wooly bugger

If you do decide to take it to a gunsmith to be checked out, just bring the upper. There's no law against an upper with a flash hider, and I believe it's legitimate to have one if you're literally on your way to a gunsmith to have it checked and, if necessary, neutralized. If you want to cover your bases, call the gunsmith in advance to let him know you're coming, so if you're stopped there can be no question of where you were going. I went through the painful process of trying to decipher the muzzle device rules recently and found this very helpful link. https://sites.google.com/site/featurelessrifleguide/muzzle-devices Unfortunately, anything you put on the muzzle will in some way or another alter the flash signature, so you're never completely safe. IANAL and this is not legal advice.

Agree on the politicians. But they aren't the ones who write these laws. It's the leaders of the Antigun groups. And they are not stupid fools. They are very smart, very conniving and know a lot about guns. They know how to take advantage of "the stupidity, if you will, of the American voter" to do an end run around the constitution under the guise of "sensible gun safety laws." Look at the California unsafe handgun act. If they'd introduced legislation to ban all new handguns, including trivial modifications of existing ones, it would have never passed, even in CA. So they achieved the same result with a common sense law which initially defined safety quite reasonably as not firing when dropped and then, outside the legislative process, gradually redefining safety such that no gun that will ever be produced will meet the criteria. Brilliant. Obama just tested the waters of doing the same with ammunition. Gradually change the definition of "armor piercing" by fiat until all centerfire rifle ammo is gone.

This is much different than the .22 panic where you couldn't get anything but expensive match ammo, and sometimes not even that. A quick search finds tons of reasonably priced ammo in 20 round boxes or battle packs. Just not the xm193 on stripper clips in cans that I really want

I bought one of those loaders as well as the standard Lula loader. It's awesome. I've gotten all the toys. Now all I'm missing is the rifle. Sitting at the gunsmith as we speak being Jersey neutered.

I've been considering this option. Is there any downside at all to this vs. the dedicated 9mm G19? I wonder why everyone doesn't do it.

I call dibs on Tori Nonaka.

I think it's a manufactured panic when I get emails every other day from Midway urging me to buy the last of the steel tips, which are remarkably still in stock. That being said, I am just now getting into the AR game and ordered 420 rounds of XM193 and a few hundred rounds of misc brands right before the SHTF. I wish I'd added a zero to the end of my XM193 order, because I do like the neat stripper clips and cans.

I carry a p938 and like it. Works well with IWB or pocket. The only thing I would change would be to make it DA because I'm still having trouble getting my mind around "cocked and locked." Accuracy is decent with practice.

If this were to happen in an organized and credible manner (sorry NJ2AS,) I'd pledge $1000. I don't doubt we can find 49 other people to match or exceed that.

I wasn't aware of the petition (although I'm sure it's posted in another thread somewhere.) For convenience, it's here: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-batfe-banning-xm855-ammunition/XrvVh1cj

I don't know much about machining. Is just pinning considered "permanent?" I'd prefer to avoid welding to prevent the risk of messing with the steel temper, but I'd also like to avoid the risk of becoming Evan Nappen's next poster boy.

Hi, I just need pin and weld and pin the stock. Are you able to do an FFL transfer from an out of state FFL? If so, how much? Thanks.

No it's an 18" barrel. I'm not trying to avoid a SBR, just trying to figure out the best thing to put on the threads to neuter it. I'm in Essex, so recs for anyone in the area would be appreciated.

Hi, I have a rather expensive KAC rifle on order and have spent a lot of time researching which muzzle brake to permanently install. I think I'll go with the Griffin M4SD Tactical, which seems to offer a good combination of muzzle control and not blowing out my eardrums. Is the actual pin and weld installation a skilled process, or is it fairly idiot proof? Any recommendations for a gunsmith, or can any reasonable smith do it well? I'd like to use my local smith but don't have long experience with him and would hate to have this permanent job botched.

My Yaesu FT-60R arrived today. My call sign still hasn't appeared in the FCC database, so can't transmit. I've tried listening in on all the local repeaters with no traffic. There's supposed to be a Bergen Amateur Radio Association Net at 8:30 tonight at 444.100, but nothing there either. Can anyone recommend any active nets/ragchews accessible from NNJ?

Any recommendations on a mobile antenna for that rig that will allow both UHF/VHF and HF? I'm still a bit confused about antennas. Do you plan to wire it through the car or just use a magnetic mount when necessary?

I just passed my Technician test yesterday. I have a Yaesu FT-60R on order and am looking forward to playing with it. I'll take my General exam next month, and if I like it, I'll explore HF. Any recommendations on nets reachable from northern NJ repeaters?

In the pharma industry, I'm finding that there's no shortage of work in clinical development. What I am seeing is a sharp decline in big pharma jobs, which are being replaced by smaller biotechs and CROs (contract research organizations.) The key is to be nimble and keep your eyes open. The days of the one company lifer are over. The only thing NJ has to offer is a concentration of talent. I now work at a pharma in CT, and it's very hard to find people who are local or willing to relocate. Outside of fields like pharma and finance, that rely on concentrated pools of specialized talent which are historically located in this area, I see no reason to do business in NJ. It's kind of a vicious cycle. The companies don't want to be here, and many of us don't want to be here, but we're all stuck here until one side or the other takes unilateral action and moves en mass. I'm hoping for a migration to the RDU Research Triangle.

Maybe this sort of smoky backroom sliminess flies under the SCOTUS radar, but if I were them, I'd be Supremely pissed at being played like that. This could backfire in our favor.

Well, it sounds like the ATF hasn't heard the president of our senate pronounce them wrong. I wonder if there's a way to appeal our status with ATF. Maybe wouldn't do any good if it's packed with Obama appointees, but I don't know the political situation there.

If you get stopped at EWR, you If you get stopped at EWR and you were going to or from a range, you have a very good defense. I don't see any situation in which you can defend yourself at JFK, as stopping at an airport doesn't fit into any of the exemptions. Even if going to an out of state range, you're out of luck, because it's established law that you can't transport your gun to a range outside of city limits, and FOPA doesn't protect you the moment you step out of your car.

NYC is a different beast, because there, you're not allowed to take your handgun outside of the city. You're allowed to travel between your home or place of business, the one range in Manhattan, or a gun shop. Period. No out of state ranges. I think there was a lawsuit where some guys wanted to attend an out of state IDPA match and were denied. In NJ, we're "lucky," because the law doesn't stipulate the range has to be within the state.

I think the issue was whether FOPA applies once you go from your car to the airport. As a NJ resident traveling under one of the exemptions (traveling to a range,) I don't think you should have any problems. As someone else posted, probably a good idea to keep a receipt from the range on your way back, so if you're stopped at the airport, you can show that you were traveling from a range.

I don't think school districts are allowed to release the names of kids who receive counseling, and I KNOW that, except under certain circumstances of a patient being a danger to himself or others, outpatient psychiatrists and insurance compaines cannot release individual patient information, due to HIPAA. I think the only circumstance in which your name would end up on a database is if you were involuntarily committed. Otherwise, this seems to be a case of scout's honor, with zero enforcement mechanism.. If you have spent time in an inpatient ward for schizophrenia, that should probably be reported and is reasonable grounds for further scrutiny. If you've received outpatient counseling for depression or anxiety and have been prescribed meds, I don't think it's anyone's business, as long as you've never had suicidal or homicidal ideation and are clinically stable.

I would find it funny too if serious constitutional lawyers didn't argue with a straight face that RKBA only applies in the home.