Vlad G

Hi, do you have any information on costs, match registration, etc?

I think that considering those nubs rifle sights is a bit strange. You are looking at having two sighting systems already on that rifle, and you are asking about a third which has less sight radius then a Glock 19. I'm not really sure what that sight radius is going to accomplish on a rifle, it isn't as if you can zero them or anything. When mounted on the optics, ok fine, lets go with the theory that somehow a hit big enough that it breaks an ACOG somehow does NOT break the sights mounted on it and you still have something. If you are going to mount a red dot, that is your something. belts are cool, belts and suspenders ok fine, belt and suspenders and duct tape is taking a bit far However, sorry I have no idea where you can find some. Have you called trijicon and asked if they shipped any to their dealers and to whom? If those are not made by Trijicon, have you called whoever makes them?

Also remember that NJ is a non-C&R state last I checked. What I mean by that is that a C&R FFL license basically does you no good due to state laws. That doesn't help.

Yep, My first rifles were mil surplus. I spent a lot of time on those forums starting 15-17years ago. The back row of my safe is made of milsurpus. From where I'm standing the level of interest and tone of the conversations have changed quite a bit over the years. It may be that it is back on the rise, but whenever I check in I quickly check back out for the same reasons.

I think there is a lack of interest in C&R in general, everywhere, and that will accelerate, for a number of reasons. First, we have MANY new guns every year. When you got 10 new handguns ever year on the market, people had time and boredom to look at old guns. Now we have 100 new handguns and 100 new long guns on the market every year. The is simply less time for people to get bored and look at old guns. Second, we are passing the magic mark when foreign and domestic C&R timeline has moved over the point where armies switched from bolt or semi, to select fire. That means there will be almost no "new" C&R military guns on the market. What is there now, it is all their will be, and even the supply of bolt guns will eventually dry up. Third, the market was flooded, as the gates open to Eastern and Middle East armories and we seen boat loads of Mauser and Mosin's and SKS's all float to the US, everyone and their grandmother can have 3 of them for pocket change. That reduces interest and passion for some people who like to be strange weirdo in the corner with a gun no one else has. This isn't the day when Mausers were bring backs, you can pick one up at every gun store. Fourth, for a while the quality of C&R guns exceeded that of commercial products in certain areas. That is gone and done with, the modern market ensure that we have excellent firearms in every possible strange format. Fifth, turn the clock back a few decades and no one blinked at customizing military guns to their spec, including high end custom shops building guns for africa. Now people who do that get yelled at for being bubba's which isn't exactly a way to encourage participation in the C&R world when there are containers full of guns available for sale.

Not to mention, everything gas gases in the chamber if they are semi-auto. It is tube with two open ends and gases in it, there is only one possible outcome.

Right now you are in a strange boat because the M&P lineup is being revamped with the 2.0 version being released. Not all the old configs are yet available in the new format, and while the old models are probably still in the retail channels I would advise going for the new models. The following answers to your questions assume the older models are being one for one supported in the new config, which is not yet true. For example there is not CORE yet in the 2.0 configuration, but lets assume they will have it soon. 1) non-ported unless you really know why you want ported. 2) The new 2.0 guns have an improved trigger which was the only real reason to get the Pro before. Sights are replaceable whenever you want so unless the new PRO (which doesn't yet exist) is somehow awesome I would say go stock. 3) You probably can't carry in NJ so go for the 5" model. 4) If you want to spend lots of money on slide mounted optics, sure go for it. For me that is irrelevant so I wouldn't bother.

This. If you have NO handguns, then buy one and ammo, and spend the rest of your money on paying off your debts.

Your definition of a pump is very different then mine ...

It shouldn't, but you may need to switch buffer weights for optimal function and feel. However, in my opinion, unless a A1/A2 length stock is too long for you, then go with the rifle assembly, they are softer feeling.

In my experience 870 quality is fairly low, as is most anything Remigton produces. For stupid bulletproof I would lean towards the 500/590 or the Benelli Nova

In short quality and integrity, Eotech has proven over and over that they don't have much of either.

You will see more and more now that the patents are expired. The Browning A5 is also on that list and I think Stevens/Savage has something on that list too.

Network bandwidth caps are the answer! Your route should be able to to tell how often your whatever device calls home.

They are fine and a great place to get really discounted prices. The big warning is don't expect fast shipping, like not even a little bit. Think of DVOR as a group buy, when enought people order whatever items, they put in a bulk order. It can take 3-4 weeks to see what you ordered. For me this is fine, if I know it, I've saved many hundreds buying from them, but I knew I wasn't going to get it fast.

Oh there is going a to a tremendous pricing fight, it is going on already. As a whole the consumer will benefit, as only the best will survive and prices will be driven down across the board. Im guessing sometime between summer 2017 to its holiday season you will see so many sales that for $500-$700 you will be able to build rifles that cost $1000-12000 now.

What do you have against capitalism? Anyway, it isn't that simple. Shane knows the answer though, forgings are CHEAP in mass and EXPENSIVE in small quantities. By comparison, billets are CHEAP in small quantities and EXPENSIVE in mass production. If you are a small company that want's to produce their own AR receivers slightly different then the mil-spec ones in some fashion it is prohibitively expensive to have them forged. You don't have the facilities, molds, etc, and you have to pay a massive upfront investment that might never pay off. Sure, after the initial investment, if you sell a million of them the price per unit will be lower then what you can machine from billet, but unless you are one of the 3-4 major forges you will probably never see that day and you need to charge billet prices anyway to stay alive. On the other hand any one purchase billet chunks of aluminum and 7 axis machines are "affordable" which means you can get your product out there a lot quicker with a lot lower initial investment even if it costs more per unit. To a manufacturer the math is easy, to a consumer .. I guess it depends if you really want the special features offered by the different receivers. I never met a billet lower that offered features that I thought were must haves, and I currently use a Seekins lower for my race gun. I wish the magwell was flared more, or that the bolt release was more of a bolt lock etc. Nice kit, but I'm not sure that it has features one must have. Same with uppers, I've had 2 billet uppers and I've returned both due to manufacturing issues (and those were well recommended ones) so I used forged JP ones now. Your millage may very.

Not anyone watching that movie, thats for sure.

Griz beat me to it, a beaten up 90's calculator watch will stand up "shooting" so if that is your concern you could even use a child's watch, the ones with Mickey's arms pointing the time, and be just fine. The reason's you might want a tough watch is that you spend a lot of your time smacking it into things because you operating operationally in a theater of operations or, like me, you are a klutz that bounces against all the walls and door knobs on the planet and you keep smacking your watch against random bits of the environment. Gshock watches are really a very solid blend of rugged, functionality, and price. You can pick up a Gshock solar atomic for under $100 and it will probably last longer then you want it to, because your will likely want to replace it out of boredom long before you break it. You can pick up a GWM500A for $63 on Amazon, I have one as my daily wear watch for quite a few years.

Personally, I don't see the point of the billet parts. I mean they are cool looking and everything but as a rule I don't find that he features they offer are actually all that useful. I have nothing against them, if you like it then you do so have one, but as a rule I have a very hard time paying the premium over the standard ones

The question I have is why? This is a test lots of people have done and there isn't much to gain from doing it. If all you want is a rifle you can neglect, that's fine, but just squirt some oil in it now and then and you have a range toy that will last longer.

So .. what purpose do you think the 1 point sling serves then? You aren't going to carry it that way, it sucks for it. You aren't going to be doing quick weapon transitions because it is going to smack you in the knees and nuts and you will stop. In theory it is easier to do side switching with one then 2-point but given you planned usage you probably won't spend a lot of time with that. You aren't going to walk long distances with it slung because it is pretty terrible for that too.

He might be an ass, but dude ... its a sticker on a truck he bought from someone else. Whoever sold it could have removed it if they cared.

There are no anti-fog lenses, not really. You can try applying anti-fog treatments (like Cat Crap and the like) to all of them and they work to a point, but when it gets humid and the lenses are undergoing temperature shifts, there is going to be condensation. For summer fogging from your own sweat and outside humidity, wear your glasses a bit further from your face. For winter fogging, try to keep the lens temperature changes to a minimum.

The Proctor Sling is really a nice bit of kit if you need a multi purpose sling for random guns that might lack proper attachment points. I prefer a VTAC or VCAS for guns that get their own slings that don't get screwed around with, but the Proctor is basically everything you need and not a mouse fart more when you just want a sling.