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What is the recoil like? My Kel Tec PF-9 is like hi-fiving a hammer, although it's a bit more concealable. Is the M&P Shield a good, fun range gun?

As a 19 year veteran if the Infantry, I strongly suggest that you look into the Air Guard... better food, better housing better treatment.

IMHO, this is why professions such as soldiering and law enforcement are more like callings than jobs.

Because as an engineer I find firearms to be mechanically satisfying and I needed a hobby since I was never took to golf.

I think that this is akin to banning possession of unicorn tears. I've been shooting for 25 or so years and I don't know anybody who has a .50 Cal Barrett. This may be a bone that is thrown to the media and uninformed. This is almost like banning Ferraris from Civilian ownership in NJ. It's a lot easier to support something when it doesn't effect you.

I respectfully disagree, Shawn. It's no different than a literacy test to vote. Yes, I've seen people do unsafe thing. I've even done some unsafe things and I have 30 years of experience. I think the degradation of our rights ought weighs any benefits from training.

Love your avatar Alex35, "Fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face."

Yeah, welcome to NJ. You go to jail when you break the law and you go to jail when the police break the law...

You can't forget opportunity cost, IMHO. It's theoretically more cost effective and pleasurable for me to lie in a hammock, smoke a $10 cigar, drink $3.00 glass of rum and snuggle with two Italian supermodels than it is to pay $13.00 and one hour of my time to make 50 rounds of .45 ACP that I could purchase for $20 on sale (back when there were sales). Note that when you are reloading ammunition, you absolutely cannot be doing anything else. No listening to music. No talking to friends, no frolicking with Italian supermodels. If you give that cartridge a double charge because you were twirling Benedetta's hair... so keep that in mind. Reloading is serious business if you want to keep all of your fingers and eyes. I think that if you shoot .44 Magnum, .454 casull, .50 S&W or some other esoteric cartridge, it's worth it. If you are in competitions and want to make sure each of your cartridges is perfect, I can see how it would be worth it. But if you are just shooting some 9mm or .45 every couple of months, just buy some CCI Blazer and call it a day.

I hate to be one of those headbobbers, but I as the gun-buybacks have proven, this is true. Take an unloaded pistol to a church and you are looking at 7 years in jail. Take an unloaded pistol to a church during a gun buyback and you are magically ok, even though there is no exemption in NJ law for taking guns to gun buyback programs. I suppose one could argue that this is an oversight, and it's in the public interest, but still, the law is the law. Who do you go to when the police break the law?

I like the idea of a private seller being able to call NICS just to verify that the person they are selling to is on the level. But I don't like the idea of making it required. The problem with requiring NICS for F2F transfers is that there are still some places in this country where people use company-provided firearms to slaughter pigs, control vermin and keep wolves away from sheep. Imagine having to do a NICS check every day when your farmhand draws his rifle from the safe. I don't like that one bit, but the people in power probably think that Farms look a lot like Hee-Haw.

Congratulations and welcome to the sport. I've been eyeing that Ruger commander model myself.

+1 This. I've never heard of anyone talk themselves out of getting arrested. Anyway, if you are safely storing your weapons and they are unloaded it makes no difference to the police office if you have a gun in the car or a circular saw. Yeah, it's deadly but locked up in the trunk it's just a piece of metal.

For me it was the Beretta 92FS. I made Sergeant First Class in the National Guard and my friends chipped in and bought me custom grips for my M9. After that, I had to buy a Beretta 92FS. So basically a free set of grips cost me $800 and thousands of dollars in ammunition over the years. But it was worth it.

+1 To Scrap, Go with the Axis and have a gunsmith throw some Marble sights on it. I prefer iron sights as well. So I know how you feel. http://www.marblearms.com/universalRearSights.html

I would rather have a gun with 6 rounds on my person than a gun with 13 sitting in my nightstand because it was just too darn thick and heavy. I bought by PX4 Compact for CCW. I loved the gun, but then I bought a Kel Tec PF9. Guess which I started carrying more? The Kel Tec. Yes, it only holds 7 rounds, but it's much thinner, lighter and far more concealable. If I am attacked, odds are it will be by 1-3 people. If I'm attacked by 10 Ninjas I'm going to die and there isn't much I can do about it. The 10 Ninjas aren't very likely, but the 1-3 dirtbags are. Go with the Nano. Note that some people call CCW or Photographer vests "shoot me first" vests. I'm sure the bad guys read forums too. One school of thought is that those vests make it obvious that you are carrying. When I've carried in PA and Florida, I've noticed that most people walk around in their own little world and don't notice. I tend to wear sportcoats a lot. This allowed be to carry my PX4 Compact OWB, but I could never take off my coat. Another option are Columbia camp shirts. Then you can carry your PX4 OWB with a good belt and it will conceal up well under the camp shirt. Thow on the vest for an extra layer of bulkyness and the gun should blend right in.

Very indicative of a Beretta owner... such modesty.

JTS, I refuse to believe your story. If you are truly a Beretta owner you would be far to busy dating to beautiful Italian supermodels, driving fancy Italian sports cars and attending fashion shows in Milan. You would have no time or inclination to shoot a Colt...

I'll do you one better. Who remembers this:

Mazel Tov! Good job on bringing a new member into the fold.

I don't know, but those "shoot out the star" vendors at the Jersey Shore seem to get away with it.

Blackhawk makes Serpa holsters in FDE.

You know. I think it's okay to let blacks vote if only they didn't let all of the blacks vote. Just let the lighter-skinned ones vote. We aren't saying that all blacks can't vote. Only some blacks... Sounds pretty absurd doesn't it? I want all my rights. No compromise.

Pretty much this, but secure it to the wall with an eye bolt.