Dan

I'd just be afraid the plasticote would start peeling off after awhile. It moves back and forth pretty violently in there. Then you may have to deal with cleaning out plasticote debris from ther buffer tube. JP rifles has the silent captured spring buffer assembly, albeit at $125...

I can't remember the stages either. I need to write that stuff down!

I'll give them 3 days to get back to my email, since it is impossible to contact them via phone. After that its time to get the CC company involved. Hate to do it, but if you can't provide the service, then don't offer it up...

Sweet, thanks Jon and Frank for the vids!

Famous head up the a** words... "It will never happen here"

Cool, yup. They are good people, and I understand sometimes things go sideways. I'll give them every chance to make it right. Sounds like they are growing too fast and are having trouble keeping up. I suppose it is a good problem to have, but none-the-less must be addressed lest you start loosing customers.

His claim was that he felt the gun was not "substantially identical" to guns on the ban list, therefore it was not a NJ defined AW. Because the judge declared the "substantially identical" clause in the AWB statute was unconstitutionally vague, he could no longer be charged with violating it and was set free with his gun. Then the whole evil feature list came about in the NJAC to remove any "vagueness" in the official statutes by applying clearly defined descriptions of features that would declare a gun "substantially identical" to SA guns on the evil ban list.

I've bought a bunch of stuff from PSA in the past, and everything has been great, so this comes at a bit of a surprise. I ordered the Magpul ACS-L lower build kit and a Magpul ASAP, showed in stock ordered on 6/16. It didn't ship until 6/22. That's the first fail. All I got in the mail today was the ACS stock and the buffer tube/buffer/castle nut/spring assembly. No LPK, no MOE grip, no MOE trigger guard, AND no ASAP! Packing slip shows everything as being enclosed in this shipment. This is the second fail. So I try calling PSA. I get an answering machine saying that everyone is busy on the phone and to call back later. Then it goes into a voicemail system that says "voicemail is full". Pretty crappy service there if you ask me. I don't want to be calling every 5min hoping to get through! 3rd fail. Instead I just filled out their contact form on their website asking for help. Lets see how long that will take.

I agree with mipa. The "knowingly has in possession of <insert gun/bullet/mag,etc>" part of NJ gun laws refers to either you know you have the item or not. It does not refer to knowing what the characteristics are or not i.e. if it is legal or illegal or if it has specific features. - Lets say you know you have a magazine in your gun safe, but you don't know the capacity. Turns out LE finds it, and it holds 20 rounds. Since you knew you had the magazine, you are guilty. Saying that you didn't "know" the capacity wouldn't have anything to do with it. - Lets say your friend drops a hollow point bullet in your car and you didn't know he did. You have no idea the bullet was laying in the back carpet of your car. LE sees it, and charges you with illegal possession of a HP bullet. You can use the defense in court that you did not know the bullet was there, thus you did not "knowingly posses" it.

I remember that. You were owning that stage and even went back for another shot on that biatch.

Definitely good times, and was nice catching up with njgf folks. I say post it up unless anyone objected when you were asking for permission.

Woa, I think I paid 20$ per 15 rnd 74 mag from them about a year ago.

About right

IMO AR. G19 is already great for HD. Shotty's are also great, but are more cumbersome and most likely will be locked in some safe outside the bedroom especially if you have kids. The HG you can have right by your bed or any room in a small inconspicuous fast-access lockbox like a Gun Vault. Sure nothing beats a shotty fire-power wise for typical HD/SD ranges, but you have to think about how long it will take to grab it, then move it around corners, etc in your house. I have a Benelli Nova Tactical, its a great shotgun, so I'm not biased against them, just pointing out some things to consider. Unless you get into trap shooting or competition like 3 gun with the shotty, it will most likely be collecting dust except for the occasional blasting of a few slugs and buckshot down at some paper. With the AR you can have a never ending project of fun. You can reach out to much further ranges, and hone your rifle handling and accuracy skills. You can build it to chase single holes as a precision or semi-precision platform, all the way to a lightweight quick-handling CQB type setup and anything in-between. The AR has so many options that you will spend countless hours researching various options online. You will find yourself constantly looking at new uppers, stocks, sights, barrels, muzzle devices, grips, handguards, BCG's, FCG's, etc ,etc. Just be aware there is a big price difference between a typical 870 shotty over a quality built AR platform.

I'm curious, what did you pay for it?

All charges were dismissed. He did not have a NJ defined "assault weapon", and they did not press charges on the drug paraphernalia or steroids for whatever reason. This guy does sound like a nutjob, and the State should have pushed for the drug stuff. Instead they decided that he was too creepy to own guns and that they would not give them or his FID back. Sorry, even creepy people have rights, and as long as they don't hurt anyone and follow the laws, they should be unhindered in their exercise of them.

In the NJ CCW case, didn't the court use McDonald and Heller as a cause for dismissal. The judge's interpretation was that McDonald and Heller implies that the R2KBA does not apply to outside the home. For the evil NJ courts to use that excuse in further rulings, they MUST admit that McDonald and Heller allows for the R2KBA to apply in the home by default. So really they are just promulgating that interpretation. At least they admit that the R2KBA does exist, and it does extend to the States. Now we just need SCOTUS to rule that 2A does also apply also to outside the home. Its ludicrous to think that a Constitutional Right would only apply in one's home, but unfortunately these nanny-state anti-2A rights judges need that sort of wack on the back of the head.

New father here of a 1.5 month old girl. Mcbethr's post is most excellent. Much of it is true as I have experienced so far, and the other part of it that I haven't yet appears to be sound advice, great post! I especially like the workflow on how to deal with baby crying, it is what we practice here. Though I do practice paying a few hundred extra into the mortgage. I recommend doing the math , and putting extra in if it doesn't affect the rest of your savings plan (both emergency savings and long term investments for retirement/kids/car, etc). A few hundred extra per month towards the principal can shave years off of a mortgage and save boku bucks that would have gone towards interest. My other advice is when you buy the home, try to plan for some time where you don't have to move right in. Sure it sucks paying for two places at a time, and dealing with bridge loans if needed, etc, but it is well worth it. You can clean and prep the new home before all your crap is jammed into it from the move. Also, take that time to do any upgrades or repairs before you move in. Get all of that out of the way first! Makes moving so much easier. Also plan on getting all indoor house repairs and work done before the baby. You won't want the baby breathing in chemicals and dust from house construction, etc. Also, does your wife want to be a stay at home mom, maybe work part-time? That requires huge planning ahead of time. If she wants to be a stay at home mom, you will become the sole income source, and you will have to be sure to buy a home that you can afford on your income alone (along with all other expenses) as one example. I strongly believe against becoming house-poor. I suggest a modest house in a nice area instead of trying to reach for the barley affordable McMansion. You will have more disposable income for other life experiences, rather than only staring at the walls of your HGTV dreamhome while eating Dinty Moore Beef stew sitting on the floor because all your cash went to your mortgage. From my experience, it's all about prep with having a baby. The more you research and prep ahead of time, the easier it will be.

He's looking at 5 years mandatory without parole minimum sentence for each count of possession of a AW. This is the new minimum, no options for probation or time served, etc. Even if the judge feels bad for you and feels you made a mistake or lapse in judgment because you forgot to pin your adjustable stock on your AR, or shave off the bayo lug... Sorry 5 years in the slammer, have a nice day! F NJ, oh and this guy's wife lol!

Are you kidding me! Go after the people that saved your life because you didn't like they way that they saved it? Its this kind of crap that promotes the idea of not helping people in trouble is the best thing to do. Don't get involved, don't look, keep walking while someone is in trouble. IMO this is a frivolous lawsuit that should penalize the plaintiff and his/her attorney. We should have rules that if you are going to sue someone for personal suffering... if you loose the case, you are responsible for all of the defendant's legal fees and compensate for any other hardships like time off from work, etc. This way only people who feel VERY strongly that they have the evidence to win their case will ever sue for stuff like this.

#1 Kinda stupid to have a NJ defined "assault weapon" hiding in the basement when it is so easy to pin the stock, pin/weld on a muzzle brake, and buzz off the bayo lug. Stupid and moronic, but this is the state we live in.... #2 Nice wife...

Related to this perhaps? http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jun/18/gun-ownership-up-crime-down/

Yea Bob, I'd love to know what the court thinks is "usual" expansion. That obviously has to be defined before one can say something is "unusual". Then again this is a NJ court, so they can make it up as they go...

It would be political suicide to come across as pro gun rights when running against Menendez. The best he can do is maintain status quo which is everything listed. We all know that getting CCW in NJ will be a result of SCOTUS, and not the NJ legislature anyway....

Also, if you look around... hunting/match ammo for 300blk actually costs more in many cases than hunting/match ammo for 6.8SPC. 300blk does have the advantage for cheaper practice FMJ ammo by about $7 a box.