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So elitist attitude aside, justjules brings up a good point. We need a solid castle doctrine as well. But I think a constitutional amendment is a good start. BTW justjules how many firefights have you been in? I was in two my first week in Ramadi. I lost count after the first two months. I bet there are a sh*t ton of vets on this forum that have even more experience than me since I only did one deployment. I'm just curious to know if you personally had to put your training to use. I'm sure you're cool with the way the laws work for the rest of us because you're one of the select few with the "burden" of being allowed to carry. I know you couldn't see it but I really rolled my eyes reading that in your post. Good grief.

Welcome to the forums. You and I are in the same neck of the woods, and it looks like we chewed the same dirt (Ramadi 04 thru 05). Semper Fi.

No matter where you go someone's mistake will cost you. Stuff like this won't go away once you leave NJ.

FYI a Stevens is manufactured by Savage but doesn't come with an Accutrigger. Reviews are that the stock trigger is still pretty good. A model 300 is a mag fed 22lr that retails for about $200. I'm not sure what the mag availability is though. Here's an offering from Impact Arms: http://www.impactguns.com/stevens-300-with-scope-22lr-26310-062654263101.aspx

You seriously need to rethink the flashlight in mouth technique. Lights are some of the first things that get shot at in the dark.

To you, me, and probably most anyone else...no it is not. But the syntax does not say "pistol grip" it says a "well defined handle directly underneath the action...". A pistol grip meets this criteria and technically, so could a thumbhole stock. I'm sorely tempted to use the skeleton stock that came with my s308 as the grip is only partially underneath the action and more behind it. In the end though, I really have no desire to be the test case for this in a court of law. I am thinking about adding some rails for my front handguard on the s12 and mounting a vertical grip there as well.

Start with this video. If you hose up anything, we can help. Option 2: get a skeleton stock that came with some of the earlier rifles. No 922r to worry about and you have somewhat of a pistolgrip config.

Because it's a cheap .308 trainer. The dope changes for a .22 rifle at 200 is very close to the dope for a .308 at 400 yards. Assuming of course that you are using scopes with similar moa clicks and magnification...and a decent .22 rifle. http://www.6mmbr.com/rimfiretactical.html

For under $70 a surplus ALICE pack might be the best deal out there. The medium sized ones can be used without a frame. The large packs need a frame to attach the straps properly. Having been through the transition between ALICE and MOLLE gear, I would say the ALICE packs were more durable.

When all I had was a combination safe I'd preload the first two numbers, then turn it until it was several ticks away from the final digit. I did this every night before going to bed, just in case the tumblers got jostled at some point during the day.

Arcus 98 is a single action and comes stock without a mag safety.

Another 4595 carbine owner here. I've been using it to teach my son to shoot as he thinks he's "graduated" from the .22. I had to use up just about all my left deviation as there's a slight cant on the front sight post. Not enough of an issue to send it back. I'll probably mount a red dot optic on it at some point anyway. Anyway I've put almost 1k rounds of various 45 ball ammo to include steel cased and it hasn't jammed at all. Pretty accurate once you get used to the 45 trajectory at anything over 50 yards. Oh and I think I've cleaned it twice. I'm surprised to hear that the mags are polymer. I got mine last year and the mags are steel with plastic base plates. I picked up extra mags at impact guns and those are steel also.

Texas Weapon Systems has the dogleg rail that replaces the dustcover. It's gotten good reviews and is another option to mounting an optic. Personally I don't mind the side rail but just make sure you get a decent mount. Kalinka optics sells the good ones. I did not have any luck with a utg mount on the rifle so I use it on my saiga 12 instead.

How about a vid?

Ok gotcha. I'd be interested in buying at least one.

Why not use the same logo for the custom lowers? I'm going to go to the USPSA matches in York, PA and ideally do the 3man/3gun event at some point.

Yep, they are legal. I think with these types of pistols they also have to come in under a certain weight. Not sure what the limit is off the top of my head.

You know, the bigger story is actually the fact that Charles Daly is back in business. Looks like Kassnar started another company....hmmmm.

Yes, so long as you don't care to use the sights. Not my first rodeo with the bullpup gents. There are numerous workarounds for the platform but ultimately it gives up too much in function for the sake of its form. I've worked with Australian and British private contractors who had no limitations on rifle choice. Their primary rifles were M4's with 14" barrels and they used AK's as secondary weapons. To a man they would rather pick up a pointed stick than deal with the SA80 or any other bullpup weapon.

Yes. You can install the Tapco FCG on the Saiga 12 and then use a Monsterman AK grip. Technically it is not a pistol grip but it sure does look like an abomination.

I already understand the limitations of that design. My comment was mostly for anyone considering this as some type of defensive or even competitive weapon where off hand shooting is sometimes required. Also, the guy in the video claims it's an ambidextrous design...but only if you swap the bolt out. To me, that's not what I consider ambidextrous.

Nice work! For future reference though, when coverting a saiga always fire it as a function test before cutting into it. It's rare but every so often a vodka special turns up that needs to be fixed by warranty before you start hacking into it. The example I always think of is a member over at the saiga forums who immediately converted his rifle only to realize the side rails were misaligned. I think Tom Cole at Cadiz Gunworks (they are authorized to do warranty work for the US market) hooked him up and did the repair work anyway. BTW when I converted my 308 the trigger hole was already there, just covered by the bottom receiver plate. I think the very early crops of saiga rifles didn't have the trigger hole already cut so I'd be surprised if you had to do that with yours.

It still doesn't address the issue of having empties fly into your face when shooting left handed. Yeah, I see the covered slot that probably turns into the ejection port when you swap out for a left handed bolt but who the hell is going to do that in a middle of a firefight? All show, very little go.

Take a good hard look at the Arcus98. If you get the compact version it will take the 13rd BHP mag. If you get the full size version, you will need the 17rd BHP mag but with the follower that limits it to 15. This is actually what they sell as the 15rd mag through CAI. Also, it comes standard without a mag safety, unlike the Browning. I have the full size version and it will fit in a Fobus holster designed for a Beretta M9. I freaking love this gun, even with the crappy finish.

Why is it that anyone who insists that Ron Paul's stance on foreign policy is dangerous seems to give a free pass to our current (and previous) foreign policies resulting in blowback? Contrary to popular neocon fairy tales, Muslims don't just wake up one day and decide to kill themselves and take out as many Americans as possible because our freedom is an affront to them. Some things to consider: 1. Non-intervention is not isolationism. 2. A gold standard curtails reckless government spending, to include preemptive wars and endless bribing of governments more repressive than Joe Stalins. 3. We (as in US foreign policy of the 40's), gave birth to the Islamic theocracy currently running Iran. The revolution there was a direct result of our meddling in their affairs. From where I'm standing, it's our current interventionist path that's dangerous, not Ron Paul's. By every logical metric I can think of (cost in dollars, lives, and loss of personal liberty) I would have to conclude that maybe we need to change course. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but personally, I'm voting for Ron Paul and only for Ron Paul.