger take-up is a little rough, but there is a nice wall and a clean break at about 4.5-5lb. The reset is decent too. It is striker fired rather than hammer. My son's shooting improved greatly with the bigger gun. It's good value in my opinion.