Jon

I recommend trying fire by friction in your backyard before heading out. It is far more difficult than you think.

Wrong, wrong, wrong. Please stop furthering this MYTH.

Easy. Articulate how you need a heavy-duty knife for outdoors-related purposes(chopping wood etc).

This is correct, however the gun just needs to be unloaded, there is no need for the ammo to be "secured" separately from the gun.

Hokay, as long as the weather holds, I'm definitely in. I can bring my HK USP compact in 9mm if there are any newbs looking to borrow equipment. Keep in mind though, that the mag release on the HK is a bit different than other pistols.

ORLY!? Methinks I'll be visiting you in the nearish future

Seeing how this forum has less than 13% of the traffic as the next least visited section in Firearms Discussion, I wouldn't hold your breath.

BLF - Also ESP. IDPA needs to change and put the striker fired weapons in the same division. Stupid IDPA.

I don't shoot in precipitation.

Or the one on 27 in Franklin Twp.

If the weather sucks, I'd love to come join ya @ rtsp and check the place out finally.

In that case, it's up to you to decide between a semi-auto or a pump. Some of the popular mid-range semi-autos would be a Remington 11-87 or Mossberg 930. The downsides to a semi would be that they are more expensive, and limited to only 6+1 capacity. You could also look into a Benelli, as they are certainly not $2000 guns. On the flip side you have the pump, in which the popular options are the Remington 870 or Mossberg 500/590. If you want to spend a little more, you can look into the Benelli as well. I would handle all 3 options for semi and pump, and decide what you want based off your feelings.

Having handled various versions of the offset sighting at SHOT, I have to say the best option IMO, is a small reflex sight mounted more forward on the rail. It takes some time to get the rifle's rear sight where it needs to be when using the offset irons.

Time to arm the pup.

What is your budget? I can't believe I'm saying this, but Ray is spot on for an economical choice. Handle both, and see which one feels better in your hands.

Is that what they call it nowadays?

So then why hate on the guys who agree with your point of view, just because they get to carry?

Hey! I'm always down to see more shootin iron!

Congrats on obtaining a new pistol. That's as much as you'll get from me!

If somehow the planets aligned and you were granted a NJ CCW, would you choose not to carry because no one else could get that permit?

Paying $2k to save myself or my family is damn cheap IMO.

Just about any rifle load will get you the penetration required. You want that thing to fragment though, causing minimal damage once it goes through the BG and the next wall.

Fixed. I want to know what your question was.

People who take the glock marketing drivel as fact.