DeerSlayer

He doesn't even deserve to fish! Tell him to sell all his guns and gear and take up golf.

There are 6 WMA's that allow Rifle practice. Black Powder, air rifle, shotgun (slugs, Buckshot patterning, Turkey load patterning), And rimfire rifles. They are as follows: Clinton, Flatbrook, Colliers Mills, Stafford Forge, Makepeace Lake, & Millville WMA's. All other WMA ranges are either archery, or fine shot shotgun only (skeet/clay birds). They all have their own rules. I personally like Flatbrook, I've also been to Clinton but their target rules are crazy. Page 75 of the fish and wildlife digest detail all the ranges and their rules. All have the same hours 8am - Sunset. The digest is available free from any licensing agent, this time of year they may be out of stock because the new year digest comes out in August/September. The digest is also online at www.njfishandwildlife.com in PDF format. Or you can download the pocket ranger app for your phone or tablet the digest is in there as well. The two WMA'S your talking about do not have a rifle range. Assunpink is shotgun (fine shot only) non toxic loads only. And Turkey Swamp is Archery only.

Yeah sometimes guys remove the factory installed heat trap nipples and use brass instead. Or if they soldered the female adapter at the tank its possible to melt the heat trap. But its normal for some heat to transfer into the first foot or two of pipe. I normally armorflex (foam pipe insulation) the first four feet of the hot and cold supplies where they enter and exits the tank. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Ten years ago you could use 3" 26 guage smoke pipe for the vent. The mechanical code changed in 06 to minimum of 4" smoke pipe for any gas fired appliance that was rated at 40,000 btuh or higher. So he did the right thing. Most 40 gal heaters are usually right at that threshold, its stated on the ratings plate.

^^^agreed, strength in numbers for sure. The money goes to something worthwhile as well.

Kids get their license for free from the age of 10-16. Only adults pay the $28 annually. If the kid has a license you can shoot with them free. Only one person in your party has to hold a license

As long as one person in your party has a license your good to go. Worst that will happen is a Conservation officer could write you a ticket, they are civil not criminal. But the Hunter ed course is free and one Sunday out of your life, go take the class if your kids are 10 years old they can take it as well. Its great free gun safety training for a youngster.

Don't forget you also need a valid hunting license to use the range.

BTW I normally charge $125 per hour for advice, to my fellow gun owners its free...

Changing the sacrificial anode rod is recommended annually, as well as draining about 5gal from the tank every 6 months or so. Sometimes its not possible to change the rod if the room height is too low. If it hasn't been done within the first or second year forget about it, your not going to get it out. Thermal expansion happens when you heat water. The molecules get excited and take up more space than they did cold. Resulting in increased tank pressure, adding an expansion tank gives the expanding water a place to go. Older heaters didn't have this issue the expanding water would push back into the rest of the plumbing system. Now heaters recover much faster resulting in more expansion, as well as the addition of heat trap nipples installed from the factory in the cold inlet and hot outlets. This keeps the heated water in the tank saving energy. That's the reason for an expansion tank. They cost about $35. Well worth it to save the life of the heater as well as alleviate the possibility of the pressure/tempature relief valve blowing off flooding the area the heater is in. They aren't required by code yet, but its good practice to install one. I always include it when I do any gas fired water heater. Electric heaters don't normally need them, they recover very slowly.

Thanks! Just ordered the kit.

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I don't hate tankless heaters, like stated above they have their place. If the house is piped properly and the unit is sized to deliver the proper wsfu load then they work great. I have been to homes they were installed in because it wouldn't fill the Roman tub in the master bath"Handy man said it would work great" lol. Some inspectors have a hard on for the flexible connectors. Some let it slide. A homeowner can pull a permit and preform the work him or herself as long as its a single family dwelling that the homeowner resides at. Landlords cant do their own plumbing, heating, or electrical. If something should happen after you install the unit and it floods the place or burns down the house (even if its not your fault) your going to have a rough time explaining to your insurance company why you didn't have the heater inspected. "Claim denied!"

A tankless also has to be serviced periodically. We run an acid based solution through it to clean out the undisolved solids that collect inside the coils. They also don't always flow enough GPM to fill a tub. I've done a few houses that needed 3 units to supply the entire house. Buy a quality heater from a Plumbing supply house NOT home depot or Lowes. I recommend Bradford White, AO Smith, or Rheem. The lifespan of a hot water heater is 7-10 years with good water, acidic water or hard water will be less. The 6 year warranty is fine if it makes it to 7 and dies you needed a new one anyway by then. Keeping it past 7 years is costing more in energy than it would be to replace the unit. Plus your risking catastrophic failure, like you experiencing now. BTW those flexible connectors are not only illegal according to the National standard Plumbing code adopted by NJ, they are also ghetto! If you want to do the job correctly use dielectric unions. You have to solder but its proper. Also don't forget a bonding jumper between hot and cold pipes if there isn't already one in place. The code states the first 18" of hot and cold pipe must be copper, brass, or galvanised. You also need a relief valve drip leg extended to the floor no closer than 2" or more than 6" above the floor. Three screws in each joint on the vent pipe if its metal, must be 4" minimum if the appliance is 40,000 BTUH or higher. I also recommend a thermal expansion tank be installed with the new unit. Don't forget to pull a permit its required for water heater replacement in this state. The fine if caught can be $2500 for not pulling permit, $250 for not calling for inspection. I pay around $400-$500 for a 40 or 50 gal natural gas Natural draft heater usually. Power vent models are much more. I only service Morris, Sussex, & Warren, and Western Passaic, sorry.

Colt Government .45acp & a Sig .22 I've noticed since buying and shooting 1911's, I have stopped looking at the other cases at the LGS. I go right for the 1911 gun porn now. I'm just not interested in anything else anymore.

I kinda forgot I have a PC, been quite a while since I turned it on lol...

Just download the GFH app. Makes it way easier IMO.

The range I think your all talking about in Warren county has a waiting list? Correct?

Your close also its probably a 20 min ride from your town. I would probably go more often if it were a little closer to me. I'm in Sussex County but only a mile from the Morris county line. RTSP is just easier for me, my business is based in Randolph makes it easy for me to leave my shop and hit the range.

Good luck to you sir. Glad it went smoothly for you. Now go sell some guns!

Layton Twp. Turn off of route 206 towards Dingmans Bridge but keep going past where you turn to actually go over the bridge you run right smack into Flatbrook WMA. Past the rifle range is the Wallpack Inn. Its basically in the middle of nowhere, but no center fire rifles allowed and one person in your party must have a valid NJ hunting license. Rimfire, blackpowder, air rifle, & shotgun are all permitted. The range is 75 yards and you bring your own targets.

Thats understandable to me. If i shoot outside I go up to Flatbrook, and shoot .22, 12g, and the .50 muzzle loader. Its $26 for my hunting license for the year and it never closes to licenced hunters so cops can practice. The range is usually empty weekdays, & its about the same distance for me to drive to Flatbrook as it is to CR from Lk. Hopatcong. For the bigger guns outdoors, I drive to Ft. Dix. I had a bad experience at CR once, beautiful range just poorly managed IMO. Maybe its better now, been years since I visited it last.

RTSP is open @ 8am on the weekends 8-10am members only. I usually don't have to wait if I get there between 8-9am. Yeah its loud I wear double ear protection when I'm there. The new side 15 yard range is much quieter than the 25 yard range I will say. They insulated the Walls so it dampens the noise more. Handgun only on the 15 yard side so no AR's with muzzle breaks over there. I don't cry about the noise sometimes I'm there testing a rifle build myself. Normally I only shoot handguns there. I usually go during the week if I have an early day, its less crowded. And members have port priority on weekdays, I've never had to wait ever for a port weekdays.

Your also allowed to posses hollow point ammunition for hunting. I am a licensed Hunter and its ground hog season, .22lr ammo is approved & legal to hunt groundhog with. If stopped I'm on my way to or from hunting, pretty simple for me to fall into that exemption. I'm not really worried about that.

I'll buy them from you if your willing to sell some. I can drive all the way to Vernon but that sucks for me to basically drive past Newton to get there. I would be willing to meet at Simon Peter? Or we can meet at RTSP I will even guest you in on me for a port if you would be willing?