TonyS.

Whether buying or selling privately, ensure you get a dated and signed by both parties receipt at time of sale. A simple receipt printed on a regular PC printer at home works, too, as long as the pertinent info (VIN#, seller and buyer's names, date, etc) is on there.

What a crock! It's his biz, yes, but has he given a justification for that ridiculousness? Sounds like he'd rather sell it from his store than at a show, but a sale's a sale....or so I thought.

Depends what you like. It'll be your gun. Personally, I think a 1911 should be black/blued.

Dave/Recoil, any updates? I figure you guys'll be too busy to post here but figure'd I'd ask. I know a lot of us here are excited to hear about another range opening.

I've had no problems with my Colt/Walther .22lr 1911 Gold Cup Trophy. It's a 12-rounder and has fired everything I've fed it yet.

The only time a gun salesman bad-mouthed a brand I inquired about was at HG. I won't say the brand or the HG location but I assure you it's not bottom-shelf or an upper custom tier brand either. It was the first and only time I ever heard such a strong negative about the brand. I then asked and was told HG doesn't carry the brand. "For every 2 or 3 we sold we'd get 1 or 2 back." Then, I was strongly advised a few times to go with Kimber. Now no offense to Kimber owners but I flat out told him I'm staying away from Kimbers. He just about tried to embarrass me for this. Good salesmanship? I don't think so. I think he criticized the brand I originally asked about because he simply didn't sell them. Then, to keep mentioning Kimbers after I said I wasn't interested? I thought that type of BS was just for car salesmen. I'm not a kid nor a fool, but to me this was foolish behavior on his part. I left the store and bought elsewhere. I had to go quite a distance but at least I was able to compare the brand I was interested in with a few others of seemingly comparable quality and price.

NRA Basic Pistol

Tops, affordable? Maybe but not worth what they're asking, IMO. The only TOPS I ever liked when handling were the MIL-SPIE 5 or their Brothers or Bushcraft knives. You can get an ESEE 4 for less than comparable TOPS and it's just as good, if not better (adding in cstmr service). It really comes down to what type of knife you want and/or what you'll be using it for.

Bag Balm.

Sportsmansguide has used .50's and you might be able to find a free shipping coupon somewhere.

Watch Bill Morgan's Youtube videos. While the brands may not be what you have the operational foundation(s) are pretty much the same. Get yourself Lyman's and Hornady's reload books. Read, read, and read again and ask or look for any questions you have. I just went thru the whole press buying process (which one, what accessories, manuals, etc). I won't advise about single, turret, or progressive presses, but I will strongly advise you to buy the best press and components you can afford. Buy once, cry once.

F/b SOGs are decent. I stay away from their folders. Quality has went over the cliff in the past couple of years. If you like the looks and how it handles, go for it. If it was me and I wasn't dead set on it I'd look elswhere, and for quality as a good price I'd look at ESEE or Cold Steel.

Loading newbie here. Just a few days ago I got my Hornady LnL AP setup, cleaned up, and dies installed. I've not adjusted the dies yet due to time constraints....hopefully next week I'll be able to do it. So after reading and reading and reading the past 3-4 months about reloading I believe I have a good grasp on it, yet there's one thing that I haven't seen talked about. Knowing when your loads are optimal for the gun you're using them in. I have an STI Lawman .45acp 1911 and I'd like to eventually get into USPSA. For now I'm practicing at a 25yard bullseye range. How or when do I know I've gotten to that optimal load for my gun? When it's shooting the tightest groups at an amount of recoil I can deal with and the velocity (or power factor) I'm looking for, while not blowing up the gun/barrel? Thank you.

My Rx is -2.00 so it would be fine. Actually, I must admit that after checking the funding out I may just opt for contacts for my dominant eye after going to an ophthalmologist. I already have contacts for regular viewing. Regular clear safety glasses are cheap, and I already have them, so I think this might will be the affordable route for now. Thanks PB.

Thanks Boo!! Much appreciated. Looks like a winner to me. I'm gonna pick up the Suppressor glasses and the Vice insert. Hopefully they'll fit my noggin. LOL!

Definitely. I was just at the range last week and the guy was shooting 22 next to me and somehow one of his cases came over into my booth and tapped the side of my head. Surprised....to say the least! I still can't figure how it got over to me but it did. Right now I'm wearing my regular Rx glasses underneath 3m clear safety glasses. I would NOT wear anything without side protection and not ANSI-Z87.1 approved.

Boo, thank you for responding and putting up the pic. Would you happen to have a side pic of your glasses with the inserts? I'd like to see how close the insert is to the front lenses and the overall setup. Thanks.

This is looking promising. I just scored a bit of luck. I found an old prescription glasses. The frames are in good condition thought the lenses are scratched to heck but I would need new ones anyway. If I get impact-resistant Rx anti-glare lenses for them I might be able to save some $. I like the fact that you can switch out the lenses on the ESS frames for different environments (sunny, indoors, etc) so I'm going to have to decide which way to go. What say you guys?

What frames are you guys using with them?

I've been debating the past few weeks what to do with my front handgun sight being fuzzy. I just stumbled upon the ESS U-Rx inserts and they seem a great idea. I like the idea of being able to simply swap out the lenses of the insert when my Rx changes down the road without having to get a whole new set of glasses. So, anyone using the ESS U-Rx inserts? Do you get tunnel vision....IOW are the inserts annoyingly confining while wearing them? Thanks.

Thank you! I searched but only came up with results about eyes and sights but nothing specifically about gun-freidly doctors here in NJ. Thanks.

I'm having trouble focusing my front sight on any gun I own. Anything over a second or two and the front's get fuzzy. It's been a few years since I've been to an ophthalmologist and I know it's time for a checkup, and possibly a special lens on my dominant eye for/when target shooting. Anyone know of any Ophthalmologist that does that sort of work? I'm in central NJ but I don't mind traveling a bit for a good doctor. Thanks.

90 here. Methinks the OP's PD don't want to be bothered with extensions and just giving the 180 from the start. I actually like that, though.

I spoke to Hornady support and the guy stated the bullet feeding die only slightly seats the bullet, but a separate seating die will still be needed. I don't know how I thought the feeding die would also seat but at least I now know. I think for now I'm going to go with my original setup plan: 1: Deprime / Resize -------1.5: Primer seating 2: Case Mouth Expansion (flaring) / Powder Drop 3: Powder Check 4: Bullet Seating 5: Crimp I may change over to replacing the power check with the bullet feeder but we shall see. At least I got the PTX with the bullet feeder die now.

I haven't had dealings with them but FWIW I did a transfer with GSD Coatings in Keyport and I would highly recommend them for work or transfers ($30). I did the transfer weeks ago so I admit I forget the guy's name that helped me but I must say everything went great. I even got a tour of the "shop". Since then I've actually run into a few guys that have had coatings done by them and they had nothing but good things to say. So just another option for you if you don't go with Precision Firearms. (I'm not associated with GSD, just a happy customer)