dajonga

For outdoor shooting on a budget, look into Range 14 at Fort Dix. $60 a year or so, plus $4 per person, per hour. For outdoor shooting for free, get your hunting license every year (not quite free) and shoot at the WMA at Stafford Forge (Rt. 539 in LEHT). I get there somedays and I have the place to myself. No handguns are allowed at WMAs, but you can shoot .22s, .17s, black powder and shotguns all the live long day.

I put a Marbles bullseye rear sight and a HIVIZ front sight on my plain jane H001. Makes it even more fun to shoot.

Resistance is futile. My boys have Nerf. Their friends have Nerf. I tried to resist, but when the darts are zipping around the house, it is hard to not join in. I find myself giggling like a loon.

Woohooooo! I cannot wait to "accidentally" shoot my kids in the eye with one of these puppies! Gonna be a black and blue Christmas at the Dajonga house this year!

Where to get the barrels.... Call around. I have 4 of them that were free from a local marina. They used to hold non-toxic antifreeze. They were thrilled for me to take them. Any marinas around the lakes up by you? Ocean Spray used to give them away, too. Maybe call some industrial food processing plants. The barrels are used for everything.

I am not an expert, but I believe you are good to go except for the .22. Hollow points in NJ really need to be treated as handguns, in that you need to have a NJ FID card and be going to or from a gun shop/range and home with no deviations. I would shoot that 100 rounds up before you head over.

Not to change the subject, but Dick's in Brick had a pile of .25 on sale yesterday. I did not see the bullet type or round count, but you may call there and find they suit your needs.

My 2 cents... I traded in a 2008 Honda Fit with 196,000 on it in March. We dumped it only because my wife was next in line for a new car and I wanted her 2010 Scion xB more than my Fit. I would highly recommend either car. Super, incredibly reliable. The only failure the Fit had was an AC compressor last year. The Scion is at 140,000 and nothing...NOTHING.... has ever broken or failed on the car. I believe the xB is built on the Camry running gear. Fit could get close to 40 MPG if I didn't drive too aggressively. Scion gets around 32MPG.

P2P and matching DL is all that is needed. I usually show my FID at the same time, but it is not needed. If I recall, you do not need to have a NJ FID card to get a P2P.

My long winded story... I grew up shooting bb guns everyday in the woods behind my house. I shot .22s and .410s unsupervised on the annual family trip to Oklahoma. As an adult, I never thought to get my FID and own guns. Then my 10-year-old son started playing first person shooter video games with his friends and taking an interest in guns. His knowledge of guns was super warped because of the video games and my wife was getting concerned. She was bothered by the talk about AK's and SMG's. My biggest fear was him going to a friend's house and "discovering" a parent's gun and doing something stupid while playing with it. I talked with my wife about it, and I got my first FID in 2010 with the intention of buying a .22 rifle to teach the kid how a real gun works and how to be safe. Now, he is 13 and I have a safe full of guns. He goes with me to the range and is very aware of the difference between real life and make believe. He has shot everything from a .22 up to a 12 gauge. He helps me clean the guns after a range trip. Unfortunately, he still plays his silly games, but at least he knows to steer clear of someone else's real gun, and he knows how to properly clear and make safe a gun. My younger son is 8 and shows no interest in guns at all, to the point of walking right by me while I clean a gun next to the open safe. I believe that, to a certain extent, I have de-mystified the gun. It is no longer a strange device that the kids only see on a screen. I have also taken a few of his friends with us to the range (one at a time). The parents that say yes seem grateful to have the kids learn some real life firearms lessons. Some parents have declined, but that is to be expected. Good luck.

This recent thread may be helpful... http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/77586-20-year-old-misdemeanor/

I would call that Detective back, call his superior or call the NJSP firearms unit. This Detective is either playing games with you or does not understand the law. NJ has disorderly persons (aka misdemeanor) and crimes (aka felonies). An arrest, or a disorderly persons conviction for a non-violent offense is not grounds for denial. I did something stupid as a young man that resulted in a disorderly persons conviction. That has not prevented me from getting my fid and many, many handgun permits. Call soon, because if they deny you and even if you win on appeal, you will need to say you have been denied on future applications. Good luck.

It does a dandy job on getting ancient gunk out of a SKS.

NJ does not have misdemeanors and felonies. We have disorderly persons and crimes. I am not a lawyer, but I do have some experience with this. I did something dumb and impulsive as a young man 23 years ago. I was arrested immediately. I foolishly did not hire an attorney and threw myself at the mercy of the judge and plead guilty to a disorderly persons offense that did NOT result in jail time. I was fined and I was put on probation for a year. That conviction has not prevented me from getting my NJFID in 2010 or 6-12 handgun permits every year since. Just make sure he comes clean on his applications every time and he should expect to explain himself to an officer at some point. A LEO called me out of the blue to ask about the conviction when I applied for my initial FID card. I calmly and carefully explained my youthful mistakes to the officer and said it was the best thing that happened to me as it was a lesson in how not to live my life. The Police have not called me again for subsequent handgun permit applications. He could also go to the expense and hassle of getting it expunged. Good luck. I hope his town is as accepting of his youthful mistakes as mine has been.

It is a recently purchased used gun. S&W did not offer a call tag. The dealer I bought it from said they would send it out for me. I guess that is the route I should take.

Is one better than the other?

Front plates are required. Tinted windows in front are prohibited. I see both laws violated many times on a daily basis.

$399!?!?! Have you bought it at that price? I paid $580 for my compact. I can't see how that is a legit price.

Ok, that was weird. Got the call today at 3:46 that I could pick up my exemption letter. By 4. Tomorrow in the AM, I will go pick it up and then pick up my new toys. I hate OGAM, but this is the PRNJ.......a 2 week turn around for the exemption is not too bad. I was expecting worse.

Ok then. I shall be patient and wait for the call. Thanks.

How long does a 1 gun per month exemption application take? I dropped my paperwork off to my local PD 2 1/2 weeks ago. Also, my existing OGAM deadline passed, so can I pick up one of the 3 guns listed on my OGAM exemption application?

I plan on starting my wife out on a S&W Model 10. Enough bump to be fun, but not too much to be intimidating. I am really hoping she loves shooting as much as I do. I would love for her to have her own PFID and a separate safe full of her toys.

I believe you can get 10 round mags for the full size 9.

Got my Compact 9 a few weeks ago and looooove it. Already put around 400 rounds through it. Not a single hiccup. I am waiting to use my 20% off SIG coupon on the Full sized .45 kit.

Ugh. I have mixed steel. I guess I will push it to the curb and save the effort and gas.