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Welcome from down the street to Scotch plains!

I was in the same situation minus the private school requirement. I ended up buying a house in North Edison on the border of Scotch Plains with NJ transit NE corridor direct train to NYC. I have been doing this commute to midtown for the past 8 years. Edison has 3 train stations in a row nearby with express to NYC. At first I drove to the Metropark station for the commute, parking is about $60 a month. Now I park at the Metuchen station with a much more relaxed commute vs Metropark. North Edison is surrounded by SO many public and private schools. Nearly every major highway is nearby, 30 mins from the shore or beach, 40mins to NYC, 1hr to Philly, 30mins to Newark airport.... its a very convenient area that is centralized for easy access to almost anything. I recently joined OBRPC which is a 30min drive for an excellent private range. Total suburbia geared towards families raising children which has been great for my wife and daughter. If it was up to me, I would be living back in NYC where i belong.

I will use my Springfield XDs-45 and my wife just picked up a Kimber Solo 9mm which Im starting to like but ultimately too small for me.

Maybe give AR550 steel a try? I have an AR550 8" round target which shows no damage from 5.56 rds at 200 yards. Have not been able to try it closer due to the limitations at the range. A buddy's M1A with .308s did no damage as well on my AR550 steel at 200 yards.

Ordered 1000rds of .45 reman this morning. Great price!

My wife submitted her application during Christmas week 2013 at Edison PD, didn't get the permit until mid March. Took over 3 months.

My Springfield XDs .45 which I recently purchased with possible carry in other states.

Apparently some of the special ops Marines are packing Colt 1911s once again. http://www.gunsandammo.com/reviews/semper-fi-colt-m45a1-cqbp-marine-pistol-review/ http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2012/08/09/why-the-marines-adopted-the-m45-colt-1911/

Sounds like a nice place, I have yet to visit. Congrats on the Springfield.. I just picked up an XDs 45 in 3.3"!

Backordered since 12/13 on some ammo, no CC charge and I have not head anything.

Here's my Stag Arms Model 8 piston with a Nikon P-223 3-9x scope. Fun toy!

Welcome from Edison! I have been shooting at the Union county Sheriff pistol range, but the hours are very limited.

Went to the range Sunday and put 400rds of CCI Blazers through my Mosquito with great success. Very enjoyable with the right ammo, love the ergonomics of the pistol. However, It did take over 1000rds to break in.

Its a little frustrating at times. Very ammo sensitive but great ergonomics and fun to shoot. People say it gets better after breaking it in tho mine still jams at times. Going to do some more testing this weekend.

Ground targets must be placed at 25 yards. I have a few Birchwood casey ground strike targets that work well. I usually make my own paper targets with a 2"x3" and cardboard. Tape some reactive 8" targets on the cardboard. I try to bring a post hole digger because there are only a few available and they have seen better days. As mentioned, you can purchase paper targets there for about $4 each. They also have some ground strike targets for around $30. I like to bring my 8" steel gong for some AR-15 fun. Tho, steel targets must be placed at 200 yards.

The folks at Lake Island are a great group, looking forward to finishing my application and learning from the more experienced members.

The PPQ M2 is my favorite 9mm pistol out of all the others I have owned or tried. I am way more familiar with the button release which makes its use seamless over the PPQ M1. However, I wont deny the "different or cool" factor of the M1 but I rather be practical I suppose. Can't go wrong with either, the Walther is a fantastic pistol. I have about 1000rds through my M2 without a single failure from all types of ammo.

I feel the same, living in Edison... there is hardly a range within a 45 min highway drive. I assume a public range is not cost effective but a private range built as a business should work out since the options are so limited in Central NJ. I would gladly join a range like GunforHire if it was local.

I had some general questions about NJ gun laws, Google result showed a few threads from the forums which lead me to join. Very glad to have found this great group of people and wealth of knowledge. Thanks everyone!

Damn it, I just received a shipment this week. Thanks for sharing!

What happens if you are not able to break it in with CCI mini mags? My Mosquito is a huge pain with ammo and I was not able to find CCI mini mags for a long time. My first couple of hundred rounds were a mix of Remington Thunderbolt and Federal bulk which were a lesson in frustration. Found a box of Winchester Super-X hollow points which failed at every trigger pull, even a stuck spent cartridge which needed to be pushed out with a rod. There is maybe a total of 400 rounds through it. Now I have a few hundred CCI mini mags but it had a hard time cycling the CCIs the first time I tried them. It seemed to get better after the first few mags, I will have to give it another try next time at the range. The trigger isn't that bad in SA, but its no where near my 1911 or PPQ. I love the look and feel of the Mosquito, it has been a mission trying to break this thing in! At least it gives me a goal to achieve.

Right now Im sitting on, 22lr 9mm .45 223/5.56 12 gauge Trying to keep to the popular calibers for price and availability. I want to add a 7.62/.308 rifle eventually, really loving the M1A I recently tried out.

Permit 1: Picked up a Kimber 1911 Custom II Stainless Permit 2: Maybe a Springfield XDm or XDs.. 9mm or .45.. Perhaps a Sig P226 but I already own 2 Sigs. Or maybe a 4" 1911 in 9mm. CZ 75B in stainless.... Cant decide! Thought about a revolver but I rather not add another caliber to the mix.

+1, The Walther PPQ M2 was my first pistol. Extremely comfortable and easy to shoot imo. I have another permit to use and undecided as well! Thinking something along the lines of one of the Springfield XDm or XDs or maybe another 1911..... so many choices!

There seems to be a lack of ranges in Middlesex county. I am in Edison by Scotch Plains, a local range would be excellent! I have been to GunforHire a few times and usually go to Fort Dix but really want to find a local indoor range. Lake Island seems to be a good location.