Keith, you have my sympathy; I used to live in Maryland. Just TRY to get a license to carry concealed in MD! I still have my lifetime membership at the Gilbert gunrange in Rockville off E. Gude Dr. I plan to stop by there sometime in the next few weeks. They owe me about four boxes of .45s and I recently got a benchrest, so I want to sight in my H&K USP with laser for 25 yds. I can take guest, if you are interested, but you have to take the range safety course (20-minute video, multiple choice test, plus small fee).
"New York reload" is like "Highway Patrol cocktail," it's one of those terms I've picked up from friends in law enforcement. I'm not original enough to coin my own.
I AM working on a story of my own, set in Manhattan, but no supernatural aspects or occult overtones.
Regards,
NewYorkjoe