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I've been carrying guns for over 40 years on just about a daily basis. Any holster will wear the finish eventually. As @10X said a lined leather holster is about the best you can do. I'd stay away from kydex or plastic holsters. They are the worst when in comes to wearing the finish IMO. Bluing is the easiest to wear. Most firearms finishes are much more durable. Carry a totally stainless firearm buthe you will get shiny spots where the finish wears on a blued gun. All leather holster that fit the gun well are the best for everything IMO. The DeSantis Speed Scabbard is my favorite for over 30 years. I like them without the thumb break but they are available both ways.

In order to get "any firearm" to any property "owned of possessed" by you or has to be transported. If you don't have a FID or that firearm is a handgun reasonable deviation applies. How firearm is transported always applies.

@Smokin .50 I agree with your assessment. No use me repeating it. IIRC it was never proven in court Aitken was moving although I think he was. There was also that thing about his roommate having a party and wanting Aitken to get the gun out of the apartment.

But did you level the scope when you mounted it. If you didn't you can shoot groups but makes it really hard to zero.

Did you level the scope?

Using more than one lubricant on different components where there is the possibility of the lubricants migrating to one another isn't a good idea IMO. The vehicle used in Dri Slide is flammable but evaporates quickly like lighter fluid. What's left is the lubricant, molybdenum disulfide, a metal. It's dry. Nothing there to evaporate or harden up. You can lube up your AR, put it away, and take it out 2 years later and it's ready to go. Heat resistance? Molybdenum Disulfide melts at over 4000 degrees Fahrenheit. You can melt your receiver and the molybdenum disulfide is still there. I've used it on M16s and M4s firing full auto. They get hot quick and stay hot. No problems. I've used it for 50 years to lube ARS/M16s/M4s. If it ain't broke I'm not going to try and fix it!

I think it was close to 90% BS and 10% shooting. Wouldn't call it a lot of instruction just a bit of guidance. A good point, I've made before, we went through about 200 rds in several hours at the range. It's not the amount of lead you sling but what you do with it.

LSA works fine. As I stated above nothing sticks to Dri Slide. That's the solution to avoiding sand, dirt, gunk, etc from sticking to internal parts.

Most silicon lubes boil at about 400 degrees Fahrenheit. While you might get by using then on a handgun I think a bolt on an AR gets at least that hot during rapid fire.

Not the best but sure beats fighting off an attacker with harsh words!!!

Hey...we both had a good time!!!! Not sayin' what our apres activity was!!!!

Well...I've concealed carried about 45 years. If I conceal carry, I don't wear gym shorts. If you want to carry you need to dress around it at times.

Did revolvers with @AVB-AMG today. He did very well. I think he was disappointed I didn't bring the 44!!! Do you like the sandblast blue or would you prefer parkerizing?

I think we may reach a fair and equitable settlement and have peace with honor @Ray Ray!

Does he do his own bluing or does he farm it out? I'm really looking for a firearms refinished not a gunsmith.

What are you trying to say?

Never used it. No opinion. SG Ammo is out of stock but shows a price of about $15 less plus shipping (that would be maybe $15).

@Greenday really doesn't make much difference if you use 5.56 or 223 to zero IMO. You may find one shoots better than the other. Being you don't reload try several different brands of ammo. Cheap steel case ammo will shoot okay but will not match the accuracy of most brass case ammo AFAIC. They will all shoot good but you usually find one that shoots best. Don't get carried away with buying expensive "target" ammo at this point. Remember a 2" group at 100 when you're starting out is good. The rifles Carlos Hathcock used were only capable of this. If you want some help setting up the rifle let me know.

I can carry under LEOSA so I can take a handgun into NY.

It's a revolver and I can take it to NY.

Anyone know a good place for a blue job in NJ? Not looking for a super high gloss blue just a bead blast blue. Prefer somewhere that does it in house. I can ship out of state myself.

Good choice IMO. Your red dot and 3x should be able to deliver 1-2" groups at 100 yds with most 55 gr ammo. Don't get wrapped up in gadgets. Work on your skill.

BTW, I know of police officers who didn't take "appropriate action" when a crime was committed in their presence that got in trouble because they didn't do something.

NJS 40A:14-152.1 gives all NJ police officers police powers throughout the state. So yes they are police 24/7/365. Most federal leos have police powers in most state crimes in NJ. What police powers states grant federal leos is really immaterial. Federal leos at times make arrests that the US Attorney's Office decline prosecution. These cases are usually prosecuted under state law. Never saw any problems with this.

Looks to me from the photo the sight base is not centered despite the witness marks. See how much hangs off the left side of the receiver compared to the right. Looks odd to me. I'll look at mine and let you know later. A quick Google on 03A3 sight installation reveals several caveats you need to be aware of if you decide to do it yourself.