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I have the older (hammer fired) Baby Eagle 9mm, semi-compact polymer frame. Pros: Fits my hand really nicely Single action trigger Absorbs recoil well "Unique" look w/ the angled slide that rides inside the rails of the frame Cons: Double action trigger Single action trigger has a bit of "takeup"- not as crisp as say, a 1911 trigger. Can be a little awkward to rack the slide, because it doesn't have much area to grab onto Downright impossible to find mags/accessories for I'd recommend it.

New brass. Waiting for it to ship.

Both were on Natchez. I got Independence for $13/50 and S&B for $14/50. Neither are a great deal by pre-panic standards but nowadays it's a steal! New ammo seems to get posted between 9a-12p EST, is usually gone in a few hours. Anyways this whole ammo shortage is a self perpetuating situation. When you go to the store and see empty shelves, of course you're going to buy up all you can when you find some in stock. If you know that there will be ammo available when you want it, you're less likely to buy at every opportunity. Remember trying to get gas after Sandy? It was a nightmare until the state started rationing, and you could feel better about knowing you could get gas when it was your day. Thus, shorter lines and wider availability.

No, I think we are currently seeing the return of a normal supply/demand relationship for ammo. For a few weeks following Sandy Hook, you couldn't find calibers like .223, 9mm, or 22LR anywhere, for any price. But lately, I've been able to buy them at near-normal prices, albeit limited quantities. I don't have an AR, so I haven't bought any .223, but just last week I bought 650 rounds of CCI Minimag .22 at about $.10/rd, and 500 rounds of 9mm at about $.25/rd. I jumped on those because they're hard to find, but every day I keep seeing similar deals being posted- but they do sell out quickly. I think that several things are happening: people who hoarded ammo are either reaching their storage capacity and/or credit card limits; manufacturers have increased capacity; the threat of a federal AWB has subsided; and people have finally realized just how silly it is to panic buy things like .22LR. Over the next few months, I think we'll see shelves starting to fill up again. In the meantime, keep checking ammoseek several times a day!

Just got back from the Freehold store, they're out of bricks but have probably 30 of the 100ct boxes, limit 3 per customer.

On the contrary, poor man's 5.7 is exactly what I want! It's half the price, it's a 1911, and you can actually find the ammo for sale, even today. Having fired a 5.7, there's not a whole lot of difference besides the feel of the gun. The 5.7 is really big, really light, and really loud. The TCM is not so big, not so light, but still really loud and very low recoil. Supposedly the rounds are similar ballistically, but I don't care too much about that. It's more of a range toy.

.22TCM is pretty great, it's the poor man's 5.7. Comes with a 9mm barrel/spring too, uses the same magazine.

Yea the CCI are obviously the best, but they're tough to find. People always complain about Remingtons but seeing as the gun runs them just fine, it's odd that a supposedly higher quality ammo is not working. Maybe there's something just slightly different about their shape? I can't say I've ever had a similar malfunction in any other gun. Generally feeding problems happen with the round getting caught up somewhere, with this ammo it never even leaves the magazine.

I bought an M&P22 over the summer, put 100 Minimags through, followed by a 525 round box of Remington Golden Bullets, with zero problems besides one round that didn't fire the first time. I started a box of Winchester, and immediately the problems started: at least one or twice a magazine, the gun would eject the empty casing, but not chamber a new round. There's no warning because the slide closes fully, and so I end up dry firing which is terrible for the firing pin. I went back to Minimags and the gun ran flawlessly. Does anyone else have an M&P22 that just doesn't like Winchester?

Joined SAF and donated to NRA-ILA. Remember that the NRA can't use your membership money for political purposes. You need to specifically donate to NRA-ILA for that.

Exactly what I plan on doing. I used to be a highly competitive/nationally ranked fencer so I know all about the stress of competing. I retired partially due to burnout and now I kind of like the idea of just showing up and having fun without being too intense. Although who knows, if I get bit by that competition bug again I may end up getting another gun just for IDPA!

The RIA takes double stack 17 round mags which need to be pinned to be NJ legal... I'd like to use that gun so I'll work on finding them but maybe I can get started with the revolver and shoot both eventually. I travel a lot for work so February looks like the earliest I can make a competition- probably the Somerset one.

OK so now that this whole CT mess happened, I don't have a chance of getting more magazines anytime soon. So I'm thinking maybe I'll just go with the GP100, have some fun with a favorite gun of mine and do something different from everyone else. So from my research... the Safariland Comp series seems to be the standard for speedloaders. Comp2 or Comp3? And how many should I get?

Thanks for the responses everyone. I think I will go with the RIA, just need to order a couple mags and get them pinned (gun only has 17 round mags). I think I might be able to make it to an event in February depending on how busy work is. Will keep practicing until then!

IDPA looks like a lot of fun, and easy to get into. What I'm not sure about, is which gun is most suitable. Here is what I have: S&W M&P22: No .22 division in IDPA right? Magnum Research Baby Eagle 9mm: I think this one would be a good choice, except it's the older Israeli manufactured version, for which it's downright impossible to find mags. I only have 2 on hand and as I understand it, IDPA requires at least 3? RIA 1911 22TCM: Comes with a 9mm barrel which I would use instead of the TCM. I think I'd be most accurate with this gun, but apparently using a 1911 puts me in the "enhanced" division- would I be totally outclassed for someone who's new to competition shooting? Ruger GP100: I'm fairly terrible with the double action trigger. Also, as far as holsters go, what do people around here generally use? The advice I find online usually says to use what you CCW with, but obviously that doesn't apply here in NJ...