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See, now you got the idea. Too bad you won't get them till the one gun per month crap goes into effect.... Perhaps you could ask about extensions while you are there so you know what the process is.

Yup, I always bring mine. They haven't asked but it's so easy to pack in the wallet there's no reason not to have it with you IMO.

Don't you love when someone asks, with that "IM SUCH A BETTER PERSON THAN YOU!" face, Why would anyone want that many pistols?!?!? :evil:

Ah noob, now you know better. 3+ permits every time "just in case"! I made the same mistake when I went for my initial card/permit application.

I probably spent over $600 or so in the last month as I stocked up on my target and personal protection ammo for the pistols I own. I had 0 ammo to start with, hence the cost. Usually it's far less, one trip a month to the range and about $75 in ammo. I was buying a tad more just to make sure I had enough for two or three trips since it became so difficult to get!

So you don't have to be a member of BA to join in the fun on Tuesdays with the forum group?

That's a great question that actually applies even with the current system. How do they enforce it if someone gets multiple permits? Seems like fraud will be rampant with post dating, creating criminals out of citizens.... :x

Yeah, and the ammo is cheap! I always bring the .22 when I go to the range, everyone should own one IMO.

I don't like the renewal but it's the lesser of two evils if I don't have to tangle with my local PD to get permits for pistols. I also hate the crappy paper permit and keep forgetting to get it laminated... Oops...

I think it's great you want to take the first steps course. I just completed it last night at Gun For Hire in Belleville. I really recommend that organization, Anthony and his team are excellent trainers. They usually have a few of those courses a month, I'm sure you can contact him in his subforum on this site for more details. You can find a lot of good safety information at the NRA homepage, I don't think you even need to be a member. http://www.nrahq.org/education/guide.asp

I could see the towers on a clear day from where I work in NJ. Their loss is something I think of every time I look out the window and see empty sky. I'm not big on cheesy remembrances but I believe that everyone whose life was impacted by these events deserves my respect and in sad instances my condolences.

I saw someone carting out like 4 cases of clays that had "biodegradable" on the box from the Bullet Hole last night. No idea what the price is, perhaps you can ask in their subforum here.

I would like to thank Anthony and his crew for some top notch training last night. The classroom portion was informative and during the range instruction it was very helpful to have such accomplished marksmen assisting us in avoiding our bad habits. I highly recommend Gun For Hire to anyone on the forum looking for training!

Just enjoy your ammo when it comes and don't worry about it. They aren't an NJ company so they aren't bound by that law. Same reason you don't pay sales tax. Which of course, I know as a responsible citizen, you are reporting to the NJ tax department on your forms each year right? :mrgreen:

I enjoy learning about my purchases right away, so I always field strip and clean any firearm I acquire. All part of the hobby for me, and I know that it's ready to go once I put it in the safe all nice and clean and oiled up.

I love the fiber sights on my trap shot guns, so I found an affordable and easy to install one for my Buckmark Pistol: Anyone either have a Browning that came with the fiber sights, or upgraded to one and liked the results?

I'll be there tomorrow night. But I've heard really amazing things about this particular pistol/ammo combo so I wanted to give it a shot so to speak!

I *finally* found some Hornady Critical Defense for my Ruger LCP. Not the best price but the Federal just doesn't feed as well as I'd like so I'm going to give a box of these Hornady's a go. They also seem to have .38 special, +P and 9mm in stock. http://www.shopgradys.com/servlet/-strse-14652/HORNADY-AMMO-90080-380/Detail They should be $18 a box but what can ya do. I don't mind spending a bit extra for protection ammo if it works though.

Anyone else planning to take the course Tuesday (Sept. 8th) night? If so then shout out, I'll see ya there!

I've seen the LCP for $275 locally. Of course this is after I bought one online for $325....

Check out glensoutdoors.com. They have .380 and 9mm in stock from what i saw. The prices on the 9mm are as low as $10 a box/50 too. Their .380 isn't cheap but that's because it's so darned hard to get. I did pick up some aluminum Blazer for the range though. I know they ship to NJ because I just opened a package from them.

I know we don't have a written Duty to Retreat law but then why is everyone in the state so scared to defend themselves? Is there a defacto DtR enforced on law abiding citizens when they have to make the difficult choice to defend their property/faimly in the courts?

The Dicks in EB has pretty good deals on ammo a few times a year. But lately they have been cleaned the heck out. Lots of local shops that you probably wouldn't know existed but their prices are low volume and not that hot. I bought .22 WMR at a local shop because I like to support it, but I don't think I could afford to buy .40 there even if he had it. Sadly.

Well, that's tough in this market. Just make sure you have reasonable expectations of what "inexpensive" is. :mrgreen:

Kinda hard considering how long ago my grandfather passed away. Also COE's really rub me the wrong way, ya know? Just like voluntary registration. Just a gripe of mine, sorry....