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I still have some spring in my step, but not a springy as when I was younger. Perhaps it is because of my increased load.

Mary Clam for the win.

What the hell is a Sumarian clay pot? And when did we start antiquing here? All kidding aside, the plastic information makes complete sense. I was not aware that the Magpul 'dust covers' remove the pressure off the ears / lips....good stuff to know. Coil springs...I have broken them when doing some hard off-roading, but they are much better then leaf springs IMHO. Hey Professor, who was better, Marianne or Ginger?

When I get a M1A it will have match sights on it and will be close to a grade rifle. I have no problems with irons...I use them well when shooting 300 yards during service rifle comps. However, when a head shot is necessary, nothing beats using good glass.

Thanks for the 411...who would ever accuse the government or the NRA of teaching obsolete information? Well, that saves me a couple of hours of work every 6 months. Question because we / I have strayed from the OP... over time, do the ears / lips on P-Mags or 'composite' magazines become weaker or brittle over time from having the pressures of a fully loaded mag on them?

Didn't say weaken, but the steel coil springs could develop a memory.This is what I have been taught at a couple of classes. I'm not an engineer, nor have I slept in a Holiday Inn last night, but I am a good student who has been instructed to rotate your mags when you change you smoke detector batteries to prevent your mags from having any problems. YMMV. I think Garand enbloc clips are the exception.

Low threat - CompTac Minotar IWB Glock 19 or SA Loaded 1911 Elevated threat - Serpa Sig P229 40 cal or XD 45 AND my Ruger LCP 380 in a very secure calf rig...why they call it an ankle holster when it is on your lower calf is beyond me. If it is hot, why not carry two?

I see lots of mag's that are going to be useless from the springs being compressed for too long. Betcha he has them at max capacity too and not loading them up 'short one or two' for more problem free tactical reloads.

Only one left damn. Next month I will be in the market for a new 308 and the M1A is still a favorite...also considering a Savage Precision...decisions, decisions.

Downrange, thanks for posting that list...awesome stuff. I am so tempted to put on my zombie Halloween mask and wander around downtown tonight or maybe outside a movie theater. I just worry some idiot would cap me. Come on, let's get a group of us and meet at some mega movie theater. We go in and during the movie put on our masks during it so when they turn on the lights people will zhit themselves.

Need propane for the grill, steaks to marinate and need to pull some Merlot from the basement and I am ready for the festivities. The best part of always being prepared, is not having to do much of anything for events like this. I should shave and change my underwear I guess.

Congrats. As a father of three blond haired blued eyed angels, I will give you some advice... Start digging holes and filling them back in with the loose soil. It makes digging them open when you are in a hurry much faster and maintain a tighter alibi time-line.

Principal is retiring at the end of the year and is useless at this point. I posted the update before my son came home and told what this whack job was doing today. He is sitting at his desk making bird noises and the girls are looking out the window trying to find the sick bird. Then the dinosaur aged teacher thinks its the heater fan and calls maintenance. My son slyly tells the teacher to watch this idiot that every time you hear the noise he is hiding his mouth behind a book, laying his face down on the desk, etc. An old school nun would slap his knuckles to set him straight. I told my son if he chokes in front of you or drops to the floor, step over him and consider getting help for him if you feel like it. The hell with compassion and trying to do help this turd in life. He can choke on his first dick for all I care at this point.

We are close with two different sets of parents that have autistic kids with varying degrees on the spectrum and this kid isn't autistic. He needs an a**-whooping and good parenting.

No surprises in the article. Inept local forces are problems for many countries...Afghanistan, Mexico, India, Pakistan, almost all of the African nations, most of the middle east and a good chunk of the EU are all lame. Why not paid a little more to have professionals?

So now the 'friendly' detective has lost all credibility in my eyes. I went to the school today as part of the follow up and discussed with the principal my discussions with the detective and the principal has told me hers. I was surprised at what I heard. I get a phone call this afternoon from the detective denying she said a number of things and completely did a 180 saying that my son, as well as all the boys in the case were bullying each other. When I asked her specifically about some of her statements, she denied making them. I took frigging notes during our meeting...WTF? It seems, and I know that, detectives play the role of being on 'your' side to get you to talk, but we were talking specifics and not opinions here. I am disgusted with this woman and she has lost ALL credibility at this point in time. I mean I was seriously taking notes and making quote marks of her statements and now she recants almost everything. I'm annoyed to say the least. Smells like NJ politics are in play here. After I shared my disgust and disbelief she wanted to know if I wanted to come down and talk some more. I flat said she has a credibility problem in my book and I'd prefer not to speak with her again unless it is absolutely necessary. Sorry to all good cops, but, over the years I have lost so much respect for so many individual LEO's. It is no wonder the general public has lost so much faith in the profession. I still believe most are good, but she has made the number come much closer to the 50/50 point on the balance beam. Years ago I would say I thought good versus bad was 90/10, but seeing things professionally, that number continues to plummet and is getting closer to Obama's approval rating.

Atta girl!

There isn't. IIRC, one of NJ WMA's has a shotgun range where you can pattern a shotgun but that is about it. I'm sure someone in the know will chime in.

I forget which Monty Python movie it was in, I am pretty sure it was The Life of Brian. The scene was a devoted follower of the newest / latest prophet around Christ's time in Jerusalem. When we was questioned by the equivalent of a modern day reporter how did he know that this was the REAL messiah, he quipped, "I've followed three in my days, I should know the difference by now". Remember Oral Roberts locking himself in the tower because God spoke to him and said he needed to raise some 12 million dollars for the university or he would be called 'home'. Then God counter offered to a few million and as donations failed to flow in, God recanted and spared his life. Then there was Heaven's Gate...black Nikes and 6 bucks for admission, Jonestown...Kool-Aid at gun point, ....Obamacare and the list goes on.

psych ops - lie. State that is was new smart bullet that was fired from the ground and worked its way thru the house to its intended target. The core of the bullet was blend of lead dust and Jello. If you really know what Jello is made of, you will get this joke....(pig hooves is a big ingredient). I just hope whatever bullet hit was a HP with a Bacon-Bit jammed in the cavity.

You are 100% correct. Nothing on the medical report was shared with me. Only that my professional observations were accurate and well substantiated. My comment that a 'standardized' exam may not address certain areas... like why do you always have a 1,000 yard stare when people talk to you? Or why don't you say hello when people greet you? Have you ever looked someone in the eye longer the a nano-second? Have your parents ever taught you how important a firm handshake and looking a person in the eye is when you meet them? Think government approved process with all sorts of PC influences to protect the patient.

A good friend is poised to by 25 acre property / horse farm in Clinton LONG VALLEY and I wanted to know if there are any good hunting / fishing locations near by. I checked the NJ WMA's areas and nothing special is really jumping out at me. I know I can bow hunt on his property and until I have a chance to scout it, wonder if I can shoot a shotgun / muzzle-loader on the property. If he has fields, I'm sure I can make something happen this upcoming deer season. Pheasant, coyotes, turkeys, etc. are also fair game. The property has a decent sized chicken coop with chickens still, so I am will to be the 'yotes are aware of them as well. Could be a fun postage stamp to hunt on. From what I am told, the Patriot Path is real close so his kids can take their horses on it and a feeder tributary that feeds into the Raritan is the rear property line. BTW, this is doubling as the bug out house if things go bad as he is predicting. Then again, what does he know? He only heads up the G10 global currency exchange for one of the largest banks in the world. Update - between a blonde and brunette it is hard to get accurate information. Long Valley. I read the property description and I hate him too much not to like him. Any who, the listing says you can hunt on the property and a trout stocked stream runs thru it...hmm, very interesting.

Alright, here is an update...a lot of details to cover briefly and I am sure questions to follow. As much as I hate this happening to my son, this has been quite educational. I met with the detective and I will brake down several areas we discussed. First off, really cool woman, 4 kids, been doing DARE / kid crimes for almost twenty years, hubby is also a career cop and neither anti-gun types. We talked about firearms schools, kids who go to the range are less likely to be involved with shooting crimes (parental contact hours) and other shooting sports related issues. Gun Control - I was told that there weren't any registered weapons in the house when I asked if she checked. She artfully dodged the question if it is SOP to do a NJSP check, but the smile indicated it is and I would expect nothing less as is should be. My concerns about the much older sister's bf who is an aspiring rap artist, having an unregistered weapon in the house and this kid having potential access was something she did not think about, but made note of. Dirt bags usually don't have registered weapons, holsters or safes. Let's say his sister is known to the LE community. A psych-eval was conducted at a local medical facility on Tuesday and she read it in detail and I get the impression while satisfied with the report, was not totally convinced with the medical communities findings. The father was in complete denial, she to her credit, told it like it is. She agreed 100% with my quasi-professional observations of him being a high-risk kid in the future. Moving forward, I will be emailing her with any new developments in the matter because the catholic schools tend not to 'invite' law enforcement into matters as much as the public schools do. She knows my son first hand from doing the DARE programs over the years at the school and she has seen first hand how the other kid has issues. It is safe to say this kid is a big blip on the radar for future problems. Ideal candidate to be lured into a cult, gang, terrorist, sex-offender, druggie, etc. The saddest part is, he parents are probably not going to get the help he needs. The detective will be visiting the class and pulling all the boys out and having a talk about what bullying really is, and what is considered normal boy behavior. Lightly punching someone in the arm for a punch buggie is not bullying if all the kids are doing it to each other. Which is contrary to what his parents think. Being called a 'big baby' while you are acting out in class is not considered bullying. These are the two BIG bullying events my son has been accused of doing. The detective told them straight out if the kid had friends and a normal social life, he would understand this but he lacks the skills and parental guidance to distinguish the difference. Bottom line, they were trying to scrape together ANYTHING to place the blame on my son. The detective advised me in a comical way to leave my son alone because he is a great kid and did nothing wrong. As the rumor mill in the school went into overdrive, I was contacted by a few parents. All had nothing but positive things to say about my son and without exception, all had concerns and shared stories about how weird this kid is. We've have done our part, now it is up to the parents and the school to address the facts. Me, I have a big hammer at the ready and anything that can makes this case escalate will be addressed swiftly and with full cooperation from the law. My biggest concern is for my 4 year old little princess who also goes to this school and if this little turd touches her out of retaliation, we are going full on ugly-mode immediately, and all legal options will be considered reasonable at that time. Let's hope that this is going to take a positive twist and he will be on the right path. One can only hope...

I couldn't make it. I was late coming out of NYC and by the time I got home, changed gears, dealt with the ongoing family problem the window of opportunity closed.

Arrr, be a man and use your teeth to chomp down on that slide and rack it...only once though, gums can't grip squat after all the teef are on the floor. All kidding aside, we do a number of one armed drills with our pistols and AR's to keep us in the fight. If you ever need some instruction on it, PM me and I can try to walk you thru some of it. It isn't as bad as you might think to do. Once you learn some of the steps you have a few ah-ha moments and will do just fine.