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Nah, not me actually. I am Asian, but a few inches shorter and with a lot more hair. In that same note, I actually was jumping down his throat because he was holstering his sidearm. He doesn't keep the sidearm loaded when holstered, and is the reason why I probably hadn't given him sh-t for it at that point. I have seen other guys at R14 with their sidearms holstered, but I personally would rather keep it on the range bench. And yes, I failed to mention you, Petey, were indeed my inspiration for the H1 :shifty: . It took me some time to get use to the smaller FOV, but its wonderful now that I am use to changing around my head positioning, etc. As for the lady, what's more impressive is that it was her first time ever at a range, and she picked up on the fundamentals pretty quickly. By the end, she was hitting between the 7-10 rings, and, more importantly, didn't become disengaged-- she wants an AR for herself now!

That's a very nice AR, DirtyDigz, I only apologize that I hadn't said that earlier. Since its a picture thread, here are two shots of my lady with some friends at the range this past weekend. Did some minor updates since I last posted of it. Just swapped out the 517 for an Aimpoint H-1, and, at the behest of Caine ( ), I replaced the CAA with a TD stubby VFG. The magazines are still pinned at 15, and the muzzle device, perm attached, is BATFE approved. I was teaching and snapping the shots, and I agree that I don't know which lady is better in that second pic ETA: Forgot to mention I also added a Redi-Mag and BAD lever.

Welcome. I spend quite a bit time up in NB and the surrounding areas, practically a second home

Ah ok, thanks for sharing, Old School. I've been tagged before by splatter and ricochets, definitely not fun. Its the same reason why you'll never see me standing near a wall when rounds are going anywhere.

How close are these steel plates that are being shot at without frangible ammo? That's just asking for trouble.

Time to zip tie some chainsaw bayonets I thought it was photoshop'ed at first, too. That is one scary looking hole. Reminds me of the blue hole in Belize, in terms of its almost perfect circular shape.

I'm glad I was able to pay my respects before this storm came through. Cheers.

So what if it isn't NJ compliant out of the box? Order one, and have the work done here in state or sent to a place like ADCO. Really, the only work that needs to be done by a smith is cut off the bayo lug, and permanently attach a BATFE approved muzzle device. The stock is relatively simple, as it requires some pinning or a swap out (which can be done by the FFL in store). IIRC PK90 does the major smithing work of cutting off the lug and pinning muzzle devices-- so, no need to send everything out of state to be done. As for the 5.56/.223 markings, concern yourself more with the twist rate. 1X9 is common, but 1X7 is mil spec and is made for 5.56.

In before its too late-- happy birthday, Ray Ray!

Finished the story* (to include the real ending*). In regards to game completion, I'm somewhere in the 90%. I just need to finish up the skills challenges, with the sharpshooter rank 10 being the biggest PITA. I tried the way that a lot of people say works (disarming in a saloon like Thieves Landing saloon), but all that happens to me is everyone runs out of the saloon before I get the chance. Oh well, I let my bro-in-law borrow it for the time being as I was at the point of just hunting for grizzlies, ha, kind of pointless.

The stopping power of the 5.56/.223 is fine. As its said, there is no magic bullet that will stop everything in its tracks. Its about shot placement (which is met through practice). A person can fire a hundred shots at a threat, and given the threat doesn't get the point after being shot at a hundred times (which at that point they're not a threat anymore), even if they're only nicked or receive flesh wounds-- of course they will continue to be a threat. So, regardless of what you're using to defend yourself, become proficient in it by practicing things like hitting center mass and failure-to-stop drills ("Mozambique" drill, double tap, etc). I think the bigger question, if this AR is meant for home defense, what type of over penetration are you looking at? I use my AR for home defense myself, so, I'm not saying that its a bad idea. But the individual has to really think it out before relying on a system that can go through multiple sheet rock walls (as well as the threat), possibly friendlies in the next room or next door. But if you're asking strictly about calibers, I'd personally love to see some 6.8SPC

My only issue is that its far too short. GTA4 took me a good 1.5-2 weeks, but RDR, as good as it is, only took a couple days. The future DLCs should be decent though with the current setting and characters.

Seriously, it is a bit disconcerting that this is still an issue stateside. Use some hajji armor if need be; not like the citizens in the areas where the cops are being shot at with AK and AR variants would care if the vehicles looked like a collage of cr-p. Some sandbags (or phone books) would get the job done. To add: I want to just echo what djg has already said. Its perplexing that anybody with a scrap of logical reasoning wouldn't understand this concept. It also goes hand-in-hand with the fact that its just an arms race at this point with criminals. I do not have any issues with the PD getting patrol carbines, but the tactics will continue to change for the criminals, and soon they'll evolve in a manner that makes the superior firepower of the police a moot point-- and then it'll continue, etc :?

Thanks for the info. I'm sure we'll find the time as I should be frequenting Range 14 a decent amount this summer as I really have not much else to do

I wish I could have gone today. The weather held up nicely, and it wasn't all that hot. This is an off-topic question, but can you fire shotguns on the 'rifle' range at Range 14? I don't want to do trap or skeet, just want to run my shotgun through its paces for the time being. I always hear them say over the PA that if someone shot shotgun, they should pick up their shells-- so, I'm assuming its good to go. I just don't want to start firing off some shot, and than get a verbal beatdown from any ROs (as I enjoy the place now). Thanks in advance.

a bit NSFW (to be cautionary): Practice makes perfect? I need to go practice, a lot more :oops:

Glad to be of assistance I was wondering the same thing, as I'm going to be guesting in three this weekend, and spent a good 10 minutes searching for that brochure as I had remembered it saying something... alas, good news

My brochure says up to four guests:

A 'Chinese copy'

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I couldn't tell you, I'm not familiar with them myself. I could imagine that they would be though considering the only NFA items allowed in NJ are MGs and AOWs, IIRC.

This is a good point that I notice is oft overlooked. In a complete social break down, I actually don't think concealment would be as important in most cases as there would be no law except that of the land. And, in most cases, people with the means of controlling violence (through superior means) often band together, for good or bad. So, in total breakdown, overt presence might be better in most cases. Now, if we're talking about a partial breakdown, I think concealment of the individual as a whole is more important... not as a deterrence as stated above, but as a means of avoiding trouble all together. So, you definitely have it right there. But this is from my perspective of seeing how things are like in failed regions or partial breakdowns. Hard to judge what would be the status quo in a complete breakdown :oops:

What CSJ said. Mind you, its not illegal to buy an SBR upper, as it is the lower that is NFA-registered. But the constructive possession thing can get you into trouble. I ordered a 14.5'' from BCM, and had it sent directly to ADCO myself. It took maybe a week total from the day I ordered it to arriving on my front step.

I think you nailed it in your original post, "Birds of a feather flock together." Generally speaking, I think the battles NJ firearms owners tend to unite us (even if unspoken). I don't think the firearms community is any more polite to its kind than other types of communities. If there is a shared interest, people tend to avoid conflict.

Nice. She didn't flinch... I always have that problem with people who aren't use to shooting. My only recommendation for her is to follow through on the shots; but that assessment could be way off as I'm only peering through the periscope when I say that