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Or shoot them in their sandals. Extended family member with a good heart worked for the UN and volunteered to go into some Hot Spots. Belleville girl...Ant you might even know her. Anyway, she used to talk about how the UN Peacekeepers were some of the lowest life people you could get. These pissant countries would send ill equipped criminals out to make their quotas for bodies for the UN. They would steal, rape, plunder whatever they could get. Many of them didn't have proper footware. So, lay down some wood with nails in them around your property and you might keep a good percentage of them at bay. The rest, those helmets get hot, so we ought to show some NJ Style greetings and put some 30 cal ventilation holes in those helmets. http://www.amazon.co...s/dp/1401352014

Agreed. Its my quirk on the feed lips versus the spring. The 'fact' or 'myth' that the feed lips over time, especially the polymers can weaken / bend if they are under load...like jammed with 15 / 20 / 30 rounds. At least the P-mags with 14 and the mag cap that comes with them removes the pressure off the lips. Just another reason I like the P-mags. I had a C-Product mag bust the upper two spot-welds when it was stored loaded. I put it in the mag well, fired it and it just didn't sound right. When I unloaded it, I found the failed welds. The mag wasn't a heavily used one for sure.

Nothing is cheap on their site. I'm in the market for the Rush 10 and 72. The site is like $175 for the 72 and $125 on Amazon.

Who knows about these marketing gimmicks... I saw that coupon for 20% off that expired yesterday but that was buying at full MSRP at the mothership. This place had the packs about 10 to 15 percent off (still no bargain) and if they bump another 20% then that is a good deal to buy locally. Plus, I'd rather buy local then online. The other bonus, the wife doesn't ask what's in the UPS box...it goes from the trunk to the shed. FWIW - I have been using their messenger bag for almost 2 years of pretty hard daily use. It replaced a Condor bag that was stolen, but was starting to fall apart after only about 6 months of use. Other then betting dirty, the thing has held up real good. I use mine for a tool box, a pc bag, a man-purse etc. I'm not a fan-boy of 5.11, but when you get a good deal on their stuff, it is decent gear.

The other group that is boycotting the state are the out of state hunters that come in and spend big money on private hunts.

I just stopped into a local Police / EMS uniform supplier and was checking out a 5.11 Rush 72 Pack and the store owner told me that if I was interested and could wait until May 11th to buy it, I could save 20%. He said he would hold it for me and then ring up the sale that day. Very nice gesture, but they didn't have the color I seek...only black in stock. So, if you have a piece of gear in mind and what to take a gamble to save 20%, here is your warning.

I keep all my mags -1...even tubular. I have this aversion to heavily compressing springs for a lenghty period of time.

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Nope...funny, but doing my AR's hasn't even been thought about. My mutts have all sorts of character, like scratches and scars on a good bird dog or well worn motorcycle jacket.

Depends. There are tons of riding events coming up and trying to get a good turnout is difficult. I know that I get butt loads of invites from my various circles of riding buddies / girls. So yes I am interested because this is of special interest to me. Is this an event locally or something on a larger level?

I'm in the market as well. I should've bought a Chrony a long time ago, but have just focused on brewing what works best in my firearms. Now I guess it is time to actually see how fast they are trucking along.

I wanted to dabble in the Duracoat thing to see for myself if it lived up to the hype. I had three projects in mind. I like tools and tinkering and am also planning to restore / repaint my 78 Triumph Bonneville and figured cutting my teeth on some firearms would be a fine way to play around with a spray gun. 1. Remy 7600 carbine - This was bought to be a trunk gun / BO rifle. I modified the stock buy building up the grip area with some Marine Epoxy, drilled in a QD socket and 'bed' the stock to receiver mating surfaces. This was not disassembled as far as I would have liked, because I lacked the special tool to remove the pump tube. But figured F'it and just ran with it. I de-greased it and started with a base of ACU Gray followed by Colt Gray and hit is with some FDE. This job came out very, very nice and seems to be perfect. Neither the scope or rifle has any damage to the surfaces with a few trips to the range, bumping other rifles and essentially being tossed around a bit by design. This is the red-headed stepchild experiment. 2. A Marlin 336 that had a lot of blue worn off, some surface rust and a new barrel. I total stripped it down, with the exception of separating the barrel from the receiver and just removed the trigger group which I am not spraying (duh). I thought, key word, thought I did a good job de-greasing it. Where the bottom metal / floor plate slides into the receiver after the first coat of Tactical Black, I could see that I didn't. I wiped down the areas with Acetone and let it dry and repeated it a few more times and that seemed to cure my woes. I let it cure for about 4 days before reassembly and about 4 weeks before shooting it this past Thursday. The bottom metal to receiver mating surface scuffed during reassembly. Not bad, but noticeable to me. The bullet loading trap door, is already down to the factory blue from reloading it with about 30 rounds thru it. Overall, it looks much better then before and more importantly, have a nice coating on it to protect the surfaces. But not thrilled with this project's outcome. 3. Tikka T3 Stainless Hunter Fluted Barrel - I hit the barrel with Tactical OD as it sits in a nice factory stock in Mossy Oak. I am very pleased with the overall finish. However, I found one small nick on the underside that is just above the foregrip of the stock. It was there prior to assembly so I need to monitor that to see if it will spread or not. I plan to mix some up using an eye dropper and apply a drop with a Q-Tip. Overall...this looks frigging sweet. Let's see how it does over time and getting humped around in the woods by me. Set up - I bought a $12 dollar Air Brush from Harbor Freight and then bought a second one to make my life easier. If I was to do one color for one job. I would buy the prefab sprayer / paint kit and be done. There is no way I am painting my Sig with this. That project is going out to Windsong for his Black T treatment in FDE / Tac Black. For a utilitarian firearm, I think Duracoat has its place. For a quality restoration or a finish that will stand up to abuse or extreme elements like saltwater...NFW. YMMV.

Oh, you can hunt with this. With the exception of going for polar / brown bear or taking 500 yard shots.

I put a review up to read if interested. The short version...love this rifle. Great trigger, accurate using a red dot. The metal factory mag...sucks. The factory polymers are much better.

Well I got to take my new purchase to the range today and put it thru its paces. So far, I really, really like this rifle. I have been looking for a detachable magazine rifle in .308 that was cabable to fill a variety of roles. A solid BO rifle that could compliment a short range rifle or HD shotgun,not raise eyebrows by being overtly tactical. I found out that pump action 308's are difficult to find. So a few months ago I bought a Remington 7600 Carbine in 30-06 which has a DBM and aftermarket 10 round magazines. It is very accurate and fun to shoot and handles 150 and 180's quite nicely. It sports a Burris 3x-9x E1 Reticle scope, The trigger is a little rough and will be going out soon to be worked. I thought I was good and content. Then I was at a store hoping to order or score a used Marlin 1895 in 38/357 and found out that they are really difficult to come by and the used ones are getting stooopid coin for them. And the I saw the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle. It caught my eye and as I continued to wander around picking up whatever reloading supplies I could muster. I made the mistake to ask to see it. Had no idea Ruger made something like this and in a few minutes without doing my usual due diligence, I gave a desposit. Okay that's the back story. http://www.ruger.com...ifle/index.html I threw an older Aimpoint 2x Red Dot on is on a AIMS mount. The Aimpoint has a 4 MOA dot with is okay for quick shots, but as you know, not a precision optic. The factory 10 round Accurate Mag that comes with it is too big, difficult to load and has sharp edges sucks. The Ruger Polymer Mags are half the weight, much cheaper and feed smoother. I never understand this type of logic. The trigger...the trigger is sweet. Only my Tikka T3 has a similar quality factory trigger. My RCBS spring trigger gauge shows this breaks at 4.5 lbs. It breaks very cleanly with no noticeable creep (nothing like my Remy 7600). The bolt is massive, not as smooth as I would like, but very solid. I speculate that as everything gets more rounds down range, things will only get better. I mounted the Aimpoint so half of it was over the ejection port and it worked out well. The Scout Mounted location just doesn't work for me. Ejected cases fly out almost horizonally. It ate everything I put into it. I ran some old surplus ammo that my AR10T didn't like. I ran a lot of 150 and 125 Noslers BT's, Remington Match 168's and even a few Sierra GK's in the 180 variety. So far, it seemed to favor the 125's I have loaded on the hot side and my 'standard' deer round I use in my Savage 308 of Nosler 150 BT's and AB's. The 125's seemed a little tighter, but with 2x and a big dot at 100 yards, I wouldn't call this precision shooting. I will call it extremely effective however. I like shooting 5 shot groups and will honestly call a flier. That said, with the red hub-cap dot shooting at 6"x6" colored squares at 100 yards, it grouped consistantly .75 to 1.5 MOA. I am content with this for a scout gun. Once I threw on a Leupold VX-R 2x-7x I will worry about fine tuning this bad boy. But, for the time being, I see a great opportunity to use my Aimpoint to throw down a bunch of 125g Noslers. I've taken a few whitetails with this load, and it is devistating on thin skinned game under 200 yards. Just what I was looking for. And the 7600...that thing is awesome with 180's. Getting both made me a happy camper.

NJ Senators...yea, ah not so much for anything that supports or resembles the Constitution.

Sandusky...very funny for a locker company. The Happy Valley Collection....Too many off colored jokes for this one.

Thanks Sig...where are they located? I am all over the northern half of the state at any given day, so depending on my schedule, I might be able to break off early and take a ride.

Some powders work pretty good across a wide range of applications. TAC / H4895 / Varget and there are others. Big bore, magnum load, semi-autos, pistols...all have specific powders that rely on density and burn rates.

I've had many problems in the past with their page. Try adjusting your settings...or something. My PC knowledge suckith.

Last night they had next to nothing. Just placed a decent order for H4895 and H4350 in 1 pound jugs...no 8's in stock. NOT complaining at all. A BIG thank you for posting this!!!

Gunsmith...what a broad meaning that can have in the eyes of the law. Example, if your buddy wants you to mount a scope and bore sight it for him does is that gunsmithing? Asks you to install a LPK on an AR...install sights on a pistol because you have the tool...DuraCoat a firearm... I've had a couple of buddies who are mechanically challenged and have helped them out. But they were always with me. What if you are at a range, 3 gun comp or something and you help someone out by replacing a part or something? Most of us are more then willing to help someone out in a jam. I guess, if the registered owner stays with you there is no transfer. However, if they leave and you are alone with the firearm, then you are guilty of something. IMHO it is the transfer not the actual work that qualifies as gunsmithing?

When I did an Appleseed shoot with my son a couple of years ago we stayed in a hotel in South NJ just outside the GFH's Windsor range. I checked to make I sure I was ok in NJ having weapons and because it was reasonable for me to have firearms while taking a class, I felt comfortable. We checked in without baggage and I requested a room near a stairwell or direct exit. After finding our room, that night after dinner, we brought in several rifle cases. As luck would have it, a few 'gangsta' types decided to have a smoke by that door as I was walking back. They knew what was in those cases and parted like the Red Sea. The next morning, the cases went into the car, we checked out and were gone. Knowing that these low life knew I have some high value goodies, I made sure one case was unzipped and was in a 'crusier' carry ready condition just in case of any unwanted visitors.

I saw the story air the other night. Of course they made a big deal about the number of firearms he had and that he had a lot of ammo. Never mentioned that he was a prior FFL. The idiot Sheriff couldn't help himself with making remarks that the homeowner had more firearms than the deputies brought with them. Well hell, many of us have more firearms that a 4 or 6 person entry team would have going in...1 long gun and 1 handgun per isn't exactly a lot of firepower. And during the closing statement, they left it very vague if in fact he had done anything criminal. Just that he had a LOT of guns.

^^^^^^ How True!!!^^^^