Sludog

Did you happen to see the price and if they had any .38 special wad cutters or target ammo ? Same for 9mm? What are their store hours?

+1 for the Sig but the conversion kits are pricey. You can get a nice used .22 for the same price.

You should have just enough for browning Buckmark and a sig 226. If you go used you will definitely have enough and some change for ammo. Look for preowned and save a bundle. Some nice Sigs in the marketplace right now.

Same here. If I shot more rifle then the price would be worth it. For nearly $900 to get in it and currently only shooting pistol and one lever action rifle it would take me years to get my moneys worth if I shoot 4-6 times a month.

Looks cool but good luck finding one of these babies. Extra mags? Probably impossible as well. Better chance of seeing a unicorn. Anyone one know if that suppressor is NJ compliant? lol

How do the grips feel on that gun? Looks like they would really tear up your hand.

Depending on what some shops grad fair condition seems like a good deal. I saw a 4 inch S&W model 19-3 for $500 a few weeks ago but it was in very good condition with very little wear. If this was a 3 inch barrel it would probably sell for $600+ all day. Not many older 3 inch S&W's around and prices on Gunbroker are just plain ridiculous.

Although I support my local shops quite regularly for my gun and ammo purchases, I can easily see why people shop online. During the craziness only two months ago, saw a shop selling 333 round Federal target .22 lr bulk packs for $99 and the same ammo 50 rounds for $20 in a clear bag. Kind of hard to get buyers back when you steal so badly from customers. Ranges/shops also selling target ammo 9mm for $40 for 50 rounds as of last week. You can get 150 rounds of 9 mm at Cabela's for nearly the same price including shipping.

Nice gun choice. Other than the 17 round mags that were pinned, can you get this gun with factory 15 round mags or do you need to drop down to 10 rounders? Do you mind saying what you paid? pm is fine if you prefer. Thanks

Was the last increase a 50% bump as well? Seems pretty steep. I can see $500 cap fee more reasonable. A few comments from some club members that attend the meeting is that members have been complaining about too many new people joining and pushed for the capital increase. Don't you guys want to promote and protect the sport? With local, state, and federal government out of control with gun law suggestions, you will have a more powerful voice to give opposition if needed with more new members behind you.

If you put down 25%-50% for layaway I think most shops will give you at least 30 days to pay off the balance. I know Tip's Hardware will definitely do it since I did it there when I was waiting for my 30 day OGAM to pass. They were asking like 10% down for layaway before the NICS was taking three weeks. Then they needed to get 50% down because the had so many guns on hold because of the delays and they could not replenish stock with so many guns on hold and unpaid for.

I was told that that half the capital fee must be paid up front along with dues and then can be broken down in payments after paying a $20 installment fee. Is this accurate?

If that's the case then members are really lucky. The club may take a hit with new members and will lose out on the $400 per person. 50 new members a month is $20000 plus $12500 for memberships for improvements. I don't know why the board is concerned with too many members joining which made them raise the capital fee. From what I hear, on the weekdays the place is empty and weekends aren't bad at all. I would ask to see the books. Sounds like a lot of money being wasted or stolen.

I shot 100 rounds of this ammo in .38 special today. Really good ammo. Never tried the 9 mm though.

Good point. I got a tour from a member three weeks ago and he said nothing of price increase and he needed one more person to join under his name for some discount he gets. If I would have known I would have signed up in June. Why would they do this mid year anyway? Seems like this is something that should have been done in December or January. Any chance they hold this off a couple of months or is this a done deal? I would love to get in this August or September. I have been saving pennies to get in. lol

Be careful when shopping online and only use reputable dealers. I have heard of stories that lower than norm prices on guns selling "brand new in box" were all scuffed up or scratched. Also some were either orders returned because of defects or floor models handled by many people and you can be sure that they were dry fired 100's of times. If you save $50 you may end up paying for a new firing pin or trigger. Yes covered under warranty but you pay for shipping sometimes both ways and your gun can be held up for months. If you can see and hold the gun you are actually taking home you can inspect everything. Although I will admit some deals online are very tempting and may be worth the risk and could save you hundreds of dollars. One other thing and I am sure others agree. If you do decide to shop online, don't "showroom" guns for an hour at a local shop and have them show you a bunch of guns when you know you will not buy from them. This not only wastes the salesman time but other potential buyers waiting to be helped. I saw this at Tip's Hardware a month or so ago where a guy asked to see just about every 1911 they had and he kept saying I can get this gun online for this much and could you beat their price I'll take it and I can get this gun online cheaper and tax free. The salesman just kept showing him guns and finally told him to fly out to Oklahoma and Texas and have them show him the rest of the guns he was interested in. It was awesome.

Yea me too. Almost $900 to get in is alot to shell out right now Was about three months too late. I was planning to join in October as a birthday present to myself. If I did not shell out $180 a few months ago for the new range opening by me I may have joined. Maybe next summer. I bet the members dues will increase as well. Will have to factor in that as well. I also have sjrc in Winslow I can join for $250 if the price gets to high.

oops, my bad. Reply corrected.

All of my local shops never have wad cutter ammo in stock at least in .38 special. Anyone see it in shops in the south and central jersey area? What is the difference in price anyway?

$850 to get in the door is a lot of coin no matter what you get. That's almost like paying for a 4 year membership at most other ranges. This was clearly a move to slow down new memberships so the range does not get overcrowded. From what I heard they were getting 50+ new members a month. I was going to join in the fall and started to put money aside to join but unfortunately I'll have to pass with the increase. Would have loved to become a member there.

Use Slickgun.com and Gunbot.net to find the best deals and buy online if your local shops are out or start gouging you. Also shop at Cabela's online. They get ammo in daily and prices are reasonable after you factor in the shipping cost. I have no problem finding pistol caliber ammo as of late using those methods. Also stop by Dick's when the doors open and you will get ammo no problem on delivery days. Just be prepared for 3 box limit or 1 bulk pack per day.

Same exact way with Stafford twp PD. When I picked them up I asked when I can get the permits renewed and was told anytime before the expiration date. Once that date passed permits are no longer valid and you must reapply.

Get a .357 wheel gun. I just picked mine up today.

My Buckmark loves them. Then again my Buckmark loves just about everything except CCI for some reason.

Is a Uzi a Pistol?