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  1. Posted

    Parsippany PD (07054)

    8/23/19 - Submitted paperwork for 3 permits online

    8/26/19 - Both references completed and submitted, received confirmation email stating such

    8/28/19 - Received email that criminal history check was completed

    9/20/19 - Received email that the permits were done and to wait for contact from my local PD before picking up

    9/24/19 - Received phone call from local PD that permits were ready and to bring $6 cash or check to pay for the 3 permits. 

     

    So, all told, 1 month from start to finish, including weekends. I was secretly hoping that the time between the completed criminal history check and the email that the permits were done would be shorter than 3+ weeks, but it's still an improvement. I'm not smart enough to know whether or not making it easier for us by doing everything online is good or bad in the long run. All I know is that my permits took exactly a month, and I'm not complaining. 

     

  2. Posted

    31 minutes ago, 0Jeep4 said:

    Middletown 

    Applied 7/26/19 (p2p replament FID)

    references answered immediately same day. 

    Lost email when background was completed 

    8/17/19 email approved don’t show up to issuing authority. 

    8/21/19 letter arrived at home stating ready for pick up.

    Only annoyance permits dated 8/16/19 so that’s when they were signed by the chief, but overall a lot quicker than usual. Happy with results of new system 

    On my initial FID about 10 years ago, the gap between the date of the chief's signature and the time I was told the FID was ready was approx. 80 days. I'd have gladly settled for 5 lol 

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  3. Posted

    I've been MIA from this site, and firearms in general, for quite a while, but I'm getting ready to apply for more permits.

    I went on Facebook last night and found a post on my town's PD page (Parsippany) from July stating that they were switching over to the online FARS system. I left a comment asking whether relatives were allowed to be used as references. The PD responded with a quick "no," but they also said they would double check in the morning to see if things had changed. Credit to them for at least being responsive.

    I mentioned that I know other municipalities allow it now (i.e. East Windsor, per their online instructions that were posted earlier in this thread)... 

    They got back to me this morning that "Per the state form and the NJSP website FAQ, you cannot use relatives as a reference." 

    Has anyone actually used relatives as a reference successfully? I don't really care either way, it's not a problem that I can't, I just find it hard to believe that certain towns allow it and certain towns don't? It's obviously possible that the rules have changed and Parsippany PD doesn't even know it.

    Just curious. 

  4. Posted

    Checked the Schrade inventory on KnifeCenter, just because that's the manufacturer that I already have, and came across these two at pretty attractive sale prices:

    https://www.knifecenter.com/item/SCHF42D/schrade-schf42d-frontier-fixed-512-black-1095-plain-blade-brown-grivory-handles-leather-sheath (1095 Carbon Steel blade)

    https://www.knifecenter.com/item/SCHF40D/schrade-schf40d-fixed-510-black-blade-glass-filled-nylon-handles-with-tpe-overmold-glass-filled-nylon-sheath (420J2 Stainless blade)

    Both are just over 5" blade, which is a slight, but fairly noticeable difference from the 6.4" on the SCHF9 that I own. But I get lost once you get into types of steel and steel quality. 

  5. Posted

    Resurrecting this from the dead... looking to get more into hiking (nothing too serious, like mountaineering or multi-day through-hikes, but potentially some several mile loops that will take the better part of a day). 

    Are there any new products or new developments that I should be considering when looking at a basic hiking/survival knife to bring with me? As I stated above in this thread, I do have a Schrade SCHF9, but I think that may be a bit large. Thinking something around a 4"-5" blade is probably more manageable. 

    I don't follow/keep up with knives, so any new info. would be great. Looks like there's plenty of options in the $50-$100 range...

  7. Posted

    18 hours ago, Sniper22 said:

    Hell, there are many areas of the state where just property taxes are over 10K a year.

     

    My parents pay about $13k, and they don't exactly live on an overly special piece of land. County to county (even town to town) differences are drastic. 

    It's as if some people who are pissed about missing out on the deduct don't seem to care why they're getting that deduct in the first place - an asinine property tax rate. Do you think people would rather pay huge property taxes and get a big deduct, or just pay a lot less in property tax? I know my answer... 

  9. Posted

    Interesting. I’ve yet to handle a VP9, but it’s near the top of my list for next handgun, and the paddle release was one of several reasons why, especially as a left handed shooter. 

    I don’t discount the need/desire for consistency, especially if you’re in the mindset of “training” with your guns rather than just shooting them. For that reason, I think it’s great that this version will have a push button mag release. From what I’ve heard/read, it is an excellent gun, it seems a shame that something like a mag release would be the reason why people couldn’t enjoy it. 

    However, when the time comes, I have a feeling I’ll be purchasing the original version. I also have a feeling I’ll find myself part of the group that prefers the paddle release. Won’t know until I actually try it, just a feeling I have. 

  10. Posted

    Received a small shipment from SG Ammo today (about 1,500 rounds of 9mm). This was my first go around with them. Price was very competitive, shipping was reasonable, and they ship next day.

    What I really like is that when you're ready to check out, their website has a tool that tells you how much weight you can add before shipping costs go up. So I ended up tacking on a couple hundred rounds without having to pay additional shipping. Hadn't seen anything like that before. Perhaps others do it as well.

    Will definitely head there first on my next purchase.

  11. Posted

    2 hours ago, Zeke said:

    Cough.... 5-2.

    Now, hmmmn, where my people  heel from... we call that an ass whooping. Jus sayen 

    Pretty loose interpretation of ass whooping, seeing how Philthy broke a tie with 3 minutes left, and then added two empty netters! 

    Although, truth be told, even though I’m a die hard Devils fan, I had the Over at 6.0 for this game, so those two empty netters didn’t exactly break my heart!

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  12. Posted

    Never smoked myself, but my old man was able to quit via hypnosis about 25 years ago. He says it wasn’t actually “hypnosis,” more like he went to a cigarette shrink for a few weeks and he weened himself off in the process. Has never had a craving since. 

    As others have mentioned, hypnosis didn’t work for them, so your mileage my vary. Without personal experience to draw on, I would agree with most here that cold turkey is probably the best way to attempt it. I would think it essentially just comes down to your commitment to the cause.

    Whatever you decide, best of luck.  

  13. Posted

    What about the Arex Rex Zero 1? If you're not a Sig fan, I guess you wouldn't like this one, since it's basically a P226 clone, but figured I'd throw it out there, as it seems to be a cost-effective full size. Anyone have experience with it? 

    I also see M&P missing from your collection. I believe their full size 9mm is the M&P9 M2.0... I don't have any personal experience with this line myself, perhaps others do. 

    Ruger SR9 another option.

    VP9 is most likely next for me - nice to see positive reviews of it here. If not that, probably the P320. More likely scenario is I choose one, then end up with the other as well. 

  14. Posted

    Just FYI, some dealers (in my experience, the bigger “highway dealers”) advertise a car as “Certified Pre Owned” and then try to tack on $1,500-$2,000 to the sticker price to deem it “certified,” saying that that’s an add-on item. The car isn’t certified as is while sitting on the lot. Pure garbage. 

    I bought my car new, but I mentioned to the sales guy that my sister was having a hard time finding a CPO car for this reason. He just shook his head and laughed. Pointed to the lot and said, “There’s one right there. Whatever the price on the window is, that’s the price, plain and simple.” 

    She bought that car later that day. 

     

  15. Posted

    Received this morning - seemed too logical to not have one. It came with the “Glock/Universal” key already installed and it snapped right on, seems rock solid. I’ve heard that the TLR-1 can take the finish off the PVD in the spots that its clipped on, but I’m not overly concerned with that. Anyone else with P229’s/Legions find that one of the other keys provides a tighter fit? Obviously, I haven’t shot with the light installed yet. 

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  17. Posted

    9 hours ago, Mrs. Peel said:

    Hmm... perhaps someone else can weigh in and help clarify this...? There's a business in Whippany called Firearms Support & Service (FSS) - it's the same exact address as Gunsitters - a storage facility. Sooo… is this the same business? An affiliate? Or did one buy out the other? I'm just not clear on this.

    But... the site is not terribly far from where you're staying, @Nucrunner. And I do seem to recall hearing that there is a decent collection of guns for sale at that site. Anyway, might be worth a call to figure out what it's all about and see if it's worth your time to visit. Here's the links. Good luck!

    https://store.firearmssupport.com/

    https://www.gunsitters.com/

     

    Wow. My office is a quarter mile from this place and I didn’t even know it existed! 

    If you stop there, be sure to stop at the Original Pancake House in the same strip. Dynamite food. 

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  20. Posted

    On 9/27/2018 at 10:16 AM, 45Doll said:

    Ditto on gregcotellc.com. I've bought from him a number of times and he frequently has the best price and the fastest shipping.

     

    Can now confirm this, thanks for the recco! Ordered several 10 round P229-1’s on Wednesday night. 

    Price was as low as anyone I’d seen ($20.95, IIRC), cheap flat shipping cost, and they arrived earlier today. Will check his site first moving forward. 

    Does availability of quality aftermarket mags actually influence anyone’s decision when buying something new? (I.e. “Eh... Option A only has expensive OEM mags, whereas i can get high quality aftermarket ones for $20-$25 each for Option B)

  21. Posted

    15 hours ago, Purple Patrick said:

    Chimney Rock. They have 2 other locations right by me. Pretty dece food, slammin pizza

    Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
     

    We installed the epoxy flooring in the kitchen. That place is a money factory, apparently. 

    They were nice enough to invite us to a free soft opening, all food and non-alcoholic beverages complimentary. Food was pretty good. 

  22. Posted

    5 minutes ago, Sniper22 said:

    If you have the 15 rounders for the SR9, why not get the blockers or get them pinned to 10. Would be less costly than buying new.

    I want to get more regardless (I only have 2), but this is something I’ll consider for the the ones I have. Thanks. 

  23. Posted

    9 minutes ago, Pizza Bob said:

    Not allowed per the new law. The grace period, as I understand it, is only for disposal of mags in excess of 10 rounds.

    Understood, thanks. I’m just catching up on all of this now. I now realize the “grace period” isn’t an extension of 15-round legality. 

    Anyway, don’t want this to turn into another law/legal conversation. If anyone has any other insights on mags, would appreciate it. 

  24. Posted

    14 minutes ago, Pizza Bob said:

    A great source for magazines generally, and MecGar's specifically is: gregcotellc.com

    Not sure whether your Legion takes regular P229 mags or the newer P229-1 mags. Sig changed the dimensions of the mag well - make sure that you check the ones you got in your gun. I'm not certain which is which, but one is wider than the other. The narrower mag may work in the wider well, but will be a loose fit. Best to use the correct mags.

    You already have found the general opinion of Pro-Mag products. Maybe the ones you got will work, who knows? If they were universally defective they wouldn't still be in business. I wouldn't use them for defensive purposes.

    Couldn't find any source for the Ruger 10-round mags, other than Ruger at $45 and they are out of stock.

    I'd wait and see how the magazine injunction and lawsuit go before investing any money in 10- rounders.

    Adios,

    Pizza Bob

    Thanks for the input. The Sig mags are 229-1’s, I made sure of that before I ordered. I think all newer (at least a couple years) 229’s (and maybe other models) are the 229-1’s. I will check out the Greg Cote site as well. 

    Maybe a dumb question....

    Edit: It WAS a dumb question 

  25. Posted

    Don’t know much about mags in general, since I only have 2 handguns and don’t shoot them much (or at all, really). Always used whatever came with the gun. Want to start shooting handguns more regularly and add to my collection. 

    I believe the three 15-round mags that came with my P229 Legion are Checkmates. I went to Sig directly for 10-rounders (paid way more than I needed to - lesson learned). They sent Mec-Gars, which is fine with me, since they seem to be better quality. A loaded Checkmate mag actually produces an audible “rattle” when I shake it, the rounds seem quite loose.  So, moving forward, I assume I should buy some additional Mec-Gars, which seem readily available for P229’s for $20-$25. Does that sound right? 

    My other question is re: my SR9. When I looked for 10-rounders for this one, I found some for $17, so I bought a few, not even thinking to look at the manufacturer. They were Pro-Mags. A quick search of this forum and other websites showed me what people generally think of these things. So the question is, do I simply buy more of the OEM mags from Ruger, or are there other SR9 mags out there? The OEM mags are a bit steeper, like $35-$45 depending on where you look. Not even sure who makes them. I think they may be Mec-Gar b/c the ones that came with the gun are stamped “Made in Italy,” but no mention of a manufacturer. 

    Any info would be appreciated. Just want to make sure I know my options. Thanks! 

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