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HE all that's fine. You like Scotch, I like bourbon. You like Roy Rogers, I like Wendy's. You like Sinatra, I prefer Dean Martin. You drive an automatic, i like my 5 speed. We're both right in these preferences. You like Kydex, I like leather. We're also both right. You're not telling me I'm wrong because I like leather and you like Kydex. Nylon was the first move to reduce costs. The problem was most nylon holsters sucked and were just oddly shaped bags that carried a gun. Kydex has taken a huge chunk of the holster market for two reasons. Ease of manufacture and lower cost. The first makes more profit for the manufacturer which allows for the second. That doesn't make them bad. There are applications where Kydex is superior as I've stated. Weather protection issues in the military are nothing compared to the military. Having to have to carry a 1911 in a wet issued leather holster for days made you want something better. Many carried their pistol wrapped in a plastic bag in the holster. Thankfully we have evolved from this I can remember when Fobus holsters hit the market. I know they are injection molded and not Kydex. People at work flocked to them. A half or even the third the price of leather. They had retention issues but people loved them. I've tried some Kydex and just can't warm up to them. I've tried the DeSantis Scorpion and similar holsters. I just dont think that paddle adds anything. I prefer a Soft Tuk or a Milt Sparks Summer Special which stays open for reholstering. Yeah, I'm a old guy set in my ways that aren't wrong. Just different. I imagine in 25 years when they are making holsters from moon crystals you'll be telling everyone you like Kydex. And there will still be people using leather. Stay safe

I don't understand what you're saying about an 1/8" of leather would make you nervous. What new and unconventional angles of pressure in a scuffle have been invented? I've been in more than one or two scuffles as a LEO over 30 years. Never lost my gun or injured because I wore a leather holster. The simple answer to the failure of the leather on your MTAC is inferior materials and/or workmanship. I've never seen a quality leather holster fail. I have seen cheap holsters of all types fail. The VG2 protects nothing but the trigger guard. Try carrying a blued gun in that VG2 on a triple digit day. The fact is corrosion protective finishes have come a long way over the past 10-15 years. The lack of corrosion on your gun has to do with the gun not the holster. I've been a firearms and tactics instructor since 1976. I don't list my credentials in my profile but they are more impressive than many of the hot shot instructors talked about. If I spent the time I put in firearms and tactics training and doing, I'd probably have a doctorate in firearms and tactics. So you've been going to classes back to back for 5 years? Special Operators don't do that although their training is continual. Or is it you take a couple of classes a year for 5 years? I'm not busting your chops for trying to learn. I wouldn't call a civilian who is serious about self defense a professional though. I've already stated Kydex makes good sense for people LE and military duty rigs. These guys are doing the right thing training like they'd fight. My 40 years of carrying a gun has to do with knowing what works. I'm a firm believer if it ain't broke don't fix it. I never said it was THE way. It's THE way that's proven it works. What caliber is your M&P? 9mm? 45? Those cartridges are over 100 years old. A 40 S&W? That's almost 30 years old. Why aren't you carrying a 357 SIG or 45 GAP? They're newer and using your logic just have to be better. The fact is the last few years is new. All those other years are old. Probability would have it they made more good things in all those old years than in the past few. I even carry a revolver a lot. No matter what I'm carrying I carrying a BUG. Paladin taught me that back in the 50s. Gear and tactics do evolve. But a lot of what is considered new is just rediscovering an old idea. Tactical reloading is one. Keep your gun as full as possible. Reload whenever you can keeping the partially loaded magazine as you may need that ammo. The agency I worked for taught that when we were changing to semiautomatics in the 80s. Thing is I learned that 20 years earlier in Vietnam. We didn't have a name for it. I don't know which crew you're talking about when you say they used to think SOB was a good way to carry. It was never used by the "professionals" I worked with.

The VG2 offers zero protection for the gun. If you're sweating you're sweating all over the gun. The Eidolon doesnt look bad. However, it will still be hard pressing against you. Okay, Kydex can be thinner. Say leather is 1/8" thick. What's Kydex? 1/16? A 1/16" is going to make a difference? Yes, of you buy a cheap leather holster it can deform. But I have good leather holsters that are 40+ years old that are not deformed in any way. How many years have you been going to classes? Kydex holsters are relatively new. By serious shooter do you mean a gamer or someone who carries a gun that has a probability of using it. Now there is a good application for Kydex AFAIC. It makes sense for military and police duty rigs as its impervious to the elements. If leather gets soaked it will take days to dry. You can just wipe off Kydex. I understand. I'm an old guy who's been doing something for over 40 years. What can I know? I wear a leather holster so I must not be a serious shooter just an old one. What do you mean by a professional shooter? (added)

I'm a leather holster fan and 95% of the time my needs are met by DeSantis. A quality leather holster will last you a lifetime plus. I still use holsters I bought back in the 70s. The jury is still out on Kydex. Let me know in 40 years. Kydex doesn't help concealment. It's hard it has to hold the gun away from your body. A leather holster like a Speed Scabbard holds it in tight. Helps retentention too. The reason for the popularity of Kydex? It's cheap compared to leather. But what can I know? I've only been carrying a gun on a daily basis for about 45 years.

You are a "ute". I remember Boone's Farm for 99 cents.

Okay but remember I'm always off tomorrow and every day is Saturday for me.

Reloading gear really has become cheaper over the years. A press, set of dies, and scale would cost $100. Not much today but in the middle 70s where a really good entry level job paid 10k a year it was substantial.

Like I said, almost everyone can't tell the difference between a 95 and an 88. Krug is one of the few wines I've seen rate 100. Back to experts. I love how someone claims to know wines, whiskeys, and anything with alcohol in it. I met a wine expert at a trade event. I asked him about whiskey. He said "I know nothing about whiskey. If I need to know something about that I'll ask an expert."

As others have said storage is everything. I've had relatively new bottles of wine that went bad. At the other extreme I found a case of merlot stored in my garage cork up in the case for over 5 years. It was fine. Reds usually last longer than whites. Realistically, either bottle would go for about $225. That's what someone in the industry told me (I'll get into that). There was a lot of brouhaha about about having Dom from the last century in the late 90s. It didn't turn out the investment people thought. Some will pay exorbitant prices for the "image". I consider myself knowledgeable, far from an expert or connoisseur. I know what I like. Most "connoisseurs" are more impressed with the price than the quality. They really don't possess any special taste buds. They just have money to spend. I've been criticized for not having a developed palate when discussing bourbon on this forum. I'll let you guess who that was. I've gotten a lot of education from my daughter who's been in the liquor business for over 20 years. She does a lot of high end wine business. I've gotten to go to trade functions and get to try stuff that most of us would never buy. We'd rather spend the money on a new AR than literally piss it away. I can count on my fingers the number of people I've met that really know wine. Yeah, maybe I'm just hanging with the wrong crowd. LMAFO. Dom rates about a 95. White Star, made by the same people rates about a 88. Most people can't tell the difference between them. I'll throw another into the mix. Domaine St Michelle made in Washington State also rates a 88 and goes for about $20 a bottle. That's like half the price of White Star. If you like a sweet champagne try Lamarca Prosecco. Not a "champagne" as its made in Italy but its about $15 a bottle. I just know what I like and don't spend money to impress. Kind of like why I have a couple of S&W Model 10s around.

I started reloading with a Lee Loader. That's what Lee started with and got them in the business. You could get all the equipment you need to reload for around $10. I understand why you would would want one as it's a reloading set up you can fit in your pocket. I'm sure they made those calibers. Can't direct you to any. They can produce good ammunition. I remember Lee having an ad where some guy won a national bench rest match using a Lee Loader.

You're looking for the old Lee handloader correct? Where you use a mallet to drive the brass into the die and a punch to knock it out.

Need more info. Regular Dom, Special Edition, etc. Post or message pictures of the labels.

I use a hard cast SWC in 32 long and 327 magnum with no issues. I also get good results in those calibers with swaged bullets. Using swaged bullets will get some leading in 327. If you get your desired results with swaged or softer cast bullets fine.

Thanx, I should have enlarged the coupon.

There isn't a limit stated on the coupon. Is there a limit imposed at the store?

I think of the 2 gun issues mentioned, national reciprocity is more important than silencers. There are also a plethora of other issues that are more important than those. National security is one. That encompasses border security, immigration, terrorism and many other things. You can't put those things on the back burner. North Korea by itself is a tremendous problem. The first 100 day report card has been done since FDR. Many presidents had a very bad first 100 days. 7 states had seceded from the Union between the election of 1860 and Lincoln's inauguration. Fort Sumter was attacked and the remainder of the CSA seceded in Lincoln's first 100 days. Trump's done okay AFAIC. 100 days is less than 7% of his 4 years. He got his SCOTUS appointment, started rounding up the most dangerous illegals, has sent a message to states who want to ignore Federal law, and has shown the world don't screw with us. The SCOTUS appointment is probably the most important. It will affect this country for the next 30 years or longer.

Screwball pretty much offered all your options. If it was a registered as an AW in NJ the heir has something like 90 days to dispose of it. That's in the law. If one doesn't know if it's legal that needs to determined. Legal AWs in NJ (M1A, M1 carbine, and AR15) are registered as operable or inoperable with NJSP. If it's not one of these 3 guns its illegal and should be turned in. That's the only safe way to deal with this issue. Sending it to an out of state leaves a paper trail that you possessed it in NJ. Taking it to an out of state FFL does not prove you possessed the gun in NJ. Others have offered different suggestions. One would need to consider how much risk they want to take. The potential of becoming a felon is not one I would choose.

Zeke, I'm confident he can handle it.

I load 32 Long. You're wasting money buying plated or jacketed bullets. Plain lead bullets are quite suitable for the velocities we're talking about. Use hard cast swcs. There available from a variety of commercial bullet casters. I use them in 327 Magnum with no severe leading problems. The most accurate 32 Long factory load in my experience is the Lapa 98 gr wadcutter. The downside? It's about $50 a box of 50 last I looked. The brass is the best though.

Shane, the two basic elements of a crime are a guilty act (possession of all the parts including a 80% lower and the jig) and the intent or ability or as you say it the skill. There are laws against owning tools in some circumstances. If you have. If you have boltcutters, a hammer, hacksaw, and pry bar most times they are just tools. If you have them behind a jewelry store at 3 am they become burglar tools. The final interpretation of the law is left up to a jury. That's what the Constitution says. This is not a kid who broke into an abandoned building to party or stole a bicycle. This is a kid who brought a gun to school a year ago. For what? Show and tell? I think you'd agree a 15 year old knows they shouldn't bring a gun to school. If you really feel that this kid shows indications of becoming a law abiding citizen, was "planning to move out of Jersey some day", and "bought the stuff ahead of time" I really don't what can convince. Using your logic, all of us who "plan on moving out of Jersey some day" should buy 30 rd magazines and NJ non-compliant weapons for the day we do. I'm not defending the stupid gun laws in NJ. But if you want to keep your gun rights you have you need to follow them.

This is a 16 year old felon that really doesn't give a crap about Constitutional Rights. You blow this away as "arguing the details". The details are the law and the Constitution.

I said this is not a block of metal, a milling machine, and prints. If you don't know how to use a milling machine what can you do? This is a 80% and a jig. A person with minimal skills can turn it into a working lower. This wannabe gang banger has committed a felony and is underage. No defense to that.

Pristine gus never go out to the range. If you carry a gun for some time it will get nicks and scratches no matter how careful you are Nothing to worry about.

Shane, that is not a block of metal and a milling machine. It's not the household components you can make a weapon or a bomb from. It's a 80% lower and a jig to finish it with.

He's 16 years old. He's not supposed to own a gun.