Dan

Definitely bigger than the stock one, but in person not overly so. It is all heavy duty plastic, pins to the same metal tab that extends from the charging slide. I'll try to install it this weekend for some more pics.

If you get one, I recommend a Ratworx hybrid bolt. They sell left and right hand versions. They are hybrid because they use AR extractors, ejectors, springs, and pins instead of proprietary MSAR ones which costs more to replace, and most likely you already have spares. Also good for future proofing as those parts are the most common to need to be replaced, and its not like AR parts will be in short supply. Ratworx hybrid bolt The raptor charging handle from Manticore is a good one also. The stock charging handle will give you bloody knuckles from banging your hand on certain optics, especially ones like EOtech which are kinda wide. I have one, just haven't installed it yet. Manticore Arms raptor handle

I'll take the 5th here. Lets just say it is pinned and welded now. If I was buying a new one, I would only get it came with a pinned/welded brake. The brake is still raw steel, still need to paint it. Here's some pics.

I own a MSAR STG-556 Tactical Edition. I have a pinned and welded brake on the barrel, don't mess around here. People are being prosecuted on completely outrageous charges as of late. If you have any questions on the rifle, feel free to PM me.

This is terrible that you have to go through this. NJ's method is guilty until proven innocent when it comes to firearms. I'm not a lawyer. If I were you I'd get one ASAP. You are looking at a 5-10 year sentence if convicted. Not a time to play lawyer and try to represent yourself even if the law is on your side. a) Putting a pistol grip on a pump shotgun does not make it an AW, only applies to semi-auto shotguns B) If a vehicle doesn't have a trunk it is OK, provided it is stored in a fastened and/or locked case. So the "arms reach" thing is a stretch. I wouldn't bring it up anymore as it is not what they are charging you with anyway. c) The important thing is the AW charge is the only thing, proving that once the gun is shown to not be an AW, you are clear as you were transporting it according to the NJ transportation exceptions d) Don't talk to the police anymore on this, talk to a lawyer. Also be careful of the details you post on public forums. No matter how sincere you are, what you say can be used against you.

As expected.. nanny state rhetoric promulgated under the auspice of public safety and fear. The logic can be utilized for banning any type of object or behavior. Knives, cars, power equipment, tools, etc etc.

I wholeheartedly agree. If we give into compromise on silly laws that do nothing to stop crime , and only serve to restrict the freedoms we have today (well most of the country), they will use this as a springboard for what they call more "common sense" restrictions. In the end we'll be left with spitball guns. This is what the antis want, they want to introduce ankle-biter legislation in hope the gun community will just say "OK, fine, you can do that but that's it! OK promise?". The antis will shovel promises over to us all day long, until they again have another tragedy to exploit and introduce yet another round of ankle biter legislation. The cycle will continue. Freedoms are usually lost over time, little by little until someone wakes up one day and notices they only live with an illusion of freedom. Its like boiling the frog in water by slowly raising the heat over time, it slowly becomes desensitized to the temperature right up until death. The only laws I do agree with are those that truly work to reduce violence especially when a gun is involved, and basic stuff like background checks,illegal for a convicted felon to own a gun, stiff penalties for using guns in commission of a violent crime,etc.

We played right into their viral marketing jaws. One way to go viral is to make something so terrible that everyone passes it around to show just how terrible it is...

Big thumbs up for the AK. I still think the SKS is too eloquent for the SKS. I'd put a stock like that on something that would warrant it. I want utilitarian for the SKS. Thanks for the vid!

Since NJ doesn't define in the statutes what a telescoping stock really is, that makes it even more interesting. Then there is the whole what is considered permanent thing... IMO, no matter what, you are taking a chance of being that test case when you convert anything from its originally designed and manufactured form to meet NJ laws. That's the way the state likes it, the ability to throw the book at anyone at any time. Remember this is the state that classified something as a machine gun even though they couldn't fire more than one round per pull of the trigger. Not to mention there is a clear definition on the books as to what defines a machine gun! Imagine the creativity they can pull off when such a definition for something does not exist!

I haven't been able to find out what the type of crime it is classified as to discharge tracer rounds. Would you know what "degree" , etc it is considered?

For what it's worth, I sent off a contact form letter to Holt, I live in his district. Won't stop him now, but hopefully if enough of us do, it will prevent him from future indiscretions.

I said "no" because I just bought a few recently. Thats not to say I could be a "maybe" depending on the return. There's a .17hmr I've been eying...

Gotcha, i was confusing beavers with woodchucks. Thanks

I'm with you on the varmint thing. I have no emotional attachment to beavers. If something was destroying my livelihood, I'd be the first out there to take care of it. I was just curious if they are used for anything.

Sweet, thanks for the link. Their AK stock sets look great, they keep the true military style. I'm really considering replacing my plastic furniture on my "AK style" variant. The SKS stocks look amazing, but alas, they seem a bit too fancified for me. Even the most basic one with the monte carlo to me is getting away from the classic original military look. I would much prefer the shape of the original, perhaps with the rear slightly over-sized as the Chinese stocks are tiny. I'll email them to see if they take custom requests such as that.

Looks even worse according to that bio page:

I'm with you on this Malsua. In the beginning survival stages of SHTF, survival commodities will reign supreme. People will value food, water, shelter, and protection (guns&ammo). These things will carry you through this stage, it could be a long time. Once the dust settles, something will most likely turn into the defacto currency. There is a reason currency either in precious metals, beads, shells, stones, fiat , etc is created in almost every civilization and society in the past... bartering and trading can only take you so far and it is not very convenient. There is a chance that new currency could be based off something other than precious metals, and other commodity items like ammo, booze, guns, etc will always be valuable. That being said , with history as our teacher, it is difficult to imagine gold and precious metals not being valuable during this rebuilding phase. Is it worth it at the price it is today? Nobody really knows for certain. Its a big gamble, just as any type of investment or vessel of wealth is. One could always say that keeping USD's in the bank is a big gamble... For me, I went with silver. Its still at a relatively low price ratio compared to gold, has been used for currency and has been considered valuable for a thousand something years. Again, I don't put all my eggs in one basket, but for me silver is one of my hedges. Good example on how precious metals were used as currency in early civilization: My link "In order from least valuable to most, the money of ancient Mesopotamia was barley, lead (especially in northern Mesopotamia [Assyria]), copper or bronze, tin, silver, gold. Barley and silver were the dominant forms, which were used as common denominators of value. Barley, however, was difficult to transport and varied more in value across distances and time, and so was used mainly for local trade. Interest rates on loans of barley were substantially higher than on silver: 33.3% vs 20%, according to Hudson."

Thanks. Yep, found some chinese original stocks for $14 from a milsurp dealer, picked up a few bayonets as well as mine didn't come with them. They were only $7 each.

Jewelery and investment far outpace industrial demands for gold. Gold Demands Trend If it weren't for the jewelery and investment demand, it would be much cheaper and probably mined less (which would still keep it fairly expensive, but nothing like today).

I completely agree with you here. I don't know what I was thinking. Perhaps being a poor college student somehow corrupted my way of thinking at the time. I just ordered a 2 Chinese originals a few minutes ago. Not like they were very expensive so I may like to look into these aftermarket laminates, do you have info on them? I'm looking around the intertubes with no luck.

Good writeup on someone who lived in a SHTF scenario. Doesn't cover every possible scenario, but something to draw on. I suppose the whole "don't put all your eggs in one basket" is prudent. The one thing that precious metals do have going for them is that they have been precious ever since man discovered them. They have always been worth something. If a SHTF scenario went down, in the beginning phases it may be protection, food, shelter, you know the basics for survival are most valued. Later on when trading and bartering set up, and things settle down... precious metals would probably take over as being the most desirable along with luxuries (booze, cosmetics, TP, etc). My link

Thanks for the affirmation Bob.

The District Judge that signed the Scheduling Order is William H. Walls. I'm assuming he is the judge that will issue the summary judgment. If I'm wrong someone please let me know. He was nominated in by Bill Clinton in 1994 on Sept 14th, a day after he signed the AWB ban bill into law. I can't help to think that this is not a good thing. William Walls bio

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