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  1. Posted

    On 2/22/2024 at 10:22 PM, JohnnyB said:

    Because by letter of the law here in the PRNJ,  Just because the buffer tube has no adjustment holes, you could still adjust the stock! Would it lock in place, no, but it would still move!  The stock must be fixed! 

    The attorney general's guidance says that an assault rifle is defined as having a "folding or telescoping stock." Does the person who pinned the stock believe that even though the stock can't be adjusted to different positions, it's still a "telescoping stock" because a piece slides in and out of another, like a telescope?

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  2. Posted

    1 hour ago, sroc112 said:

    Does anyone here do anything other than clean their guns after each range trip? I was always adamant about cleaning as soon as I got home from the range. However, my current living situation is a bit unique right now. My wife amnd I sold our home and are staying with family. They are not gun friendly people therefore my guns are at an FFL storage facility. When I do start going back to the range I'll need to first pick up the guns, go to range, drop guns back off, then go home. I'll have no where to really clean them before returning to storage, as most ranges I know of don't have anywhere that they will let you sit down to break down firearms and clean them.

    So my choices would likely be to drop them at a gunsmith for a cleaning every once in a while for the duration that we are still living with family. In doing so, due to cost, I'd prefer to not do this after every trip. 

    I'm speaking in regard to mainly long runs. Long range hunting rifles or shotguns where maybe they are each getting 30-50 rounds put through them per range session.

    Any real harm in not cleaning these after each trip? Can I hold off for 2-3 trips, maybe every 2 or 3 months have a cleaning done?

    I've always felt that gun ranges that offer storage should also offer customers a place where people can sit and clean their guns. After all, some people park their guns in storage lockers permanently, and everyone who does that would have the same exact dilemma you describe.

     

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  3. Posted

    After practicing and training with guns for a few years now, I now understand that what you see on TV isn't real, especially when it pertains to guns. One thing I see a lot on cop shows and the like is a person with a gun getting into a locked room by shooting the lock. Sometimes it's a padlock, and other times it's the lock in a door.
    Does that really work? Can you really open a room or a locked case by shooting out the lock with a gun?

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  5. Posted

    I have heard various things about doctors asking patients about whether there are guns in their house. I never paid much attention to the debate, but I know there has been back and forth about whether doctors should be allowed to ask that type of thing, etc. But now that a pediatrician-aged person will be joining our household, I am suddenly paying more attention. So, I was wondering if people with kids might let me know from their experiences: is this a thing that happens? Do pediatricians ever ask their patients if there are guns in the house? And what else might come up regarding that? What does, or what should, one say? Or any other insight you might offer.
    Thanks

  6. Posted

    37 minutes ago, TacticalLawyer said:

    Just wondering if I'm going a bit overboard with my lead mitigation protocol. Basically, I try to keep everything range-related completely segregated from my non-range stuff (except my HD firearms which are in a safe in my bedroom). So I have separate range clothes, shoes, etc. which I keep in my garage. Before I go to the range, I get undressed in my room, and head down to the basement/garage level and put on my range outfit, get my range bag/guns and put on my "intermediate" shoes, which I use just to get from my basement out to my car and to the range. Once at the range, I switch to my range shoes. After shooting, I wash my hands at the range thoroughly, then go back to my car but switch back into my "intermediate" shoes before getting in. I also have a clean hoodie that I put on over my long sleeve range shirt, and lay down a towel on the seat. When I get home, I go straight to the garage/basement level, take off all my range clothes, put them in a separate laundry bag, and take a shower on the same level with de-lead shampoo and bodywash. Once a month or so I take all my range laundry to a laundromat where I wash everything with de-lead detergent. 

    Friend told me today I may be going overboard - what do you guys think, and what do you do? One important consideration is that I have little kids at home and don't want to inadvertently give them lead poisoning!

    I notice that all the manuals to all my guns warn against discharging and cleaning firearms in poorly ventilated locations, and say to wash your hands thoroughly after exposure. I make sure to at least do those two things - clean or shoot in a place with good ventilation, and wash hands - and I feel that doing so will mitigate 90% of any lead problem.
    I have heard of more severe protocols, though. Have you noticed how at Gun for Hire (and maybe other ranges too) the floor in that vestibule/airlock area between the range and the outside of the range has a sticky pad on it? A trainer told me that you should make sure to walk over it on your way out because it helps pull lead off your shoes. And I have seen signs at training facilities that recommend doing all the stuff you say you are doing, keep clothes separate, etc.

  7. Posted

    23 hours ago, Alpha Kilo said:

    Americas Best (eye glasses store) in Millville has a "Firearms Prohibited" sign on their door right by the handle to open the door.

    I think you could easily argue you that you could not see the sign. After all, you were going into an eyeglasses store to get glasses because you don't see too good. So how could you be expected to be able to read that sign?

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  8. Posted

    I seem to remember that there was talk that some police departments might want to actually call or meet with the people you put down as references for your carry application. Is this a thing that is happening? Have any of your references actually been questioned by the investigating cop, either by phone or in person?
    There was also talk that they could ask to look at your social media accounts. Is that a thing? Or is that part of what's been struck down? It's really hard to keep track of what part of the law is in force and what isn't.

  9. Posted

    2 hours ago, bennj said:

    how does one decock a striker fired handgun as required?

    I understand that to mean that if your gun is the kind with a decocker, then you have to decock it in the stated situations, but if it's striker fired, then the gun is "to be fired in the manner in which the individual weapon functions normally." So no decock necessary. Because I'm pretty sure the only way to decock a Glock is to pull the trigger with no round in the chamber, and I don't think they mean that...

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  11. Posted

    One highly conspiratorial thought that occurred to me is that the website is fake and someone created it just to harass the person whose phone number is on it. You know, sort of like the way people write "For a good time call (phone number of someone you don't like)" on bathroom stalls.
    A little crazy, I know, but not outside the bounds of possibility...

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  12. Posted

    That is very strange. What is weird is, when you go to their site, the customer service number is listed very prominently in a large font at the top of their page. And customer service is the first link at the top of the page. No other site does all that. It looks like they really want you to call them, only so they can tell you to eff off....

  13. Posted

    10 hours ago, GrumpyOldRetiree said:

    This is the first time I am using FARS to apply for purchase permits.

    I got notified when my 2 references responded.

    Will FARS also send a notification when the permits are approved?

    Additionally, how/when do I pay my town for the permits?

    You might be interested to know, I received four permits last year. On my application confirmation, one of the items listed is "Payment to the Issuing Police Department": $8.00. 
    That $8.00 was apparently the fee for the four permits, because when I received my notification that the permits were ready, they were immediately ready to go. I never had to go into the department to pay. It looks like the $8.00 was me paying in advance. So maybe it varies from department to department. so that some want to you go in after you're approved, others want you to pay in advance when you apply online. ???
    If you have a similar item on your application confirmation, you may already have paid.

  14. Posted

    2 hours ago, sroc112 said:

    Good morning all,

    Its been a very long time since i have been active on this board. I used to frequent the forum back when i got started purchasing my first few guns amd was pretty in tune with everything. Needless to say, since that time, i have moved, changed jobs, had 2 kids, and about to move again. So my gun purchasimg and research has seriously been put on the back burner.

    I am going to spend some time this weekend going through the forum to get caught up on as much as i can. However, wondering of yall can address 2 main topics i have regarding changes in NJ gun laws so i can make sure i am up to speed. I have alot of reading to go through, and i see some of these threads are 100's of pages long, so i have a long weekend ahead.

    - Regarding NJ CCP - it looks like some members on here have had success applying and being approved, correct? I waited once the new law was passed as i didnt want to risk being declined right when it first changed for no apparent reason.

    - Anyone have a link that outlines exactly what additional liability insuramce one is to have? Any suggestions on policy providers?

    - each time you change addresses, are you required to reapply through the township you now live in, or is it just a request to update your existing permit?

    - Do you still need to specify the exact gun you will carry, and are limited to only carrying that 1 firearm as indicated on your application?

    - Have there beem much changes regardimg possion of hollow point ammunition? I know that there was always the limktation around traveling with it or using it in a crime, but has restriction tightened now that you cannot even possess it in your own home?

     

    Really appreciate you all getting me caught up while i sift through all the recent threads. Glad to be back!

     

    The insurance you need is not allowed to be sold in the state of NJ, yet you are required to have the insurance. The insurance requirement does not kick in until July, so the thing should be worked out by then. See podcast #117 at gun.lawyer, which talks about this very issue....

    https://gun.lawyer/episode-117-size-matters-and-other-lies-cops-tell/

  18. Posted

    On 1/2/2023 at 1:13 PM, Lawnmower2021 said:

    Hello all,

    I barely shot my sub-2000 but notice that the front half has some noticeable wiggle when it's fully extended. It makes a huge difference in the sight picture, which is already awkward on this gun.

    Calling KelTec, they say it's "normal" but they're willing to take a look if I send it in.

    Any thoughts? Is this something I should bother with?

    I have one of those and I must chime in that mine is also solid. Once it is locked in the open, unfolded position, it is as if it were one solid piece. You wouldn't even know that it comes apart, so tightly does it lock.

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  19. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Tesla2014 said:

    I think Glock 10 round magazine if you push really hard can get an extra round but its very tight and may not chamber into the barrel.. Some of them you can not all. Because the regular size glock magazine accept 15 rounds. Glock makes 15 round magazines to 10 round by making it single stack so u might be able to squeeze in one extra round.

    I don't know, the person I'm talking about tried doing the same thing with the Glock magazines, but couldn't get it down far enough to accept an 11th round no matter how hard he pushed. But it was no problem with the Magpul...

  20. Posted

    I know someone who loaded up a 10-round Magpul 9mm Glock 19-compatible magazine, then later decided he wasn't going to shoot it after all, so he unloaded the rounds. When he was done, he realized there were 11 rounds in his hand, not 10. He then reloaded the rounds into the 10-round magazine and noticed that all 11 fit in there. And the one on the top was not any less firmly in there than the 10th one when there were 10.
    I was wondering if anyone else knows anyone who has noticed this. Are 10-round Magpul magazines really 11-round magazines?
    I am not saying this happened in NJ. It could have been in another state....

  21. Posted

    4 hours ago, njviper91 said:

    So all went well with the shipping.  Bad part(maybe not bad) is they have to replace the pistol.  Of course that means I need a permit now :/ I did proactively apply November 16th but im in Jackson and they took 7 weeks last time around.  I bet its more now since there are so many cary permits going in.

    I talked to Howell Gun Works where I bought it and I may just trade it in for a Sig 322 or Glock 44, im a little worried i may have the same issues again with the ruger.

    But at least the shipping went well without a hitch. That is great. That means that the advice I was given, "just send it and don't tell them what's in it," is workable. Don't ask don't tell. Technically they don't allow guns to ship from individuals, but if they don't know what's in the box then they can't do anything. I suppose there's always the danger that an eagle-eyed employee might notice it's going to a place called Ruger, and that Ruger is a gun maker, and so it must be a gun....

    That statement of "they don't tell us what it is" is indeed very strange. It suggests that maybe the driver knew there was something in there, and he was just going to keep his eyes and mouth shut ... ???

  24. Posted

    7 hours ago, njviper91 said:

    Out of curiosity when did this new policy go into effect?

    The UPS policy just went into effect this last August, and the FedEx one went into effect some time last year.

    https://thefirearmfirm.com/shipping-firearms-not-on-ups-your-not/

    https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2022/01/shipping-guns-via-fedex-now-limited-to-ffls-govt-agencies/#:~:text=IMPORTANT%3A FedEx policies now prohibit,into effect in Q3 2021.

  25. Posted

    16 hours ago, njviper91 said:

    What if the manufacturer creates and sends you the label?  Do you still have to go through a gun store for this?

    I have an SR22 that I may need to send back to Ruger for warranty work.  I was under the impression they send you a label and you put it in a box and send it to them.

    These are apparently brand new rules that UPS and FedEx just implemented (see the links above). No firearms shipped by individuals any more. I don't think it would matter who creates the label.

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