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I think most people have a brake or compensator for looks. They feel they have to have something on the muzzle because they can't have a flash surpressor.

I bought a few different kinda when the Federal AWB expired when they were cheap. All work well. I think the Magpuls are the best.

I have no muzzle devices on any of my ARs. Yes a compensator or muzzle brake will allow you to recover faster between shots. However, there are few people that shoot that good it's going to make a difference.

I have always mounted my own scopes. You need to: 1. Set eye relief. 2. Make sure cross hairs are level. You can buy a set of levels to do this for maybe $20 on Amazon. 3. I've never torqued down screws. I tighten them in a crisscross pattern and this has worked for me. 4. Boresighting. You can buy a cheap laser to get you on paper or you can physically look down the bore and line it up with the crosshairs. I've found most scopes with get you on a 18"x18" target out of the box.

That's why I won't buy a German car.

Being someone brought it up I checked Amazon for the tires I have on my Honda. $104 each and I still have to pay mounting and balancing. The Honda dealer charges $130 each mounted and balanced. I get my oil changes at the dealer for $2 more than Jiffy Lube. In three years and almost 45,000 miles the dealer has "sold" me...nothing. Many dealers have gotten away from screwing the consumer. OT but last year I had to get the coils and spark plugs replaced on on Ford van. Dealert charged me 50% more than if I did the job myself. If you ever did that kind of job it's worth the money he charged me. Don't get me wrong. My heart belongs to independent mechanics the problem is the good ones I know are too far away to use.

That's bad for NJ. Slight overcast but no rain yet in Ocean County. I've seen it rain so hard for 10-15 minutes you couldn't see 10'. Haven't seen rain like that in years.

A fine Willie Nelson song before people knew who Willie Nelson was.

I've never used Tire Rack but know many who buy their tires through them. I usually buy my tires at Sam''s Club. Good prices no issues. The last tires I bought for my Honda I just bought from the Honda dealer. The Honda dealer charged me about what the discount tire places charge when you figure in shipping, mounting, and balancing. They're a middle grade Hankook made in Korea that meet my needs. Theyp are R rated (sustained speed of 108 mph plenty of safety margin built in). You pay a lot more for higher speed ratings that you really don't need unless you're running on the Autobahn. Hankook has gotten good writeups for their performance tires in Car and Driver and other enthusiasts magazines. I realize a snob is only going to buy something like Michelin, Pirelli, or Continental. The next thing you want to look at is traction and treadwear. The higher (AA to C, top to bottom) the better. A tire with a A traction rating doesnt hold the road better it just stops in a straight line in a controlled test better. Most decent tires come in about 280 or better in treadwear. Heat range comes in A,B, and C. It shows the tire''s ability to shed heat. A is the best. A C tire is not dangerous and there are other factors like proper tire pressure that play important factors. A A tire might be a good idea if you're driving in the desert all the time. Check to see what it's really going to cost you with shipping, mounting, balancing, new valve stems etc. You may be surprised it might cost you more than rolling into Joe and Charlie's tire.

I'm no match shooter either. Decent ammo is not hard to make if you take simple care. I don't go nuts uniforming primer pockets, turning case necks, and stuff like that. You should be able to shoot moa or a little more with just about any decent bolt action, a halfway decent scope, and decent 7.62 ammo (not match, M80, ZQI, Australian surplus, and a lot of others do it).

Crazy is an iffy thing. Okay there are people out there walking the streets that shouldn't be. If they become a harm to others then something needs to be done.

I don't have much experience cleaning silencers but use Dri Slide as lube on my ARS. Minimal carbon buildup anywhere there's Dri Slide as nothing sticks to Dri Slide. Been using Dri Slide for 50 years.

All those big buck presses are nice but I have been reloading on RCBS Jr for about 45 years. I can load ammo giving me 1/2"-3/4" groups at 100 yds. That's using std components and shooting them in my Savage bolt actions. I see no difference in loading on the RCBS or Lee press I paid $25 for. You can do all kinds of things to make accurate ammo. How much accuracy do you want? I'm happy shooting 1/2"-3/4".

I agree.

Whoa!!! Ultimatums!!! Agree with me or you're wrong! Watching the end of "We Were Soldiers". LTC Moore and the troops of the 1/7th seem to make the 5.56 work well there with no complaints. Worked well in Khe Sahn and a bunch of other battles. It's been too successful to dismiss as troublesome. Different 5.56 weapons are constantly evaluated. The 5.56 is in service over 50 years. If it's performance was half as bad as the naysayers it would have gone long ago. Yes being it's 50 years old (never had a service rifle cartridge that long) replacement's are being tested. What funding should be cut? All 5.56? Leave troops with nothing until some tactical ninja round is adopted?

7 hits? Or maybe only one. Can't be sure. Your accuracy goes down when your target is bobbing and weaving. I'm well aware of the 5.56 in Vietnam. I was using one there 50 years ago. Not a special operator, Ranger or any of that but I fired a few shots. Had a M14 at first but when I got a M16 I didnt look back. As far as the failures of the M16 all I can say is we did what we were told to do and they'd work. I find it amusing when people talk about running a wet bolt in an AR. We were doing that 50 years ago. My opinions are not based on shooting goats or guys high on something wrapped in black leather. They are based on personal observations. I did hear a story of Bubba being disappointed with the performance of his M16 and his daddy sent him a Winchester 1895 in 405 WCF. He supposedly used that as an infantryman for the rest of his tour. I've heard all kinds of bs stories. I'm well aware of the "Tanker Garand". Read more history and the reason it didn't go into production or even local use was because the muzzle flash was tremendous. That's from Springirls Armory and Aberdeen Proving Ground. I have a made up "Tanker" in 7.62 NATO. Based on the muzzle flash that puts out it really must be horrendous with a M2 cartridge. I have actually fought a couple of close range fights with a M2 carbine. Worked well. If you research the problem with the M1 Carbine in Korea you will find it wasn't the rifle but the ammo. The Army insisted loading with a ball powder and std primer. The ammo hadn't been exposed to sub zero cold until Korea. The bullet barely made it out of the tube causing the Carbine to jam. This is also the cause of the myth "the rounds wouldn't penetrate heavy clothing". A change of powder and primer fixed this. You can duplicate this by loading a 44 Mag with W296 and a std primer.

Well there's maybe millions of bodies from WW2, Korea, Vietnam, a bunch of little wars and nearly 30 years in the middle east that give testimony to the 9mm and 5.56. Let's throw in the 30 carbine too as that's another round people keep saying is ineffective. Hard to say the 5.56 and 9mm are ineffective when I've seen them work and there are many more stories of them working than failing. One thing I wonder with all these stories about "requesting M14s and1911s". Do they shoot the bad guys with 5.56 and 9mm and get zero effect? Then send for 7.62 NATO and 45s? Did these bad guys just continue to play cards or whatever for the 30 minutes, 60 minutes or whatever and then fall over after they were shot with a 7.62 or a 45? Weren't they bleeding? It sounds like poor marksmanship to me. I'm not saying 7.62 NATO or 45 ACP are not more effective rounds. Just usually unnecessary. If a bad guy is dead with a 5.56 would a 7.62 NATO make them deader? Want effective? Shoot them with a 50 cal.

I still don't see a 7.62 NATO or 45 ACP as some magic wand vs a 5.56 or a 9mm parabellum.

Never saw such crap in the Army.

Request M14 and 1911? What has this world come to?

If you're in a gun friendly state make's no difference if you bring them in your room.

Hmm...not buying that. 5.56 has some inability to do damage to someone hopped up on something while they'really wrapped in leather? First I wonder who our side is? Any fight I've ever been in I fought with what I brought. The only "requests" were for artillery or air support. I don't know of any unit that keeps a rack of M14s available for support nearby. The Army hasn't become so namby pamby that a M14 is considered a support weapon. Most of these cartridge effectiveness complaints are really the result of poor marksmanship. Want some proof? Can't remember the battle but an entire unit of USMC was under investigatigation for war crimes. Why? ALL insurgents had been head shot. How? The Marines were using ACOGs. All fair combat shots. They were all using...ready for this....5.56. 5.56 failure stories generally seem to keep appear in situations that can't be verified. 7.62x39 and AK? Good gun for the enemy to use AFAIC. Yes the Serbs are looking at the 6.5. They have an army about half the size of NYPD. They also have to look for who they'll be able to get ammo from with no major power using 6.5. If they change their mind about joining NATO there go their ideas about adopting 6.5. Dozens of calibers are already testing for use by the US military. Few of them get anywhere. I don't see a bright horizon for the 6.5. Is it better yes, that much better, no. 30-06 ammo? You're talking CMP or garage sale prices. Don't know about Ethiopian ammo. The Ethiopian Army fought gallantly in Korea but I know nothing of their ammo industry. Plenty of new and surplus 7.62 NATO available for around 50 cents a round or less if that's your criteria. I'm still running on stuff I bought for 10 cents a round.

I don't think the "5.56" craze is dying out. The 5.56 is a very good round for what it was designed for. As far as a defensive round it has worked fine for over 50 years to my own personal knowledge. There are 1000s of people like minded. Those who think the 5.56 is worthless need to spend time looking at actual performance and less time looking at ballistics tables. The 6.5. Is an improvement over the 5.56. It should be it came out over 40 years later. If it was going to take the world by storm it's already had 15 years. Should have done so already. Which army uses it? Which major law enforcement agency has all its ARS chambered in it? That tells you something. You talk about "moving up" to 308. Now that is choosing a different cartridge capable of different things not necessarily "moving up" AFAIC. The 5.56 still is and will be the US military cartridge for some time. BTW where are you finding all the 30-06 that is more plentiful and cheaper than 7.62 NATO.

ATF does not regulate knives. I'm not sure what you read but it's not a federal law. If you find it I'd be interested in reading it. I really think you're overthinking this. I've never been prepared to whip out a copy of a law with my knife and know that's not going to setitle anything. There are places you can carry a knife and places you cant. I've found them easily recognizeable for the most part.

Scroll down to non residents. MA says non residents need authorization to purchase long guns there. https://www.mass.gov/service-details/gun-ownership-in-massachusetts