Mr.Stu

Did you ever get any bullets? I can mail a handful or two I if like. PM your address. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

I do. My buddy and I were there for the whole day last Tuesday practicing IDPA in the "training bay". They allow drawing from a holster in that bay. It it's just to the right of the driveway that goes up to the rifle range. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

Somerset (SCFGPA) is currently closed to new members. Philipsberg might be an option, I believe their indoor range is open relatively late. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

EFGA rifle range is 100 yards. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

Lol - perfect analogy Sage advice. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

Spot on about the 2 loops rule. Looks like that bladetech will get you started. As for ammo, any factory ammo will do. I'd recommend 180gr as it often has less recoil than 165gr or lighter. Nonetheless, bring what you have, it will all work. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

For IDPA an over/under belt it's not allowed. The whole belt must pass through all but 2 of your belt loops on your pants. Also the holster itself must meet specified retirements. Many manufacturers state whether a particular holster is legal for either sport. You'd be best advised to read the rules yourself so you know what you're buying. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

You'll need to make 125 power factor regardless. If you reload you can reduce the felt recoil easier with a 180gr .40 than you can with a 147gr 9mm.

A great big grey area with no case law to provide clarity. I don't know the answer Ryan.

All I'm saying is if he wasn't present, he could not take part in a transfer.

I didn't say it wasn't illegal. Look at what I said in post #115. The chances of getting jacked up for it is about the same as if you let your 14 yo son have a sip of beer in your own home.

I can see it as a transfer if he gives it to her and then leaves. If it is locked in the safe he didn't give it to her, she just took it.

No issue in IDPA.

Got it out?

Either will be fine for SSP and ESP divisions in IDPA. I can't comment on USPSA as I have never played that game. I great resource for the action shooting sports is Walt's site: http://www.nepaidpascores.net/ There are a bunch of articles to help get you started and he maintains lists of where and when shoots are being held.

You need to allow for the threaded part overlapping. A 14.5 barrel and a 1.5 brake with 0.5 thread will yield an overall length of 15.5. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

For the question about the wife having to take your gun from the safe and use it to defend herself while you're not there, I don't think it can be considered a transfer at all. You're not there so you can't give it to her. It could be considered stealing except what's your's is her's, etc. As Dave said - it is almost certainly a moot point anyway.

I don't think it is very common for a policeman to be present when it happens. Even if there is, he'll most probably be the friend you're showing the gun to anyway and he won't be inclined to jam you up. It is one of the stupid laws that only really exists on paper and is never enforced.

For number 3 we would both be fine. That is only because I am a certified instructor and I can make a temporary transfer of an unloaded firearm anywhere suitable for training purposes. I would have to make sure I instructed you on the operation of said firearm. Someone who is not a certified instructor would be breaking the law.

This is called a temporary transfer - http://law.onecle.com/new-jersey/2c-the-new-jersey-code-of-criminal-justice/58-3.1.html In a nut shell you can do a temporary transfer in the woods or fields or upon the water if the firearm is to be used for hunting and the correct permits have been obtained. You may also do a temporary transfer at a bunch of specified range types, i.e. a firing range operated by a licensed dealer, by a law enforcement agency, a legally recognized military organization or a rifle or pistol club which has filed a copy of its charter with the superintendent and annually submits to the superintendent a list of its members. Both parties must remain on the premises for the duration of the transfer and it may not exceed 8 hours in a 24 hour period. If it is a club operated range and they do not submit a list of their members to NJSP then you may not do a temporary transfer there. There are some other exemptions though. A certified instructor may do a temporary transfer of an unloaded firearm anywhere suitable for training purposes. This would cover me if you came to my house and I showed you one of my pistols, showing you how it worked and how to operate it. I can't find my copy of Nappen right now, but I believe there is also a wide exemption for a parent doing a temporary transfer to a son or daughter, but as I can't find it don't take that as gospel.

The way they kept showing pictures of kids shooting makes it all the more thought provoking. I don't know what I'd do if one of my reloads took the fingers off one of my daughters.

Except do not use a wooden dowel. The wood can split over the end of the bullet and then as you hammer on it, it wedges into the angle between the barrel and the nose of the bullet and makes the situation worse. Use some O-rings or electrical tape around the rod to keep it central in the bore. The unspent rounds will not ignite, just as they do not ignite under recoil. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

How many rounds are you taking about? If it's not too many I would recommend taking them apart with a bullet puller and then firing the primers in your gun in a well ventilated area. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

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This is not as inexplicable as you might imagine. You say you fired over 100 rounds of 38spl first and then switched to .357mag. The 38spl is .10 inch shorter in the case than 38spl so there is fouling that builds up in the chamber just in front of the case mouth. When you subsequently fire a .357 the case is fire-formed to the chamber but is pressed into the fouling left by the 38spl. This will make extraction difficult. ad to this the higher pressure of the .357mag and the fire-form shaping really presses the 357 case into the crud left after the 38spl firings. As an experiment, run the .357mag first, before any 38spl, and I'll bet you find the extraction easier. Of course, you need to clean the chambers before you start this experiment.