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  4. Posted

    For me personally, it's either recommendations from people I trust, or stuff I have read/watched and think will be interesting.

     

    You have to determine what you want to get from training, Ex- Are you looking to improve your fundamentals? Maybe learn how to shoot accurately on the move, Maybe you feel you are interested in increasing your proficiency in transitions from rifle to pistol. Once you determine what you want to accomplish, then look for a quality instructor that will provide the help in these skills.

     

    It isn't hard to flush out a quality instructor, from a guy who is just stealing money, and is a bit of a clown, ( see the florida guy who shot himself post in the forums for an example of who NOT to attend). 

     

    I would also pay attention to guys that have a lot of time behind the gun, on this forum guys like High Exposure do this all the time, I would expect you will get sound advice if you listed to who he is training with, or has. I think he even mentioned, try and take a class that pushes you out the comfort zone, but isn't way advanced, it will keep you learning, and not overwhelmed. 

     

    The reason a few of us mention Joe at Sight and Triggers is, he offers a lot of info for the money, is local, and actually watches your fundamentals, and will give you things he see's to work on. Other classes are guys reading off of lesson sheets, and not really offering any guidance, just giving you drills to do.

     

    I echo the issue with Alias, they consistently over book classes, and there is nothing worse then 18 to 25 students in a class with one instructor, and maybe one assistant. Classes should have a solid 1 teacher to 3 or 4 students, if they intend to give everyone solid feedback. Inevitably, you will have that one student who is either way novice, or worse, unsafe, and the instructor will have to spend all the time watching this person and ends up neglecting the rest of the class. YMMV, but this is what I have witnessed.

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    Look into Sights and Triggers:

    http://www.sightsandtrigger.com/site/3ca3207e22524b0293624bd2b8893501/home?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsightsandtrigger.com%2F#2838

     

    Great Instructor named Joe Riedy. Close, cheap, reasonable round count and class levels covering everything from the basics to advanced low light classes.

     

    He has a Handgun Fundamentals class on March 26, 2016.

     

    I have taken 2 of his classes already and plan on taking at least one this year.

    +1 Joe is gtg. Looking to do more with him this year. Although, like HE said, Proctor is also on a short list.... Were did I put that winning lotto ticket again?...

  8. Posted

    I agree the ace is cool, but the last on I used was a proprietary receiver extension, not a standard carbine. So, although its a cool stock, you don't get the flexibility I mentioned. AND when I ripped the foam pad, I was bummed... LOL

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    That would work. If you pick a non-collapsible stock (like the Magpul fixed carbine stock, or a rifle stock depending on your receiver extension) that's one less thing to fret about.

     

    I got my lower first, just because I hadn't found an upper yet. When I found my unpinned upper I transferred my lower to my brother with an SP634 until I could make it compliant then transferred it back.

    +1 here on the fixed stock.

     

    I gotta say, I have had multiple professionally/ manufacture pinned stocks come undone with heavy use. I now have all my rifles outfitted with the magpul moe fixed. It's too easy, and if you ever leave this useless gun state, you just slide it off, and add the collapsible of your choice. One could even take classes in pa, or other states and use a different stock while there, then switch back when retuning to this world. I'm not saying they are my favorite stock, but they are my favorite option in NJ.

     

    Plus if for some reason NJ pulls it's head out of its ass some day, and realizes this stock pin thing is pointless, you have the option at that point to make a change in minutes.

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    On the topic of payment, it should be noted that failing to pay for a firearm that is in your possession, I.E. Someone scams you somehow out of funds, is technically a federal crime- they stole a firearm, so reguardless of payment type, you always have the ability to report it stolen, and provide the buyers info.

     

    It is not wise for anyone to fail to pay for a firearm. And contact with the buyers FFL should allow you the ability to keep them from obtaining the product. No FFL will transfer a firearm to anyone if they know that person to be delinquent in payment. It adds them as an accessory. I tend to use an FFL on my end as they will have to take the item into their books, in order to ship it, essentially transferring out of my name, this extra level of protection from the issue below is what I feel most comfortable with. Technically, if the receiving FFL is ok with direct transfers to them, you can bypass this step, but read below.

     

    For the few times I have interacted on these web sites as a seller, I worry more about the shipping being lost then I do about not getting paid. My hiney was in a new state of pucker when ups lost a pistol for about 12 days.... Not a fun 2 weeks!

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    All great points, and I appreciate the time you are taking to explain. Funny enough, I dropped the paperwork off with the Chief, as the duty officer who handles the firearms processing was not in. I also got the feeling that "Chief" is not a fan of civi gun ownership. Some of his comments went the way of- just let the police handle everything. It's our job. So I suspect this is, as you mentioned. "deliberate" one to discourage ownership.

     

    When I moved back to NJ, and went in for my FPID renewal, duty officer asked me if I was going to register any firearms, knowing it was " at will" I said, I don't think I am required to, Chief comes from around the corner and says, You are correct, you don't have too, I might be crazy, but I think at that point they did not like that I had some info on how the law worked.

     

    I will make a call again next week, as I will be nearing the 2 month mark. 

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    Ah, thanks HBec, I Thought it was a release to allow mental status. I get it. I am in Hunterdon County, Specifically High Bridge Boro. I do already posses the FPID, This is just a Pistol Permit.

     

    PK-I have asked both references, and they both have not received paperwork, or calls. So, I think that is part of my annoyed state right now.

     

    I called about a month ago, to ask if everything was "OK" I was told - I'm sure it's fine, this takes time. I don't know why they need to take months for something that could/should be done in 30 days. I just wondered what of this is thru waiting and what is them just not wanting to bother.

  18. Posted

    So, with mental health now being done online instead of the local PD sending something off to state police, what is truly the hold up when getting a pistol permit?

    I submitted to local department July 22. I guess I'm just curious what they can't do in house and might truly be "waiting" to hear back about. Or is this the typical Dick Dance we go thru in Nj. I have not had to purchase in a long time- lived in free america for years. So this is new-ish to me.

    Thanks for any in site/ enlightenment on the topic.

  21. Posted

    Hi all,

     

    It's not often that I am impressed with a sales transaction. I have over 20 yrs in the sales business and I find most people inept and down right useless when it comes to selling or educating a customer. I wanted to share a rare experience with you guys, as I feel as a community, we should all benefit when someone does things right. That said, it seems like we have a few vendors that contribute to our forum so I feel this is a worthy add.

     

    Like most of us, I am a bit of a gear whore. I like to try various new nylons and kits as I take a class or run around acting like I can operate a weapon. It's often we have to do a lot of trying (read - wasting money) to get what we want. I specifically like the buy once, cry once stuff. However, I will submit that low shelf stuff would probably work fine for most of what my old fat ass can do, but there is just something about quality that draws me to better product. In saying so, I am a big fan of the HSGI products and had been buying bits and pieces either on Amazon, eBay or direct from the manufacturer. I stumbled across Nick Blanch and his company, A2ztacticalgear at some point. Here is the rare part... On a whim I happened to send an email asking a question about a pouch or something and I was shocked to get a response from a2Z that not only was an answer, but the guy actually asked me what I was using it for! I was like, wtf? Why does he care? Turns out Nick was genuinely curious, and offered suggestions, talking me out of trying something more expensive into something he felt would be a better fit! And what do you know...the guy was right. I was truly blown away with the customer service, and over the last 5 months have purchased more crap from A2Z because of this. Nick is always cool about answering any questions that I may have and seems to have ALL the HSGI stuff in stock. So if I was into something and wanted it quick, it was just 2 days away. I am rambling, but the point is that these guys are a rare breed. And again, we have a few on the forum already, but I don't see anyone that is into the accessories so I figured I would share. If you need anything HSGI related, you owe it to yourself to contact these guys. They even have a 5% discount using code- "giveme5" and the site is https://www.a2ztacticalgear.com

     

    Here is his email if you need- [email protected]

     

    Have fun.

     

    Oh and no, I am not affialiated. I just dig the service I received and felt my fellow NJ forum members should also enjoy.

     

    Cheers

  25. Posted

    Interesting topic to me... I have been dealing with a consistent shoot to the left with my G4 17 for a long time. I know it's me, others shoot the gun fine. I was at a class yesterday with Joe from sights and triggers. In 5 mins he fixed the issue, problem is I need to slide my grip a bit off of what would be center of my grip more toward the trigger, as I am pushing the gun at the break. I think the issue is I have short fat fingers. The grip was uncomfortable to me, this could be just breaking a habit, or that the glock is to wide for my hand. I have been thinking about this all night, and wanting to try a vp9 and see. I have shot the PPQ/m2 and don't have the issue. But I don't like how lite the break is.

     

    I wonder, does your uncle have stubby fingers?

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