Displaced Texan

I don't know how that would fly here in NJ. I doubt it would be an issue, however, I don't think I would want to find out the hard way. If you really want a muzzle device on your AR, why don't you send the upper off to Adco and have the thread your barrel, and perm attach a muzzle device on it? Perfectly legal, assuming you choose a comp or a brake, instead of a flash suppressor.

My wife sent me this:

I read on another forum the same theory, that both incidences were(are) connected. I don't believe in coincidences. I think there may be something to this, but I doubt it will gather much traction in the media. Even if the 3rd hero is later involved in an attack.

I don't even think you need a large dog, just a noisy one. Loud enough to draw attention. Add to that: Security cameras. Alarm system. Motion activated lights. The home automation system is a good idea too. Even your landscaping can be a deterrent. Plant placement, type of plants, and so on. I have a big cactus near a somewhat accessible window. It would be a bitch to get around that cactus to get access to the window. You don't have to make your home a fortress, but you do need to be a harder target than the other houses in your area.

Mostly this. Make yourself an undesirable target for a B&E. Security system. Dog(s). People who commit these types of crimes don't want attention brought to themselves. They want easy in and out access. Don't make it easy for them. The window film may be a nice theory, but in practical application, I don't think it would slow a would be thief down. If they want to get in, they will. The best deterrent is making yourself undesireable as a potential target.

I don't know if you're an antique, but you do say some interesting things. Lol

My wife and I just returned from a trip to the Biltmore mansion in Asheville, NC. While on the trip, we stopped into a few neat antique stores, and I ran across this piece of WWII 'trench art'. It's a pair of book ends, made from 37mm M51 projectiles. I collect a bit of trench art, but I've never seen anything like these before. Even various Google searches don't turn up anything similar. Anyone see anything like these before? In any case, they are a neat piece of Militaria, and will look nice in my office. Pics attached.

Love that stuff and that's a good price. Hopping on it. Thanks for the tip.

I'm quite sure it's a nice rifle, but you can do a lot better for the $. We are currently living in the days of plentiful and inexpensive AR's, and AR parts. If you have even a little bit of mechanical inclination, you can build better for less money. Even a very nice new(or used) factory rifle can be had for much less. More $$ for ammo and mags.

This. When doing the front and rear takedown detents, I assemble them in a large clear plastic bag. If the spring launches, it stays in the bag.

I have a good bit of the 62g 5.56 and the 147g 7.62x51. While neither is match ammo, it's been reliable and reasonably accurate for what it is. I'd buy more of both calibers.

The women of the NFC East:

Yeah, we are haters. Like the kind that will key your truck, and pour a beer in your kids head, or throw things at you/threaten you because you wore your Cowboys jersey to a game. Like the 2 guys in Allentown who beat a woman unconscious a few years ago when she walked out of a bar wearing a Cowboys jersey. A lot of the fun in football is razzing of the opposing team. All in fun. No threats, no throwing things at opposing fans. Good natured razzing. Don't take it too seriously. It's just football.

I'd rather be a 'used to be someone', rather than a perpetual 'nobody'. And I'm a Cowboys fan, not a Giants fan. Just so you got that straight. All in good fun. Don't get your panties in a twist.

No, no, no, brother Texan, let the Eagles fans say it. It's much better when they say it aloud.

Remind me, just HOW many Super Bowl rings the Eagles have???

Eagles tears are the sweetest tears. GO DALLAS!!

Wow. $282 for an upper that was supposed to retail for $1950? Hmmmmm.

I have a few bolt guns, but my absolute favorite is the old Remington 700ADL in .243 I inherited from my mother. It was her deer rifle, and it has quite a few kills at her hands. Minimal recoil, flat shooting, and very accurate. Hers has a fairly cheap Tasco 4x on it, I've never had the heart to change it. Besides, for west Texas white tails on my ranch, I don't need much more than a 4x. Find an older 700 at a gun show or on GB. Much better build quality than the new production Remington's, IMHO. The aftermarket support for this rifle is nearly endless. You are welcome to shoot mine (mom's) 700 at SJSC, if you like.

$1950 for the upper, plus $3/round for proprietary ammo? Not a chance in hell. $1950 will buy a nice Benelli M4 and a bunch of ammo.

I'll try the Wolf Gold. I have heard, but don't know if it's true, that Wolf Gold is made by PMC. I won't shoot steel case.

I prefer bags. I have a couple from Caldwell Shooting supply that I really like. To me, bi pods on a bench are a pain in the ass. Prone, maybe, but I prefer to shoot off my ruck while in that position.

Once I move back to Tx, Adco is going to get a big order from me. It's more symbolic than anything else, I'm not unhappy with my choice of muzzle devices, but I want the FREEDOM to install whatever the hell I please on my AR's. Oh, and I'll be doing a BIG neutered mag giveaway when I go. Don't get too excited yet, I've got a couple of years left here in NJ. Ugh

Adco can mill it off, and clean up the threads, if it needs it. That's my plan when I move back to Texas.

What are the graduations of the BDC, and how is it calibrated? For example, a TA-31F ACOG is calibrated in 100m increments, for M855 ball, out of a 14.5" barrel. You dial in at 100m, then the graduations of the reticle get you on at 200, 300, on out to 800m. Your sight in distance depends on how your reticle is calibrated.