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If you plan to do more shooting then get as much ammo as you can as soon as possible. Pistol ammo is hard to get and WAY overpriced right now but things won't get better for a while. Most classes expect you to show up with a few hundred rounds.

Respectfully I'd say to ditch the book idea. Don't make more out of it than it is. It's a great day at the range with a cool uncle. If he's really excited and wants to continue shooting THEN send him a First Steps book and maybe get him involved in a Jr Rifle program. I taught my (four) kids to shoot on a Marlin Model 60 and Henry lever rifle (.22lr), so I'm partial to that order, but it's up to you. We would always start the day on the bench with sandbags and then move to offhand. Pistol will be fun as well, but he'll probably be more success with the rifles. I think regardless of what you decide the kid will have a good time.

From their site: DISCLAIMER: This device is made to conform to the DOJ criteria but has not been approved. I've never seen anyone be subject to a random test of the adjustability (or not) of their stock, so it's probably a moot point. You have to do what you're comfortable with. I know at least half a dozen older shooters who are still unaware that there's a 10 round magazine limit but there's nobody out there searching for violators...

Glad you enjoyed it. I taught all my kids to shoot on our Marlin model 60. Still a favorite when we go plinking at the range...

This. Respectfully OP, you don't know what you don't know. Getting ANYTHING (trigger, stock, etc) prior to getting behind a rifle makes no sense. A 10/22 is a fantastic gun for you to start on. After you get a lot of trigger time behind it you can modify it to your heart's content based on the way you shoot the gun. Ordering anything before that introduces way too many variables that could impact your fundamental development.

Congrats. Great choice IMO. My G17 is setup as the first pistol I would reach for if something goes "bump" in the night. I have others that I would pick for other purposes (shooting matches, woods walking at my FIL's, carry (where allowed by law), etc) but I have lots of confidence in my scratched and ugly G17.

Agree. I'm a big fan of the 10/22, but IMO the OP is setting himself up for a lot of frustration if long distance/precision shooting is the goal. PARTICULARLY if you're talking about going past 100 yards, the 10/22 is in no way ideal. Hell, to even see your hits on paper at 100+ yards you're have to spend thousands on optics (rifle scope and spotting scope). I think getting started on the 10/22 makes a lot of sense, but if long range shooting is the goal I'd spend less money pimping out the 10/22 and put the savings towards a bolt rifle in a more suitable caliber. For example, you could pick up a Savage Axis II in .223/5.56 and put a $500 scope on it and you'd be good to go to 500+ yards.

What are you talking about? I get that you're trying to be cute/clever but VA has already started passing legislation that's taking down the road NJ has paved.

Wow. I applaud the guy for his innovation. The gun laws in the UK are even worse than the ones we have in NJ, so this guy spent his own time and money to come up with something new that fits within the letter of the law. Well done IMO.

I second this. We had a "free" upright piano in our previous house. It was a pain in the ass to move around, they take up a lot of space, and depending on the conditions in your home it could require regular tuning. We replaced it with a Yamaha electric keyboard and it's a FAR better fit IMO. Doesn't take up as much room, never needs to be tuned, and is more versatile. Unless your daughter has visions of being a working musician the piano (and probably keyboard) will rarely get used after the first session of lessons are done. Keyboard can be put away and taken out as the music bug hits (or not) and still be in tune and ready to go. Good luck.

Fine, you need to "be right" so rationalize it any way you want. This is "New Jersey Gun Forums" and you're telling people in the most gun restrictive state in the Union to spend their after tax dollars supporting an anti 2nd amendment retailer just because they sell cheap ammo. That's money we get to decide where it's spent AFTER our tax money is used to restrict us. Trying to equate discretionary spending money/support to tax dollars (how do your Fed tax dollars support the 2nd Amendment Vlad??) is folly. You're doing it to rationalize a position that holds no merit. You're buying there because it's cheaper, and that's FINE if it's what you want to do. But pretending to not see why that goes against the grain of people in New Jersey (you know, the njgunforum.com people) is asinine. Maybe find a PA Gun Forum to hang out in...

You're arguing like a child. Spending money and supporting an organization that is ACTIVELY trying to destroy your 2nd amendment rights is absurd on its face. You pretending that GIVING THEM MONEY TO KEEP THEM GOING doesn't make a difference is just silly. Why do you think people are so afraid of "cancel culture"? They're afraid of it because it means they could lose out on sales and advertising revenue. The sales and advertising revenue are the things that keep companies in business. If people stop spending money at Dick's, Dick's will lose money. If they lose enough money they will lose the contracts with the big brand names they carry and eventually shut their doors. If gun owners stop purchasing guns and ammo from Dick's there will be a direct impact to the bottom line. This has ALREADY been seen in their NJ location as they have been forced to abandon them. How deeply will that impact the overall bottom like? Hard to say, but any impact that's a reaction of a stupid corporate decision will make them think twice next time. You're trying to argue in some kind of philosophical economic terms but you have no basis in reality. I get that you want to "be right" and don't want to think that you're doing something that doesn't help the 2nd amendment cause, but that's what you're doing.

The point is that you DO have control over your direct dollars and the way you spend them. If you need a new baseball bat or sneakers Nike will get the money for it, and NJ will get the taxes, but you can absolutely keep Dick's out of the loop. Particularly for guns and ammo sales it would send a direct message to Dick's if their public actions had an impact to their bottom line. In the Wayne, NJ store for example, one of the managers said that firearms/ammo sales dropped off dramatically when corporate made the announcements regarding semi-auto sales (even though Dick's stores didn't carry them). I heard that they don't even sell guns and/or ammo there anymore. Again, you're free to spend your money any way you see fit, but directly supporting a retailer that is directly advocating against your rights (and an activity that they're luring you in for) doesn't make sense to a lot of people. Would be like going to Staples to buy copy paper to publish a newsletter while they were actively advocating against free speech for small newsletter publishers.

The challenge is that Dick's is actively working against the 2nd Amendment. It seems counter-intuitive since they sell some firearms/ammo, but money in their pocket will directly support 2nd Amendment advertising/propaganda. Your direct dollars to Dick's is working against your rights to keep and bear arms. The argument about indirect dollars is specious. It's a general truism that could be applied to all dollars spent by anyone, not direct support to a specific vendor/establishment.

Same here. I bought some extra bullets just because, but my normal places still seem to have some. Down to my last 500 small rifle primers and getting "low" on some others though...

My daughter shot in a Jr Rifle match there last year. The club looks and feels very old. They only allow paper targets to be hung at 25 yards (nothing closer) and they have limits on the number of rounds you can have loaded in your magazine/revolver. No magnums and no rifles (except .22lr). Club members who were running the event were INCREDIBLY nice and seemed like really cool people. If you're into bullseye/revolver league shooting then you might be interested, but if you're looking for a more modern/versatile range then it's probably not for you.

How many days behind now? i don't think I'll be able to use my last permit...

Make sure to search Craigslist and e-Bay for "local" people selling their stuff. Saw these today: https://newjersey.craigslist.org/spo/d/boonton-reloading/7149850366.html https://newjersey.craigslist.org/spo/d/essex-fells-dillon-precision-650xl/7136886841.html

Patience is your friend. The turnaround times and communication vary greatly from town to town, so there's no way to predict how long your wait will be at a particular jump. If you started on 6/15 and waited 2 1/2 weeks to get fingerprints that means you got the prints done this week?? It's not uncommon for people to wait over 6 weeks for the process to complete so I'd say you still have a little while (particularly if the person processing your request takes some time off for the 4th).

Stripped frame here - https://www.bigtexoutdoors.com/product/glock-oem-frames-stripped-complete-g17-g19/

There's absolutely nothing wrong with a G17 as a first pistol. There are lots of people who hate Glocks, lots who love them, and lots who see them as just another pistol. They're very vanilla, they're typically VERY reliable and don't need tons of maintenance, and they typically cycle loats of ammo.

If i were you I'd splurge and rent three. 1- RugerMark IV - 22 lr. - It's a .22 so recoil won't be an issue and you can relax and just focus on your grip and trigger pull (and work out the whole left hand thing). 2 - Glock 19 - Yes, I went there. Very vanilla 9mm semi-auto polymer pistol. There are TONS of others available, but the G19 is a good representation of the genre. 3 - S&W 686revolver - 357 mag - I'm a big fan of revolvers, and if you were to have only ONE pistol in the house for the rest of your life for home defense, this would be a great choice. If you shoot .38 Special out of it instead of .357 magnum you'll be surprised how light the recoil feels (particularly after shooting the Glock). If you're only shooting one I'd go with the Ruger. Focus on getting used to operating a pistol. You'll probably be surprised at how quickly you put nice groups together. Have fun!

I'm actually back and forth between the G26 and G19. I've handled them both so either one would be good. I have a G17 so I initially leaned towards the G26 because it was a bigger difference. But the difference between the G26 and G19 isn't all that great, so I lean back towards the G19. The PS9 looks interesting, but I'll wait for a few generations to go by before taking a look. FOr now it will probably be whichever G19 (...or G26) I come across before my permit expires.

Good point about OEM parts vs. 3rd party. It's NJ so I can't carry, but reliability is always a top consideration, so I'd probably be sticking with OEM anyway. I'd just be spreading out the payments (and adding extra shipping costs). Maybe I'll look around to see if any other compact/subcompacts catch my eye and would be available in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks for sharing this. I'm not a lawyer. Does the above mean that the parties on either side have to provide their feedback by 30 June for the hearing on 2nd July?