Joe P.

I went with the Beretta 96a1 (.40) for my first pistol. I have been shooting it for 6 months and like it a lot. As others have said the trigger can take some getting used to as well. I have long fingers so the grip was not an issue for me and i even threw on the Hogue(sp?) rubber finger grips which make it even wider. I use the weapon for range and some USPSA-lite action shooting which it may be a little heavy for, but i like the way the sights settle. I have shot Glocks and like them for their functionality and ease of use and see one in the safe in the near future , but Beretta just felt more solid to me. and i also like to feel sexy at the range.

your right , none of my business , apologies

Agree with above. Not a member but I think this should be handled with conversation in a board room between the board and match directors... With dicks back in pants

i own a Weber Genesis (no side burner) and love it. But no, they usually do not go on sale, i paid up for a copper colored grill i found at Ace hardware. The best prices iv'e seen are on Amazon and usually around $700.

Nice gun.. Even nicer collection

F'ing Hilarious

jealous ..very nice

Yes , i have purchased from Dicks in the recent past and had the same experience. i normally get ammo from my local shop guy but got the bug to shoot outdoors on first decent weather day this year, but it was Sunday, my guy is closed so went to Dick bags. they had what i wanted (.40) but got the same request at checkout .. very annoyed . told them they pushed me out the door for last time.

agree

voted. yes 76.29% no 22.97% idk .73% not that this has any relevance to future legislature , but we have to try i think , small steps

i had a good experience at RTSP this past weekend also , picked my first 10/22 and threw a P-22 scope on, staff mounted it for me and was very patient and helpful , great selection , will be back to buy again.

hey Black , OBRPC has Indoor Action Shoot tonight which begins at 6:30 (if you can get there early , you can help set up stages and get a first hand look at course of fire!) attend the safety briefing which is mandatory, but you do not have to be a member to shoot your first match. The match can run pretty late fyi, but it's great intro to what you are looking for i think. i'm a new member there now as a result of my experience at the indoor action shoots. i will not be at tonight's match however, but the people there will make you comfortable. shoot safe !

Puts things in perspective!!! Permalink Obit of the Day: Oldest Living FBI Agent, Olympian, and Marine Walter R. Walsh was a legend. He served as an FBI agent during the 1930s, when the gangsters were more famous than the lawmen. He re-established and trained the Marine Scout Snipers during World War II. He even participated in the 1948 Olympic Games. And he lived for 106 years. Mr. Walsh joined the FBI in 1934, a 27-year-old Rutgers law school grad. His class was the first to be armed, and among that group he stood out. Since his teens Mr. Walsh had earned dozens of awards and prizes for his skill with a pistol and rifle. It was that skill that put him in the field handling some of the FBI’s most dangerous cases. During his ten years with the Bureau, Mr. Walsh shot and killed 11 known criminals. The most breathtaking story involved “Public Enemy Number One” Al Brady who, along with associates James Dalhover and Clarence Lee Shaffer, was wanted for four murders and 200 robberies. On October 12, 1937, Mr. Walsh was working undercover at a sporting goods store in Bangor, Maine waiting for the trio to return to pick up Thompson sub-machine guns they had purchased. Mr. Dalhover walked into the store first and Walsh immediately arrested him. Informed that the other two were right outside, Mr. Walsh went to open the door and realized he was staring directly at Mr. Shaffer. Both men opened fire simultaneously shattering the door’s plate glass. Mr. Walsh was hit three times including in the chest and his right hand, which also destroyed one of two guns he was carrying. Mr. Shaffer was wounded as well. Al Brady, seeing what was happening, began opening fire and even though severely wounded Mr. Walsh shot at Brady although with dozens of other FBI agents who had surrounded the store. Witnesses later testified that they saw Mr. Walsh put the final bullet into Mr. Brady who was writhing on the ground. Mr. Walsh had other, less violent run-ins with some of the more notorious criminals of the era. He and a his partner discovered the body of “Baby Face” Nelson in Skokie, Illinois in November 1934. Mr. Nelson was mortally wounded while firing on and killing two FBI agents earlier in the day. Just two months later, Mr. Walsh arrested “Doc” Barker, one of Ma Barker’s sons. Mr. Walsh asked Mr. Barker if he had a gun and the kidnapper and murdered admitted that he left it in his apartment saying “Ain’t that a hell of a place for it?” Mr. Walsh replied, “No, you were lucky.” In 1942, Mr. Walsh left the FBI and joined the Marines. Although the Bureau needed agents during World War II, Mr. Walsh felt his skills as a marksman were more valuable to the military. Having served in the Marine Corps Reserves - in order to compete in shooting competitions - Mr. Walsh was commissioned as a lieutenant and ordered to re-form and train the Marine Scout Snipers. For two years, Mr. Walsh helped transform young non-commissioned officers into some of the greatest shooters in the world. But it wasn’t enough for Mr. Walsh who wanted to be at the front lines. In 1944 he was shipped to the Pacific theater and participated in the invasion of Okinawa. His legendary shooting prowess showed itself throughout the battle especially when he killed a Japanese sniper with his .45 automatic pistol from 80 yards. He left the Marines at the end of the war having attained the rank of colonel. Returning to the FBI he received a cool welcome for having left to serve in the war and resigned after two additional years of service. He re-enlisted in the Marine Corps. Throughout all of this Mr. Walsh continued to pile up awards and citations for his sharpshooting. He won FBI and Marine Corps shooting competitions and made the U.S. Olympic team. He made the 1948 U.S. Olympic team and traveled to London the 1948 Games, the first in 12 years. He finished in 12th place in the 50m free pistol competition. Mr. Walsh fully retired from the Marines in 1970 having commanded the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines and the Weapons Training Battalion in Quantico, Virginia. Even into his 80s, Mr. Walsh continued to participate in shooting competitions, serving as captain for the U.S. team at the 1994 World Muzzleloading Championships. He kept his shooting eye as he aged hitting 10 of 15 clay pigeons in a skeet shooting session with a reporter…a few weeks after he turned 100. In 2008, Mr. Walsh was honored at the FBI’s 100th anniversary as the Bureau’s oldest living agent - who was also older than the agency itself. During an NPR interview that same year he was asked the secret to his longevity: “To start with, you have to be lucky. Then, if you listen to your parents and follow the path of the straight and narrow, then I think God has mercy on you — permits you to live. That’s about it. It has worked very well for me for a long time.” Walter R. Walsh, who honed his shooting skills by knocking clothespins off his grandmother’s wash line with a BB gun, died on April 29, 2014 at the age of 106. He was 5 days shy of his 107th birthday. Sources: NY Times, NPR, American Rifleman, and Wikipedia (Image of Walter R. Walsh, undated but circa World War II, is courtesy of USA Shooting.)

RIP

thanks for all the input here , i plan on visiting Ottomanelli's and RTSP based on the feedback , i'm not quite set on what exactly im looking for ... and i don't get much time to shop around (like any of us do) and online just doesn't satisfy the curiosity. So i'll be making time to explore these to fine establishments this weekend and maybe part with some dough. Gentlemen! ty

heyyooooooo!!!!!!!.... yes , and after i catch the .40cal ammo gnome gobbling up all the ammo in my area, i will post his picture here!!!

Welcome..!!!!

Welcome!!!

Who/which shop has the best and most diverse selection of arms in the great state of NJ?.. assume that pricing is no concern.... i'm looking for one stop shopping ...

good scouting , ty PB notice the ammo situation ?... any .22lr ha ha!!! ... no really

i see this also, not everywhere , but generally smaller gun shops .. they put full MSRP price on the tag , and tell anyone looking at or shopping for that particular item that by paying cash they can get the product somewhat cheaper.

yes .. it's the Lincoln Tunnel with accidents in all three tubes..lol

found those videos , good stuff. i feel like i have alot of work to do , but you guys on here have given me the tools to succeed thank men

first off, i am an excellent taper guy, if we were timed on taping for speed and accuracy i would win hands down! .. HA! secondly, this is why i joined this forum, in hopes of getting sound info and experience from people who excel at these games. its a little surreal to me still, after thinking and wishing i had access to these types of activities for so long,and now that i do , when i get to the line , it's like a dream sequence out of a movie. i know it sounds stupid, but after the beep all i see is targets and my sights are a wavy blur. Slow and Low is my new thing freaking love this sh*t Ty Alec