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+1 the Remora Holster works for me, although my PX4 Compact is too big for pocket carry.

I've had a kit since 9/11. Mainly 3 days worth of food and water, and flashlights along with some little things for the kids like small toys, a change of underwear and so on. One of the most important things is a list of phone numbers on paper - how many of you keep your phone numbers in your phone? I haven't remembered a phone number in years. So if the cell phones are out, or yours is out of a charge, you can still call a relative from a land line.

The CX4 is basically my self defense gun. My wife is too short and light for shotgun, and she doesn't have the hand strength to rack the slide on a pistol. The CX4 works for her.

You cannot go wrong with a Beretta 92. IMHO, if you want to buy a gun, but you see yourself shooting maybe once or twice a year, get the revolver. The Beretta 92 is like my wife - she's my constant companion, and my go-to-gun. But that means I have the muscle memory to flick off the safety. If you don't think you will practice that much, you may run into some trouble if you try to use the 92 and you've left the safety on. But you can't go wrong with either gun. Now that I think of it, if the Beretta 92 is my wife, the PX4 is sort of like my younger mistress and my 1911 is that high school sweetheart I never let go...

No, the PX4 is the best... oh wait... wrong thread... Vincent's in Merchantville. Their thin pizza is amazing, and they are close to Rayco Armory. Talk about one stop shopping...

You know, maybe it would be a good PR move if NJ2AS donated several cases of toilet paper to the Trenton police?

PM me. I tried opening a business in PA this summer and it never worked out. I can explain some stuff to you so you don't make the same mistakes I made. It's far too much to explain in an internet posting.

My 8 year old attends school in Cherry Hill. I can't think of a more anti-gun town, but I've never had any problems. He has written about target shooting in essays at school about what he did over the weekend, but the trick is that he talks about shooting in terms of a sport. Talking about shooting sports in school is fine. I wrote a letter the first day of First Grade to my son's teacher. I dug it up and present it here. (Note that I am exaggerating here, but it's omission for the sake of brevity): Dear Mrs. XXXXX, I just wanted to make you aware of something before the start of the year. I am an amateur skeet shooter. You may be aware of this sport, it's played in the Olympics, and you may have even shot skeet yourself on a cruise ship. This is a tradition that was handed down to me by my father, and one that I intend to hand down to my son if he chooses to take up the sport. I've taken my son to the clay range on multiple occasions where he counts my score and runs the thrower. He also occasionally shoots a youth-sized single-shot .22 rifle so that he can learn how to properly and safely handle firearms. My son is well aware of the rules of firearm safety. Many times in the past, my son has written stories about adventures, whether they be baseball, going to the beach, or even target shooting. I ask you that you encourage him to write, regardless of topic and just wanted you to be aware. ******************** Now if I were you, I would say this (note, you may be a pistol shooter, but honestly, they won't know the difference). Dear Mrs. XXX, Thank you for sending me that note yesterday. I'm glad you brought up the subject. I am an amateur target shooter. You may have seen my sport played on television, target shooting it was one of the first nine events in the modern Olympics. My son has come with me to these amateur matches - it's a big part of my life and his life as well. My son is well versed in firearms safety and knows never to touch a firearm. I ask you to please keep this in mind and insure that when my son talks about firearms, it is in the context of a sporting or historical event. Thank you for your letting me know. -You

Where did you buy it? I have a friend looking for one.

I have to chime in on this. I think that the Ruger LCR is a horrible range gun. It's punishing on the hands, and you can't hit a darn thing with it past 3 yards. That being said, I think the Ruger LCR is an excellent carry gun. Lightweight. Simple interface - point and shoot. Nothing to snag on your clothes or a safety to switch off. The gun is also a trade-off - as is any revolver, really. Is the simplicity of action worth the reduced capacity? In most circumstances when you are out and about, yes. I believe that the .357 LCR is a little bigger. I don't see how you are going to get any more effectiveness out of a .357 with a 2" barrel than you would with a .38, but for some people, it's probably comforting to know that you *could* shoot .357 out if it if you had to.

I think just about any safe can be circumvented with the right tools or time. My safe is designed to stop an attack from a curious child or a thief that doesn't have a lot of time. You could circumvent Ft. Knox if you had the tools and the time. I recall once having to break into my own guncase once at Range 14. At the time I only brought 1 gun in a plastic case with the cable lock wound around the handle. It took me about 10 minutes to break the cable lock with a Leatherman. Not long in the big scheme of things but an eternity if you are not a professional thief and not sure when an owner is getting home. If you are a professional thief, you are already prepared to deal with a safe, so that will drastically reduce the time spent circumventing it.

Surprisingly well. I've never had a problem, and contours to your body nicely. I tend to wear dress pants, cargo pants or jeans in everyday life. You need a belt with this gun. Friction is the only thing keeping it against your body. You also have to dress with an undershirt and a cover garment. 99% of the time when I am not at work, I wear slacks, cargo pants, or jeans along with an undershirt and some kind of Colombia camp shirt - like I've just stepped out of a Timberland catalog. So this holster works for me because I have my undershirt, my pants with a belt, and my cover garment which is my Columbia camp shirt. It won't work as well if you are wearing it directly against the skin - too sweaty and it leaves a bit of a heat rash. I don't think you would be able to wear this holster with sweatpants - but then again, the PX4 Compact is a heavy gun compared to a PF9 or LCP/LCR. But if I'm wearing sweatpants, I'm going to bed.

IMHO The Remora #5 is the best IWB holster I've seen. No clips and it stays put. My review of the Remora #5 and holster is here: http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/31571-px4-9mm-compact-why-doesnt-everybody-own-this-gun/page__fromsearch__1 I prefer the Yaqui model for OWB. They have a paddle version. http://www.amazon.com/Galco-Yaqui-Slide-Holster-Beretta/dp/B003ULUJ70 Run, don't walk to get this fantastic piece of precision Italian machinery.

Actually, I come from 295 South and head up Route 38 to Browns Mills, so no more Mastoris for me. But back when I lived in Princeton and worked in Burlington, I would pick some up for my wife. Delicious stuff.

IMHO The PX4 Compact is the finest DA/SA polymer pistol in the world. I'm going to Ft. Dix this weekend to shoot if that isn't out of your way. PM me if you want to come and shoot it. It's Ft. Dix is probably about an hour away from your neck of the woods. And when you come, stop by Mastoris for pepperoni bread. It's delicious.

For your range bag: * A towel, which you can use for drying off benches if they have dew in the morning. * A staple gun and staples. * Duct tape * Multi-tool like a leatherman for doing quick repairs or pounding a pin back in. * A wooden dowl for testing for a squib round. One of the thing I would suggest is to purchase one more additional magazine for your FN and keep it in your range bag. One day you will be taking some friends to the range and suddenly remember that you left your magazines at home - or that you brought the wrong ones.

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A 5.56 bullet is coming out of that barrel at 3100 Feet per second. A 9mm bullet is coming out at maybe 1400 feet per second. At 150 yards, that bullet is dropping about 18 inches. At 200 yards, you are basically artillery and you are pointing that rifle at a 30 degree angle. I've shot out to 200 yards with a CX4 Storm - it wasn't easy but it can be done - not that I would want to - you basically have a 20% hit ratio, and that is with a target that is not moving or shooting back. I think that the advantage of the 9mm AR platform is that the manual of arms is exactly the same as a 5.56. I could see why a police department may want to use 9mm for CQB work inside homes. If you figure that many police officers are former military, using a 9mm AR type gives you the exact same sight picture and manual of arms as the weapon that the majority of our military uses. So training time and cost would be reduced as opposed to using something like an MP-5, which very few soldiers outside of bodyguards and special operations have used. Now you kind of get into the theory and reason behind Pistol Caliber Carbines (PCCs). What are they good for in general? Well, they are good because: #1. They generally cost less than rifles. #2. You can fire them at most indoor ranges that don't normally allow rifle. #3. The ammunition is less expensive. #4. In many cases the magazines of the PCC is the same magazine as your handgun. You also have to remember that a PCC is not really a force multiplier (although the longer barrel helps with velocity), it is an accuracy multiplier. My CX4 is my wife's go-to weapon for self defense because she is too small for a shotgun and doesn't practice enough with handguns. But she can pick up a CX4 storm and consistently hit a paper plate at 7 yards. If she can do that, she can certainly hit a bad guy down a hallway. Now that being said, unless you are dead set on getting a 9mm AR because you like the way it looks, or you are very familiar with the AR platform, I would consider looking at the CX4 Storm and Kel Tec Sub 2000 before you drop the money on a 9mm AR. I have never been hunting, so I can't answer that question, but I don't think its a popular round for hunting and there are probably far more capable cartridges out there.

Come to the land of the free, brother. There are two good places to shoot in Philadelphia: Philadelphia Archery and Gun and Firing Line. PAAG is in the middle of South Philly, but the place is beautiful - its like shooting in your own house. The lanes are carpeted. They have oil paintings on the walls. Bring Your Own Ammo membership is $300. It's a nice place, but you have to park on the street. I shoot at Firing Line on Front St. So does Quel Hoth. Firing Line is dark, poorly lit, the place is full of gangbangers renting guns and South Philly boys who have plenty of opinions. You could physically smoke in the store up until about 3 months ago. Any woman you bring there would be physically appalled. But It's got character and it only costs $100 a year to shoot there. The guys there know me and greet me when I walk in the door - like "Cheers." The only disadvantage is that you have to buy their ammo. But I only shoot .22 there which is $4.00 a box. I've occasionally used 9mm that I brought in my range bag by accident and they never noticed. I'm sure if you bought a box, and shot some of your own, nobody would say anything as long as you are buying something from them. The disadvantage of shooing in Philly is that you are paying $5.00 for the bridge. The advantage? I can get there in 30 minutes. You don't get a Hague's attitude. And you get to see and shoot all of the guns you can only dream about in New Jersey.

IMHO, the Beretta 92FS is a better buy for a number of reasons: #1. Inexpensive military surplus magazines. #2. 15 round magazines are widely available. The SR9 only has 17 rounders and 10 rounders. I just have this annoyance about getting a neutered gun, although you can have your 17 rounders pinned. #3. Second strike capability with the DA hammer. #4. Availability of the conversion kit. Like I said before, the invitation is open. PM me and I'll meet you at Hagues tonight and you can shoot my Beretta 92 as long as I can come in under your membership. I personally did not like the SR9 when I shot it - for the same reason I didn't like the Browning Hi-Power - I felt the sights were too high. I also didn't like the size of the safety. But you are not buying a gun for me, you are buying it for you. If you *love* the SR9, buy the SR9. Life is too short to buy a gun you only like. Buy the gun you love.

"For all lawful purposes" always has a great ring to it.

I got the same email from him. I sent an email to every single person on that committee. This guy was the only one to write back. Come to think of it, the only other politician who has ever written me back was Senator Van Drew. I'm in the District 6, the Greenwald/Lampit/Beach district. They are not on the committee.

Here's the funny thing. "Under G-d" was added to the pledge back in the 1950's primarily to make a political statement and differentiate ourselves from the Soviet Union. How would you like to have to say "under Jesus," "under Bhudda," "under Allah," "under Ganesha," or "under no G-d?" What's the difference? As a Jew, I've never minded saying "under G-d." After all, the Christian G-d is the same G-d as my own, but with the luxury package installed instead of the base model. I can certainly see how some people may be somewhat uncomfortable having to ascribe to a pledge that they don't believe in. I think that the appropriate thing to do in this situation is for the child stand, but not say the pledge, similar to what a foreign exchange student may do. Getting the judicial system involved seems somewhat extreme.

Only thing that concerns me is that the used recycled Uzi magazines. They will be a lot harder to find than magazines from Glock or Beretta, which would fit into the Kel Tec and CX-4 carbines. Even the Kriss Vector uses Glock magazines.

If you are going for cheap, you could just get the studs, then go to the hardware store and buy two sets of metal rings. Thread the rings through the studs, and you are good. If you don't want to get the studs, just get eyes from the hardware store and use them instead - Two eye hooks, two rings from the hardware store and an old belt. I did this to my son's Cricket and it seems to be holding up nicely.