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One piece of advice, spend the money on something quiet like a Honda or Yamaha. I go to motorcycle track days all the time and some folks' cheap generators make life miserable. It might seem like a luxury but after several hours a noisy generator really really sucks. After a recent blackout in Fort Lee, a few people had generators running that made the place sound like a 1940's aircraft carrier.

I don't know about getting followed from a range, but this seems like one very good reason NOT to have firearm related stickers on your car. Why advertise to a thief that you have valuable stuff in your house?

I am late to the discussion, but I am not a fan of the Serpa. It is clear to me that the use of the trigger finger on the retention lever increases the chance of an ND. Of course this can be trained for, and it would take a number of other simultaneous mistakes to get an ND. But in my book there is no compelling benefit to this increased risk since ther are other better retention holsters available such as Safariland 6377 / 6378. Increased risk for no benefit does not compute for me.

Someone did something stupid and dangerous at the Bullet Hole? Inconceivable!

Vlad has it right. Plus, with a 15 round limit the supposed benefit of ultra high capacity from the tiny round is lost. If you just like it and want it then more power to you, but as a practical matter it doesn't do anything better, and several things worse, than more conventional polymer pistols.

There is absolutely nothing to be nervous about with ordering ammunition online. I've ordered duty ammuntion from ammunitiontogo.com and kylesgunshop.com many times with never an issue. And no junk mail either. If you just like to buy local then by all means do so, but online sales are perfectly fine.

For defenseive ammunition I would use anything on Gary Roberts' list. It is based on controlled, repeated ballistic tests performed as part of duty ammo selection for multiple agencies plus data collected from real world shootings. These loads are in use by LE agencies and are proven to perform as well as any load in their caliber. (Corbon DPX happens to be one of the rounds on the list) Hornady Critical Defense is not on the list. Although it is very popular, the only information I have been able to find about it's performance is Hornady's own marketing material or dudes shootin' stuff with it on youtube. It is not used by any LE agencies that I am aware of. Frankly the selling point of low recoil and low penetration seem counter to the performance characteristics one would want in a defensive round. If there is more reliable performance data available I would be interested to see it. It's always difficult to separate fact from fiction on the interweb, but I consider Roberts' data more reliable than dudes shootin stuff in their yards.

tt, this might not be the response you were looking for but it sounds like your gun is not suitably reliable for home defense. You are not going to find an oddball load that somehow compensates for the pistol's issues. You didnt't give any info on the gun, whether purchased new or used, etc but if you are looking for a home defense handgun then the first step is either get the gun fixed or replace it with something reliable. If you are looking for a 9mm home defense gun on a tight budget then there are other better options than a 1911. I am afraid you can get yourself into a money pit trying to make it reliable and in the end it still wont work. In fact, have a look at the following post by a knowledgable gentleman who found how to make a 9mm 1911 run reliably with hollowpoints. If you find this too extreme then that's a clue that you should select a different gun more suitable for this purpose. http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=93438

You should definitely place a call, being very polite to ask the status. Ask if there is any holdup that you can assist with, such as making sure your references respond, etc.

OMG OMG OMG You want to have a GUN!!!! in the CAR!! with a BABY!!!! Someone call Michael Moore!

I think the best strategy is to try various brands and bullet weights, decide which you prefer, then keep an eye out for sales and stock up then. I have almost 9k rounds of Geco and RWS, which I hid in my garage so my girlfriend does not give me a hard time. I have found that the "oh yeah, then why do you need so many shoes" comeback just makes things more difficult for me ...

Heavier bullets are going to be more expensive becusae they use more lead, but that is only one factor affecting the final price.

Bummer, Ammotogo recently had Geco 9mm which is excellent for under $200 a case. I have 6 cases stocked up. If I needed 9mm now I would go with the 115 grain Fiocchi at dansammo.com for $200 a case.

The shipping cost on an order from ammunitiontogo.com is less than the gas spent to go to Wallyworld. The price is also lower and there is no tax. And you won't have to deal with a dufus employee. I haven't bought amunition from a brick and mortar store in years.

There are many different interpretations of the rule. But at the end of the day, in the event of a legal challenge the burden of proof is on YOU to prove that you are transporting in a manner consistent with the regulations and that the stop to pick up your friend was a "reasonable deviation." Normally one is innocent until proven guilty but unfortunately the opposite is true with respect to firearms in NJ. Only you can decide how much risk you are willing to take.

I am sorry to agree with you. The threat of "outing" innocent people to employers is a deliberate strategy to intimidate you from excersising your rights. I urge you to contact the good people at the New Jersey Second Ammendment Society. Their team has succeeded several times at getting townships to change their policies through diplomacy and education. They have a sub-form here http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/forum/106-new-jersey-second-amendment-society/

That seems completely stupid. I will definitely watch it.

Oh good, a 1911 vs. Glock debate. That's a new one. What will they think of next? A website with funny pictures of cats?

That article published by Chuck Hawks is ancient and the information is obsolete. Many of the specific loads he recommends are not even manufactured anymore, and the rest are still around for those people who still like bias ply tires on their cars. His recommendation to avoid 147 grain 9mm might have been ok 25 years ago but it is absolutely wrong with respect to modern loads. The Gary Roberts (DocGKR) list on m4carbine.net and also mirrored on ar15.com is the best source of information available. It's updated every few months.

I normally buy SIG parts from topgunsupply.com. Some folks have noted that recent factory magazines are lower quality, and prefer Mecgars which used to be OEM for Sig until recent cost cutting.

I strongly suspect this was a deliberate attempt to put guns into the hands of criminals in order to stir up support for gun control. But I also believe the senior leadership were skilled enough in setting up plausible deniability that only junior people will ever face consequenses.

Now that owning a hangun for self defense is confirmed to be an individual right, at least in the home, it would be interesting to put that down on the permit application to see what happens. I am planning to make a purchase later in the year so I will probably give it a go.

That is the biggest positive development in my opinion. If the ACLU begins to defend the 2A as vigorously as other civil rights then we have something to look forward to.

+ 1 million. There would be no reason to have a written Bill of Rights in the first place if the intent were to only protect popular or majority ideas. The entire point is to protect minorities from the majority, which is the fundamental tenet of freedom and liberty. The phrase "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb" does not only apply to guns.

You can also get a gun Cerakoted in any color you want for not too much money. I would rather select the gun based on the suitability of purpose and get it colored later than pick one just becuase it's pink. One issue I have with many "ladies" pistols is that they tend to be small and light. That makes them nice for carrying in a purse and even feels good holding it at the gunshop. But once you start shooting it, the light weight makes it harder to control recoil, becomes unpleasant to shoot and can turn a new shooter off entirely.