Howard

I did not know you could get fewer than three at a time

I went to my FFL with and they said this was a no go! The problem is their UPS account has their address hard coded into it. If the gun were to come back to them then they would have to enter into their books and I would have to use a permit to get it back.

Just because you did it does not mean it is legal to do it. What you describe is perfectly legal in free states, and perfectly legal in NJ if you are a LEO or one of those rare CCW holders, it may or may not be legal for an average person - it all depends on if it falls under one of the exemptions.

Impressive, did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express too?

It was a dozen over 14 months not 12! Actually I was kind of surprised they were there as the alarm had gone off about 25 minutes earlier and had already shut off by the time I got home. Guess they were just hanging out until the next call came in.

Had my neighbor not texted me I probably would have crapped my pants. Turns out my puppy somehow tripped the burglar alarm while I was out and they were just responding. They told me that they had checked the house and everything was secure and that they assumed the dog tripped the alarm as they they saw Roxy at the front door. Two of them asked me where the other one was as everyone knows we are the Husky house and there are always two or three. I explained about Trent and told them Sasha the puppy was probably who did it. One of the officers told me how he just lost a fairly young dog as well. Then they got a call and took off with lights and sirens.

Bob that is what I had assumed too but when I got home from UPS there were two police cars and three officers that walked up my driveway to greet me.

Since so many on the left are crying to increase the minimum wage to $15, it may be hard to have enough employees at the range to meet the needs of customers, so this might be a great self-service idea

So this is as clear as mud, that is what I expected in New Jermany. As to taking it apart that is not relevant as the frame is considered the firearm even if there is no barrel. I asked four retired officers one that is a current FFL and all three said they see no issue with it. That surprises me because while I don't even play a lawyer on TV when I read the NJ law I don't see how this falls under any of the allowed exemptions. That said having it all boxed and in the trunk I doubt it would be an issue, but this is the people republic of NJ. I know that it is not an issue to do this via UPS (not US Mail) in a Free state, my question has to do with NJ not Federal rules on shipping.

I know when firearms are shipped they can only be done so at a Hub not at a UPS store, BUT, is it legal for me to drive the handgun there as it does not seem to fall into the allowed exemptions for transport?

So what do you think? Legal or not, and why?

Assuming you are in the people's republic of New Jermany if it is her P2P it is her gun. You can shoot it at the range with her there. If you transport it without her and get stopped you will be the winner of free room and board and medical care in one of NJ state run "hotels". But the good news is they have nice weight rooms and law libraries, from what I hear. Sorry can't address the sight issue, well I could, but my opinion would not be worth reading.

Out of touch with the sheeple on gun control could be a good thing for us

Yup here is my other .45 1911, its a S&W performance center and it too has an external extractor. Note - not my photo just hot linked to one I saw on the web

Curious, what do you mean that the design was not meant for it? What is the issue between internal and external?

Nice going. Loved the pink shoot houses!

Yes I am!!! I never win anything, but for some reason I had high hopes and actually stuck around to be there for the 5pm drawing! Brad from RTSP videoed it when my name was called and will post it on FB - to say I was excited is an understatement.

Thanks, but they are really just quick and dirty snap shots. I even did them with just the pop-up flash!

That is a good point Alec. Besides being shiny the stuff has no visible nicks, dents, chips, cracks, etc.... The flip side of it is you can have structural problems with brand new casings too. At least something that is used once has proven itself in the real world I guess the bottom line is each person has to do whatever they feel comfortable with. Fortunately they said they will stand behind their product and cover any expenses I incur to fix the gun.

RedRiverll, I was interested in taking the home invasion course as well but was hesitant. My initial (but wrong) impression from the presentation was it was too involved in all sorts of things that I feel don't apply to me in my situation and location. I went in today and talked with Nick about the various programs and he really explained the home invasion course to me. My current understanding based on that conversation is the course is really 3/4th spend in the shoot house learning how to protect yourself and your family. My previous impression was that it was much too heavy on all the other things that were shown on the outline. Thus, I too will most likely be taking it.

I think reading glasses probably would have been ok. It was mostly dust and smoke but could have been worse. The only hard thing that hit me was the external extractor which broke and hit me in the cheek. Got a tiny cut that was not as bad as cutting yourself shaving. As for someone else's hand reloads I would be concerned as well. But this stuff came from a big outfit and the only difference between this stuff and factory new is that the casings have been used, other than that it is made on the same production equipment as new ammo. You can have new casings fail just as well as used ones, I really don't see much difference. This stuff looks pristine. Just this Saturday someone saw me loading my mags and commented on how bright and shiny this ammo was. Here are two pictures of the ammo:

What the hell does 15 minutes mean? I can pick up my friend to go to the range that lives 14 minutes away but not 16? Or if I get a flat tire I best be able to change it in under 15 minutes????

Yea I know people like to hate Kimbers. It could have been worse, I could have been shooting a Block - then who knows what would have happened. At least this was a solid metal gun with metal magazine.

I have shot thousand of rounds of that ammo, and have a huge amount of it sitting around, so that would be a "very" good guess

I have a question about VPI that you are suggesting. When I go to their page the plans seem to all be limited to what they will pay for specific items of care, is that correct? The reason I ask is the ones from Trupanion see not to be limited by the incident only by the annual cap. While VPI offers a much higher cap, it seems unlikely you would ever get even close to that unless you pet got sick with multiple things several times a year. Is that a correct understanding or am I missing something?