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  1. Posted

    38 minutes ago, PolishPete said:

    This thread has been a great learning experience. Getting everyone’s opinions is always good as I get to see things from other perspectives. I appreciate the sarcasm, humor general „rubbing”, and overall civility of the exchange. Fantastic environment to participate in. Many thanks to all for your input!

    It's a forum, after all.  Drift and opinions are always going to happen.

    Ultimately, due to the crazy market, your options may be somewhat limited.  Search the shelves and see what's available.  Then get to the range and gain familiarity and comfort with it.

    Ammo is limited in every caliber so stock up on what you can and be prepared to pay a premium for it for the time being.

    And by the way.......  AR!!!!!!!!!

    Haha

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  2. Posted

    Just now, Dooly said:

    Reason for me putting lever/bolt after handgun is because handguns are generally more prevalent today in people's homes.  

    It would be sad if a new user learned a bolt action first and next up was handguns but then a bad guy encounter occurred before getting to that next class.  =(

    Agree.

    But i had a lot of fun as a kid learning on a bolt action.  Given enough time to start people young it's a great way to begin.

     

  3. Posted

    8 minutes ago, Dooly said:

    If I may interject...although everyone is different with what they're comfortable with, I believe the order in which someone should learn how firearms work and how to physically operate are...

    1. Revolvers with hammers

    2. Hammerless/striker fired handguns

    3. Pump action shotguns

    4. Bolt/lever action rifles

    5.  AR platform

    6.  Mini gun

    Safety and no safety awareness as well for all of the above. 

    In general, I agree somewhat. Though maybe a bolt or lever action before a hand gun.  That is how I was started.

    Bolt action 

    Lever action 

    Handgun

    AR

    But this thread, to my understanding, was what someone was researching for both their first firearm purchase as well as their home defense application hence a different approach in my opinion. 

     

     

  4. Posted

    15 minutes ago, Sniper said:

    At what distance?

    Shooting stationary at a range at 25 yards, and moving dynamically in your house in the dark with a target 5 yards away, are two completely different animals.

    Go try it tonight at midnight with all the lights off, and see what's easier to acquire a target at short distances.

    As mentioned in my post... this was practiced with her, excessively, in and around the house and in low light conditions as well as daytime.

    Her preference is the AR.  My preference is the AR.  Striker fired handguns come second.  My shotguns are in the safe with no intention of being used in the home at this time.

    She is not a novice, but still, imo she took to the AR quicker than handguns.  

    And again, to each their own.  

     

     

  6. Posted

    1 minute ago, RUTGERS95 said:

    and you would be wrong.  New shooter, unfamiliar to firearms, not familiar with the stress of a hd situation and a litany of other things and you think the m4 platform is best?  lol   ok

    revolver is easiest to teach, simplest to operate, easier to handle.

    this debate, if it's even that, isn't even close.  You ever see an Army training sequence on m4 platform to new shooters?  ha

    While it may be your opinion that i'm wrong, that doesn't make it so.  I'm not the first to come to such conclusions.  Your new shooter in a HD situation likely won't hit the broad side of a barn with a revolver.

    My wife took easily to handling an AR in and around the house as well as on the range and with far more accuracy advantages than a handgun.

    To each their own.  

  7. Posted

    Just now, RUTGERS95 said:

    me neither, I prefer handguns for this or a shotgun

    Again, handguns require far more practice and efficiency than a rifle. We're discussing a new shooter and what would be most effective at the time.

    New shooters are terribly inaccurate with a handgun in the beginning, particularly under stress.

     

  9. Posted

    3 hours ago, CAL. .30 M1 said:

    You are in Sussex Co - so you most likely will not worry too much about over penetration, and depending on if you have land, a good .30 cal rifle and 12G are a far better choice than an AR15.

    Do not buy into the AR erector set hype - Americas rifle hoopla

    Respectfully disagree.  The AR platform is a proven, accurate, fast and effective rifle for home defense.  A semi-automatic rifle would be superior for someone new to firearms for a defensive situation.  And with the right ammunition (i.e. not green tips) "over penetration" concerns are on par with most other rounds.

    A 12 ga shotgun can be quite effective in the right hands.  A pump action, just as much so, with the proper training and experience.  In a SHTF moment, cycling the weapon will not be instinctive as it is when you're out on a flat range.  Fine motor skills deteriorate under adrenaline.  

    While an experienced individual can make very good use of a lever action 30 cal or a shotgun under many situations, a semi-auto rifle will often cover a much wider variety of shooters and situations.

  10. Posted

    Just to add another manufacturer option...

    Daniel Defense DDM4's are generally in stock in several places.  A little pricey but you are getting a fantastic rifle with quality components out fo the box.  

    As plenty have stated, the market is tough right now concerning availability of firearms, parts and ammunition.  I'm a big proponent of building your own AR's where you can select the key components such as barrel, BCG, trigger, receiver, etc.  Unfortunately quality parts are very hard to come by these days.  At the moment good BCG's are non-existent.

    Some fully assembled AR's are popping in an out of stock so keep your eyes open and if you're not too shy of a ~$1,700 price point definitely check out the Daniel Defense.

    If you're in North Jersey, I believe Reloaderz just got a shipment of Troy "Others".  

  11. Posted

    Almost all modified 10/30 pmags are epoxied after the magblock is installed.  These are permanently modified magazines and sold as NJ compliant.

    The intent is to render the magazine permanently limited to 10 rounds.  Just because you "can" dissolve or cut through the epoxy does not make it non compliant.  There is nothing that can be mechanically done to limit a 30 rd magazine that could not be undone with enough effort.

     

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  12. Posted

    On 1/17/2021 at 4:31 PM, EdF said:

    I'm on the payroll.  We have the same name but that won't carry any weight.  What if it was HIS gun kept here?

    A taser is a pretty good suggestion as is mace or pepper.

    There's no bat in the office but there is a big assed knife.

    I'm not talking about "business disputes"  . . .  There is usually only a few thousand dollars cash here but some of our clients could EASILY believe that there is a lot more and some think that we are actually a branch of the government.

    As the owner of the business, you're father could keep a firearm on the premises.  

    However this is NJ so how it plays out if YOU have to use HIS firearm for defense is going to be complicated.  

  14. Posted

    13 minutes ago, voyager9 said:

    If the cops with rifles were standing right behind the person and seemingly had the situation under control?  No. 

    This.

    Three or four of those cops (at a minimum) were visible to the officer inside the chamber.  Several DC cops were almost in the line of fire.  They were in the same room as the protesters and were not concerned.  

    The Capital building is also not their home. I get the analogy and can see why we would lean towards it but disagree that it's a fair comparison here.

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  15. Posted

    Keeping both eyes open would be key with iron sights on a pistol.  He could easily adjust his posture so that he is sighting with his left eye even with right handed grip.  Not an issue.

    Optics on a rifle.... no choice but to use his right eye if he is shooting right handed.  With an optic it may not be much of an indue to use his non-dominant eye but perhaps others could chime in.  Eye dominance is just one, usually minor, of the physiological components to shooting.  Pretty sure he could adapt and shoot well either way with enough repetition.

  19. Posted

    On 1/2/2021 at 5:23 PM, Sniper said:

    Anyone considering selling in the next few years, should consider selling soon, when the prices are up. When all this financial shenanigans of the pandemic money finally causes it's damage, and foreclosures/evictions ramp up, you'll wish you sold at the high. Go rent something for a year or two and let the dust settle.

    Housing prices in my neighborhood were moving basically side ways the last 6 years. This past year, they increase 10% - 20%. The last few houses that sold, sold for OVER list price.... It's nuts... and these people put very little down, so if prices reverse when rates go up this year, they'll be immediately underwater.

    This what the wife and I are debating.  Definitely intent on moving out of NJ this year.  We were hoping to wait until the summer/fall to put our house on the market but now we're toying with the idea of listing early, and high, and seeing if anyone bites.  

    Definitely need to sell at, or above, what we paid and that would be easy to do right now.  If we list in the spring and get an offer we may not have finally decided where we're going!  PA would be an easy move for us allowing both of us to keep our current jobs.  But PA might not be far enough from the madness.  If we end up going any farther, we'd have a lot to work out and would need to rent for awhile. 

    Not looking forward to moving twice.

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