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CCI Mini-Mags are excellent and satisfy the most picky .22LR. I know, I own Bobcats. For .22LR pistols, cleaning is religious for good, consistent, reliable function.

I've got an extensive background in competition, training, service, and as trainer. Every gun owner needs sound training and understanding of the fundamentals. Anyone who is self-taught, I absolutely guarentee you that you have at least one bad behavior. Be one with the fundamentals. If you carry (I know none of us do in NJ, but thank goodness for non-resident permits), I firmly feel more advanced training is necessary both in terms of your legal responsibility and carrying responsibly. I'm sure you all saw the article just the other day where a CCW holder was very casually disarmed and killed with his own gun. Finally, I have seen many, many shooters at ranges and clubs that absolutely, 100% NEED training in the fundamentals and really need to pack up their firearms and get some before returning. I won't even get into the last hunter safety class I saw being instructed. I wouldn't be in the woods with the students OR the "instructors" - YIKES!

Hang around the SigForum. There are a number of Sig dealers that are members and always have excellent deals on MecGars.

Lots of discussion, BUT it is just a Glock!

I wouldn't mind picking up one of these! I qualify for the preferential status on the 2K, now I just gotta remember to check the website!

I'm currently pocket carrying a P238HD when not stuck in NJ. Condition 1 carry doesn't phase me either. I feel the .380ACP is a fine round in a pistol meant for up close work, and the P238 is stellar with great sights for a mouse gun and incredibly accurate. I've got great interest in the P938. Sig says it will only be .4" longer than the P238. They don't have an all-stainless model in the models to be introduced in the near future (probably in time just like the P238 got the HD and HDW), but the alloy frame/stainless slide 938 weighs less than my 238HD. That's darn interesting to me considering better ballistic choices in 9mm, and it should carry just as easy in wallet carry, pocket carry, or in my between the belt holster. The new P224 might be an option. It's a shortened (upper and grip) version of the P229. Sig is putting it on the street as a .40S&W DAK first, but 9mm and .357Sig will come along as will DA/SA.

I own more handguns than long guns by far. I collect handguns, mostly Smith and Wesson revolvers, Sigs, and Sig Sauers with a few Colts and Rugers of interest.

OP, assuming you mean a S&W 627. The 625 is a moon clip .45ACP - fun in 3"! Practically speaking, I'd vote a 4" 686 pre-lock personally. If you come across a 686 CS-1, 3" or 4", it's as good as it gets. The GP-100 is a fine revolver, but a bit "heavy" in my opinion. Security or Service Six in 4" would be my choice for a .357 Ruger. I feel the Sixes were Ruger's best DA revolvers, and mind you that the Six was designed specifically for the .357 Mag. I find the Colt snakes to be less practical because their value is ever-increasing. If you find a reasonably priced snake that's shooter-grade, there's no reason not to!

Let me get this straight. Corrupt and bankrupt Camden was forced to lay off a bounty of police officers because of NJ state cuts. OK, got that. Now the proposed solution is to send in the National Guard to serve some level of policing, and I say that in terms of watching, role because citizen soldiers have no arrest capability. So what's the plan? Have the citizens soldiers spot the crime and the remaining LEOs process it? This is absurd! Our corrupt and bankrupt state cannot appropriately manage our tax dollars as it is. Now they want the National Guard in, which is fully funded by the Federal government, so our Federal tax dollars from NJ residents... Anyone else feel the shaft? axeman, I have respect for you but your percentages of City of Camden residents is not correct. If you consider commuters that work in the City at the Port Authority, Aquarium, hospitals, etc., the commuter "swell" workforce will get you there. However, that is not Camden residents. This is fact as we have had to study the statistic when formulating community outreach. The place is such an armpit that for a project I have within the City limits, we had to hire officers to clear the Site and watch over the crew each workday. I had an excellent Lt (now retired), two Sgts (one fella was enormous), and two officers assigned, and we gladly paid for their service because during a 45 day stint, there was a rape, 4 muggings, 1 stabbing, 39 junkies removed, 23 bums removed, car theft, car vandalism, stolen property, and 5 police pursuits! Great City huh? I cannot tell you after enjoying the right to carry in other states how utterly naked working in that armpit I felt! My mother was born and raised there and worked at Sears Roebucks on the Boulevard. That was a long, long time ago and a very different City!

Gotta +1 on Bob too if you're down south here. He went to school with my older brother and known him a long time. Definitely the largest selection of new and used long guns in S. Jersey.

They are very nice carry pistols (though, I would carry a CS40 or CS45 personally). Well-built, reliable Smith pistol. The Novak sites are a plus too. Purchase with confidence IMO. Just don't pay too much as they aren't the kitty's PJs and many, many were pumped out. I picked up a LNIB in January 2011 for $385 and sold it on GB for $550.

So I searched high and low and could not find the card from that safe shop... I can tell you that it is Maryland outside of Frederick.

LMAO! Guys, FORGET about the chowderheads in the comments because, as usual, they know nothing! I lived in Oklahoma for quite awhile. It is a State that New Jersey gun owners dream about! No purchase permits, no registrations, you can get a concealed carry license by following the procedures and having the necessary safety/training course (good for 5 or 10 years too!!!), and the only limitations on firearms is that they must be in Federal compliance. Oh, and I already mentioned the well-written Castle Doctrine! Also, there is no shortage of "firing holes" where one can shoot from plinking to 1,000 yards. Ready to move yet? Cops only confiscated her shotgun because it was used lethal in self-defense. It should be returned at the conclusion of the investigation, but our fellow enthusiasts took care of the interim with a new one. One more very interesting thing about OK - crime rates have been pratically flat for 30 years! The anti-gun folks hate the cowboy states for firearms freedom, but notice they leave them largely alone, especially OK because it is a poster child why the degree of gun control makes no difference to crime rates.

She's going to be fine. Oklahoma has a well-written castle doctrine and she couldn't have done any better. She lives in a very rural area, and even though police were immediately dispatched, they couldn't get to her before the BG gained entry. She was on with 911 the entire time, the BG was fully in her home, and she fired one lethal shotgun blast. BG#2 hauled his fata$$ outta there after he heard the blast and later turned himself in. That is one cool-under-pressure young lady, especially being that young, with child, and losing her husband to cancer just days before. The police had to confiscate her shotgun until their investigation is over, but our fellow gun enthusiasts have provided her with a replacement. A local bank is taking donations, gifts, etc. for her. I very happily contributed this morning to that young lady and her baby boy.

I've seen and handled it in-person when I was deciding. The upper and lower locks on the door can be pried with an 18" bar and no problem peeling up the lower corner of the door once done to pull down the long guns. The Stack-on with the bar throws is more more to pry as you must put a pretty decent buckle in the center of the door before it'll spring. Either can be busted with hand tools for zero noise. I'll see if I can dig up the name of the safe shop I took a look at them at and post back tomorrow. I ended up fabricating mine out of 8ga sheet with welded piano hinge and a standard S&G 3-pt mechanism and lock.

Used to be Eagle Eye with great owner. Funny thing was, the prior owner had very little selection and even less stock but would order anything and sell it no more than 20% over cost and usually cheaper. Excellent selection of rental guns though. Was all about the customer and the range was appropriately priced. Only recall the owner and two others ever working the place - all knowledgeable. New ownership has made is a nice-looking store, but the counter-help is very commando-like and I'll be darned if anything isn't priced full retail (and then some at times). Back when I was a member under the prior owner, I believe it was $95/year for a NRA member for the range and no laundry list of demands beyond observing proper safety and range protocols. Hagues is 5 minutes from my house but I won't go there at all. I went to Rayco only a couple months after opening and sparse is being complementary. Maybe I'll give it a shake again. Appreicate the heads up on Lawman in Pennsauken. That's pretty quick to get to from my office.

I'm sure you agree that's not a vault or even a safe, but a locking gun cabinet. I don't believe that V-line is much more robust than the Stack-on version, which is under $100. While I have a vault for my collection, I have something similar in our master bedroom to hold a shotgun, two pistols, and my go-to revolver loaded and ready plus additional ammo. However, I made it myself because I wanted something easy to get into for me, but not a 2-second pry for a thief. Any friends that can weld or do fabrication work?

Jason Boggs and I go back many, many years and there isn't anything good between us. I have other reasons specific to his shop's work versus charges, but I'm not here on the board for that. I simply choose not to do business with Jason. His best painter, who was masterful in matching even the most difficult colors and metallics, moved to greener pastures a few years ago.

+1 on Lou's.

It's not the hoarding of the ammo, it's keeping it logically organized when you shoot many calibers like I do. UGH! 2,000 rounds would be about 4 trips to the range for me...

I'm off to a bang-up start. Just picked up a pistol and rifle this morning from my FFL and inspected what he's got in the safe for more while he signed off on my exemption paperwork. I'll be taking home the 13 in the safe later this month. Chasing two more out of the hands of other collectors' right now...

I was shopping in the Wilmington, DE, store and found them last week. Buddy found them in Toms River Christmas Eve.

May want to check around some of the Dick's stores. A buddy and I stepped into two different stores, on two different days, and when at the range this morning laughed at each other as we both had pink shells! Federal has the "pink box" special edition of target loads in support of breast cancer research. They were on store special for $49.95/case if you bought the full case. I'm man enough to shoot target loads with pink shells so I bought two cases!

Appreciate the input all! I'm in Gloucester County, but that's irrelevant to me as I'll drive up to a few hours if I need for the quality. I've got some good shots of the paint someplace that I'll try to dig up and post. For you real knowledgeable paint guys, it's GM's Laguna Green Metallic, and if you know it, then you also know not only is there wide variation of the color itself, there's huge variation in the flake! Because of the flake, this is one of those paints that look one color straight on, and another at an angle. One color in the direct sunlight, and another in indirect. One of those colors painters cringe at!

Hey fellow NJ gunners! I need something different if anyone can help... Came out from an appointment on Tuesday to find someone hit and ran my 14 year-old truck! It appears it was someone pulling a K-turn in the street (I was parked along curb meters) with a tall vehivcle, probably a delivery truck, because it hit dead center of my driver's door and pierced right through the sheet metal and creased and deformed the door. Fortunately, no damage but the door, and the inner panel holder the window motor, lock actuator, speaker, etc is OK. Door is not worth skinning since new doors are regularly available, and I'm going to need a new window and track as well. These I can get as I have contacts in GMSPO. My problem lies in that I have a difficult color to match, and I am a gearhead who is pretty darn particular! I've customized the truck and maintained it like new until this week! Only work I had done with paint was when the cowl hood went on, and I had a hell of a shop when I was still living out of state. They shot 16 test panels to get the color and flake right. Anyone know a quality shop in the tri-State area? Boggs is not an option. TIA