Maksim

lol. love it ray ray. will be shooting the glock tomorrow.

Yanks invade Texas, I can see it now.

happy birthday nick.

quite welcome.

Yes, but once again.... there is the Law, and the way it is. There have been alot of posts discussing the same thing. Best things to do, after 30 days, politely call and ask for status.... if you know they received all the paperwork and now it is just sitting on someone's desk, call the mayor. Otherwise, yes, we know it is illegal. Yes, towns have been taken to court over it. No, it did not change anything. No, they do not care. Yes, there are organizations that are working on this issue and trying to get it resolved. =)

Here is some more food for thought, why not ask for advice here? The people on the forum, between us, we have more expert and knowledge than most gun stores can muster. Furthermore... depending on the sales person, either "Glocks are best", or Sigs, etc.... there is no best. it is about what you like most. If you want Sig advice, you contact CircleSQR, or Pizza Bob, if you want Glock advice, we have a few Glock armorers on here. If you want Hk advice, there are a few closet Kool Aid drinkers here too.... but going to a gun store, the best gun is the one that is in stock and whichever rep was there that day. The reason why I love shopping through Tony (TJ), Vinny and Paul, is not about the gun knowledge, but because I get the gun that I want, at a very competitive price (not always the lowest), but most of all, when any of those 3 people tell you you will have your firearm..... you will have your firearm. When you bought your last car, did you go in blindly to the dealership and trust everything the sales person said? For most people, by the time they research what they want, they know alot more than any sales person will. Why are guns any different?

Yes, that is the law.... however not really enforceable. If you know your refrences have been sent out and received back, start counting 30 days. Then call the PD and politely ask about the status.

Even as a bolt action fan, comparing a garand to a bolt action mosin is just asinine. Get your garands while you can. CMP is running out of them.

If you really want someone to spend time with you and go over the guns, pick up the phone, call the owner and explain your situation. Have one of them spend an hour with you going over the various firearms. This way, they can plan accordingly. However, if there is one or two employees at the store, having one of those employees wait on you, while there are 10 people in the store waiting is unfair to the other customers. The business owner then has to make a decision whether to help you, or the other 10 people. Now while you might be happy, the other 10 pissed off people will come here and complain that they had to wait... dont believe me? Take a look at the Dicks Sporting goods thread... people complaining about holding on the phone.

We are talking here like it is your god given right to buy stuff at a particular store... if someone is giving me attitude, I would walk away, however if an employee gets frustrated for a moment, I am not going to hold it against the store or that employee. I have spent plenty of times both working with retail public (since 16 years old), and spent enough time at the gun stores, and alot more time with the gun store owners. Buying a firearm, at least in NJ, is not like going to buy a PS3 and asking the best buy kid about a PS3 or Xbox 360. You have plenty of people walking to gun stores to hold a glock, because they saw it in a gangster rap video. Now lets say you want to go test drive a ferrari for shits and giigles. You have absolutely no intention of buying it, nor the means to keep it beyond a month.... how much trouble would it be? A typical gun store will have 3 to 4 employees, and they will work one on one with the customers, as they obviously are not going to hand a gun to someone and go away to help the next customer. The numerous times I was at places like Cheyenne Mountain, where you have 10 people waiting, with 4 staff, half doing nics/paperwork, and someone wanting to handle every single gun, and then not know they need an FID/pistol permits, and oh yeah... they have a record.... meanwhile, all I wanted to do is buy a box of ammo or a cheap milsurplus. The reason why PK90, Vinny and Tony have such great reputations for quality service is because they are not dealing with the common street garbage walking into the store to buy a Glock 45 with some ghetto sights. Their business comes from established gun owners, forum members, and repeat customers. They do not have walk in customers. Ask any one of the dealers, and they will tell you the same thing... there are plenty of people with no intention but wasting time. I see emails where the dealers tell the people to contact them once again after they receive their paperwork. As a business owner myself, I will tell you I choose who to work with, and so do alot of others who are relationship based.

Got it myself, dont know from where. He is running for congress in South Jersey/Central.

Will likely be at BA this week, but Dan is not going to be there.

Yes, take the 30 seconds and pre-register. This isnt a fun shoot, for shits and giggles. =) Old Bridge last month turned out between 85 and 90 shooters. pre registration allowed for scoring to be done effectively, and scores to the best posted that night.

I would assume they look up MIB info, (medical information bureau's.) Furthermore, in NJ and most other states, mental health records are kept at the NICS level as well, as this was changed after columbine.

Just tell them you are unemployed and thats it. once again, do you want to be right or effective. There are organizations working on the "right", so if you want your FID, and got nothing to hide, just be effective.

The more you are around firearms, the more you would get frustrated if someone just asked a question like whats the difference between this and that. If someone was having a bad day, easy to get irritated, its like asking what is the difference between a honda and a bmw, etc. The simple answer is, they are all different, and to really get them down, it is a 4 hour convo. Many stores, before you have an FID and PP's, will not really spend the time to explain it, especially since I am sure they have numerous people who would not even qualify for a permit to come to touch a glock. Your best bet is to make friends on the forum and come out to an event, volunteer to pay for ammo, and start shooting. We can talk at depth about the differences in designs between glocks and sigs, and hk's, cz's, smith wessons, rugers, taurus,etc... but all of that comes with time and time behind the trigger. The beauty is... the more you shoot, the more likely you will own them all before long.

depending how close or where in Texas, I have a client/friend there that has a place to stay.

btw, the shotgun ranges are mostly skeet. There is only 1 or 2 setup for trap, and have not been able to nab one yet. It is $3 per 25, fairly certain of that for skeet.

HEhe, wow, what a great turnout. Would love to come, however I will be up north taking USPSA RO training class.

nice job ronny and will. So how many rounds of ammo did you go through?

CJ is a terrific value and I will be joining this month, 99% certain.

Some Remington 700's had an issue that they would fire even with the safety on. will find links to it later.

Do you do it at home or at a winery? did this a few years ago when I worked at Ameriprise for a client event. Some good Cab/Sauv.

Since I love my XD in 45Gap so much.... I just had to pick up a Glock 37 since it was soooo cheap on Buds's during their glock closeout. Havent shot this one yet, however have shot the G37 before. Great accurate shooter and it will be my gun for Limited 10 USPSA. and no.... I do not believe glocks are the holy grail, or the best shooters. It was a great deal and a terrific gun in a great caliber, especially since I reload for it, and you can push a 230 grain bullet out of 45 gap.

Looks like I will skip this one... just want to relax this weekend.