Dan

It's the FU rush hour jam up inspection. I remember a few years ago, Woodbridge PD did a seatbelt checkpoint check where Green St and Rt 1&9 meet near Woodbridge Center on a Saturday. It caused a hellacious traffic jam up, worse than rush hour on a weekday. I'd say PD public relations hit an all time low for WBPD for that. Never saw it again...

Internet versus local shop... the difference is post sale service and support IMO. If you deal with a reputable shop who charges a reasonable amount over what the internet offers (even after nics/transfer), and you feel you will be back with questions, or service later on... it should be well worth paying the fair markup. If you are simply going to buy the gun and not go back for questions and follow up support or service, or don't particularly care how you are treated, then hunt for the cheapest FFL/xfer place and buy from the internet. I have a relationship with Legend Firearms, in that I always give him a chance with sourcing/ordering a gun through him, but if he can't get it, or the price is too high from his distributors, I order it from the inet, and use him for the xfer. Works out well. I'm this way with SCUBA gear. I happily pay the markup of the local shop that I deal with and have a relationship with. The peace of mind is that they will help me with any problems that I have with my gear, even lending me equipment if something broke and I had to wait for it to get repaired from the factory. They have demonstrated this service time and again. For people who come in with stuff they bought off the internet... they charge them a service fee, or simply say "Sorry, you'll have to call the internet for help with this".

Looks like it will be a quality build!

Check out the Steyr M9, M-A1, and S-A1. Designed by the same Austrian ex-Glock engineer who did the Caracal.

Great writeups Bob! Learned something new today... the govt and LE can break the law provided they say they are "operating in the spirit of the law". As others said, I'd love to see how this defense would fly in court of us common folk.

Sounds good to me. Its BS to think it was about safety, I've seen more dangerous stuff go down at lights with these things due to people slamming on their brakes because they know cameras are there. Not only that but all they can tell is that the car went through the light, they cannot verify who the driver is, thus the ticket should be thrown out by any non-corrupted judge.

I used to think that there were legal implications in the choice of ammo for HD, I have since changed my mind as this argument can go any direction. Just use the ammo that you feel is the most effective choice for your gun and conditions. I've said this before, but here are some examples on how the prosecutor could twist your choice of ammo that you used in a SD situation: Hollow points or HD specific ammo - "trigger happy gun nut looking to try out exploding bullets on humans" Target practice ammo - "so you view humans as your targets" Hunting ammo - "so you want to hunt humans" FMJ and Milsurp - "so you are a military nut using ammo that the military uses to kill in wars" cowboy loads - "you think you are a cowboy in the wild west... looking for a gunfight"

IANAL, but from what I understand, the police can conduct a Terry Stop and perform a limited search for weapons on a person via a "pat down" or search the immediate vehicle compartment area if they have a reasonable articulate suspicion (RAS) that a crime has been, is being, or is about to be committed. The RAS must be specific and articulate based on the totality of the circumstances (as multiple facts that add up to cause suspicion that you are armed and dangerous for instance). AFAIK, pure random Terry type weapons searches need more than "your pants are baggy and you are in a bad area" for justifying RAS. If that is their impetus for these searches, I feel that would be an illegal unconstitutional search. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment04/03.html

Regarding why go with a carbine recoil system over a A2 stock in NJ... I prefer the cheek weld feeling of say.. a Magpul ACS over the standard A2 stock. I also prefer the "look" of the various carbine stock options over the OEM look. Yes, it may be vane, but aesthetics do also influence my choice of parts. Also, depending on the purpose for the AR that I'm building, I'll pin the stock anywhere from A2 standard length or shorter. One could also play with carbine buffer weights if he/she is having a problem or wants to make adjustments.

IMO, don't bother with Dick's for gun stuff, unless they have some unbeatable deal going on. I would suggest finding a local FFL/dealer for your gun needs. For ammo, sometimes dealers stock stuff at decent prices if you need ammo on the run, but online tends to be the way to go in terms of buying bulk, but of course takes shipping lead time to get to you.

Best bet to have the gun concealed when answering the door, or even drawn but behind the door or behind your back, etc out of sight. The "deterrent" factor of making it known to the person at the door that you are armed is not worth the trouble and can backfire, IMO. Here is a case where a census worker says they were threatened by someone wearing a gun when answering the door in NJ. They said they were verbally threatened that it would be used... at that point it is a "he said she said" type of thing... but you can bet that LE will err on the side of caution and arrest the gun wearer because this is NJ. That's all it takes, is for someone to feel "threatened" by someone wearing a gun, even on his/her own property. That could quickly escalate into some kind of assault charge, IMO. Read up on 2C:12-1. Here is one gem that could fly, may not hold up in court, but enough to make the arrest... "(3)Attempts by physical menace to put another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury." Apparently it is illegal to muzzle swipe someone as well. In this case, from my experiences at ranges in the past, there are a lot of potential felons out there! "(4)Knowingly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life points a firearm, as defined in section 2C:39-1f., at or in the direction of another, whether or not the actor believes it to be loaded; or"

Each calendar event shows what ranges will be "in use". Any not listed as "in use" should be available for use by members. That wasn't the case today, but it seems they made an error.

I am here now, I didn't check the calendar like an idiot. All ranges are closed till 4pm for youth day. Argh, my own fault, but at the same time is frustrating.

Interesting. Could be some kind of bug, or leftovers of a bug killing another bug. I know house centipedes are common in NJ. They come out at night to hunt other bugs. They exclusively eat other bugs, and in their own way are beneficial I guess.... like spiders. Perhaps the drops are whats left of them feasting on some other bug.

I agree, Eezox is a phenomenal product laying down a dry film protectant/lubricant. It also has good cleaning properties as its base carrier is a good solvent. Hornaday One Shot Cleaner/Degreaser and Dry Lube spray is also a good cleaner/dry film product, and in my experience, acts similar to Eezox. I would never use either has a pure "lube" for firearms except in certain conditions. I have adapted both Eezox and Hornaday One Shot for use in reloading. They make excellent die and equipment CLP type solution. Being a dry film lube is perfect for this as powder and stuff won't stick to it, and the film is very thin and doesn't build up so it won't cause issues with the high pressures encountered inside the dies.

I stand corrected, good point.

IMO of course... The definition states : "f. "Firearm" means any handgun, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, automatic or semi-automatic rifle, or" , with "or" being the important part. So would a lower in NJ be defined as a "rifle"? I would say yes as you need a FPID card to purchase one. The stuff after "or" isn't defining what a rifle, handgun, shotgun, etc is per-say. It is just descriptive verbage to catch any other objects that may not be purchased as firearms, but were adapted to act like one... i.e. someone fabricating plumbing parts so that it can fire shotgun shells, etc.

Yea I see your point. Then at least you can use the parts you eventually pull off it as spares....

What's the complete lower you are getting for $100, as others said, make sure it has stuff you want on it. IMO it will be more rewarding to build it from the ground up. You can get a lower for around $59, then put on the parts that you want. There are so many better options out there for reasonable prices over a stock AR grip and CAR collapsible stock...

Technically no legal way to do it in NJ unless a dealer/FFL does it for you before you take ownership. Other options are to not have the pistol grip attached nor in your possession while making stock adjustments. The stock would be your one evil feature. Then once it is pinned, you can put the pistol grip back on. I'm not condoning breaking any laws, but for the 10 seconds it takes to adjust your stock and pin..., I doubt the govt has surveillance cameras in your home to see what you are doing...

Pistol grip and collapsible stock are two evil features, so I would say its a no go. According to the law, the receiver is considered the firearm. From Vlad's law sticky:

I have both ballistol and clp. Cleaning: CLP tends to be the better cleaner of the two, but it smells harsh. Ballistol does clean powder residue fairly well also, but I prefer to use it as a finishing protective coating. Plus it works well on wood also, acting as a preservative/protectant. It also smells good and is actually good for your skin. Protectant: I've never tested personally, but online reviews shows CLP and ballistol to be fairly good corrosion inhibitors Lubricant: I wouldn't use either as a lubricant. They would be very light lube at best. Look at Slip2000 for a wet lube, that stuff is amazing. For a light grease, TW25B works well. For a heavy grease I like Magnalube, works great on slide grooves and other high friction areas. Works great on AR sear surfaces. I've pretty much nixxed CLP from use, in favor of other products that smell better and work as well or better. I've relegated Ballistol to wood grips, and a general wipe-down finisher. I've been using G96 Gun Treatment instead for cleaning/protecting duties. It cleans everything including the bore, smells great, and leaves a nice film of protectant that isn't wet or sticky. I then follow up with the three lubes I stated above for each specific purpose. AR BCG's love a nice wet coating of Slip2k for instance. HG slides love a light coating of Magnalube for that silky smooth cycling feeling. Once in awhile I'll go do town on the bore with a harsher solvent or copper fouling remover to keep things on the up and up.

I've been eying (more like dreaming about) the GA Precision GAP-10 in .260rem w/ 22" bbl.

I just got knocked out for Mother's day stuff. Shooting events on holidays = fail

For those of us with nothing more to worry about... the OP asked if it was common a common practice , and us legality folks chimed in with what we thought the shop may have been doing.... perhaps in their eyes having a PPP in hand was necessary according to the law, albeit, in a hardcore way.