Blue1

Beretta purists may mock me here, but my only Beretta is a PX4, bought when it was a new model. With the addition of a rubber slip on grip with a palm swell (the standard grip is long, narrow and flat-sided) the ergos fit my hand well, the action is good, it eats anything I feed it, and I shoot it more accurately than any semi-auto I own (my Ruger 1911 and CZ75 are very close). I have a Sig P227, workmanship and quality probably better than others, and I can't shoot that well for my life. I shot my buddy's 9mm (P226?) and it felt awesome in my hand, it's why I bought the P227, but I only put a mag through it. Shows that no pistol can fit and perform well in every hand, personal feel and fit is everything, and you can't tell handling it in a gun shop, you have to shoot a box through it.

So much for "not to be infringed"...Jersey sucks.

LOL, didn't notice the year, sorry to bother you!

I have a 325 TR that I would be willing to trade, and a .44 mag would work for me. Revolver is in great shape, I've put very few rounds on it (maybe 500). I just don't shoot it as well as my other revolvers, which are SS and have longer barrels, which helps my shakiness. Dragged a couple pics in here, let's see if they stuck...

Everything I said in my post was true, smart guy. Carry concealed and get caught in PA with a non-resident NH carry permit and you get arrested. I even quote the PA Reciprocity Agreement with NH that is published on the PA Attorney General Website. What part of that is too complicated for you to understand? Prove me wrong. Walk into the AG’s office in Harrisburg and show them your handgun and your non-resident NH permit and see if you can walk away. I never claimed the other states had non-resident CCW permits; I merely stated which states the PA Reciprocity agreements wording doesn’t specifically deny non-residents, and therefore I would need to investigate the easiest one to obtain. Thanks for doing my research for me! I stand by what I say…anyone that advocates PA carry with a non-resident NH permit is subjecting themselves or other gullible people to prosecution. That is irresponsible and indefensible. So I repeat: shut your pie hole.

To back up my previous post, I quote the The Reciprocity Agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by and through the office of the Attorney General, and the State of New Hampshire by and through the Department of Safety. "Whereas the purpose of this Reciprocity Agreement is to extend reciprocal firearm concealed carry permit/license privileges to the Citizens of the State of New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Also, since I possess a Utah Concealed Carry Permit, I quote the PA Memorandum of Agreement between The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Utah concerning Licensed Reciprocity for Concealed Carry: NOW, THEREFORE, the parties do agree as follows: 1. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall give full faith and credit to a valid Concealed Handgun License issued by the State of Utah to residents of the State of Utah; and,..." That is crystal clear and says it all. All you people that are trying to convince NJ residents that they are legal to conceal carry in PA with out-of-state permits from NH are wrong and suffer from terminal confirmation bias. This also applies to the reciprocity agreements with Utah, Florida, Virginia, and maybe West Virginia (there is some code reference that may reflect residency, wouldn't trust this state's out-of-state license). On the other hand, The PA agreement with Alaska contains no such residency requirement. Nor does the agreement of reciprocity for Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, maybe West Virginia (see above), and Wyoming. Look it up. Lot of misinformation on this topic, reading the actual PA reciprocity agreements with each state carefully, will show which state PA doesn't care if you are a resident of as long as you have a permit issued by that state. So unless one is willing to actually look at the legal PA reciprocity agreement for the state license they are trying to use, they should shut their pie hole and not convince naive people that they are legal when they may not be. That is reckless and irresponsible. Armed with this information, I will now investigate which of the above states with reciprocity agreements that PA does not specify residency requirement is the easiest to obtain. Blue1

Has anyone here used LaserLyte training system? My handguns are mostly .45 ACP, so I found that laser cartridge and the target for about $200 shipped. My question is, when you load up the laser cartridge, how close to point of laser to point of actual impact? Can it be calibrated/zeroed in? It seems pointless to practice with something that provides a different point of impact indication then actual point of impact. Blue1

A full size PX4 was my first semi-auto, chambered in .45 ACP. Mags in this caliber available in 8 (or is it 9?) and 10 rounds. Don't see the need for a compact unless you are going to carry, or if the full size doesn't fit the hand. For carry, I bought an XDS and seven round mags, giving me 7+1 of hard hitting .45 ACP.

I had a PP extended in June in Hillsborough and used it shortly afterward. Just applied for two more, Hillsborough's policy is streamlined if you had one issued in the last year, no $18 record search charge, just $2 each when they are ready. I'm gonna just extend these two when they approach 90 days, then apply for two more shortly after so I always have some on hand and don't ever again have to pay that $18 records search...at least as long as Hillsborough keeps this policy. Blue1

I just watched the video to remove the two internal lock pieces. I was going to do this, but that big gap next to the trigger that occurs when the part is removed makes the possibility of foreign objects getting into the gun action and causing problems to be more likely than the lock engaging by itself. I will trust the lock. Blue1

What an unprofessional dumbass

Range time? Free rental? Am I missing something here? Customer service ain't rocket science. Just give the man what you represented when he bought it, and the right thing to do would be let him keep the ten-rounders for his trouble.

OK, I investigated and see that is not the case. It seems it would make sense not to remove the hammer block, but I think I am going to remove the lock, don't see any advantages to keeping it, can always reinstall if needed.

The hammer drop safety, is that what is actuated when the safety by the cylinder release is turned?

Everyone must have missed it, I did in fact bang on the frame with a wood hammer handle probably fifty times, side plate did not come off, started to but had to give just the lightest pressure with the screwdriver in a place that wouldn't be damaged and it came right off.

So I picked up a Wolff spring kit for L and N frame S&Ws. Took the grip off my 325 TR and then came to my senses and put it back on. No sense making your first foray inside a revolver on a $1200 Performance Center piece. It made more sense to work on the older, and less pricey 686 Plus. Removed the grip, removed the crane retention screw, cylinder and crane. Then the mainspring preload screw and the rest of the side plate screws. My S&W Revolver manual and other sources say to tap a wood hammer handle on the butt frame to loosen the side plate. This got it starting to come off, but no matter how much I banged on it, it wouldn't come off any further. Sources warn not to pry open the side plate to avoid flaring the edges, so I took a small screwdriver and went through the trigger guard, placed one edge of the blade on the side of the trigger and the other side up inside the side plate a little, away from the edge, and twisted lightly; side plate came right off, yes! Removed the mainspring, then held the trigger spring back with the tip of a small screwdriver and removed the spring and trigger block. Replace the trigger spring with the lightest of the three in the kit, and replaced the mainspring with the reduced power mainspring. Wolff cautions against using the reduced power mainspring from service or critical duty firearms. I presume this is due to increased chance of a light hammer strike from the reduced power mainspring possibly failing to set off the primer, resulting in failure-to-fire. I also figured that they are probably pretty conservative in this warning and it is basically a disclaimer type statement to avoid litigation. In any case, I will thoroughly test fire this with a variety of ammo to assure its reliability. After a little playing around with the position of what I think is the sear, I got the side plate seated, put the two rear-most screws in, installed crane and cylinder, installed the crane retention side plate screw. Fully seated the mainspring preload screw and fitted the grip. The moment of truth...I popped in some snap caps and pulled the trigger double-action. Wow, this thing is noticeably lighter, but the real difference is single action. I don't have a trigger pull gauge, but I know what it was like before compared to the 325 Thunder Ranch and I'd say SA pull has been reduced not quite to half, maybe 60% of what it was. That's awesome, as this was lighter than the 325 before the mod (which I attribute to its much more broken-in condition). Can't wait to get to the range with it.

oops, duplicate post

So Joe freaking Blow can put down whatever he wants on my P2P, give me my copy, then walk around the corner, wad it up and throw it away and nothing is on me? He has my money and I have his handgun (cool for me so far) and he can write whatever he wants on the form, I sign it, he signs it, and I own the handgun. I have my copy to prove purchase and if it never gets reported, do I care? I guess it is in his interest to file the paperwork because if anything happens that implicates the handgun, he is the one that has to answer for it, since he is the legal owner as far as the state is concerned. IF he acquired it legally. If not, I own a handgun that I have the required paperwork (my copy of the P2P) for, so am I not totally clean in this whole deal? It seems like if the handgun ever comes to the attention of the authorities (never happen, I don't plan on committing a crime with it) the worst that would happen to me is forfeiture of the handgun.

Is it possible to do a person-to-person sale of a long gun in NJ without involving bureaucracy or breaking any laws? Same question for handguns.

I'm looking for a new S&W Thunder Ranch .45 ACP revolver, but they are currently not shipping from S&W. I'm a purchasing manager by profession and can find almost anything I need, personally or professionally, but firearms are a different story. How could one look online for one of these revolvers in a shop's stock? A Google search doesn't really get it done. I did a quote request on this site and only one vendor replied; to tell me this model is out of stock. I check Gunbroker and found nothing. Any suggestions? Blue1

Thinking about picking up an S&W Thunder Ranch Scandium frame 45 ACP revolver. I go to shows in PA on occasion and wanted to know the procedure. Blue1

If I purchase a handgun at a show in PA (with appropriate NJ handgun puchase permit) can I bring it home or does it need to ship to an FFL? Blue1

You can't compare the amendment to ban alcohol to the ease with which guns could be outlawed. The right to gun ownership is a right written into the Constitution, there was never a right in the Constitution to consume alcohol. I agree with your other points; it is always better to be diplomatic with those that are naive or ignorant of the issue, rather than be confrontational. Blue1