jeff47

I don't know about anyone else but I'll agree that this thread has been epic. Thanks all for making it so illuminating. Special thanks to Newtonian and Nickjc. So Newtonian, did your shirt and patch ever show up?

Ive got the original knoxx recoil reducing stock on my 590, people who shoot it are always surprised at how easy it is to shoot. It doesn't hurt that the LOP is easily adjustable too. GG&G make some interesting upgrades as well.

No worries DDT1345, thanks again!

DDT1345, I recently moved and was looking at these. I'd love to hear about your experience with the installation and if you have a photo or 2 that would be great. Thanks in advance, Jeff

I'm a big fan of GCode Holsters and Accessories. http://www.tacticalholsters.com/category/Accessories.html You can run a drop leg from your HSGI or just put a molle attachment on the belt itself. There are options for hangers for existing holsters like SERPA and Safariland I run a Safarland drop leg from my HSGI Battle Belt and I can swap out the holsters in about 5 seconds. So if I want to run the original Safariland Holster with retention for my M&P w/light or if I want to run just a G-code friction fit holster with no light, a Glock holster, my M&P with light and friction retention on a paddle etc. I can customize the rig in no time. The only downside is they have terrible shipping times so if you need it next week don't bother.

Yes, the first rule of Crossfit is never shut up about Crossfit. I will admit that i started doing Crossfit about 6 months ago and I'm a big koolaid drinker now. I actually enjoy working out. I had heard the the competitors reacted pretty positively about the Glock giveaway and i heard a rifle manufacturer already stepped up for next year's give away though i heard this on the internet so im not sure which one it might be. Fortunately Reebok needs Crossfit alot more than Crossfit needs them.

AVB-AMG, while you are correct about situational awareness, I carry this mentality with me everywhere to people I don't know. Once I get to know you I either like you, have no feelings either way or now have a valid reason to dislike you. I have been fortunate to have worked with immigrants from all over the world. Nothing makes me laugh more than hearing a black guy from the Islands or Africa busting his ass and complaining about lazy blacks here in the US. That having been said I've worked with serious professionals of all colors and backgrounds and have found that while some stereotypes might be more true than not, they certainly don't apply universally. I've also had the displeasure of dealing with scumbags That were of every color. Even at times of my life when I've decided that 'X' group is unredeemable, I meet someone in that group who I consider a benefit to humanity. I don't think I'm unique in this, but I judge someone based on their clothes and speech and actions before their color.

I have no way to independently verify the number unfortunately, only by what someone on the NRA training board told me. If you are correct, I'm honestly stunned by the amount of contributions they pull in. Either way I don't see why a private entity should be required to provide services for free? If you're asking me if I agree with the laws, no I do not. If you're asking me on a public forum if i flaunt the current laws, no matter how unjust, I'm going to say I follow all local state and federal laws. If you're asking me if I ever see anything in this state outside of eventual confiscation based on our current path, I do not. They think we are a joke with no teeth and no will and could care less what we have to say. If you are asking if I think anything will be changed without a more forceful recall option, I do not. I'm not sure which you think is silly, that the training would not be used to deny your rights? Like in Illinois where you need at least 16 hours of special training and $150 to apply? I'll remember that next time it takes me 6 months to apply for a handgun permit that i should legally have in less than 30, when I'm then required to submit to another background check when I actually puck it up. Better yet I won't. I'm out of here in less than 10 days. My wife and I are taking our jobs and our taxable income and fleeing this place like many others. Cooler heads and moderates have compromised our rights away and have made NJ unlivable.

Check your local grocery store for bulk rice and dried beans for a base price, usually in the ethnic portion of the store If you have a choice of getting 1 gal or 5 gal bags I would go with 5 - 1 gal bags. This way you can open smaller bags so the entire 5 gal aren't susceptible to air, moisture and insects. I'm not sure what you plan to use the wheat for but you can store oat flour which is gluten free though it bakes a bit different than wheat flour so make sure you work with it a bit and stock some additional binders like guar gum to replace the gluten. I like Emergency Essentials for all kinds of stuff like mylar bags, and to add freeze dried meats and vegetables and other essentials to your stock pile. Keep in mind that rice and dried beans require alot of water to hydrate properly. Good luck.

If you know how to suture that's fantastic, but worst case some steri strips or even butterflies work pretty well. I dug a piece of copper bullet jacket out of my forearm with a pair of tweezers after a carbine class a few months ago that has stopped between my skin and muscle layer. Just cleaned it out, butterflied the hole and covered it with some neosporin and gauze and it looked pretty good. I couldn't even tell you exactly where the hole was.

I guess if your goal was to bankrupt the NRA that would be easiest way to do it as their training silo accounts for (last I heard) about 70% of their income. That way we wouldnt have to worry about training, no one would be able to own them to begin with. If thats the moderate in you, I'd hate to hear your more extreme views. Personally I think ccw reciprocity would be nice so that I don't take a wrong turn in Easton and become a felon, but maybe that's just the crazy in me. Im a strong proponent of training but i would never support mandatory training. I think we've seen time after time that training, like permits and fid cards and other roadblocks are used to delay and ultimately deny us our rights. Id love free top notch firearms training to be available whenever I wanted to take it and wherever, then i might get onboard but thats not the reality. What other constitutional right requires a training course to exercise?

If microstamping comes about it will be the last day I shoot without a brass catcher. Can you imagine someone just picking up your empty casings and sprinkling them at a crime scene? What a ludicrous law.

When I size up people on the street I look at their numbers, their age, their dress and their demenear as more likely indicators of threat than race. If I see a group of people, especially young people dressed poorly, I'll avoid them no matter their race. White aholes can kill me as easily as black or hispanic aholes. If unable to avoid them I'll keep my cool and prepare for action until they pass or prove they are not a threat. Most of us in this area grew up with the melting pot mentality and surrounded by different races. While stereotypes didn't come to be without basis, I consider race alone to be a poor way to judge someone's character or intent, whether I encounter them on the street or at the office. I do agree 100% that people will naturally congregate with others like them, either by race, religion, (or in our cases) by hobby.

What are you guys looking at to try and avoid the exit tax?

This thread never fails to deliver.

Iirc it will only fire once in the folded position before it eats itself and cant cycle. There is no follow up shot. So is it technically a semi-auto at that point if you can only fire one round while it's folded?

Oh, and with my luck I'd find only guys with 'good enough' equipment, Condor plate carriers and $400 AR's.

Low price and quality are not mutually exclusive. I've heard nothing good things about hipoint carbines (not so much about their pistols but...) however I've never heard anything good about Condor products. For some carbine classes you're required to run a PC with plates. I don't want one that's uncomfortable and makes me miserable and worst case falls apart half way through a $500 class that I now cant complete because I 'saved' $100 on my junk PC. You can buy anything you want, but I'll buy whatever is the best value and will meet needs. If it's a one and done I don't mind buying a $40 tool at Harbor freight for $10 for a 1 use job, but if I'm looking for a good tool that I plan to use a lot, I'll spring for the $40. YMMV

I'll echo what's been said above, a couple of trauma kits (tourniquets, pressure bandages, chest seals, a blast bandage etc) plus a well stocked set of the basics (gauze, bandages, triangular bandages, bandaids, tape, neo, saline, I like the band-aid brand wash for easy sterilization and cleaning, tweezers, EMT shears, steri-strips etc) will serve you best. If you buy a large premade kit you better know how to use everything in it or its of limited value unless you happen to run into an MD on the road (unlikely). Alpha and Omega Solutions has a great trauma 1 and 2 course (check my AAR in the training section) but I'd recommend basic first aid and CPR to start if you've got nothing else. As some mentioned GFH has a decent beginners trauma class as well. Take a class or 2 and then build your kit. A&O let's you play with a ton of different trauma equipment so you can decide what works best for you. Some is really nice and cheap unless you need to apply it to yourself. At that point you better have something else or you're going to die. The stuff us relatively expensive, there is no point in buying crap and having to rebuy, or worse not knowing until you try to use it. Good luck.

Lol. If I had to use that term regularly, I'd come up with a shorter way to say it too.

I've heard that referred to as a 'charging handle impingement malfunction' as a casing bounces up and lodges into the CH slot above the bolt, between the tip of the CH and the gas key of the BC but 'Type Ate' sounds more hilarious. . I've never seen that malfunction with a live round though, how'd that happen HE, failure to extract that somehow popped the next round above the bolt?

I agree with just about everything as above. You can shoot a ludicrous number of calibers if you want to go crazy, from 5.56, 5.45, 300, 6.5G, 7.62x39, 9mm etc. Those are just the common calibers. Of course there are more options for handguards, lights, lasers, stocks and barrels than just about any other platform on the earth.

Actually the ATF could care less how many rounds are in your magazines. Last time I talked to their agents and I mentioned NJ law, they cut me right off and said "we could care less about NJ's ludicrous firearms laws".

A good friend of mine is on the no fly list, he's not really sure why and has no way to get off. He always has to be at the airport at least 4 hours early so that he can convince them he's not an IRA terrorist or something. Hilariously, he's LE.

I bought my m&p shield from Steve as well, great guy. If you are looking at the M&P full size I would recommend the .40 (it also has changeable backstraps). You can get a 9mm conversion barrel and just buy 9mm mags. The mags and barrel are all you need to switch between caliber's. Just so you are aware, it doesnt work the other way arohnd, if you buy the 9mm, you can't run .40. Good luck.