*UPDATE 5/29 162 days later I have my license!

[drgrant]

that’s the point though, you don’t always know in advance. If the PD tells you 2 months and it ends up taking 10, that’s not proper advance notice.

It's easy to know in advance if you're in a douche town or not.

 

[LTCRN]

One of two things is happening.
You have pissed them off and the PD has intentionally held it from you for the month of April.
Or, you will get your LTC this week as it is the beginning of the month when most process the batch that has been sitting on someone's desk for the last couple of weeks of April.

 

[JDL]

I just got mine in Wilbraham 40 days after fingerprints 53 days after application drop off

Wilbraham has always been quick I have renewed twice in town and both times it was a little over a month. In fact they are really helpful. When I renewed my LTC and Machine gun licence, the licencing office called to let me know my applications were submitted to the state and my receipts were emailed to me also he let me know I transposed a number on my renewel form for my machine gun license and he fixed the error for me before submitting. Now that is over and above helpful.

 

[Mushkie11]

****UPDATE***** My wife’s license is IN. She submitted papers Feb8th. Mine which was submitted on Dec 19th has been approved and sent to the police station on 5/2! The end of this 5 month saga may finally be in sight!

 

[Palladin]

Mailing my non resident renewal tomorrow. It expires October 6th.
Last year it took from June to October to renew

 

[expedition03]

I think they are booking out to March 2025 or further for non resident mass licenses. Fyi.

Mailing my non resident renewal tomorrow. It expires October 6th.
Last year it took from June to October to renew

 

[193rdsoldier]

Mailing my non resident renewal tomorrow. It expires October 6th.
Last year it took from June to October to renew

My non resident renewal took just a hair over 2 months. Got it last week. Pretty fast for MA

 

[Mushkie11]

****UPDATE******* 162 days finally have my permit!

 

[VTski4x4]

****UPDATE******* 162 days maternity have my permit!

Now the expensive part begins. Congrats.

 

[Stryker]

****UPDATE******* 162 days maternity have my permit!

Congrats - still unbelievable

My last few renewals have been ~4 weeks at most so it can be done

 

[Friday]

What's the expiry date? when you applied, or when they handed it to you? ETA, NVM, was able to read it.

 

[APFSDS]

Six months is absolutely outrageous, given that a) this is a constitutionally protected civil right, b) you can't legally even buy or possess any firearms or ammunition (or "large capacity" mags, or ammo components) without a license in this state and c) other states with much lower taxes somehow get it done in a much shorter amount of time. My buddy in NC, a veteran (which takes longer now cause the VA has to send in records), got his NC CCW permit in less than 1.5 months. It should really take as long as it does to buy a gun...submit fingerprints, let the NICS check come back then print the card and hand it to you.

 

[Gerbs54]

Congrats - still unbelievable

My last few renewals have been ~4 weeks at most so it can be done

My wife got hers in Franklin in about 4 weeks…

 

[pinefd]

My non resident renewal took just a hair over 2 months. Got it last week. Pretty fast for MA

Wow, that is pretty fast. I just recently received my renewal after a three month wait, and I thought that was good. I applied four months in advance, just to be on the safe side.


Frank

 

[whatluck]

Nice!

So, what are you gonna buy?

 

[Mushkie11]

Nice!

So, what are you gonna buy?

Ha! Done 5-6 months of research and still not sure! Maybe a p365 macro or a m&p 2.0. Or a shield plus for ccw and something bigger for home defense. All over the place lol!

 

[whatluck]

Ha! Down 5-6 months of research and still not sure! Maybe a p365 macro or a m&p 2.0. Or a shield plus for ccw and something bigger for home defense. All over the place lol!

You ever shot before? I ask because a larger pistol is nice to learn on. A small CCW is a little unforgiving.

 

[MAGA99]

Ha! Done 5-6 months of research and still not sure! Maybe a p365 macro or a m&p 2.0. Or a shield plus for ccw and something bigger for home defense. All over the place lol!

Buy ammo, lots and lots of ammo.

 

[whatluck]

Buy ammo, lots and lots of ammo.

You'll learn quickly the saying that many here have repeated, "I wish I bought X 10 years ago when it only cost Y"

 

[Mushkie11]

You ever shot before? I ask because a larger pistol is nice to learn on. A small CCW is a little unforgiving.

I’ve taken a couple classes but only with a .22. So I need a lot of practice. The reason u say is the reason I want a larger pistol for sure. But also want a small ccw.

 

[MAGA99]

Also, if you don’t have buddies that can let you try one of pretty much every type of gun there is, go to one of the indoor ranges that rent pretty much every type of gun there is. Try them all!! Some may surprise you, others will disappoint you.

Sometimes the gun that looked so cool in the display/in the advertisements ends up not being the most practical gun for your main usage scenario(s). You’ll eventually, honestly, have no idea how many guns you own….a few for every use scenario!

 

[Mushkie11]

I certainly need to learn so much more about ammo. I don’t know anything about that. Have a friend that owns a gun store in mass so hopefully he can guide me

 

[MAGA99]

I certainly need to learn so much more about ammo. I don’t know anything about that. Have a friend that owns a gun store in mass so hopefully he can guide me

All you need to know about ammo is that you need it, and in massive quantities, and the price only goes up…

 

[Drix]

I certainly need to learn so much more about ammo. I don’t know anything about that. Have a friend that owns a gun store in mass so hopefully he can guide me

Ammo is certainly a PITA.

As a newb the first thing I figured out is it's obviously stocked by size, but caliber and metric sizes are mixed together (30cal and 9mm are usually together).

Sometimes rifle is separate from pistol, other times not.

Heavier bullets tend to be better than their light counterparts unless you're buying practice ammo. For rifles back of the bullet shape matters a lot, pistols less so, there's all sorts of acronyms for bullets, I found it helpful to read some reloading materials on bullets when I started.

You'll figure it out- ammo is a weird world.

 

[Mushkie11]

Ammo is certainly a PITA.

As a newb the first thing I figured out is it's obviously stocked by size, but caliber and metric sizes are mixed together (30cal and 9mm are usually together).

Sometimes rifle is separate from pistol, other times not.

Heavier bullets tend to be better than their light counterparts unless you're buying practice ammo. For rifles back of the bullet shape matters a lot, pistols less so, there's all sorts of acronyms for bullets, I found it helpful to read some reloading materials on bullets when I started.

You'll figure it out- ammo is a weird world.

I need to find a good article me read. I assume the higher the grain he better?

 

[Mushkie11]

Found one that broke it down super simple. I already have a better idea on ammo!

 

[chris_1001]

Never listen to any gun store advice unless it’s from a few select “Mill” FFL’s.

The crap I’ve heard over the years…

ETA: congrats and welcome!

I certainly need to learn so much more about ammo. I don’t know anything about that. Have a friend that owns a gun store in mass so hopefully he can guide me

 

[Mushkie11]

Never listen to any gun store advice unless it’s from a few select “Mill” FFL’s.

The crap I’ve heard over the years…

Sounds good. Where does everyone buy their ammo?

 

[chris_1001]

Sounds good. Where does everyone buy their ammo?

The Mill and TSUSA…

Most small shops are stupidity expensive. Bass pro/cabellas if you are in a pinch.

 

[Mushkie11]

The Mill and TSUSA…

Most small shops are stupidity expensive. Bass pro/cabellas if you are in a pinch.

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it