Displaced Texan

I use the BCM Mod 3 (medium) charging handles on all my AR's. I consider it a mandatory addition to mine.

Now, the Mayor of Memphis wants to dig up the graves of a Confederate General: http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/memphis-mayor-wants-to-dig-up-dead-confederate-war-general.html Stupidity has no bounds.

He needs to be run out of town on a rail.

Not drinking anything yet, (hell, it's only noon), but I have my eye on some Eagle Rare 10 year old bourbon for tonight. Just a nip.

In light of today's Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage:

I've said it before, and I'll say it again....a VERY slippery slope we are going down. (Meaning calling for 'bans' of ideas or symbols we don't like).

'Kick', or recoil, is largely subjective. A 5.56mm round out of a carbine length gas system doesn't have much recoil, but there is a noticeable difference between carbine, mid length, and rifle length gas systems. Rifle length being the softest to shoot. Good technique is the key to recoil management in shooting any caliber rifle. I doubt you'll have any problems managing recoil from any 5.56mm round. It ain't gonna bite ya!

I haven't seen any increase of ammo prices or lack of availability.

That's exactly what I do. It's the only way I'll buy tires anymore!!

No such thing as a stupid question. The difference between the M4 and Mid length carbine is the length of the gas system. The mid length gas system is longer, making for a softer shooting carbine, at the expense of some reliability, or requiring more tuning to make them reliable (head down for incoming shit storm). I'm not saying there is anything wrong with mid lengths, but my experience with them was that they were a little fussy. My carbine length gas systems are 100% reliable, but a little harsher to shoot. Muzzle devices in NJ are anyone's guess, since there are no clear and concise rules regarding them. I'd say that if a device advertises 'flash mitigation' as a primary feature, I'd personally not choose it for my rifle, but your mileage may vary. There has been quite lengthy and heated discussions on this subject in the past. You may want to try searching this site for more information. You will have to get whatever muzzle device you choose pinned on. I recommend shipping it to Adco Firearms in Sylvania, OH. They have always done excellent work for me, in a timely manner. There are also several great vendors on this site that can do compliance work for you, as well. Nothing at all wrong with a BCM M4 upper. Should that be your choice, they make an excellent product and stand behind it.

Lol...I was gonna say, I ain't crazy, my momma had me tested!

In. He needs to go.

on it, thanks Ed.

Pardon me for being ignorant on this issue, but what's the deal and what can I do?

Crazy redneck???? Wow....that's just hurtful.....

AVG, for some reason my phone shows your above referenced link as 'not found'. I'd love to read your perspective, can you point me to the post, please? Sota, agreed. The economic model of large plantations and slavery was on its way out. It was just a matter of time. You correctly sumize that neither the North or the South were on moral high ground on the issue of slavery. It is, like most things in ANY society, a factor of economics. I believe these days the talk of 'banning' words or symbols is an extremely slippery slope that we should tread carefully upon. Orwellian, if you ask me. One of my favorite sayings (in fact, my sig line) is by Aldous Huxley, "Facts dont cease to exist, simply because they are ignored". I believe our society should heed his words, as they are VERY applicable in today's America.

I read the article. Forgive me if I'm a little scattered in my response, I haven't had enough coffee yet. The author seems to be writing from the perspective of how the flag is viewed today. Fair enough. However, that's not the full story. Originally, the Confederate flag was a symbol of the Confederate States of America, who succeeded from the union and formed their own country. Why? Many reasons. Trade, tariffs, taxation, states rights were all at the root of it. Was 'white supremacy'? Maybe, who can truly know what is in a mans heart or head? However, I don't think the main objection to slavery by the North was due to human rights, or racial injustice. If I recall correctly it was primarily due to economics. The larger southern plantations simply produced raw materials much cheaper than could be produced in the North, and the North couldn't compete (even with their OWN slave labor). The North used their influence to pressure the Federal govt to levy tariffs and taxes to make the North more competitive. Again, if I recall correctly. It's been 30 years and I've slept since then. We cannot 'bleach' facts out of history only because they are unpleasant, or they don't fit our beliefs, or the narritive of the day. For example, Lincoln is looked upon as 'The Great Emancipator'. However, he didn't really care much about slavery or racial issues of the time. He freed the slaves as a way to 'preserve the Union', as evidenced by his writings to Horace Greely, the editor of the New York Tribune in 1862: "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and it is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it.” Another fact that seems to be bleached out by the media these days is which political party freed the slaves. It was actually the Rebublican congress (1862?) that voted to do so. I believe Senator Trumball wrote the legislation. Why do Democrats get the credit for this? They actually universally OPPOSED freeing slaves!!!! While we are in the subject, Senator Trumballs legislation declared only the slaves from the Confederate 'rebel' states were to be freed, more as punishment for the CSA's succession from the union than anything else. It was later that it was expanded to ALL slaves, with unanimous Democrat opposition. That fact seems to be glossed over as well. ...If I remember my American History correctly. I may see if I can dig up an old paper I wrote on the subject about 30 years ago and further jog my memory.

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Yeah, I have some family members that refer to it that way...lol

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Tornado-Warning-for-Burlington-Ocean-County--168503906.html

The whole point to me is the every single one of us can find SOMETHING that offends us. Does that mean it should be banned??? Slippery slope we are going down, in my humble opinion. Where does it stop?

He had a Golds Gym shirt on in one of the pics the media was flashing around. My wife suggests we ban Golds Gym.....lol

Ted Cruz made an excellent analogy on this topic: http://www.businessinsider.com/ted-cruz-campaign-aide-compared-confederate-flag-removal-to-stalinist-purge-2015-6

Hence my earlier statement about astounding stupidity.....

True. Many people 'forget' there were a LOT of slave owners in the North, including right here in New Jersey.