Mach16lt

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I don't blame ya... I literally drank 2 full gallons of water to stay hydrated yesterday. That heat was brutal... Don't know how I made it to the end.

Yea... I was the big guy in the Guinness shirt who shot like hell

Good people... Great shooters (me excluded)... I was in that squad too...

Squad 3?

Does PA recognize Utah?

I'm in!

Looks like I need to buy a shotgun be September...

2 things really... I didn't like the giant rear sight, and I didn't like the small cutout for a very understated front sight. Overall I felt like accuracy might be ok, but my target acquisition would suffer greatly...

Wow... Seriously... Thanks everyone for the replies. I feel so much better knowing I wasnt the only one that had this type of experience. Felt like I broke some sort of secret ettiquette when I walked in there. It's a shame too... They have a great selection, a nice location, and a pretty cozy local gun shop atmosphere... I guess they just need some encouragement in the Customer Service department. You can have the shittiest store... but if your product is satisfactory, and treat me like family when I walk in... I come back every time.

Hey thanks guys! Definitely did my research (or tried to as much as I could)... It was a close race between Kimber, a Springfield Range Officer, or something from the Sig line. I loved the look of the range officer, but wasnt a fan of the sights on there. I fell for the Kimber when I saw it... and I have a friend that has a stainless model and he loves it... So, I was sold. The only modification I think I'll do, is adding a magwell at some point. And thanks for the advice... If I still have some more problems, I'll probably switch to Wilson mags... But I'll see if theres any other issues that come up during the break in. I must have some sort of mystical connection with that gun already... I've never shot a group like that before. I was all proud of myself yesterday when I shot that... Then we went to pick up my wife's new M&P shield, and I had trouble just keeping it in the "A" box at 7 yards... That was humbling... lol

Just got home from the range with my new Kimber TLE Custom II. I gotta say, I love this gun. It's my first 1911 and I couldnt be happier right now with my selection. Took my dad out for a trip to the range for Father's day... And lets just say he had a big ole smile on his face shooting that .45. He's still pretty new at shooting, but with this gun, he was leaps and bounds better than he was with my Glock 22. I believe he is a big fan of the SA trigger. Only 1 hickup... A failure to feed... I'm going to chalk it up to break-in for right now. Happened with the factory mag, so might just be the cheapo that came with the gun. I picked up some Kimber Tac mags with it as well... no issues with them. Just wanted to share a few pics with the forum. I was pretty impressed with my first shots at 7 yards... Image below is of 3 mags (21 bullets)... not bad with only 5 holes. And I just gotta say... I'm such a sucker for that black tacti-cool look.

I can totally see that... And I'd just like to say that I really dont know the name of this guy so he may be Marshall or he may not be.... But there were other customers that came in that he seemed rather open to talking to. And I saw him going over some rather fine looking shotguns with a guy while I was in there the first time. Seemed like a rather pleasant discussion about skeet guns... I was just taken aback by the unwelcoming attitude. The first rule to customer service is always greet your customers...

Chris definitely did... Like I said he was really great to deal with. Very patient and really helpfull. The other guy definitely did not seem thankful for my purchase by any means.

Had one of the weirdest buying experiences this past week or so with Lou's Firearm's in Raritan. Firstly, I'd like to start by saying that my experience may not be the same as everyone's, so please just take this with grain of salt. From the information that I was able to find about this shop, they had great reviews, especially for "novice" shooters. That combined with a large 1911 selection and proximity to home is why I chose to check out the shop. That being said, I had a very odd experience from the moment I walked in the door. When I walked into the shop for the first time, I wasnt greeted or even aknowledged by any of the 3 employes behind the counters... Granted, I guess I walked in during their lunch, because all of them had food spread out on their counters. So I stood in the middle of the store with these three guys just staring at me for a few awkward seconds, and introduced myself as someone who had called earlier interested in checking out their slection of 1911's. At this point, one of the guys behind the counter just stared at me a few seconds more and then told me, rather dismissively, that what I was looking for was in the room I had already passed through. By this point, I was already feeling pretty unwelcomed, so I thought I would just look at some guns through the glass and leave. However, one of the other associates, Chris, was kind enough to come over and really help me understand the different models and price ranges they had. He was great. He must have taken almost a dozen guns in and out of the case to let me take a look. After about 20 mintues of talking, I felt confident that the model I wanted to buy was the Kimber TLE custom II. Again, Chris was great, absolutely no pressure in trying to close the deal, but I probably wouldnt of minded if he did. It was just weird that I had to ask all the questions. So I filled out my paperwork, bought some accessories and left knowing it would be about a week until my NICs came through. A week later I called to check on my purchase. And after I had pleasantly greeted whoever it was on the phone, I expalined when I had purchased the gun, and why I was calling... I was met with about a 5 second pause... And after that, a pretty disdainful "So are you gonna give me a name?". I obliged, he said "It's in" and then I heard a rather abrupt "click"... So the thing that bothers me most about this whole experience is when I went to go pick the gun up... When I entered the store, I was met with the same exact blank stare from 3 guys behind the different counters. No greeting.. No aknowledgement... When I spoke to one of the guys behind the counter and told him I was there to pickup my firearm, he responded rather gruffly with "Name..." (I'm assuming this is who I spoke to on the phone) He checked the list, found my box, handed it to me, and turned away to continue doing whatever it was he was doing before I had interupted him. And I walked out. Now I understand some places have their regulars... and I really appreciate it when I find a business that I can frequent... But I dont know how this place expects people to become loyal customer to their store, when buying a $1200 peice of hardware doesnt even earn you a "Good afternoon" or a "Hey there, how can I help" when I come in to pick it up. There were other people who they seemed familiar with when they walked in, and they greeted them just fine. Me? I guess I pissed in somebody's cheerios. Ultimately, I'm happy with the product I bought and the price I paid for it. But that wont convince me to come back to Lou's.

Haven't done a 3 gun match yet... What firearms do you need? Is there a recommended number of rounds for each?

Glock 22 and my M&P15-t

Just purchased a handgun from another shop in NJ on Friday... Currently waiting on NICs check... Do I have to wait before (possibly) purchasing a shotgun if I find one I like at RTSP?

Ah... I see... Thanks

Door?

Sold out

Just got the call from Dunellen PD! Only 43 days for FID and 3 P2Ps for the wife and 3 P2Ps for myself. All paperwork submitted on 4/17.

Being that its taking weeks to get NICS back... If the purpose of the pistol permit is for taking possesion... Can I start my purchase of a pistol now, have it submitted to NICS, and then pick it up once my permit comes in? I'm currently at 5 weeks waiting for my P2P in Dunellen... Have no clue when it will come through. Last permit I got when I received my FID was already 2 months old by the time they actually gave it to me (nice of them, right?). Sorry if this has been covered... I tried searching, but couldn't weed through all the posts that mentioned P2Ps and NICS... There are just so many.

You sir cannot say that until you have eaten at every pizza place in NJ. A quest that I wouldn't mind going on. Lochiatto's in Edison has the best pizza... NY pizza is eh... At least in my experience. Except for Lombardi's... Now that's an awesome pizza. But that's in a different category to me than regular pizza. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD