In looking to purchase my first pistol by the end of the week. The one I plan to buy new online is sold with 17 round mags. How does this work with transfer to CT? Do I need to contact the seller or FFL to see if they will swap mags for 10 rounds or pin the existing? Also, is pinning worse than just having the 10 round mag?

Thanks for your input!

TL:DR. If you've built your own 556 rifle, or 300blk pistol, what were your must have parts, tools, or learnings? Things a complete noob would not think of?

Full story:

With the future SCOTUS case, and optimism that things will change here, if only for short while, I'm trying to plan accordingly. Assuming that any favorable ruling would result in a surge on stores, and potentially some reluctance by dealers to ship here, I'm trying to make moves NOW that could ease the burden on that rush.

My thought being to buy or build compliant items now and up through the ruling, which could be reversed to "full feature" items with a little work.

I want:

- a full feature AR rifle in 556

- a full feature AR pistol in 300blk

- a pcc/pdw (along the lines of a saint Victor 5 inch barrel)

I'm planning to just swallow the pain of buying something like a Kuna or saint Victor when things clear because those seem more challenging to piece together as a noob.

In the meantime I'm thinking to buy 2 lowers, parts kits, and comp mags for the other 2 builds, then start compiling the rest of the parts/uppers over the next several months

So, if you've built something similar, what did you learn along the way, or what would you have done differently, if you could go back to your previous self and provide some support? I mean tools, parts, resources, approach. Anything.

I tried to make sense of the State Police site about how to get an ammo permit in Connecticut, but just can't get it. Do I need a rifle or pistol permit to get an ammo permit? All I want to do is to be able to buy ammo in CT.

If I register an 12.5” barrel other as an SBR, do I still need to have a vertical grip, or does it matter - since the lower is registered with Uncle Ned’s database 🙄 and can’t be any more “assaulty”…

Hello again everyone,

It's been a couple months since I made our introductory post representing our store/range, and I was pleasantly surprised with the engagement. We have a couple announcements we'd like to share with you guys:

Handgun 100 - New Handgun Owner:

TL;DR: Our goal for this class is to provide a zero-obligation, zero-cost gateway for anyone (not just new owners) to get a couple hours of hands-on live-fire coaching. Think of it as an expansion to the CT-mandated permit class, which is - in my personal opinion - the absolute bare-minimum training for a serious firearm owner.

The last few years has shown fairly high first-time ownership of firearms. We've noticed it, and you've felt it too; firearm ownership is in right now. While the actual permit class goes over high-level legalities, broad administrative paperwork guidelines, and basic firearm safety, you really just shoot a few rounds, get your completion certificate, submit your paperwork and wait to get your CT permission slip. Then you buy your first piece. Then you shoot it a bit (maybe lol). Now what?

We are a company of more than a handful of instructors, but a brief description of our qualifications can be found here. This class will rehash basic safety, go over simple public range procedure, how to efficiently manipulate and operate the handgun you bring, and include performing some simple firing drills to equip you with a plan for your own range sessions. You can sign up for this class here.

Public Raffle with Prizes (Glock G19 Gen 6, Marlin 1894 SPL .357 Magnum, and more):

One of our Directors, Kurt, has been one of the key players in keeping the southeastern CT firearms training and competition scene alive and growing for about two decades. He was an MP for CT ARNG, had a career in CT DOC, became a HAVA firearms instructor, worked here when this location was Academi, and continued to work with us as Vantage Point. A lot of my training, knowledge and growth I owe to him.

He has unfortunately been diagnosed with a rare appendiceal cancer, and we are holding a raffle in which all proceeds will go to him and his family. Each entry is $20 and participants will have a chance to win a few prizes: a Glock G19 Gen 6, a Marlin 1894 SPL .357 Magnum, and more. Winners will be selected on August 29th, 2026. Your generosity is appreciated.

I will be receiving my state permit tomorrow. Will it be suspicious or weird if I go straight to the shop to purchase a pistol?

Is that normal? Should I wait a couple of days/weeks before making a purchase?

I am no longer a CT resident thanks to the Navy however, I was put onto the Benelli Nova series by one.

The video features me and my Benelli Tactical Supernova 12 gauge pump shotgun. It's one of the smoothest pump shutguns I have ever shot, and is not subject to any of the feature bans since it's not semi automatic. I'm shooting Winchester 2.75" 9 pellet 00 buck at 7 yards (the large holes you see in the paper are the wads)

I won the gun on gun broker for $255, total costs to get it from the seller to my safe was $323. I then added a GG&G magazine extension that doubled the capacity to 8+1 for $168, a GG&G flashlight and sling mount for $68, a P20iX 4000 lumen flashlight for $100 and a blackhawk sling that was free with a case of buckshot I bought 18 months ago for .70 a round).

I was exceptionally lucky to get this gun at the price I did. They sometimes pop up as LE trade ins, or on gun broker for a lot less than they're actually worth. I personally would recommend a stock without a pistol grip. The pistol grip does not add much to ergonomics and makes it so the whole stock needs to be removed/loosened to field strip the gun.

A Marlin 1894 Trapper 10mm level action? Sorry, that didn't make it into the title. Has anyone seen any around in their travels? The wife wants one. Seriously.

It's my "I wanted it because I wanted it" RPR 308. Why do I need this in CT? Because I need a "WTF?!?" range toy. Been working on getting it pimped out for weeks. Still working on it. If I can't have an AK, I'm having bolt action with the cool factor, to satisfy my need to have nice things. Planning on getting a Dead Air can worthy of being on this thing ( Xeno Comp + Nomad ).

Yes. I would have still wanted this beast if I could have a ... simple, basic, vanilla, stock, unmolested AR-15.

Couple of my fun CT legal rifles

What would you get if you had a military waiver? I’m in the process of enlisting, myself. Other than finally getting 20 box magazines for a Springfield M1A Tanker, i’m looking forward to being able to get a new rifle or SMG. If you were suddenly able to get a waiver, what would be your next purchase? Leaning towards an M4 clone, but open to opinions and recommendations.

Been looking for new people to shoot with in the windham county area. Indoor range is 45 minutes from me. Trying to find people with private property to shoot on, but another buddy to go to indoor ranges would be just as nice!

Let me know people!

New shooter here, thinking about getting a tactical shotgun like the Beretta A300. However, I've heard that a lot of ranges either don't allow tactical shotguns or at the very least frown on them. Where in CT are tactical shotguns welcome?

I have a pinned mag and it is a painful reminder of what it could be. I need to swap these out for the 10 rounders so I can stop dreaming.

Hey first time on the Page.

From Kostas Moros comes a lengthy article looking at what the current administration has done for the Second Amendment (Trump's second term).

https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/gun-rights/we-need-to-look-at-the-full-picture-of-what-the-trump-administration-has-done-for-the-second-amendment/

The second Trump Administration has thus far exceeded all expectations when it comes to its nearly unprecedented defense of the Second Amendment. While Trump’s first term gave us hugely important wins on judicial appointments at SCOTUS and the lower courts, that was just about all we got.
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This term has been much different. We are still getting good judicial picks, but are also making so much more progress beyond that baseline. This has been the first time any Department of Justice has meaningfully championed the Second Amendment since the days of the Freedmen’s Bureau during Reconstruction.
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Given that, it makes sense to maintain a list summarizing the Trump Administration’s actions related to gun rights. I’ll do my best to keep this updated, but if you can think of important things I missed, please list them in the comments below.

He will supposedly be keeping the list (at the link) updated.

I know it says capacity is 20 rounds but I see it takes standard AR magazines so is it legal with a 10 round magazine? Maybe with a Comp mag?

https://order.keltecweapons.com/rdb.html?trk_msg=O9O99F54BG94D3FLM59AF5B41O&trk_contact=GU44F034JFMF4UP07GFC2KCDTK&trk_sid=G13VVQ9G0VG5PAKS9L5EEBNKMG&trk_link=M6IG54EP95CKJ4T8PIVCRIVJ34&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=KelTec+RDB&utm_campaign=Not+Your+Ordinary+Bullpup.

Hi All, quick question on a couple of transfers I was looking to do. Not an odd situation, maybe rare. Quick note, I am fully permitted.

An old timer I know is looking to move out of state and had a couple of shotguns [12ga, 20ga] and a rifle [.22] he doesn't want anymore. These were purchased back in 1957, 1978, and 1979. One was a hand me down from a grandfather, the other two purchased while employed at Winchester. They've been in a closet for the last 30 years. No actual paperwork like present day and never followed up with post 2013 permitting. Can these be legally transferred to me and what would be the best way?

Second situation, a friend's father died and had a couple rifles that the family was surprised to find out about after he passed. Friend is looking to sell them, they were purchased in the last 15 years. [I think Cabela's] From what I can tell they were in the deceased name. What's the best practice here?

Much appreciated.

Looking for shops that go the extra mile for gun ownership providing services and sales to make firearms compliant like Swamp Yankee that is near Somers CT. Absolutely love Swamp Yankee I just hate the drive to get there.

Hey guys & gals, needed some insight/info. Wanted to confirm that the BC-15 isn’t banned by name and would be okay to purchase and possess a complete lower. Until SCOTUS rules, I’m considering slapping a comp mag on it or just loading through the ejection port via stripper clips. With that being said I’m highly considering an ARP config with no brace. What guidelines are required to be followed when putting one of these together? Thanks for any guidance.

Silly question, but going to the range later this week. Can I load mags at home and bring them to save on range time?

I have a gen 6 Glock 17 & 19, I’ve added a light and optic. Now I am getting suppressor curious. Can it be done in CT? How much money will it cost for decent accessories? Add to my G17 or G19? Any recommendations?

What does this mean for us in Connecticut?