Hey braintrusts of njgf I have a question for you. I'm 20 now ill be 21 in November. For my birthday my dad said he would buy me my first handgun within reason. It will be in my name he is just giving me the money. I figured ill know what I want before then and even after my birthday I'm going to have to wait on permits so I figure it would be easier to start making payments now then all at once. Is there any shops in central/northern jersey that will do this for me?

 

For those who care I'm looking at a gp100 or an ria tactical 45

 

 

Sent from my hidden under ground bunker between Taco Bell and the dry cleaner

I would think most shops would hold a gun with a deposit.

I'd like to pay 25-50% upfront and then $50-100 a month till I get the permits which would be at least 7 months

 

 

Sent from my hidden under ground bunker between Taco Bell and the dry cleaner

shouldn't be an issue.. most shops offer some kinda of layaway payment plan.. They might have to have it in stock tho, they may not want to order it.

I would just put the money in bank or under your mattress and wait until a month before you put your paperwork in. My mind changed 100 times on what gun to get and that was only 2 months ago. lol

You may save money as well once the craziness dies down.

i know bobs little sportshop in glassboro will do it. i've got a 1911 on lay away there now......

IMHO, saving money is better than layaway. In the 7 months until you can make the purchase several things can happen including finding a better price or changing your mind on the perfect gun

 

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prices coming down after this panic buying is over and gun shops find themselves overstocked with all the back orders they couldn't get 7 months before.

Your age may be a factor since you are not olde enough to legally purchase/own a handgun. You won't be able to apply for a P2P until November which could mean not getting your permits in until sometime next year. Not sure if a store would want to hold it for that long. I agree that your best bet would be just hold onto the money at least until you are able to apply for permits.

Save the money until you are ready to submit paperwork for P2P. Safe bet is prices should drop by that time.

IMHO, saving money is better than layaway. In the 7 months until you can make the purchase several things can happen including finding a better price or changing your mind on the perfect gun

 

or

 

prices coming down after this panic buying is over and gun shops find themselves overstocked with all the back orders they couldn't get 7 months before.

Good advise about waiting... you mage change your mind several times. As far as prices coming down...who knows. They could possibly come down, or they may stay the same or even rise. No way of knowing for sure.

I would save it up. I overpaid for no reason because I jumped the gun before getting my permits and wanted a dozen other guns in the meantime.