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yes , exactly Thanks ! We may take you up on that ! agreed , need to fix the situation. I'm sure my rotated grip is not a good thing , and I want to fix it before a bad habit really sets in. As you said ..CZ..shot my husband's .40 cal CZ and it fit my hand better , and shot like a dream It does have front strap checkering. Will definietly be doing a few mods on this gun. Thanks for all the helpful advice everyone !

It is kind of narrow , with no bevel at all on the sides ..see 2nd from last picture. I have very small hands ( I'm 4'11, and my hands are even small for my size , to give you an idea most 9 or 10 year old boys have the same size hand as I do ) and from all of the guns I've tried , it proves to be an issue with some set ups.It is hard for me to even reach the trigger on some models , I have to rotate my right hand slightly counter clockwise to get to the trigger properly. This is one of the reasons I am keen to try a CX4 Storm .40 . I tried Glock's version of it , and I loved the feel of a carbine that size I'm sure I'm making some handling errors that contribute to it. I'm taking another private lesson since I now have my own gun , and I'll go over it with the instructor for sure and then get his recommendation on any mods that may help And , I am always open to advice from the experienced members here . Thanks everyone!

It handled beautifully , very happy with it. It was the 1st husband wife trip to the range too , all in all a good day Here are some pictures : Only nit would be the beaver tail was hard on my thumb. I was told I could outfit it with a larger more comfortable version. Has anyone done that mod?

Not to worry, just go here and you can transmogrify it to a type G http://berettaforum....etta+conversion Dont forget to get the low profile levers ^ above is from Irishpete..signed in as Irishpete's wife. Irishpete's wife des not know enough to give anyone any advice yet. I see this happening often..must remember to always sign out.

Yes , verified F is for folding stock. So looks like a go in a standard stock Ranch model . Very excited !

Thanks for the advice , will be fully researching both. Pictures of the Colt tomorrow , scout's honor. No pics of the yoga pants..3 kids in 5 years , the elastic is shot I also have a lot of MMA Vale Tudo shorts ( think UFC , cage fighting , Georges St. Pierre , though he looks way better in them right now ) , I'm thinking those might work well under yoga pants with above holster in video. Thanks again , keep the suggestions coming

Thank you all !

Thanks , and thanks for the link. I see the Mini M14 "RF" on the banned list , which is what is making me wonder. I checked around and can't find what thr RF designation means , concerned the R stands for Ranch , and the F is some feature I need to be aware of.

I have been shopping around for a rifle or carbine for myslef . The Ruger Mini 14 caught my eye. I was reading up on the Ranch model . The legislation seems a little confusing to say the least. Can anyone tell me if a Ruger Mini M14 , RANCH model , stainless steel barrel , wood stock is legal to purchase in NJ? And if so , what features would render it illegal , etc ? Thanks!

Well , picked up a beautiful Colt 45 MK IV Officer Elite yesterday It has only had about 80 rounds through it. For a girl like me ( small , 4'11 not large hands to say the least) it is a perfect size. Fits nice in my hand , but a good bit of heft ,it feels balanced properly ( I shoot a HUGE 7 pound Nikon/lens combo for hours , I can handle the weight ) . I can't WAIT to try it out ..going to the Bullet Hole this afternoon with the husband. Speaking of my husband..hahaha. He bought a CZ .40 cal in anticipation of my purchasing a .40 cal CX4 Storm that I have been admiring. He did that in the interest of combining ammo for bulk purchase. Then I went and got a .45 . I do have a few things I need to pick up and would appreciate any advice ..need a holster ( don't want a retention holster) and a 2 mag holder . Still not in blue jeans as I had a baby 7 months ago and am still not back in my regular pants. Yoga pants don't work well with belt holsters. Are there any out there that have their own belt or harness system? I plan to use it in GFH Urban Pistol 1 & 2 . Worse comes to worse I'll have to buy jeans in a bigger size than normal size for the interim ..I suppose . Thanks in advance , look forward to learning here !

Will do , I will ask her first if she is interested in selling to the public. Tough kind of deal , her husband passed away unexpectedly right as they were ready to enjoy retirement. They had built this collection together over a long period of time. It is going to be hard for her to even open the safe and look at them . They are in So. Jersey . Will keep you posted.

Finally! After almost 2 months received my FID and my 3 pistol permits. What to buy , what to buy? I'm Irish Pete's wife ( in case you didn't tweak on that ) My name is Sandy and I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone here and learning from you all. Going to look at a collection this weekend , a family friend is selling off some stuff. Will probably have a look see , write down what she has , and do some research as well as ask a few questions here. I have my sights set ( is that an overused pun here ? ) on a CX4 .40 , but also am in the market for a pistol . I like my husband's PX4 (have taken some lessons ) , but apparently if I want to go to the range with one to practice, I have to buy one of my own . Or go to the range with Pete which would be great but isn't always easy since we have 3 kids 5 and under. I kind of have to get something in a .40 cal now ( preferably the carbine) since Pete went and bought a .40 cal pistol in anticipation to my aquiring the CX4 ( in the name of economical bulk ammo purchasing) . So now he has one and I do not , yet. And they say women are the impatient ones lol Always open to suggestions ! Thanks

Equilibrium was the first movie Pete and I watched together. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

As a martial arts instructor I know always says during his gun disarming seminars , when somebody inevitably sticks up their hand and asks if they can get in trouble if they take the gun away from their attacker and then shoot their attacker during a struggle - " you might get charged with something , who cares if they charge you with something after you shoot them ? If they get their gun back , you are sentenced to death"

Just make sure you dont say burglar to anyone if this ever happens in your home. Lose the word from your vocabulary Intruder , attacker , assailant , home invader , would be rapist , would be attacker. It is amazing how mere lexicon can create a case where one did not exist. I can see it in the civil law suit by the attackers family lawyer " you said you felt you had to shoot the "burglar" if he was just a burglar , why did you feel your life was threatened ? " I would only ever fire a weapon if I felt my or my kids life was in danger , but accidental use of a term can put doubt into the case , unfortunately.

Yes , neither of those stories has to do with the situation I proposed to the State Police and an attorney. In the LI case , the gentlemen fired warning shots outside based on verbal threats. In the NJ case it does not clearly say someone's life was in danger ..sounds like a fistfight ..sounds like the brother grabbed a gun and went outside with it and waved it as a deterrent . Hey , it worked. I do not recall any situation in NJ where a woman was home alone during a home invasion and shot the intruder with a gun. Not saying it did not happen , I would just think it would be high profile nationwide news , much like the recent mother in OK who defended herself and her baby. I do recall home invasions in NJ news ..grandmothers beaten up , rapes .However , none where the threatened resident shot her attacker. I also recall domestic violence cases where spouses used guns on each other. So to my knowledge there are no cases suitable for appropriate comparison . My case I asked about involved : I am home alone , felt my life and my children's lives were at stake , am I am in trouble if I use my husband's gun? The answer was no. If I shoot someone who is obviously robbing my TV..that is a legal problem regardless of who owns the gun. I am talking someone breaking into your home to harm you . In my scenario I proposed , my husband is not home . My first line of defense/deterrent , which is my two large dogs that take up the first floor , have been neutralized and did not get the job done Or maybe they are in the yard ( perps case homes) . I have no opportunity to grab my kids and run out of the door. If I have had the opportunity to call 911 , I don't have time to wait for the police because they got IN my home . Maybe I have retreated upstairs or a bedroom where there is a phone and where the guns are kept.. because I have no access to the exits . I get my husband's gun out of our safe and I fire because they are still trying to get to me or my children. That is exactly what happened in OK. She was allowed to shoot her attackers , and even though our laws are more strict , I would be allowed to shoot the attacker as well in a situation where I had no retreat and my and maybe my children's lives are in danger. There is no law that specifically states I can't use my husband's gun in my own home in self defense , it does say I can posses ANY gun in my home. It is such a gray area , yes. But even the most liberal of judges would not commit career suicide on finding some way to vilify a scared mother cowering in a room with her children while attackers are trying to get to her , who used her husband's gun to save her and her family. I would be shocked to see a case where a wife used her gun against a home invader in her own home even get to the indictment stage , never mind a going to trial . I would expect a police investigation , with no subsequent charges against the wife filed , in the situation I described. I'm not talking about a kid running out and saying say hallo to my little friend because his brother is in a fistfight on the lawn. If the threat is on my lawn and I am in the house , I'm calling 911.

I honestly don't know since I did not ask ,as it does not apply to me since I have no conditions that would keep me from owning a firearm . It would definitely be something to ask an attorney about if someone falls into that category ( priors , a stay in a mental facility , or something..by definition in NJ even Arlo Guthrie would not be allowed to purchase a gun. ) .

Well , now I had to join another forum . Parenting , dogs , photography , ...and now guns . I did call a good friend who is a veteran in the State Police , and he triple checked with an NJ attorney. My husband left out a few pertinent details of our conversation ( it is a guy thing) . It has nothing to do with temporary transfer , because the scenario I was asking about pertained to when he is not home , or ..God forbid , he has been incapacitated in a home invasion situation. You can't offer temporary transfer if you are A) miles away at work or 2) dead or unconscious In a situation where I am home alone and my life is threatened by an intruder I was told by an attorney and my state police friend that by law I can use ANY gun in my home. It is a gray area , meaning exceptions and specific outline of the law are not available and what IS there is subject to subjective interpretation ( as evidenced by lengthy debate here) . But , the closest written legislation that anyone can come up with in a situation where I am alone and can't retreat and my life is threatened , is that I may have access to any gun in MY home. The area becomes less gray because I have no exceptions according to law that precludes me from owning a firearm. It gets even closer to black and white when I also have an FID card.Which I applied for ( cue cheesy game show music as I wait months for it to "come in" ) Temporary transfer comes an issue if there is a break in and my husband tosses me his gun to make decisions with while Pete calls 911 . I think we all know it won't go down that way . I will be dialing while he holds them off how ever he has to. Of course using your husband's gun would also be an issue if you shot him with it in your home. Who owns the gun is the least of yer issues there.