MartyZ

Thanks everyone for your great suggestions. I should have mentioned that I am looking for a full sized pistol, atleast 10 rounds. Right now the PPQ is in front with the S&W MP 2.0 and XD 4" in the running. from a price standpoint, the S&W and XD mags are a lot cheaper than the PPQ's mags, half the price actually. And SA currently has a rebate offer for 4 free mags and holster. From what I hear the PPQ has the nicest trigger of them all but from a functionality and dependability perspective is one better than the other?

12 feet would be better. Because deep down she's a good person!

Same old show, but with 3 rooms openned instead of the usual 2. But it's a good way to get out of the house.

If you notice in my original post, i'm already partial to the PPQ. "The PPQ45 is probably the most obvious choice". I just wanted to know if there is any other pistol I missed. But it seems like PPQ is the best choice. Thanks everyone.

Colt makes striker fired pistols?

Ok, so i'm looking to burn my second permit after 3/27 (31 days) and I really want a striker fired .45, I have a USP 45 which covers the hammer fired category. Now let me say right off the bat, I don't want a glock, please no glock suggestions, I don't want to start a debate, I just don't like them. I love H&Ks but i'm tired of waiting for a VP45 and my permit will expire before it comes out, if ever. So my choices are slim from what I can see, either PPQ 45, S&W MP 2.0, Sig P320, or XD45. The PPQ45 is probably the most obvious choice, I really wished they had an M1 version, I love the paddle mag release, but I guess that aint going to happen. Am I missing anything, any other suggestions? Oh yeah, and my budget for this is about $600, which is the approximate price point of all listed above.

I didn't know that, thanks. I will definetely be looking for them.

I'm planning to go to Oaks 3/26 and possibly shopping for a pistol, new or used don't know yet. Has anyone had any experience with PA dealers NOT wanting to ship to NJ ffl those guns sold at gun shows? I just don't want to get my hopes up just to find out that they don't want to ship.

I'll be reloading, 44 mag all the way

I would not put a trijicon on it, too expensive, venom is $219 at b&h and with vortex's warrenty i don't have to worry. As for the porting reducing muzzle rise, I don't know yet, hoping to get out to the range in a few weeks. It does come with a rubber grip in the box, and it will stay there, the wood grips look better in person than on the photo.

I had a .45 vector gen 1, and I loved it, absolutely no muzzle rise. I eventually sold it however to free up funds for something else. Now I do regret selling it. But you can't compare it to a hi-point, it is in a completely different class, both in function and price.

Yep

7.5"

Just picked it up today, S&W 629 performance center. That rail is just asking for a red dot, I'm thinking of putting a vortex venom on it.

Last year Steve pinned the MB on my SPR overnight, dropped it off Friday evening and picked it up Saturday morning. Today, I stopped by straight from work to pick up my new purchase, and knowing I was in a hurry, he had me out of there in literally 5 minutes. NICS obviously had already been run, but he was busy and still made time to get me out quickly. I have dealt with many FFLs and the level of service that Steve provides has far exceeded that of others that I have dealt with!

I'm not in verizon FIOS territory, even though my neighbor a block down is, go figure. VOIP is basically what I have now with Optimum, goes thru their modem, which acts as the main and connects to the house phone lines. I want something that works as a true VOIP so that I can kill the Optimum service, but it has to work with my central monitoring.

I cut cable out about 2 years ago and put an OTA antenna in my attic, and use netflix and amazon prime. I have not missed cable at all. One problem I have is that I can't get rid of the phone because I need it for the alarm and cell signal in my area is spotty, I live in the middle of a golf course and the closest cell tower is about a mile away, so I can't trust cell for alarm. Are there any VOIP companies that will work with the alarm similar to how a landline works?

I have 4 10rnd mags from 2003 and 9 newer 12rnd mags (actually 4 are older, with the "military and police" federal AWB stamps on them) and have never seen this issue in any of them. Could have been a defective lot, but in all these years I have never seen this, and I have close to 10k rounds thru my UPS45 and use all the mags every time I shoot it.

And for those thinking of faking medical issues. NJ is a no-fault state, that means that for medical expenses your insurance pays not the other guys insurance. And when your insurance pays, they can increase your premiums.

Not true. In 2002 I t-boned some idiot who ran a red light, he got a ticket, he took 100% of the fault.

I have have been rear ended many times in my life and always have been told to go to my insurance, and I did. His insurances job is to defend him not you. They will do everything possible to screw you over because they know all the loopholes and tricks. I have been told many times by my insurance and my lawyer to only go to your own insurance and have them contact his insurance, or have your lawyer contact his insurance, that puts them on even ground.

Contact your insurance, send them the police report which should have the other guys information. Your insurance will pay for your repairs then get their money back from his insurance. Once they get their money back from his insurance they will send you a check for the deductible. When his insurance pays, you don't pay a deductible. this of course assumes the police report is accurate and it states that he rear ended you.

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Thanks guys, i just got worried when the bore brush was moving so easily. Believe me, i don't want to spend $250 on a new barrel, i can put that money to better use. But i also want a 100% functioning gun, that's why i asked. Thanks again for the replies.