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  1. Posted

    I would use you over lincoln park true value for transfers, You are practiacally in my back yard. What is the timeframe before you plan to open? I have 3 pistol permits i need to burn in the next 4 months.

     

    I'll be in business during the beginning of May unless an unforeseen delay arises (that seldom happens with an FFL application, right?). Fortunately the township and the landlord are very supportive of new businesses and of the Second Amendment.

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    I am a relatively new FFL in the Central Jersey area, Cream Ridge, and my bank PNC didn't give me any issues at all with my bank accounts or credit card processing. They hooked me up with one of the portable CC processing units, goes on my tablet. Very cool, works well. Your pricing is right in line with mine but I do offer discounts for multiple transfer's. Something you probably should do. Took me several months to set up my relationships with some distributors. If you can raise some capital a few of the distributors have vendor programs running. The pricing is very good and you get a few extra guns thrown your way for free depending on the package you select. I am working on a 20 gun Glock package right now. Will get several guns free if I can manage to get the package. I have a Ruger package also on my desk right now. That is a 10 gun package and if I pull the trigger on that I will get excellent pricing and a free 22/45 Mark III.

     

    Whatever you do, do NOT conduct any business before you actually acquire your State Retail Firearm's license. Don't even take deposits!!! Some people actually wait until they get the state license before the FFL. The FFL takes no time compared to the state license. Once I got through the entire process I still had to wait 30 days for a court hearing before issuing the license. In this state it is up to the individual county to decide how to issue the licenses. In my county you must appear before the judge before he will sign it. Some people have reported that in their county the court signs the license and put's it in the mail. I wasn't that lucky.

     

    Do yourself a favor and buy the "New Jersey Gun Law Guide" by Evan Nappin. This will keep you out of trouble during the process and when you are in business. Evan WARNS you many times, "DO NOT get your FFL before you have a State Retail Firearm License". I was issued my FFL just ahead of my state license because the ATF called the NJSP to find out if my application was signed and forwarded to the court. There is a time limit under which the ATF will hold open your FFL application while you wait for your state license. If your FFL license application is about to expire you can request, in writing an extension while you wait for the state license but that is a whole different process. I was fortunate because my state license had just gone to the court when the ATF made their inquiry so they issued the FFL ahead of the state license. But I was told that it was rare for that to happen and the ATF will either close the application and make you reopen it again, or force you to submit a request for an extension.

     

    Some lessons learned, hope it helps.

     

    By the way I know this information to be true because the first time I applied for my FFL I mistakenly took the advice from an on-line service I paid for that guides you through the whole process. They state in their directions that you should not forget to obtain your state license before conducting business under your FFL. They never said get the state license first, in fact they stated that you had 30 days to make the state application after getting your FFL. That was not true. So when the ATF came for my site inspection and asked me for a copy of my state license, well game over. They refunded my application money and made me re-apply after getting the state process underway. Fortunately they gave me my case file number so I didn't have to resubmit fingerprints and all the other supporting documents. My mistake cost me over two months.

     

    Are you saying I should cease all non-firearms sales right now, personal or otherwise? How far into the state process should I submit the FFL packet? I will be offering a good multi-gun discount.

  5. Posted

    There are some gun friendly CC processors out there. I would talk to some FFL's and get their imput. =) Then become an NJGF vendor. =P

     

    I believe I'm going to hook up with Payment Alliance for firearms sales once I get my FFL, but my present provider is much less expensive. If I can continue to use my existing account for non-firearm sales, I will. I intend to become an NJGF vendor . . . if I can afford it. Will I get a free LCP? :)

  6. Posted

    I'm toying with an idea: what do you think about a small "lending library" to test drive non-firearm items like this: http://www.gunsandammo.com/reviews/grab-and-go-sig-sauer-adaptive-carbine-platform-review/. I'm thinking I could charge a nominal fee to allow folks to try these things out on their weapons. A portion of the credit card fee would buy a prepaid Priority box for return. I know everyone wants to try slightly gimmicky stuff like the Slidefire stock or the ACP, but not everyone wants to be stuck owning one these pricey toys. I'm mainly considering things people couldn't easily destroy like novel bipods, slings, stocks, iron sights that sort of thing. Opinions?

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    The company that provides me "merchant services", i.e., credit card processing, sent me a message asking for a description of my business and for a copy of an invoice. Hmmmm . . . the popular opinion among folks who know nothing about firearms (Amazon seller support, PayPal, eBay, Craigslist, and others) is that magazines are a "gun part." My terms of service say I cannot sell firearms. I'm certain that the agent reviewing my account will shut me down the minute he hears "magazine" or "ammo." Hmmm, anyone want to buy some My Little Pony dolls? :)

  8. Posted

    My message is that the individuals and the behaviors targeted by 99 percent of the proposed legislation are entirely unrelated to freak events like the CT shooting. I would like to emphasize that the measures proposed would be completely ignored by criminals. From a practical standpoint, I would emphasize that I have total confidence that Federal government is best poised to limit our second amendment rights.

     

    Whoever does go should include Tom Gresham's message of, "We will not be scapegoated", in whatever comments you make.

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    Do not do this. As a soldier you are allowed to attend rallies, but not in uniform.

    5 U.S.C. 301, 10 U.S.C. 772.

     

    (a) Members of the Armed Forces (including retired members and members of reserve components). The wearing of the uniform is prohibited under any of the following circumstances:

     

    (1) At any meeting or demonstration which is a function of, or sponsored by an organization, association, movement, group, or combination of persons which the Attorney General of the United States has designated, pursuant to E.O. 10450 as amended, as totalitarian, fascist, communist, or subversive, or as having adopted a policy of advocating or approving the commission of acts of force or violence to deny others their rights under The Constitution of the United States, or as seeking to alter the form of Government of the United States by unconstitutional means.

    (2) During or in connection with the furtherance of political activities, private employment or commercial interests, when an inference of official sponsorship for the activity or interest could be drawn.

    (3) Except when authorized by competent Service authority, when participating in activities such as public speeches, interviews, picket lines, marches, rallies or any public demonstrations (including those pertaining to civil rights), which may imply Service Sanction of the cause for which the demonstration or activity is conducted.

    (4) When wearing of the uniform would tend to bring discredit upon the Armed Forces.

    (5) When specifically prohibited by regulations of the department concerned.

     

    Don't mean to be a D*ck, but sometimes the stripes still come out. Forget about your CO. You'll have to answer to me first.

     

     

     

    But in all seriousness, don't do it. We can have our own opinions out of uniform but we stand as one when we wear it.

     

    I'm not going to do it, but I guess I didn't consider it "political" in that it's not party specific . . . more of an educational forum. ;) I'm curious about the "inference of official sponsorship" part, though. Without being too specific about where I am, the CO would probably be the one to bust me in this case. On a side note, I'm pretty sure he's very pro second amendment.

     

    It is mine. I bought the pistol. The grips were a gift when I got promoted to Sergeant First Class.

     

    I don't tend to puff up my chest here, but I guess I have to come out of the closet. I've been in the military in one form or another since 1993. Army. Guard. Infantry. I don't tend to brag about it, or even talk about it. It's just something I do on the weekends now. I served in Iraq. So did 1.4 million other people. I'm not special.

     

    Soldiers might have protested back in the 1960's but odds are that they were really vets who wore pieces of their uniforms. If they protested in uniform the penalties would probably have been much higher, especially since Army didn't pussyfoot around with discipline back then.

     

    I was in Iraq for a year myself but not as a green suiter. If we can move 1.4 million people to the middle east and back (don't forget R&R trips), we can easily send illegal foreign nationals back to the home countries they think the US should emulate . . . I digress.

     

    You can be wearing things that let people know you are in the military though.

     

    I have a unit T-shirt I like to wear for things like that.

     

     

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    Maybe the "high and tight" will make it obvious.

     

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    Unit t-shirt is just fine. But you better be wearing your eyepro and PT belt.

     

    :) On the other hand, I was thinking birkenstocks and an "I heart Berkeley" t-shirt might go a long way to fighting the image the media want to portray.

  10. Posted

    You don't have to sell anything at a loss. But if you are buying a gun with the intention of turning it around in a quick sell, you're technically pushing your luck.

     

    NO ONE, ATF included, is going to care that you bought and sold a few rifles. They aren't going to care if you made $10,000 in profit (though the Tax collectors might). You can't be SEEN as being the business of selling firearms. Lots of people buy a gun, decide they don't like it or want something else, and sell it 2 weeks later. It happens, the ATF knows it. just keep it reasonable. If the ATF finds your name in a FFL's log book 50 times, he's probably going to wonder what's going on.

     

    Most guys who get nailed, are buying and selling at gun shows. The ATF usually has an agent or two roaming these things, and if they notice the same guy keeps buying a table and shows up with new guns to sell show after show, they're probably going to start asking questions. Also if you keep showing up 3 times a week for a few months to ship out guns from your FFL, he might notify someone.

     

    Long story short, don't be too paranoid. NO ONE cares about 2 or 3 guns, heck they probably wouldn't notice 20 a year. Just don't get in the habit of buying a gun with the idea of turning it around for a quick sell. It could get habit forming :p

     

    Cool, I guess I'm ready to put my AUG back on the market. Shoot, I may accept an ammo trade for it. My concern was delaying the FFL application while I'm paying rent for our location. I work for the government, so I guess I should realize the ATF doesn't work THAT hard. At the same time, I've had to deal with some really unreasonable operators within the federal government.

  11. Posted

    If you're closer to me than lincoln park true value I'll definitely be coming to you for transfers as well.

     

    What kind of operating hours are you considering?

     

    As few as I can get away with. I've noticed the FFL I've been using is almost never available during his posted hours. My wife will most likely be manning the helm, waiting for the State Police and ATF to drop in. :) I'll try to be available when most folks are off work.

     

    My $0.02:

     

    Please give discounts on the transfer fee for multiple transfers at once (aside from distributing the single $15 NICS fee across all items).

     

    Something like 2nd and 3rd transfer half price or 3 for the price of 2.

     

    Shore Shot used to work with me in that respect but they raped me for $160-170ish on my last 3 item transfer.

     

    Thank you sir

     

    I intend to provide discounts for multiples. Given my low overhead and the limited "regular business hours" I intend to keep, I want to set the floor for prices. I will have mostly used, or new old stock weapons. I spoke with one of my manufacturers and they told me to expect an 18 month lead time, so I'll be scavenging what I can. Expect very limited inventory. I don't have a lot of working capital.

     

    So if I transfer 3 fire arms, It is possible to be charged a transfer fee for each firearm?? What a hustle......All that money to fill out 15min of paper work.

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    I would come and buy from you. You sound like your prices would be reasonable.

     

    Your price for transfer sounds fair.

    Great. I think third party transfers will be my bread and butter. I won't have a lot of working capital to keep much in the way of inventory. Think hotdog stand vs. grocery store. :)

    I'll take 5000 rounds of 7.62 and 5.56.. I hope it works out well for you. I like small shops myself. And personable real people. Not the car salesman type . Im sure you will do well

     

    I'm not the car salesman type, but I will adjust my prices to reflect market conditions. By the same token, I will also pay prices that reflect market conditions.

  15. Posted

    i have a 597 and its a great accurate gun but not many mods, call Dicks they normally have these in stock for around 230$ with a scope

    Thanks for the info. Was that $230 for the threaded bull barrel version?

     

    Actually paid $220 with scope last week but it's not the heavy barrel.

    Dude I LOVE my 597- I really Really REALLY Love it. And I am much happier, no need for a 10/22 for me (I don't feel the need to justify myself but I am happier with my 597 and won't do a 10/22).

     

    There are two mods that are extremely good for the 597- both made by the best rimfire and one of the best overall rifle companies in the business.- Volquartsen ... one is their "Exact Edge" Extractor - was $20 bucks when I bought in Dec 2010, the other is their Volquartsen "Target" Hammer, was $40 in Dec 2010.

     

    The Extractor is essential. The achillies heel of the 597 is the extraction issues and their extractor sucks. The Volquartsen extractor makes the rifle 101% PERFECT RELIABLE. - mean it became PERFECT, I cannot express its utter awesomeness. The target hammer reduces trigger pull weight by over 50% and increases not only reliability and function but accuracy because of the increased 'smoothness' and reduced effort on the firing 'squeeze'. These two parts make A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE, and I cannot stress that enough.

     

    Now some people choose not to do this, or claim theirs works enough without it. Now I felt like I did do it, AND IT MADE SUCH A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE, my 597 is now my go to .22LR.

     

     

    If I could go hback and buy a heavy barrel version I probably would have, but it was my first long gun purchase and I did not know about them or the difference etc. Maybe someday I might buy a volquartsen barrel for it anyway.

     

    BUT- I downright love my 597 and am so happy I did it and did some upgrades. When I factor in the Nikon ProStaff 4-12x40mm, the bipod, my custom "Scrappy-flauge' paint job lol , I love my 597. give it a little TLC and it will give you some back.

     

    You guys are making this a tough decision. I like the price of the 597. I have experience with the 10-22. I guess if I find mods I want to make beyond what's available for the 597, I'll probably just buy another rifle.

     

    I actually bought a 597 in .17 HMR for my dad to make up for losing the bolt to his varmint rifle (Remington 788 in .223-- I found the bolt later). He's still afraid to shoot it because he hasn't yet taken it in to the gunsmith to address the recall issue.

  16. Posted

    Now that you've convinced me that I can find a 10/22 for a good price, does anyone know of a Charger model that comes in under 50 oz? I noticed a description that says 56 oz, which is darned close. A model with a lighter barrel, perhaps?

     

    On a different note, I was watching an auction for a 597, so the urgency has passed. How does one edit a thread title?

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    Negative, if you are buying and then reselling guns as means of creating money/aka profit for yourself you NEED a FFL license. Probably has more to do with taxation and accountability than anything. You sell 5 guns a year, no one is going to pay attention. You sell 50, you'll probably get a visit from the ATF unless you can convince them you were just disposing of a private collection you've owned for a few years and no longer wanted.

     

    You CANNOT be in the business of selling firearms without a FFL period. If you are buying guns and reselling them to make money, you ARE in the business of selling firearms.

     

    So the key is, sell my stuff at a loss. :) For the record, the wife will be really unhappy if I don't sell my AUG (hear that, ATF?). $600 purchases here and there are probably below the wife radar, but a $3000 plus gun gets her attention.

     

    Sometimes you get a little overzealous and buy too much ("Wow, that's a good deal!"). Granted, my feelings won't be terribly hurt if I don't sell it because I think it's a pretty cool rifle. My main concern was that the ATF would come banging on my door about the quick turnaround on the sale. You would think they'd enough "legitimate" cases with the buying right now to keep them busy. I'm just paranoid about a witch hunt, particularly when I'm trying to get my own FFL.

     

    So, based on what you're saying, I'm probably OK selling a couple of recent acquisitions?

  21. Posted

    Sales for profit specifically refers to someone who is trying to sale firearms as a business, or even as a side business. If you are going out and buying firearms with the specific purpose of reselling them for profit you would be in violation of the law. If you are simply reselling a firearm you bought for your own use and are just taking advantage of the current price increases, that would fine.

     

    So, intent aside, the fact that the purchase would go straight from an FFL to an FFL would not "sanctify" the arrangement? I mean, isn't that the purpose of an FFL? I thought the prohibition on sales for profit was to address people purchasing weapons from an FFL, then selling through a face-to-face private party transfer.

  22. Posted

    Along a similar vein, I just pulled my AUG off the market because I was unsure about the ATF and "sales for profit." I was under the impression that if a firearm is sold through an FFL, then I wouldn't be considered an "unlicensed dealer," even if I'm reselling for profit a weapon that I purchased recently. I thought FFL dealers existed precisely to provide that sort of service. I recently heard otherwise from some "online experts." I obviously don't believe everything I read, but I'm not going to take any risks until I get a conclusive affirmation that I can use FFLs to broker deals for me. Any input?

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