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The picture is much better. I think you could get a small rubber washer for the nut. Take off the nut, pop the rubber washer on, put the nut back on and tighten. That would help with the vibrations and shaking the flashlight lose. It seems to me your main problem is that there is nothing forward of the flashlight mount to prevent it from going forward. I think you could put a metal hose clamp on the magazine tube just forward of the flashlight. Just paint it black beforehand with spray paint. But the more I think of it, the more I like the idea of the 3M Glass Cloth electrical tape. If you put just one strip around the front of the magazine tube, it will prevent the flashlight from moving forward. I don't see your barrel getting hotter than 400 degrees. You may have to paint that black too.

Welcome to the forum. Take a look at the video below and consider joining NJ2AS. We are the guys fighting for your 2A rights in New Jersey.

It's the standard in all-metal DA/SA guns. Enjoy it.

Someone like Suzanna Hupp would be nice, but the problem is that I'd rather not someone in NJ have to go through what she went through just to get concealed carry.

Brother, it's worth buying the 15 round mags on principle.

Can you post a picture of the setup I'm having a hard time imagining the setup. My first instinct would be to put a piece of electrical tape on the mounting bracket to the flashlight. This should prevent it from moving forward, but it would also melt at 179 degrees. You could get the Scotch Super 33+ Vinyl electrical tape, which would get you up to 220 degrees or the 3M Glass Cloth electrical tape, which gets you to 392 degrees. I don't know how hot a shotgun barrel gets after volume fire, but the next time you go to the range, you could put a drop of water on the barrel it right after you shoot. If the water boils away immediately, you know its over 212 degrees. My suggestion (again without looking at the gun), would be to try the Scotch Super 33+ Vinyl electrical tape first since it only costs $5.00 and see if it melts after 50 shells.

I like it. I've been writing internet-based software for about 15 years now (the backend stuff that makes the websites work). One of the problems I see on many websites is that when you land on the page,you have no clue what the company does. In real life, you have about 5 seconds to explain what you do before somebody clicks away. This website works because the logo and placement explain what your company does very quickly and very well. The logo is in the upper left hand corner of the screen, which is the most precious real estate, because that is where the eyes go first. That's very important and you are doing that. The other thing I like is that you are not necessarily selling Gun for Hire. You are selling Anthony Colandro and your larger-than-life personality. It's kind of like Larry Ellison with Oracle or Richard Branson with Virgin. Those two brands and personalities are one in the same. So one of the smartest things you did was put you up on that website with your face all over it. Take a look at this website: http://www.kangaroocarry.com/ Would you buy a holster from this man? I sure would if I was in the market for that. Within 10 seconds, you know what his company does, he shows you what his product can do, and then personally explains why his holster is a good idea. You keep it like that and you will do well. I'd send you a Birkat Haesek, but you seems to be doing gangbusters without one. Mazel Tov on the new website, brother. May you have many years of success.

My bad, I assumed that he had a 9mm. I very rarely meet people at the range who have .40 caliber pistols unless they are LE's.

I have no idea what a 77 grain bullet would do in a 1 in 9 barrel. I've never tried it, but I can't imagine it would be good. Maybe you would see keyholing or a shotgun pattern on your target. It's not like the ammunition would blow up in your gun or anything, though. I know the Greenhill Formula, which basically says that the optimum twist rate is determined by dividing 150 by the length of the bullet in hundredths of an inch. This works out to 1 in 7 for the heavier Armor piercing and match grade stuff. I recall that the Army originally had a 1 in 10 twist for its 20" inch M-16. When they built the M-16A1, they decided on a 1 in 10 inch twist because the desired ammunition would not stabilize in the older M-16 barrels. Tell you what. You go list Range 14 as your home range. Do you have an AR-15 with a 1 in 9 barrel? If you bring the gun, I'll buy the ammo, we can meet there, see the results and post it here. PM me if you are interested.

I don't know how I missed you. If you think that this process is frustrating, we could use your help. NJ2AS is working to fight these laws. Watch the video below and seriously consider spending the $35 to join the New Jersey Second Amendment Society: nj2as.org What gun are you thinking of getting?

I think it can't hurt to try. NJ seems to regard employment-based CCW permits as a "justifiable need." But then again, part of the Muller case was an FBI employee whose name and home address ended up on a terrorist website. I don't know where you live, but I would go to your local Senator and Assemblyman and let them know about this. Tell them your story and how you want to apply for a CCW, but are afraid that it will get rejected. Let them fight for you.

That's not far from me. If you want to meet at Ft. Dix, I can make it happen if you give me a day and time. Her handgun choices will be limited to Beretta 92FS, PX4 and 1911, though. I can throw a .22LR adapter on the Beretta 92. The offer stands if you are interested. I just have to make sure that day is clear with my wife and we don't have any family plans Oh, heck, twist my arm and make me go to Ft. Dix and shoot. I think if you go on vacation and get a hotel room, you can bring a rifle. I think you can probably bring a handgun as well. For all intents and purposes, that hotel room becomes your residence. I know that people who shoot Appleseed events and hunt in NJ stay at hotels.

I am not a lawyer. The real problem is that we have no idea whether it is illegal or not. It's the "reasonable deviation" part. Would your deviation be "reasonable" to a Jury? Technically, we don't even know if stopping for gas is "reasonable." I don't think I would do it. But there is one other option. We have an entire forum of members here. I'm sure that somebody here belongs to the range near you. Put a message up in the forum and ask for somebody to meet you at the range with a handgun that is similar to yours. Buy him a box of ammo for his troubles. Now everybody is happy. I'll even make you an offer. If your mother in law lives down near the Cherry Hill area, I'll meet you guys at Range 14, Ft. Dix or a range in Philly if she wants to shoot handgun. PM me if this is an option for you.

IMHO, the M&P9 is the finest striker fired polymer handgun on the planet. You made a good purchase. If you still have the 10 round magazines, call Smith and Wesson and ask for part number 39498 this is their NJ compliant 15 round magazine. Welcome to the community.

Yes, bring the COE in case they don't have them in the store or can't print them out. They will probably laugh and throw it in the trash when you walk out the door, but you did your part.

Buying a home? Get the PSE&G Worry free plan. For about $35 a month, you can cover all of your appliances (Air Conditioner, heater and so on) from repair bills. When you go house hunting, note where the sun rises and sets. If a common area (such as the kitchen) is hit by direct sunlight, that area could be too hot and uncomfortable to be in during the day. Just note where the sun is and where you are likely to be in the house during the day. Never, under any circumstances buy a house that has a pool. Preferably, find a house next to a neighbor who has a pool. Note how old the water heater is. If its older than 10 years, replace it as soon as you move in. Water heaters are one of those things that people only replace after they break and flood their basement. Better to do it on your terms than on a Saturday night when your basement is flooded and the plumber is charging double time. Always have $10,000 in cash in your bank account and $500 in cash in the house. This will guarantee that just about any emergency repair that comes up can be solved in 4 hours (with the $500 cash) or 1 day (with the bank money). Don't pay extra into your mortgage. If you ever lose your job, and start missing payments, the bank won't care that you payed extra, they will forclose on you anyway. Better to have the money saved as a buffer. For kids: * There is nothing wrong with Diapers and Wipes from Target. * Start clipping coupons. * Get your own diaper bag. There is nothing worse than a man walking around with his wife's frilly diaper bag. You want a diaper bag that looks like you are about to throw it at a bunker filled with Germans. This works well: If you are using formula, put a bottle in the bag with a pre-measured amount of dry formula in there. The pre-measured stuff is good for a week and then you have to throw it out. Carry a bottle of water with you. If you are ever stuck somewhere, pour the water bottle into the formula bottle, shake and you have an instant meal for your baby. The day you get stuck in traffic on 295 and your kid is screaming because he is hungry you will wish you had done this. Trust me. * Start saving for college now, but don't get a TAP-529 plan. The fact is that your kid may not be college material and we've all seen what happens to kids who aren't college material but they go to college anyway because their parents told them to: They end up going to $60,000 per year liberal arts schools, majoring in LGBT 16th Century Studies and then occupying Wall St. when they can't get a job. I got my kids custodial plans and I pay into them every year. When they turn 18, that money is theirs. They can use it to pay for college, or If they don't want to go to college, at least they can use that money for them to start a franchise, buy a house to use as an investment, or buy tools to use in a trade (so they can be a plumber and charge $2000 to fix someone's water heater on a Saturday night). * Remember that no kid ever died from crying. There will be times where you will understand why babies are so cute: it's a self defense mechanism so you don't throw them out the window. When you've had enough, put them in a safe place and walk away. Go have a cigarette, sit in the kitchen and have a beer, watch a little ESPN. You are not a bad parent. They are crying because they are trying to tell you something that they can't articulate. It's really an algorithm: #1. Are they wet? Yes? Change Diaper. No? Step 2. #2. Are they hungry? Did they eat recently? No? Feed them. Yes? Burp them. They have gas. Didn't work? #3. Are they sick? Take their temperature. Are they Hot? Yes? Get them to the Dr. No? See #4. #4. They are crying just to cry. Try to sooth them, but don't feel bad if you can't. * Childproof everything. Your kids are too precious to lose them to something that could have been prevented with plastic lock. * Nothing is wrong with second hand clothes or Baby furniture, but get a new crib. Cribs today have different safety standards then they did 10 years ago. * Get a new car seat, not a second-hand one. You don't know if the person selling the car seat has been in an accident and the car seat plastic is fatigued. * If you have a girl, don't put her bedroom close to any ledge or anyplace where she could climb out of her room and get outside without you knowing. This may seem insignificant now, but it will be important when she is 16 and hates you. That's about all I can think of right now. Best of luck.

Stop for a second... where does he live? If he lives in a state other than New Jersey, you have to go though all of the steps above, plus transfer them through a dealer.

It's a fine gun. Consider getting the .22LR Conversion kit from Advantage Arms. You'll save a lot of money on ammo.

I second (or third) the Beretta 92. You can't go wrong with that gun and as an added bonus, you can buy the Beretta .22LR conversion kit and shoot cheap .22 ammo. If 9mm is cheap, .22 is cheaper.

Depends on the clothing and situation. 99% of the time if I'm in Philadelphia I'm either shooting at Firing Line or smoking cigars at Mahagony on Wallnut street. I'm also probably wearing a suit, so I keep my Kel Tec PF9 in a Remora #5 at about 3:30 in my pants under my suit coat. OWB under a loose camp shirt if I've gone to PA to shop or visit relatives. Situation dictates. It's good to have options for all possibilities.

I get 3 new permits every 6 months just in case I ever want to jump on something. If I don't use them... I let them expire. I already have enough guns, but sometimes its hard to pass up a deal.

IMHO soccer will never be popular in America because it goes against out way of thinking. If you foul another player, they get a free shot at the goal and you get a card for being naughty. I've seen soccer players take hits and roll around on the field like Academy Award winning actors to make sure the ref sees them in pain so the other player gets a penalty card. in soccer you get two teams spending a lot of energy running around and at the end of the game not much has happened. It's a very socialist game when you think about it, All about fair play and inertia. Football is the exact opposite. In football you take your hits and you get hurt and you get up and play anyway. The odds may be uneven, it my be raining, you may have just torn a hamstring, but damn it, you go in there and play and fight to win. It it any surprise that American Football never really caught on anywhere else? It goes against Europe's way of thinking.

Then the cheap 55 grain .223 Remington UMC ammo from Dicks should do you just fine. Anything above 62 grain is pushing it, though. Load, shoot and enjoy.

Welcome to the forum. .223 and 5.56x45 are essentially the same round... but the 5.56 is loaded for high pressure NATO specifications. In other words, you can shoot .223 out of a 5.56 but you may want to avoid shooting 5.56 out of a .223 rated chamber. As for ammo type... well, what is the twist rate of the barrel and what do you want to do with the gun? You need higher twist rates to stabilize heavier bullets. The answer will differ depending on if you are shootings cans and targets at 50-100 yards. 62 Grain Federal will behave a lot differently than 50 grain federal depending on the barrel type. The cheap Remington 55 grain that you get from Dicks when it is on sale is probably good enough for most of your needs if you are just putting holes in cans and paper at 100 yards, but I'd need to know more about what you plan to do with the gun and the barrel twist rate. Cans? Targets? Long range shooting? Home defense?

I do not own an AR-15 although I have shot them plenty of times. If I were to get one, I would get one from Whindam Weaponry, with the more "traditional" look with a carrying handle and attached front sight. But my problem is that I like wood. An AR-15 isn't even on my radar screen. I honestly don't know what I would do with it and I don't feel like stocking yet another caliber. As for the Mini-14... Life is too short to buy guns that other people think you should have. As I said before, I personally like wood and WWII-ish looking rifles. If you like it, buy it and you will be happy. This is why they make different types of guns. Yes, the magazines are a little expensive. Yes, parts will be a little harder to come buy. But when you caress the wood of that rifle, as you slide it up to your cheek, you will be happy, and that is what really matters.