sparny524

Get out while you're young. I'm 21 and permanently relocating to Virginia in July to start the Police Academy and my career with a Central VA LE Agency...it was a long selection process and I CANNOT wait to start! I will miss NJ though... my family, the beach...... NJ is still a great state IMO but I am looking forward to life in the South.

Welcome to my life now your gonna feel naked when your back in the Garden State like I do right now. I was in a pretty shady area of the state last night and thought....man I miss having that insurance.

I understand where you're coming from BUT I think you missed the point of my post. Glocks are pretty wide and can get uncomfortable when you carry 24/7. I still carry my 23 but with the warm weather rolling in... shorts and tshirts are the dress code. Bersa- lighter, more concealable, more comfortable for all day wear. Again back to the mobility vs. firepower debate. Also, in defensive carry you MUST know your skill level and limits and I know I don't shoot the Sub-C Glocks as well as the Bersa even while under perfect conditions. Killing paper at an indoor range is a far cry from an actual engagement, adrenal glands in overload, loss of fine motor skills, and possible getting sprayed by the blood spatter of your target (shoot a gallon of water with an HP round at 3 yards and see what I'm talking about). On the reliability factor, I ran my carry load (HydraShock) EXTENSIVELY through it and it was flawless... along with WWB and the cheap Mexican stuff... no FTFs ,FTEs, nor any other problems. About the caliber, yes .380 is considered an "underpowered" round when looking down from the precipice of .40S&W but so is 9mm when you carry a .40. And .40S&W becomes .40Short&Weak when you carry a10mm or a .45. IMO I would rather hit the bad guy with .22lr then miss with .50AE... catch my drift? It all comes back to knowing your skill set and limits, I know I will not engage a target down the 25 yard frozen food aisle in Wal-Mart with the Bersa but anything 7 yards and closer and I am confident enough to hit the bad guy center mass and not harm any innocents.... though a contact wound to the head is IDEAL. So to answer your question, yes I am OK in betting my life on the Bersa.... and as I said my Glock 23 is nestled in my car when I need to be loaded for bear. And BTW... SIGs ROCK!

I recently bought a Bersa Thunder .380 from a friend of mine since I wanted something I could carry comfortably in warmer weather and I love it! Shoots great, runs any ammo I feed it like a champ and not a hiccup yet. I carry all day, everyday and my Glock 23 was getting a little uncomfortable and heavy so I did a little research and the Bersa is a great value. I paid $250 for it lightly used and picked up a $15 Uncle Mike's IWB holster and I couldn't be happier. Granted, the 7 round mag loaded with 90gr. HydraShock is less firepower than the 13 rounds of 165gr. .40S&W GoldDots but I just prefer mobility over firepower in this situation (I still keep the Glock tucked away and ready to rock in my truck though ) I would suggest a Bersa to anyone looking for a reliable .380 at a great price. I still love my Glock, but the Bersa is so thin and light I almost forget it's there sometimes. The pics are reversed because they're from my webcam

.... damnit hahaha

anyone do body work? :? I backed into a dumptruck and the car is a lease. :? :?

I take flak from my family all the time for not only having guns but carrying them also shocking, I know. It's just the area of the US we're in, being in close proximity to NYC and Philly, gun ignorant NJ residents just hear about the crimes committed in the inner city and in all honestly they think that lawful gun ownership if furthering the problem. Just turn on the news, "Man beaten on subway platform", "Woman raped in a bathroom", "Senior citizen robbed and beaten in elevator".... if CCW was made legal those news headlines may read differently and the tune of the public may change. This video is posted to be funny (and it is) but listen to what this guy is talking about. Just shows the ignorance

6 rifles, 2 shotguns, 2 pistols... and 1 musket. 11 guns. Chad, want to sell me one of those tac 12 gauges?

I was actually just talking to my friend who's getting married next month and he said that he's having a Matt. 18:22 honeymoon in Cabo

HAHA, except the People's Republic of New Jersey may have a problem with that

Going off my other thread about my issues with the Glock 23, I was interested to see if anyone shoots a USP Compact and what you think about it. I've been watching the reviews of it on youtube but would like to see what you guys think. I'm looking into getting one in .40 S&W and carry it IWB (would be my primary for CCW). Pictures would be great too! Thanks!

good choice man! you're gonna be very happy with it

Maks, recoil is fine.. it's from when the slide comes back and grazes the top of my hand. Starts to bleed after about 50 rounds (boo hoo) :violin: haha. Lunker, that's the problem... I carry this gun everyday because I live down in VA 9 months out of the year for school. And to answer the XD issue... not a big fan to be honest. I think that may be sacrilege to say on NJGF haha. BUT I am looking into the M&P Compact and H&K USP Compact

I should also mention that I asked a good buddy of mine that carries a G22 for a living and he just laughed and said "Welcome to the Glock family... the bite is part of the fun" HA not exactly the answer I was looking for

Anyone else experience this? Shot about 200 rounds in my G23 the other day and now have a pretty nasty cut on the big part of my hand between the thumb and pointer finger. I have pretty big hands and my grip may have been a bit high but with the compact size of the gun, I feel I have less control with a lower grip. Would a Hogue Slip-on fix the problem, any other solutions? Thanks

Good series of videos. This guy usually has some good info and How to videos. Thought this was cool

+1 on that... comes in handy when I'm there on a layover going to and from school..and yes, Newark and JFK charges

Not personally BUT I was at Brick Armory once and a guy had 30 rd. mags for his AR and the the owner (forgot his name) came in to check on the shooters, noticed this dude, left and then returned with "backup" (another employee) and asked the guy about it. Turns out the guy's a LEO and the AR was dept. issued... all good in the end

Pot, meet kettle. Xd's have been beaten with the ugly stick, shot with the ugly cannon, and then blown up by the ugly IED. And then made in Croatia to top it all off

LET'S GO RANGERS! haha

Just got my VA permit yesterday, sent everything in just about 3 weeks ago. Not bad VSP!

I was there to join a few months ago and haven't been back since :roll: Kind of a trip from where I am and heard that the pistol range was closed (?). Plus, I kind of stumbled upon it last time after being lost... so that kind of sucks too!

Exactly! the sights have JN8:12 on them (John 8:12). The way I see it is this: The US Government does not manufacture these sights, they're outsourced/bought from a private company. Being a private company, I believe Trijicon has every right to inscribe whatever they want on their product, so long as it doesn't take away from the performance. We're not dipping our bullets in pork fat for crying out loud. As an Evangelical Christian I think it's great to see a company include this in their product and I'm sure I'm not alone on that. PS- I like how the media headline was "U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes" (abcNews)

Dick's in Freehold today. Had the usual. 9mm- WWB-$15, Blazer $13. 40 S&W-WWB-$20, Blazer-$18. Noticed they had a good amount of .380, .357, and .38 but didn't catch the prices. BUT one thing that stinks now is that you have to carry your ammo down to the counter in a locked electronic alarm plastic box. This thing is ridiculous, makes it look like you transporting enriched uranium to the front counter. Welcome to NJ, birthplace of making gun owner feel like outcasts. :roll:

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