Hey everyone,

Lifelong NJ resident, new to guns and this forum. Recently received my FID and went shooting for the first time last week. Excited to be a part of this community.

Looking to gain some useful knowledge and potentially purchase a firearm or two. Looks like I came to the right place.

See y'all around in here.

Drew

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome! Are you an artist? Or perhaps leaning artisanal?

Welcome. @Zeke Zeke your slipping.

Taylor Ham or Pork Roll will tell us what area you live in. 

Welcome, did you buy anything yet? 

1 hour ago, Bklynracer said:

Welcome. @Zeke Zeke your slipping.

Taylor Ham or Pork Roll will tell us what area you live in. 

Ya but the artisan thing goes deep 

Welcome!

 

PORK ROLL!    or i hope so....

 

Welcome!  Where did you go to shoot, and what did you shoot?

Not an artist. Pork roll is the only suitable name for pork roll!

I went to The Gun Range in Philadelphia; my friend knows the owner. I was surprised to learn that our lovely Governor banned gun rentals in NJ due to COVID(wtf?)... So I can't shoot here for the time being.

I haven't bought anything yet, I was able to shoot a Glock 17 and an H&K VP9 SK. My hands were way too big for the VP9. I was surprised at how well I did, although I had very low expectations. I was able to stay within the first two rings center mass on pretty standard target paper at 25 feet or so about 40-45 of the 50 rounds I shot with the Glock. I discarded the paper I used with the VP9; looked like a giant piece of swiss cheese... ha!

I really want to get a pistol ASAP, but none of the stores have anything in stock, and I'm hesitant to buy anything online before I've had a chance to hold or shoot it.

Ya know the vp9 has many adjustable back straps and side straps to make it to contour to your hand size?   I may have one for sale.  

9 hours ago, JustDrewIt said:

Not an artist. Pork roll is the only suitable name for pork roll!

I went to The Gun Range in Philadelphia; my friend knows the owner. I was surprised to learn that our lovely Governor banned gun rentals in NJ due to COVID(wtf?)... So I can't shoot here for the time being.

I don't believe that rental thing is true - the ranges here like Gun for Hire and RTSP and others are still renting.

 

Howdy! Welcome to the forum, and to shooting sports! 

 

59 minutes ago, Krdshrk said:

I don't believe that rental thing is true - the ranges here like Gun for Hire and RTSP and others are still renting.

 

Not for me, I think. I look like I'm straight off the turnip farm

10 hours ago, Golf battery said:

Ya know the vp9 has many adjustable back straps and side straps to make it to contour to your hand size?   I may have one for sale.  

I did not know that. I'm guessing the full sized version would be a better fit for me

Welcome!

Welcome

7 hours ago, JustDrewIt said:

I did not know that. I'm guessing the full sized version would be a better fit for me

I have the full size and shoot it well.

Welcome!  

Bought a gun yesterday! Someone told me to check out rkguns and I found an M&P 22 compact in the low $300s. Plan to put a few thousand rounds in that, then upgrade to a 9mm once all my noob issues are worked out.

Super psyched!

Still waiting for my noob issues to be worked out. 60 years and counting.

45 minutes ago, JustDrewIt said:

Bought a gun yesterday! Someone told me to check out rkguns and I found an M&P 22 compact in the low $300s. Plan to put a few thousand rounds in that, then upgrade to a 9mm once all my noob issues are worked out.

Super psyched!

Welcome & Congrats.

Fair warning if you stick around here and follow LGS fb sites it will be far from the last. I just, as in minutes ago, bought another (used) pistol from a fb ad. Bad part is I've got a three week wait for my 30 days to be up.

Please consider following and joining/supporting one or all of the 2A Orgs we have in NJ that fight the good fight on a daily basis.

Ha! If all goes well the balance of this month, I won't be picking up my last gun until January 2021.

Actually, if I'm successful I'm going to do a multiple purchase exemption again.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

Welcome.

"Purchase a firearm or two". Newbies are so cute. I remember my "I'm only going to buy one or two" years.  Nine firearms later I'm like "this is a nice start"....Lol 

 

Reminds me of a conversation I had with my brother the other day. We were discussing his upcoming first trip the range with me and I was giving him  a run down of the guns I had he could test. His response was something along the line of "you have all of those, I thought you just had the one?!"

Just one, HA!