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Greetings from Asbury Park!

Cam'mown
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I am new to the forum and wanted to say hello to everyone! I am awaiting my first PID and 2 pistol permits. The guns I am eyeing up are the G19 gen 4 and the Ruger SR22. Any thoughts as far as using these pistols to learn with?

 

Thanks,

Nich

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    Hey! Welcome to the forums. I just bought the SR22 last week as my first firearm. I love it. You can shoot super cheap which means a lot of range time. The Glock is nice too but just more expensive to shoot. Congrats on the Asbury Park win with scrapping the extra forms. Did you apply before that or did you get to fill out the State required forms?

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    Thanks twospot... I applied on February 21, got printed on the 28th. Reference letters were sent in on Monday... So now it's a waiting game I guess. As far as forms are concerned, I only had to submit the STS-33 application form and STS-66 mental health form. Then I went to a fingerprinting place with the form the police gave me and that was it. What other forms are there? The detective told me I had what I needed so maybe I just made it?

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    Welcome to the forum.

     

    You can't go wrong with a G19, Sig P226 or Beretta 92FS as a first defensive gun. I haven't shot the SR22 so I can't comment on it, but if you get a G19, you can purchase an Advantage Arms conversion kit for about $250 and turn your 9mm gun into a .22 with a simple barrel conversion.

     

    If you've never fired a gun before, now is the time to take a safety class.

     

    Best of luck in your new hobby.

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    Thank you for your input mcbethr.. One of the factors that has me leaning towards the glock is that there is the Advantage Arms .22 conversion for it. I like the fact of getting the feel of my gun will cost me much less in ammo. The SR22 I'm getting so that when my wife goes with me she will have something to shoot and I think it will also be nice to own a dedicated .22 along with the 9. I have shot before when I was younger, but I am going to take a safety course because I am still an early stage novice.

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    Welcome to the forum and you can't go wrong starting out with 9mm and 22LR pistols..

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    Welcome from a fellow Monmouth County shooter! I am pretty much in the same spot as you - waiting on permits.

     

    I am looking at a Beretta 92A1 as my first handgun. Also looking at a .22LR rifle of some sort.

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    Welcome! I work in AP. PM me if u want to talk guns some day in person.

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