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Opt for the grenade launcher. Go big or go home.

Why are you making it harder for no real return? Are you really timing your muzzle device every time you remove and install it? New crush washer/shims with each installation? You are torquing it properly so you don’t damage the muzzle of the actual barrel? That’s crazy. Put whichever device will let you use the rifle more often on the rifle and make it permanent. If there is a prohibition at the range you frequent that says you have to have a linear Comp, just put the linear Comp on and call It a day - Or, go with no muzzle device and have the barrel crowned. Then dial-in your interface with the rifle. Install a proper stock for precision shooting (look at an A2 or even a PRS if you are planning on shooting an 18” precision gun) not a Magpul fixed carbine stock - which has a length of pull optimized for shooting while standing or moving. Then add a real grip that will let you properly shoot your rifle. Having a consistent grip and appropriate stock placement is going to do much more for your precision than which muzzle device you have on the end of your gun. If you keep switching things you’ll never improve.

I did ‘Battlefield Vegas’ a few years ago. It was a great experience and a lot of fun. I would go back there in a heartbeat!

That's exactly what I did with my SPR. Bought a threaded match barrel with an 11 deg target crown and put a .25" proud thread protector on it to keep the crown from getting buggered up . I don't rapid fire and I don't shoot at night so flash hider nor brake were necessary.

When a muzzle device is permanently attached to a barrel, the device becomes part of the barrel, that’s how, under fed law, a permanently attached device can count for the last 1.5” when building a 14.5” barrel Into a 16” barrel. Threads on a permanently attached muzzle device constitutes a threaded barrel. Surefire (along with a few other companies - Griffin and Strike come to mind) make these “blast diffuser/deflector” devices as well, only without threads. I have the Surefire version, they call it the Warden - Works as advertised sending all the blast downrange at the cost of increased felt recoil (subjective) and decreased braking action (also subjective) from the SFMB556 permanently attached to the end of my barrel alone - there is no free lunch. The good part is, it attaches with friction and not threads identical to their suppressor attachments, so there are no issues with threaded barrels. Those threads on the outside of muzzle devices are exactly for the attaching of flash suppressors - unless it is a proprietary thread geometry that you will have to prove after you are in trouble, likely at great cost in money, time, and aggravation.

Chicken fry it. No one will know.

Johnny. 3.8 cfe with 145 gr poly rn gives me a pf of around 125 with sub 900’s in fps. Crazy how its 1.3 gr less with same fps or near it. These are my loads. Don’t anyone blow your gun up. This is from a 4” semi and same for my 929 s&w.

Holy Hell - man your panties are in a bunch - LOL

I confess, it's not something I'd worried about previously. And while I'm not a lawyer, I've decided I'm not going to worry about it now. I don't see how possession of the original box with lot number would matter. I did stop keeping reloads in HD guns a few years ago, and switched to factory ammo of a type that law enforcement might typically use. I don't know if that really matters from a legal point of view, but my thinking was that it would give a prosecuting attorney one less thing to fake histrionics over should my choice of ammo ever be discussed in a courtroom

They could, i also read a safe bet for self defense ammo is to use the same type ammo that law enforcement uses ....

This addresses my question - thank you for providing your opinion. I think my take on it, is because I reload, I think taking the equation about the use of reloads possibly being used for self defense - keeping the carton information where the ammo came from might make sense. However, as stated this might be the last item in the investigation etc. that is looked at

Wow dude. I know why he was posting it, and it's because he felt the explanation might confuse a noob. The reality is for 9 it takes very little power to get past squid territory. Short of no charge, most undercharges are just failure to make power factor or cycle the gun, not safety issues like no charge or over charges. 5gr loads are in no way dangerous and will likely run the gun fine. Your advice wasn't wrong, but might make a noob leery of shooting their 5 gr loads when there's no need to be concerned it's anything other than kind of lightweight. It's still probably stouter than a lot of 9mm steel loads.

If they would follow up and report how the "citizens" acquired the guns, this would be great. However, as it is, it makes it look like a "too many guns" problem.

I have backed out due to my busy schedule. It is back up for sale. Anyone needs some 7.62x39, jump on it! @axeman_g is a great guy to deal with.

Here is a brake that will pair with the Warden above. https://www.opticsplanet.com/surefire-muzzle-brake-suppressor-adapter-5-56mm-m16-ar-1-2-28-threads-sfmb-556-1.html

Look at the VG6 Gamma muzzle brake with the VG6 CAGE. VG6 Gamma is a great brake and the CAGE device bolts on and reduces the side blast and concussion.

Battlefield Vegas - without a doubt - ask for Stan as your RO.... Also ask to see the "vault"........ And wander around the yard and check out the Israeli Sherman..... and be SURE to shoot the BAR....... Also original Belgian FAL's , the Thompson and the 1919 was fun.......

This one was brought up as a good legal option. https://www.opticsplanet.com/surefire-warden-blast-regulator.html

Given the concerns voiced by @High Exposure and @JohnnyB it may be worth trying to find one where the shell attaches via some means other than threads. I do not think there is a flash suppressor on the market that would have the same threads as the outside of the Stinger, but no threads at all would clearly be safer legal ground and future-proof too.

PD advised me today that permits are ready. Today is a little over 30 days from when the officer contacted me for the paystub in response to my certified letter. I believe the letter worked to get my permits moving.

If you ever found yourself to in a deadly force encounter using FMJ, SP or JHP is pretty much irrelevant. They are all potentially deadly and they are all potentially going to pass through your intended target and hit something beyond. That is something for you to be aware of and mitigate when you fire the shot (or not). Even the best JHP is designed to penetrate to at least 12 inches. There are very few people in the world that have an arm 12 inches thick so if you just winged them, the bullet is going to continue on to something else. If your legal defense strategy is that you didn't mean to use deadly force, you shouldn't have been using any of the above at all. Remember, using deadly force does not automatically mean you were trying to kill the bad guy. It means you were willing and justified in taking the risk that he'd die due to necessity to stop the serious threat immediately.

Huh, I've got a 3d Printer and never thought of printing snap caps. If they're made from PLA plastic (the 9mm auctions says they are), then you're likely going to see that they wear away quickly at any place where they touch sharp metal under pressure (magazine lips, extractor edge). PLA is not a very durable plastic. If there are extreme feed angles in your firearm then it's possible they could hang up on edges or crack under vigorous feeding. PLA also gets soft at relatively low temperatures, so don't use them in a hot firearm. Other than that, I don't see any issues with using them.

Why? Find a good comp and stick with it - get it pinned on. So what if it's blasty indoors? If you're shooting indoors with an AR you're only really doing function check/sighting in - nothing precision. Those stubby "grips" or whatever aren't really considered as not a Pistol grip in NJ. Nothing saying they aren't really - there's no letters from NJSP or anyone saying it's not a PG. If you're really worried about shooting precision, a good pistol grip is definitely key. You want a good secure grip on the gun while you're trying to make a shot.

https://www.arspur.com/ My suggestions if you really want to lose the grip.

Keep the pistol grip. You don't need anything at the muzzle.

This is really important and something EVERYONE here needs to do NOW!!! If you don't want an illegal shitshow when you die, any firearm you own has to be exactly specified where you want it to go. In my case, since wifey isn't really fond of my hobby, I added specific instructions in my will where each firearm goes (to my boys). This way, wifey doesn't even have to deal with it (since everything else transfers to her), my sons know exactly what needs to be legally done.

Dude. Did you miss the part where I mentioned how low base metal stocks have gotten? To go with that the price has jumped up. And you have all the "clever" people why decided this is when they'll start reloading. The bullets with the least silly problem are coated lead pistol bullets. The fancy rifle bullets for match grade have loads start setting up as the machines that make them can make more, cheaper bullets that use less raw material each. And those go into ammo rather than the reloader. Those businesses that cater to us don't necessarily have the ability to expand a day either. Of they supplied a thousand customers like you in 2019 they are probably trying to service 5-10k now.

I want one, but not that bad. Thanks a lot for on the where and who @JohnnyB it was much appreciated. Unfortunately I don’t think it’s really worth it for me at this time since, I already have lowers lingering. It was a nice dream bubble that burst lol

They wanted like $150 at one place! I know you would do much better for @0Jeep4!

Nice. No need to go elsewhere

No buddy. Not bustin balls. Just saying that a squib isn’t possible at noted charges. I know you know your stuff. Not discrediting. Sorry if i came off that way. Working with mrs peel on sensitivity classes.

I don’t know, but both of the trivially defeated safes in the videos above are CA approved. To me, that means the CA DOJ approval is worthless.

I'm just sorry didn't load up on 7.62x39 when it was @ $170/K

Everyone who owns firearms take note of this. If you want your firearms to transfer seamlessly to someone after your death, you must specifically name the person in the will. And you must specify which firearms you're referring to, unless it's something like 'all my firearms'. If you don't do that, then they will transfer to who is named in the will to receive all your property. (e.g. a spouse) But note this: if you bequeath property to more than one person in a will and don't specify your firearms anywhere it may be ambiguous who they should go to. Unless you included a bequest like 'everything not named elsewhere goes to...'. Our wills have a specific clause naming a beneficiary and secondary beneficiary for 'all firearms, ammunition, and firearm related accessories'. We included a secondary in case god forbid we both go together. Don't have a will? You're leaving a real mess for whoever is left to clean up. If you care.

@EdF The first part of your answer is correct. The second part is completely FALSE. If the OP is named in the Will as the new owner, they're HIS, no paperwork needed. 'Cept maybe for a hand-written receipt from the Executrix of the Estate. OGAM goes away too, since there's NO paperwork If the OP @Gosnellus is NOT named in the Will as the new owner of the personal property, then the OP must file all the regular paperwork for purchasing both long guns (and pistols if so desired). Once the permits come thru, the OP can submit an OGAM exemption form, naming the firearms to be transferred. What people THINK doesn't matter....what the LAW SAYS matters. Rosey

Yahoo and its obvious bias is a joke! Notice the title: "...CEO Bizarrely Says Trump is Still The 'Actual President"..." as though it's so incredibly shocking that people might deny a newly elected President... EVEN THOUGH WE SAW NOTHING BUT THAT for the prior 4 years!!! Here's just one of the many sympathetically written articles published by Yahoo about the "#notmypresident" movement that was birthed almost immediately after Trump's election: [Title]: "After Trump victory, ‘not my president’ becomes liberal rallying cry" - https://www.yahoo.com/news/after-trump-victory-not-my-president-becomes-liberal-rallying-cry-155948405.html - and here's a quote: "Many liberal and moderate Americans, who had joyfully anticipated Hillary Clinton shattering the glass ceiling as the first woman president, took to Twitter to lament that the nation elected a man they consider to be singularly unsuited for the role of commander in chief. So, Trump supporters not accepting a Biden presidency are labelled "bizarre" - but Clinton supporters not accepting Trump were... what?... just decent Americans 'lamenting" an election loss? Ummm... yeah, OK, Yahoo. Got it! Thanks for clearing that up for me.

You are trying to pin the shortage down to one single entity, and it simply can't be done. Yes, there are a lot of people and companies exploiting the situation, but none are completely responsible as individual factors. The sum total of all the factors combined, add up to more than the individual factors. For instance, a single factor on it's own is X. If you combine four factors, it injects a multiplier into the equation that creates a greater sum total causing exponential increases in price.

Is this the way you understand how primer makers have always operated, or just during this crunch? Primers have never been a surplus item, the retail market for reloading components dates back 150 years. With few exceptions, the primer makers are all ammo mfgs too. CCI, Federal, Rem, Win, Fiocchi, so yes, they are going to channel primers to their own ammo plants to run the loading machines 24/7, decreasing the primer supply. Why sell primers at 3 cents a pop when you can sell ammo at 3x the normal prices. Big profits generate big dividends. btw, the primer/ammo shortage exists only in the USA. My friends in PR, Aus, Germany are having no trouble finding ammo or reloading components. The prices overseas have gone up, but not even close to the extent we are experiencing in the good old US of A. As far as I know, there is nothing to stop foreign manufacturers from filling in the gap. Is some left controlled bureaucracy preventing foreign suppliers from upping their imports? If so, that would be an artificial manipulation of the market. By it's self it would not drive up prices, but it certainly contributes to the pressure. The supply chain was definitely a factor. Especially when you consider that a substantial portion of the precursor chemicals used in powder and primer come from China. We may never know all the details, but there is no doubt that there are forces pushing and pulling the ammo/primer market. It's a situation where chaotic events are being exploited, some are a natural predictable consequence, while other events have been artificially generated and it has created this feedback loop that just feeds on it's self.

hey, not sure where you went with this, but if you should check to see if it needs a drain. lots of icemakers just make ice and don't keep it frozen and don't re used the water from the melted ice. Sorry I can't offer any real answer to your question

Tony, love the look of that Blue against the Black! Very "Striking". Just picked up a lower from Tony at WESHOOT on Thursday and this is the result. Very simple in .223 Wylde.

I love my Spikes NJGF lower!

With a 50 yard zero you can shoot 0-200 easily with a red dot, not a huge change in POI, no magnifier needed.

I have always understood that custom hand loads is a very bad idea for self defense, as it is impossible to carry out ballistic testing if you are but able to use the exact same ammo. "Determining distance using GSR evidence is supposed to be done by firing ammunition identical to what was in your gun at the time of the shooting. If the ammunition is not standard, it will be difficult to obtain accurate results. " https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/why-you-should-avoid-handloads-for-concealed-carry/#:~:text=The use of handloads can,your attacker's body or clothing. Ayoob and others strongly discourage it. Mas talks about problems with " forensic replicability when the shooter is accused, and opposing theories of distance become a factor." Here's what Ayoob says: https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/the-problem-with-handloads-for-defense/

HP's for home defense. Green tips for the others

I told my daughters that when I die, please bury me with one of my .45's and a couple of boxes of ammo. I'll be damned if I'm coming back as an UNARMED ZOMBIE !!

You didn't say what type of ice maker you're looking to get. Many commercial ice makers have a tank and pump system that flows the water over the evaporator freezing the water in sheets of little cubes. Then when thick enough the refrigeration system reverses (like a heat pump) and melts the sheet releasing the ice cubes. This type of ice maker could be used with a bucket as the tank has a float switch and doesn't time out. It's been a while since I worked on them but I don't think thats changed much over the years. With all the restaurants closing up you may be able to find a used one. They ain't cheep but you'll have more ice then you'll know what to do with.

I picked up the Model 15-2 on Friday. It is a really nice shooting gun. The S/N puts this as made in 1965. I shot both 148gr wadcutters and 158gr LSWC and both shot very accurately. This is my first Model 15 and I can say there will be more.

still waiting since june on lindenwold. state finished their stuff in mid/late june........talked to office at lpd 2 days ago and was told probably another week or 2....... THIS is what the suits should be filed over, not the carry permits. get us to the point where we can purchase like free america first.......

Gee, thanks for clearing that up. I hope you feel really good about yourself. So smart. GFY.