irishpete

If you bought a PX4 full Size between june and end of sept, looks like you can get a free holster from beretta link

Here are 3 safes I am currently looking at mid safe1 expensive safe 2 cheaper safe I still have'nt decided which to get

No, it has the standard size levers and I am waiting for BUSA to get the low profile levers in - Anyone know how long these re-inventorying cycle takes ? Well only been to the range once with it, but it was fine to shoot. I did have some bumps in the road due to an over zealous RO, bulletyhole & ammo thread

So Being a new owner of the PX4 full size, I am curious as to what have other PX4 owners have done to enhance the base gun. What additions/mods are almost mandatory. - example grips What are nice to have - example lasers What are just pimping it out cause you are loaded with cash - tassles If you can be specific on any parts/mods so i can look them up or even better supply a link to the item. Feel free to include holsters etc.... and a pic is worth a thousand words

Thats interesting, I had no Idea about the jacket having any steel in it. So the extra sparks are to be expected, he talked about it like the gun would blow up in my face and kill me. Grumbled about the powder being contaminated and ammo not being fit to shoot. Just to clarify, he dumped the ammo out onto the tray to see how much was left, not the bin or he would have found himself hammer-locked and kissing the wall. Pretty frigging arrogant but I get the impression arrogance is par for the course

Took my brand new PX4 to the bullet hole Saturday to spend a quality hour getting to know each other. I brought along 150 rounds of the RWS 124 grain FMJ, I got on sale from weapons world. During the hour I was there, 3 different RO's were on duty. With about 15 mins to go, One RO comes over and asks me am I shooting steel, I answer 'No' its copper FMJ and he grabs a bullet and marches off to a pipe and does something - scratch it I suppose3 ??. He tells me the ammo is making too much sparks, however trying to get him to elaborate proved fruitless. After I shoot another mag, he comes down, takes the ammo box and dumps the remaining shells out and tells me, IF i want to keep shooting I have to go into the shop and purchase some "Modern Ammo" - whatever that means ? - or finish up the remaining shells from that box ~10 and go. I am having hangfires - Now, there was no delay between trigger pull and bullet firing. I had been mixing some snap caps in with my mags to check I was'nt flinching. So I go back into the crowded shop, waste 10 mins of range time and buy a box of Winchester 115 FMJ, finally, with only have a couple of mins left, I shoot about 20 rds of the Winchester and I notice no difference. I see the RO behind me and tel;l him there's no difference but he says no, there is a world of difference. Now were this Guy being informative and trying to help me out etc etc, I would be trying to get the benefit of his experience however he seemed pretty arrogant, with a I have passed judgement and no one can question that. He seemed uncomfortable having to actually talk to someone - me - as opposed to probably giving people a bollicking probably feels more natural. SO i know quite a people jumped on the RWS ammo special and have shot it, Has anyone had any problems with it ?

So finally have the gun in my possession and after a quick strip & clean, I am off to the bullethole. Hope its not too busy or it'll be Monday before I shoot that beastie

So how do you spot these older models that have no internal lock ? I have also been browsing the 586 & 686 with 6 inch barrel and trying to figure it out. The only thing I have come up with so far is maybe when i see a big honking safety on a used revolver its probably not got an internal lock ? but I could be wayyyy wrong

I jumped all over that and grabbed myself 3 mags. Its been a long road but I think i have nailed some bargains during this whole Odyssey. Thats the Gun, Ammo and the 15 rd Mags all got on sale for a good price and all via solid help from you guys on the forum. Thank You

My PX4 has been delivered to FFL (Lincoln Park True Value Hardware). So I rang and inquired about picking it up, talked to some dude and he said they only do the transfer up to 4pm on weekdays. That's a bummer as I do not get home from work until 6pm during the week So I will have to try on the Saturday which is a real bummer 'cause I would be toting that bad boy to the range tonight if I could get my hands on it

Just got the email it shipped from PA & is expected to arrive on monday. Cannot help but wonder if the USPS system is taking Hurricane Irene into account. Only thing I do not have arriving this week is a cleaning kit. Kind of fell off my radar, in a pinch, will a toothbrush & some wd1 do the Job

Well, I popped my cherry and grabbed one. You read my mind as exactly the way I planned to do it(talked to bruce at lincoln yesterday) except I will spring for 3 mags from cdnn for $78.96 total Already ordered the 1000 rds of rws Ammo that was on sale for $200 shipped. Next up is getting the paraphernalia like ear/eye protection and a good safe like Gunvault GV2000C-DLX at amazon for $127.84 rounds out at $166 so at the end of the day 409 + 200 + 78.96 + 166 = $855 in the hole Cant wait to get my hands on the lot and head off to the range

Took a look at the listing, did not see any mention of low profile levers but seems a good deal. Lots of blurb about you contacting them if you win the auction as they will not contact you and lining up the FFL with no follow up by them

I got to tell you, I love them low profile levers. My only complaint with the PX4 was when racking the slide, I sometimes catch on the bulbous levers. It looks like with the low profile that problem is probably gone. Pete

Thanks for the great info & help, seems like a NJ PX 4 in 9mm buyer may resign himself to purchasing the mags separately I did think of this but as a new shooter, I would probably bankrupt myself on the more expensive ammo As its a range gun and NJ is pretty much no ccw, I think its better to get the full size Took a look on the website, they are listed at $22.99, am i missing something ? I have no idea what low profile levers are, are they cheap?, is the conversion difficult and could it be done by a regular joe or does it need a gun smith ? Like I say I am curious however the type F's also seem to be mainly 17rd mags when new.

Having shot the PX4 Storm in 9mm, it seems to be growing on me. I have been perusing web sites like Gunbroker etc to look at getting a Beretta PX4 Storm type G. And while prices seem reasonable up front, they all seem to be for 17rd mags which are illegal in NJ. So by the time you add in buying another 2-3 mags at $30 a clip, the price starts to look less appealing esp when you factor in FFL & shipping. so are there any 15rd versions available ?

hmm .. maybe its the European way of saying things .... There are 4 things that have dominance - foot, hand, eye & ear a quick search turned up the following : What Does it mean to be Mixed Dominant? It means that the dominant eye, hand and foot are not all lined up. For instance, a student might be right foot dominant and right handed but left eye dominant. Or, the student might be right eye dominant but left foot dominant and left footed

Thx Krdshrk, I would take you up on that offer.

Yes, I asked but was looking to see if people here agreed. Answer was not a big deal for pistol but would be a bigger deal with a rifle. I intend to take another class with them soon Closest range is the bullet hole, its like 5 mins from my house

Hi All, Just got the call yesterday that my FID + 3 permits are ready for pickup and I now have to select some shooting irons and even more daunting all the associated paraphernalia - safe, bags, cleaning stuff, goggles, earmuffs etc etc etc etc etc I did a 3 hr private at guns-for-hire so while being a complete noobie, I have had my cherry broke shooting a beretta semi auto and a S&W revolver with 38 specials. I am right-handed but left eye dominant, 1) what is the thinking on shooting left or right handed ? also although its not worth spit until i hold and shoot these, I am currently looking at the following a) Beretta Px Storm or 92FS in 9mm b) S&W 686 6 inch barrel c) Berretta CX4 carbine with same mag as whatever I get in a) above. What separates the 92fs from the storm ? I would like to shoot and try every firearm I can before plonking down the cash. However, I have a hard time getting all the way down to SS during the week and the weekend sounds packed. Are there any meet ups being held in my general vicinity these days ? Pete 'No, Not without incident'

1. Application type (FID/permit w/ existing FID). Initial FID + 3 permits 2. Police Department where you applied. : North Arlington 3. Name of the person you dealt with at the PD. : Sergeant Reilly 4. Time taken to issue FID and/or permit. Initial Application - 26 May 2011, Finger Prints - 11 Jun 2011, Finished - 08 Aug 2011, Total Time ~ 2 months 5. Documents required by the PD (aside from the standard application and the mental health release form). Nothing extra 6. Notes - anything pertaining to the application process (unforeseen difficulties, chief of police calling your home, you hiring an attorney, etc.). Sergeant Reilly is fine to deal with in a 'No Frills' kind of way. When picking up the forms, The Police guy at the desk said he was going through gun applications from a year ago, after expressing dismay, he assured me these were from people who had not followed up. When dropping off the completed forms, Sergeant Reilly informed me it could take up to 3 mths. However I rang up first time to check on 26 July and was told the paper work was all back and just needed the time to fill in the FID + p2p, probably that thursday - all fairly congenial. I followed up with a call on 2 August and was given a much more brusque 'its not done yet' and 'you will be called' It took me a week of phoning to try and actually get him at his desk first time and about 2 days worth the second time. But its finally there so woohoo + -