May20

I ordered from Target Sports on 4/10 and got the shipping confirmation on 4/11 although their website said to expect a shipping delay for up to 3 weeks. In comparison, my order placed on 3/16 was not delivered until 4/6...

I took the firearm maintenance & cleaning lesson today at RTSP Randolph. The instructor (an ex-Marine) said it would take 1000 rounds to break in a new handgun. BTW, the range was closed and all the training sessions that need to use the range were suspended. The store was still open but God knows for how long....

I am glad I went with a local. I went to RTSP Randolph on Thursday after work to buy the gun. The NICS was so backed up that I couldn't bring the gun home and had to go back there next day. Imagine I had to drive 200 miles each round trip. I would have been pissed! RTSP Randolph is 20 minutes from home and only 10 minutes from my office.

I got the Sig P320 X5 Legion. Picked it up tonight.

Are you getting the X5 Legion? I bought one last night. I had to wait until today to pick it up since the NICS was very slow last night. It is a thing of beauty! Hope you will get your permit very soon.

So did mine.

Thank you. But I bought the gun last night. RTSP Randolph had one in stock.

Called RTSP and was told their price was $1000. If I buy a membership there (which I'm intending to do), they will give a 5% discount on firearm purchase which will make the net price $950 + $15 NICS. It is a reasonable price assuming I won't be able to avoid the sales tax either way.

Thanks! I will call RTSP Randolph and see at what price they will sell me the gun for and start from there.

I thought the NICS was supposed to take just 30 seconds....

Thank you. But as I said in my initial post, I would like to stay somewhat local.

I noticed that, on Sig Sauer's website, RTSP Union was listed as an "Elite Dealer" and "Class III" but RTSP Randolph was without any such annotations. Does anyone know why?

I just got a phone call from my local PD that my FID & P2Ps are ready for pickup. I am ready to buy my first handgun. I've done some research and my mind is set on Sig Sauer P320 X5 Legion. I have been to RTSP Randolph a few times and liked the people working there. However, I read somewhere in these forums that their gun prices tended to be high. I read Hague's in West Deptford offers unparalleled selections on Sigs and their price cannot be beat, but they are 110+ miles away from me. I don't want to go the online shop route because I want to see and hold the gun before I buy. I would really appreciate it if someone could recommend a good gun shop not too far from Montville. I am very new to the scene and do not know what to expect when it comes to pricing of guns. I know the X5 Legion's MSRP is about $900. What is the reasonable purchase price I can expect? I don't have to get the rock bottom price but don't want to pay more than I have to. TIA

As previously reported, I received the approval email from NJportal on Saturday (3/7). There has been no word from my local PD (Montville) yet. I thought it would be pretty quick as the local PD seemed to be on top of it. They emailed me the day after my fingerprinting asking me when I was going to get fingerprinting done. Said it was time sensitive and they would have to go looking for the fingerprints once they were in the system. This kind of led me to believe they would move quickly. Should I email the records clerk to ask how soon I can expect the FID & P2Ps? Or give it a few more days to see if they contact me? UPDATE Never mind. I've just received the phone call from my local PD. My FID and P2Ps are ready for pickup! It seems good news come shortly after I post in this thread! It's been 22 days since the online application. Not bad at all!

I agree it takes many repetitions to learn something new. It's good to know it's 3-500 to learn and 3-5000 before it's muscle memory. I'll use these as a guidance. Thanks!

Thank you! It's good to know that the owner's manual will show how to lube the gun. I will Google it nevertheless.

Hi. I'm very new to the scene and learning a lot by reading up these forums. My application for FID and P2Ps just got approved and I'm waiting for my local PD to tell me that the documents are ready for pickup. I think the email or phone call can come any day now. My question is what am I supposed to do with a new gun once I bought it? Can I start shooting it straight out of the box without doing anything to it first? Or am I supposed to inspect it and/or lube certain places before I can shoot it? Is there a break-in period for a new gun? If so, how long is it and what am I supposed to do to break it in?

Update! The approval email was received this morning at 6:01 am! 18 days since application. Not bad! Now I have to wait for the local police department to contact me before I can collect the FID &P2P's.

Thanks for the info. I guess I should wait another week before freaking out.

2/18/20 Completed application online for FID and Handgun permit (2) 2/18 Both references answered the questionnaire and received the status update emails from the state 2/25 Fingerprinted at IdentoGo 2/28 Received a status update email from the state that criminal history check had been completed. Said I would be sent another email upon completion of the application processing. It's been a whole week since the 2/28 email and it's started making me antsy. I live in Montville.