Dan

IMO, Magpul makes some top notch quality stuff for a good price. If you find yourself not liking their stuff, check out Vltor, Troy Industries, and Daniel Defense. There are plenty of others out there as well.

All I'm saying is that legally... you cannot be charged under 2C:39-5, which covers "unlawful possession of weapons". Most likely you would be charged with something else along the lines of causing a public panic, loitering, disturbing the peace, or whatnot. This is NJ, and the law does not provide protections from being charged with non-firearm violations, when the real purpose is to discourage lawful possession.

Trespassers angry about you stopping them from illegally hunting and trespasser on your property. You gotta love the kinds of people this world is producing. In this case, I agree, if they have a mission, they will clearly step up their game to match any deterrence you can mount. Being covert with the cams to get LE on their asses clearly is the best way to go, and most likely the only way to stop them.

Unfortunately there are laws against booby traps that do harm, but nothing on traps that do gross stuff. Maybe lathering up your steel fixtures with foul smelling axel grease or other nasty sticky substance would deter them from messing around. They would have to wear rubber gloves or use tools, etc to do damage. Then again their tools would get all nasty as well. They may just think it isn't worth it. If there is only one in and out, those game cameras that use IR flashes would do the trick, just camo them up really well, but not to obscure the lens of course.

Incorrect. If a person has a NJFID, they are not bound by the 2C:39-6 exemptions for the possession of long guns, as you are covered under 2C:39-5. Transportation rules only apply if you are in possession of the gun under 2C:39-6 exemptions. Technically, provided a person has a NJFID, they can sling an uncased and unloaded rifle on their back and walk around. They cannot be charged with "unlawful possession of a weapon" under 2C:39-5. I'm not saying its a good idea, and I have also posted before... this is still NJ, and depending where you are LE can come up with other violations in order to hinder you from performing this activity where they don't want you to be.

Russia (Putin), is simply using the missle defense shield as both a diplomatic and internal power tool. He gets to beat his drum in front of the world by forcing the USA to capitulate, demonstrating his power and prowness. Internally, he is fostering an us v. them mentality, and painting NATO, specifically the USA as trying to undermine their national security. This will get him the patriotic/nationalist thumbs up of the people, and allow him to justify more military spending to counter the new "threat". Same crap that our govt does to us. Realistically, the proposed missile defense system is completely in the wrong location to mount any kind of defense against a Russian land based ICBM attack. It would also be woefully inadequate against the amount of Russian missiles even if it was in the right location... like a Nordic country. Not even a speed-bump.

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Probably some NJGF folks jealous over you having a "private range". I've never used those cameras before... but I would be leery as using them for humans would require some very clever camouflaging, at the risk of the camera also being vandalized/stolen. I would start with no-tresspassing signs if you don't already have them. Something like this one, claiming the area is patrolled, and you will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. http://www.mysecuritysign.com/Private-Property-Signs/Warning-Property-Patroled-Sign/SKU-K-1107.aspx

List out the brand/type and price tier structure for bulk purchases. As in if we hit "xx" commits we'll get it for .xx cents per round.. etc And as others suggested a poll would work to determine where you should focus efforts.

Haven't seen anything from Bama because his administration's plan of trying to sensationalize and use false rhetoric to sway the US's popular ideaology that the Mexican drug gang violence was being caused by lack of tougher US gun control laws. Remember before fast and furious, all the publicity around how US guns are the cause of Mexican drug gang violence? I remember numerous publicity stints with Mexican officials and Clinton, touting some fictitious facts on US aquired weapons being used in Mexico. When FnF blew up in their face, they had to back down. This is the new face of the Anti-2A crowd.... Subversive, conniving, slippery,.. using trajedies, or causing them in order to promote their plans.

Sunoco pissed me off when they introduced 91 octane as "premium", and dropped Ultra from 94 to 93 octane. For most people it doesn't really matter, but anyone running forced induction or high compression engines ... that Ultra94 gave an extra margian of saftey, and an ability to dial up boost a bit.

In addition to the companies above, check out PSA full uppers. I'm building a Spike's lower/PSA 16" 1:7 hammer forged middy upper, fit is excellent. I also have 2 BCM full uppers. IMO, you can't go wrong with either. Get the rail system/gasblock/brake that you want off the bat, since you'll be pinning the brake on , it won't be easy to change those components later on unless you have a system that is capable.

Look, technically , by the book, if you have all the other parts to build/assemble an AR all at the same location (your home) then yes, technically you could be charged with constructive possession of what NJ considered an "assault weapon" under the NJAC definition (evil feature list). To stay within this state's F'ed up laws, technically you should not have the other AR parts at home when you receive the threaded barrel from UPS. If you are getting a 14.5" threaded barrel, you are better off having the place you purchase it from pin/weld the brake before sending it to you (as in buying a complete upper this way). The reason being, SBR's are also Federally regulated NFA weapons, so that could be playing with fire both at State and Federal levels... again if you have the rest of the parts to build an AR in the same area....

I've gone through at a minimum 3K rounds of Silver Bear 62gr HP ammo. Never a problem. It isn't as clean as premium ammo, but it isn't filthy stinkin dirty.

Just like all other individual rights enumerated in the Constitution... there are boundaries in place to ensure that people don't abuse them to do harm. I'm all for fighting for my 2A and other Constitutional defined / inalienable rights, but I also dislike when others abuse those rights, or has demonstrated that they no longer deserve the same freedoms (committed heinous violent crimes, mentally incapable of exercising those rights in a safe manner for instance). The main problem around 2A rights is that the govt has trampled over the sane boundaries, and in the example of NJ... has twisted those boundaries to act as defacto bans on the R2KBA for practically the entire state's population.

Will post pics. And thanks Jon, that saves me from getting out the measuring tape. Being my face has a tendency to attract ricochet bullet fragments, the fragging option is definitely out.

I'm picking up the shotty today. Its the 18.5" barrel model, so I think the +2 or at most +3 would work. I'm going to measure to see how each would look. Probably going with the Nordic. Would I need a different spring/follower for lets say the +3 if I went that route?

I have a Weaver Tactical 3-15x50 that I'm bonkers over. Its made in Japan. I'm no pro, but it seems to be very well made, and has excellent clarity, adjustments, and maintains its zero.

Nice! I'll be filling out paperwork on that very same desk tomorrow.

Thanks for the opinions guys. I tend to agree with the "active" plan not being the best. Scum that does this kind of thing will have no problem doing harm. I'm going to take the advice of separating some stuff from other stuff, and making sure everything is insured and documented.

One thing I have been thinking about when it comes to safes, is that they aren't very useful in a home invasion type of scenario. If someone puts a gun to your head and tells you to open the safe, you are going to do it. There are ways to mitigate your losses in this situation, for instance by having a "bait safe" in the open, and the real safe with valuables hidden. Kinda tough to do with big gun safes though. I was thinking of moving my smaller valuables out of the main gun safe and using a different smaller safe hidden away for those things, at least it would mitigate your losses in a situation like a home invasion. The crook would think he/she has the crown jewels when you open your bait safe and they steal some cash and a few guns, then hopefully leave. Other more active anti-home invasion tactics I was thinking about were adding a wireless home alarm panic button right by the safe keypad. I could even make it look like part of the mechanism, and push it while entering the combo. I'd have about 3 internal sirens , 1 external siren, and all the lights would turn on in the house (this is already part of my alarm). I could then stress-fully punch in the safe combo and lock out the safe by entering the combo wrong 3 times... would lock out for 5 min. Now the bad guy would have to decide to stick around for 5 min with all the alarm crap going off , or just flee. The danger in this is if they get angry, shoot me out of spite, then flee. A little bit tinfoil... but it is something to think about.

IMO way more to this then we know. As for the seizure of weapons by the ATF... there are so many federal gun laws on the books that I'm sure they found some legal reason that enables them to do so. That's how the govt likes their laws... huge, complex, and ambiguous; so at anytime they can justify their actions as "legal". Just like the example above about any LEO can find a legal reason to stop any driver for a MV violation if they follow them long enough.

Oops , here http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-16-BFH-Mid-Length-Upper-Receiver-Daniel-p/bcm-urg-mid-16%20bfh%20ddl12.htm I have the 14.5" version, it rocks. Whatever you pick, I'd go with a mid-length gas system.. or of course rifle length if going for a longer barrel over 20". They feel smoother and more mellow in operation versus the carbine length gas systems.

I have a Geissele Super Dynamic 3 gun, and two SSA-E ' s. Love all of them. After buying my first Geissele, I will no longer build an AR without one. SD3G is a flat trigger, with a single stage pull that reminds me of a 1911 SSA-E is a regular looking trigger, 2 stage. Super smooth and light 1st stage take up, with a well defined crisp break 2nd stage.

Everyone will have their opinions, but personally in that $$ range I'd look at a BCM midddy 16" forged barrel with a Daniel Defense hand guard. Like this link. Don't forget BCM complete uppers don't come with a BCG.