Maksim

$300 for just an RMR cut is a tad high... but in line if you are doing other work. Learn to shoot the shit out of your existing gun as is before spending more money.

You may be right, I read it fairly quick but IIRC it was for new FIDs... or this was from a different bill? If they overlap.

So one of the bills is on crimes... others... 1. Electronic records for ammo purchases. Besides FID, requires you to present second form of ID like drivers license. 2. FID renewals every 4 years... (only applies to new FIDs). 3. Requiring a training class on safe gun handling/storage to get FID (applies to new FID). Could not find the smart guns bill yet.

Where are you located? Start here... https://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/companies/ We have most of the NJ ranges and gun clubs listed. Central Jersey RPC - 300 Ft Dix - 200 Old Bridge - 100+ and plenty here... https://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/companies/category/4-private-ranges/

Have not gotten mine either but it is a very early model.

And correct me if I am wrong, you don't need your tactical fishing vest for the first few matches either, right?

yep... without a doubt. Biggest thing that most folks don't realize, most gun forums are owned by a liberal anti-gun Canadian company.

Seriously? Yikes

I will add though, you do have more folks show up to the Old Bridge match.... and generally the CJ matches and in particular Shongum were much more newbie friendly in the sense that the stages were generally smaller or less complex... less ways for you to screw up. But believe me... NO ONE will ever say... "Why is he shooting so slow... he should speed up, he is holding us back" at a local match, especially if it is your first few years shooting matches. You will get crap for... 1. Not helping paste targets/reset steel. 2. Not helping tear down stage and leaving early. If you want to earn brownie points, show up early and help put the stages together. That is also how you will get more comfort. Humn, wrist be damned, I think I want to go shoot a match. lol. Just need a few more block mags ans only my 1911 is NJ kosher at the time.

Having shot at pretty much every match (uspsa/idpa) around here, I can tell you they are all newbie friendly as long as you are focused on safety. Keep in mind, these are not sectionals, regionals or nationals. These are local club matches. You show up, you say I'm new, you take the orientation. The only person you are really competing with is yourself. Your first goal should be to complete the match without being DQ'ed for some stupid safety related issue. Not sure how it is now but when I helped do the new shooter safety briefs, if you announced you were a new shooter or shooting for the first time, you do not receive outside pressure and folks are there to make sure you have a safe and enjoyable time. Where folks get in trouble is when they try to compete and try to game the game without having experience or really understanding the rules. That is when DQ's happen for safety stuff. (i.e. moving with finger in trigger guard, breaking the 180, ND's, etc.) That generally happens when you are trying to "compete" without having the fundamentals down first or the experience. Yes, there are plenty of folks who show up to local matches to push themselves, but generally most folks are there to have a good time, to socialize with friends, etc.

First and foremost... these are local matches. Yes, it's a game and scores are kept, but generally, it is about having fun, safely. You are not going to win any matches at first SO... yes you can come and observe, but in reality, if you can safely move with a firearm and are open to listening, you might as well just participate. =) It would be like coming out to the NJGF meetup and not shooting.

Surprised it took that long. Good for both of them. Will be interesting to see if other vendors will remain on there. Interesting to see if they release any data or how much Brownells overpaid? In general the prices on forum communities plummeted over the last 5 years.

The only thing wrong with that is that you can currently go to Staples and still buy a type writer, 3 and 4 part carbon paper and ink rollers for both printing calculators typer writers. If it was just one town, sure... but more than one town? State. What I think may have been happening is the state was assuming they would print new permits for the new $50 or whatever the heck it is supposed to be fee.... and did not want to order more of the current permits before having to buy new ones.

They call NJSP... "Hey, we are running low on pistol permits.... send more." "Sorry, we are very low on them here. You will get them when available." I honestly don't think the issue here is the townships... but at the state level.

Now if NJ only joined the 21st century like the rest of America and used you know... the NICS system. lol. For the FFLs, when you call in NJ Nics, do you give a copy of the pistol permit number or no? We all know that the pistol permit has been a form of gun control since the advent of NICS, but "running out" is just a total WTF. The whole thing is a joke... especially living in PA. Like, you want a gun? Go to FFL, pass NICS, fill out forms, done.

I plan on making some calls to the towns and my former town. Best thing we can do is spread the message and will get a response.

Honestly, I think this is part of the turning point. Many people are already ignoring the recent attacks, now that they are prevented from buying, is going to get people up in arms. Keep in mind now the Ffls are impacted as they can’t sell guns to folks with no permits.

Will have to find it but recently watched a documentary on the GT40 and the 24 hours of Le Mans... will have to find it. IIRC, went through a few iterations on it due to not enough rear downforce, etc.

Make some noise.

New Jersey's gun owners have largely heard most of the excuses when it comes to applying for pistol permits, from the classic "The Chief has not been able to sign them yet, he is (on vacation, too busy, lunar calendar has not aligned)" to the "we only process pistol permits once a week from X to Y o'clock, by appointment only." Now legal, law abiding citizens have a new one they can add to the list... "we ran out of pistol permits." What was surely supposed to be yet another joke of a topic or a new gun owner being pushed around by an anti-gun municipality is unfortunately, seemingly true. Earlier today an NJGF member posted that when speaking with a friend, they were told by Clark township, a municipality known for fairly speedy processing times, that the background check was complete however the township was "out of actual permits and were waiting on a delivery." Another member quickly responded with a similar story posted in a different NJ gun group about the city of Hoboken. This... is not a joke. This begs the question, how was this incompetence allowed to happen? Or perhaps this is a more sinister ploy and a measure of gun control? No Permits, No Hand Guns Unfortunately, as everyone knows, the only thing that results from this is the rights of law abiding citizens are being trampled and is unacceptable and a reminder of the Soviet Union days of waiting in line to purchase bread with your coupon. While it is no secret that many gun owners are applying for multiple permits in order to get ahead of the draconian price increase that Governor Murphy is trying to push through, there is simply no excuse today. A question for the community, has the state ever "run out" of pistol permits in the past? What other townships and municipalities are "running out" of permits? If you have not done so already, take a look at the topic here.

Wow, looks great!

Very highly doubt it. Only 16 people were messaged in a timespan of an hour or so. 3 of them reported it and was very early. i sent everyone else a private message immediately. elsewhere? Likely. Otherwise they would not be doing it. The issue is that the prices quoted in most cases were quite believable and not out of line.

lol. No, totally unrelated. Waiting for details but seems like some other servers were getting hit with denial of service across IP ranges.

WOW.... just WOW.

About an hour ago got a report from a user who received an private message from someone pretending to be an FFL offering guns... including a Post-86 Glock 18 which apparently did not require an LEO Demo letter. User asked for paypal to be sent to him, friends and family only to email [email protected]. Leaving this up so it is search able for others to find. Seems like a few users on AR15.com were also contacted. Based on data, only 16 users were contacted and I believe in order of activity. IP traces back to Lagos, Nigeria. Reported to ATF. The main issue is for those who may not be knowledgeable, the prices seemed fairly reasonable and guns were promised to be shipped to your FFL. Where they screwed up was paypal friends/family only and the Glock 18... lol. No data was compromised, user is blocked, reported, etc.