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Personally, I'm not a fan of keeping crap magazines even for range duty. Not worth the frustration with the constant misbehavior, and also it can obscure genuine issues with the gun becuase you attribute failures to the magazines.

Good for them. I admit that I have a bit of loyalty and appreciation to S&W becuase they manufacture 15 round 9mm magazines just for us poor souls here in NJ. Plus my M&P has proven to be damned reliable for me.

Going to a training class at a range looks clearly ok to me. I have never seen a reliable answer on whether going to another state for ccw meets one of the exemptions to be legal in NJ.

I've had very good prices and efficient service from ammunitiontogo.com. Their prices are especially good if you buy 500 or 1,000 round cases.

There is no law preventing ammo sales to NJ but there are several companies that choose not to do business here. I cannot blame them for not wanting to get involved with a risk that a misinterpreted regulation or even a minor administrative error can turn into a pile of trouble. NJ gun laws are deliberately designed to intimidate law abiding people from any involvement in firearms for fear of legal penalties.

I am eager to hear CA's excuse for how a law that got an innocent man falsely arrested twice is common sense, reasonable regulation. I am sure it involves protecting the children and somehow, defeating terrorists.

Here is a .22 LR with a .223 cartridge. Technically both are the same 22 caliber.

Isn't the Single Stack division very similar to Production, but for 1911's?

Depends what you want the gun for. If you just want a 1911 in your collection and to have fun with at the range, then a RIA, STI Spartan, etc would be fine. However I would not consider using a 1911 for defensive purposes unless you have plenty of money and/or knowledge. Flame suit on. Cue "my $300 1911 has been perfectly reliable" in 5 .. 4 .. 3 ..

If you're planning to use it for CCW, a bobtail or round butt would be nice. I'd look at a Dan Wesson Vbob or S&W E-Series.

If you are looking at new production, full sized 9mm made in the USA I think Sig is the way to go but $600 for a new Sig sounds unrealistic. Not sure if Beretta is currently manufacturing in the US for the civilian market. In your budget most 9mm 1911's are going to have frames forged overseas and then finished in the US like Springfield and STI Spartan. For about $1k you can get an STI Trojan which is fully born and bred in Texas.

I've never heard of that, and the image of the email allegedly from Grant is not visible when I look at that thread. I've found their service to be excellent as well as their prices. I would need to see something more compelling than what is visible in that thread for me to take it seriously.

S&W does manufacture a factory 15 round 9mm magazine for the M&P. Unfortunately you cannot buy a 9mm M&P with the NJ magazines from any dealer in NJ that I am aware of. But Grant and Roxanne at gandrtactical.com are happy to provide you any 9mm M&P with the 15 rounders so you don't have to screw around with 10 rounders. Plus they will install differnt sights or Apex trigger parts if you like as well and at a very competitive price.

For crap's sake people, NJ firearm laws are bad enough. Please stop doing acid and having hallucinations over how bad they might be if the boogeyman got you.

Totally serious dude. Heard it at a gun shop and we're talking about a guy related to a cop who totally really heard it.

I heard at a gun shop that hollowpoints are illegal for self defense. The guy's cousin knows a cop who knows of a case where a guy got arrested for it. Then the spouse got arrested for picking up a spent casing. Totally, totally true story for sure. I'm super serious.

I think in a situation where you are hunkered down in your safe room, barrel pointed at the door while you wait for the police, a long gun is for sure the way to go. But I also think that if you are forced to be on the move, like to go get your kid, the long gun becomes more problematic to use and requires much more training to manage effectively. I am certainly not the final authority on this but that's my humble opinion. I think we're all agreeing for sure that it's most important to get proper training before considering yourself ready for either situation.

This might not be the answer you are looking for, but I believe a handgun is a better option for home defense for someone new to firearms. A long gun definitely has more terminal performance but also is more difficult to manipulate in close quarters, move through the house to find your kids if necessary, or to use one handed so the other hand is free to use a light, phone to call 911, open a door etc. Plus, you can get a quick access pistol safe from Vline or Gunvault that is affordable and will properly secure it from your kids while allowing reasonably efficient access. I would say get yourself set up and trained with a handgun, then move on to the long gun after that.

I would not carry every day, just like I don't vote or read books every day. Being denied a right is the issue.

cguiro, I hope this is not a silly question. You said you are a LEO but you also ask about carrying in a "free" state. Are you not permitted to carry off duty here in NJ?

Unless you are reloading and shooting your own lead bullets, the exposure is minimal. Just wash your hands after shooting.

Here you go, NJ2AS has a copy of the letter from the NJSP confirming that P2P cannot be limited: http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/19258-njsp-letter-to-chiefs-proving-ppps-cannot-be-limited/

He applied after but was denied multiple times due to insufficient need. After multiple appeals and only AFTER filing this suit, the state finally gave him his permit in order to make the case go away. Since Judge Wall also wants the case to go away, he is happily going along with it.

More bad news, on November 1 Judge Wall dismissed with prejudice the claims of Jeffrey M. Muller, the guy who was kidnapped and beaten by the gang and then still denied his permit. I can only assume it is because the state finally granted his permit after numerous appeals, no doubt to intentionally remove him from this suit. http://www.archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.njd.249720/gov.uscourts.njd.249720.37.0.pdf Not surprising. The real two questions are when will the case make it to the Supreme Court and what will be the Court's makeup at the time.

The box has to have "ORM-D Cartridges, Small Arms" marked on it. There are stickers but writing it in marker is fine. That's all.