Dan

Shoot it in the action it's the only way they go down!

Thanks for the explanation and pics Eric. I had no idea our blood is like Alien acid blood when in contact with metal (albeit not as potent). Very fascinating, and would explain a strange pitted area on my NEW Mosin. I noticed it on the underside of the barrel in front of the chamber. I'll check it later on to see if it matches the same type of of thing as your pics. This knowledge brings a whole new level of historical meaning to surplus arms in my mind, even if it is quite morbid.

"Blood pitting"? Is that what it sounds like? If so , how can you tell what caused the pitting?

That's a type of excuse the anti-gunners try to use when pushing for more gun laws. The unfortunate truth that we all know is that a criminal will go ahead and cut off barrels, add stocks and foregrips to handguns, etc without regard of the laws to accomplish their evil tasks. I'm sure the criminal is not stopping to think.. "Gee , I shouldn't put a stock on this pistol before I go murder people, don't want to be breaking the law now..." One of the predominate purposes of these types of laws is to provide the government more ways to lock people up for technical infractions (barrel is 15", sorry 10 years in jail buddy). Or as a tack-on charge to other charges against a crook. Extra 10 years added on to a 30 year sentence for assault with a deadly weapon because the weapon used was a unregistered SBR for instance.

Good writeup here: http://wapedia.mobi/en/National_Firearms_Act The guberment wants a clear delineation between the definition of what constitutes a handgun and long-gun for regulation purposes. Without a line drawn in the sand with rules such as minimum barrel length, attachments of stocks... the definition blurred. One could buy a rifle, hack it up, and make it effectively a handgun and visa versa. With these wonderful rules, they can go on to create separate handgun and long-gun laws since it is clearly defined as to which is which. Look at NJ with the pistol permit nonsense... if you could buy a rifle, hack it up into a pistol... then NJ is left without a way to enforce their pistol permit "and form of registration" game. Federal laws also have different rules around handguns versus long-guns as well. The conversion of a handgun into a rifle causes an issue because it crosses the handgun/long-gun boundary line. Who's to know what it originally was, it would cause havoc with their definition scheme if people could randomly turn handguns into long-guns and long-guns into handguns at will. This is why the NFA has provisions to pay for a tax stamp as a way to discourage people from doing it, and having a paper trail that the weapon was converted to something other than it was originally manufactured and reported as. The rules have other purposes also that they thought made sense back then..They were going after "gangster" style weapons and such. Apparently it was popular to shorten rifle barrels and hide them in violin cases and whatnot... If they didnt have enough evidence to pin the gangster on the bank robbery, maybe they could squeeze 10 years out of the case by finding an unregistered SBR on them.

Nice toys. Thanks for the pics. I think the JP will be too large for the thinnesh barrel of the Sig SCM. Looks fantastic on the 20" HB. I"ll keep it in mind for my stainless HB 16" AR which will be up next for this treatment. I love the diamond barrel treatment on your customized M4.

That phantom looks pretty nice, good price also. Thats a contender. I was thinking the JP might be too big looking on the 16" 556. Do you have a pic of it installed on your 20" AR?

Thank's for the feedback I'll PM him.

I'm looking for a gunsmith to permanently attach a brake to my Sig556 SCM. I'd imagine the barrel would need to be threaded, brake attached and timed, then pinned and welded. Not that I really need one, doing it more for cosmetics. A local shop near me wants ~$150. I'd like to call around to see what other competent gunsmiths are charging, anyone have ideas on whom I should check out? Also, any recommendations on muzzle brakes are welcome. I'm thinking of these two: http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=61822/pid=32320/Product/AR15_M16_TALON_BRAKE_5_56__223_PARKERI http://www.jprifles.com/buy.php?item=JPTRE-2

Best counterpoint I've heard on the whole muzzleloader nonsense.

I was at the CJRPC indoor range a few weeks ago, and there stood a small display box with small packets of "Magnalube-G" PTFE grease. The box had marketing material all on it about how its great for guns. Free is free, even though I figured it was some kind of snake-oil. I took it home, and tried it out on a few guns, both pistols and rifles. I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the stuff worked. It was sticky enough to stay put, without being overly gooey. An invisible thin coating provided all that was needed, I used about a half pencil-eraser size amount on each gun. It works great all high friction areas, and does not drip off. Slides and bolt carriers seem to glide much smoother and nicer than with say the TW-25B lube I typically use. It is especially nice on SA handgun slides rails. It is a grease use it where grease makes sense, so you still want a flowing oil type of lube for use on small intricate parts, especially ones you can't get easily get at. After this experience, I looked up more info on the web around this company. I found out they are located in Linden, NJ. They've been around for 30 years, and mostly seem to sell to the industrial/commercial/automotive markets. Apparently this stuff has been re-discovered as an excellent gun lube. There's lots of reviews popping up out on the inet for this stuff, all of them that I've found have been positive. It is cheap, and a small tube will last a long long time. A 2 pack of .75oz runs for $12. That should last years, as I barley put a dent in this little 5cc pillow pack after lubing 4 guns. If you are in the market for a gun grease, want to try something new, or would like to support a NJ company, my thumbs up on this purchase. Amazon even sells it. They don't claim the PTFE impregnates, bonds, or any other snake-oil terms, seems it is one of the components in suspension within the grease carrier base. Info: www.magnalube.com Spec Sheet PDF Some reviews: http://www.armsvault.com/productreviews_0017_magnalube_magnalubegrease_aug10.asp http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/edu94.htm

Lets hope this time nobody calls the NJSP insta-ban-hotline asking legality questions of the said other variants.

Sounds good Jimmy. Maybe it will be 65 and sunny in a few weeks. I'm going to be shooting a whole lot more these days. I have to say our discussions at the range fed my reloading bug. I can't wait to start. I bet there is a certain satisfaction when your handloads go bang and perform admirably.

I'm so glad this is what our AG is doing on the clock, I mean what could be more important. Really earning her paycheck.

I wonder if there was another evil feature on the rifle that made it so they had to remove the pistol grip?

Hi Jimmy, Yikes, My first bullet order has 168gr. I hope that's OK. I figured I'd start with 168gr's then try 175gr's. Darn I should have ordered both in the same order... was the heat of the moment. I think i was actually sweating when I hit "complete purchase". Oh I got a whole bunch of stuff here. Forster Co-Ax press and dies Forster trimmer RCBS 750 digi scale Lyman 55 powder measure Lyman trickler accessories like debur tool, funnel, trays, tumbler, puller, reloading book, etc 100 Lapua .308 shells. Sierra BTHP 168gr bullets, Varget powder, CCI LR primers edit: logic on the 168gr was that I could also use them with the proper charges in my M1A. I was afraid 175gr would be too heavy for it.

Tony, I'm just getting started myself. Just placed the order for everything that I would need to reload .308. I was talked out of going the "kit" route and piecing it together with high quality components. The logic that was explained to me is to start out with something that you can upgrade as you move deeper into it, instead of having to re-buy everything over again when you want to move up. Its a decision that you will have to make. Some may be happy with a simple kit setup. I know my personality, I would have started looking to step it up as soon as I got the starter kit. I did some calculations for my ROI. With reloading "match grade" .308 168gr HPBT ammo (cost is a little over $1 per round for commercial), my setup will pay for itself at about the 1000 round mark give or take a few hundred rounds. If you want to know the setup that I just ordered, let me know. I used a combination of Cabelas and Natchez web sites.

Yup, followed the instructions on the TPS rings, I was amazed that the cant was not affected after tightening everything down as they indicate. I usually don't need help with spending $$, but when someone does per say "help"... its downright dangerous to the wallet.

Once with JimmyAGR at CJ with the original high rings. There was some strangeness going on during sighting, thought it was me. I then found out when I got home the scope slipped forward in the rings about 1/2". Hopefully these new rings will have a better hold of the scope, that and that I torqued it down properly.. I'm going to try to get back to the range this weekend weather permitting. Also just ordered up a complete reloading set with Pizza Bob's help. Costly to get started, but I felt sick buying boxes of $1+ per round of 168gr BTHP "match" grade ammo.. and the 144gr milsurp i have stockpiled just won't do for me.

Pizza Bob helped me select some rings, Thanks Bob! TPS TSR extra low rings, scope is at a much more comfortable height.

This is probably illegal under NJ's Fun & Cool Limitation Statutes. There is a simple rule to apply. If you are going to build or buy something, then stop and say "Wow this is really cool, should be crazy fun!"... bingo, you know its illegal.

Great article. Sums up the same logic that I apply when speaking with anti-gun or gun apathetic people.

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No way. Give an inch , they take a mile. Keep fighting for our rights, all of them. Once you give in in and give up a right, it may as well be gone forever.

NY Daily News...? Might as well be as accurate as the results after putting the same poll on njgunforums.