Dan

I got the free 500 bullets from Hornady. I also went with the 115gr XTP. Its a very high quality bullet, and expensive, not something I'd go with for target shooting, but hey , free is free! I haven't shot them yet, but I do have 100 rounds loaded with 5.3gr WSF and 1.07 oal in the rotation to try out the next time I get to the range.

Just sell it as nascar said. Sell it for a quarter, and give the guy a receipt.

I'm bowing out, sent an email to Jim. I don't want to shoot in the rain, and with a 100% forecast chance of rain, no real wiggle room there for me.

IMO, IANAL, but technically this scenario would be illegal without following the laws on xfers/acquisition/disposition of firearms. This would be a temporary xfer under the law. It can only take place under certain circumstances. FID's are not the issue. COE's are. If you want to hand a long gun to someone else outside of the temporary xfer exemptions, COE's would have to be filled out before the xfer can take place. Then when the gun is handed back, a new set of COE's would technically need to be filled out. If you are hunting in designated legal hunting areas with a firearm that is legally usable for hunting, on a designated target range, or in some training class situations, temporary xfers are OK without the COE process, and even account for HG's. There are some additional laws regarding minors that are even more flexible believe it or not. Think of it this way... there are separate laws that govern acquisition and transferring versus possession and carrying. To hand someone a gun, both areas of law have to be accounted for. If you already own the gun yourself, then the possession and carrying laws are your main concern. If you want to acquire a gun or hand over a gun to someone else, then you have to account for those laws before the possession laws even come into play. That being said, 99.9% of the time, the activity that you are describing would not be pursued by LE... but that doesn't make it "legal"....

Nice score. Pics don't do any justice though.

This is very possible. You just need two separate radios, one that transmitter, and one receiver, or a radio that can do both at the same time.

I was going to put my callsign on my post, but I don't want people knowing my physical address on a public gun forums sight. You guys aren't concerned? Am I being a little paranoid? I'm going to eventually open a PO box for my license to be registered under.

There will be no mass confiscation of US guns. The anti's know this won't work, and their plan is to simply "reasonably regulate" their purchase, transfer, transportation, and possession into oblivion. For instance, OGAM for all types of firearms, NJ HG transportation-like laws for all firearms.. nationally, 4 round mags, no SA, etc, etc This way they can avoid the sticky 2A conversation as they will claim that they "are not infringing on any rights and are just enacting reasonable, common sense gun laws to keep bad people from getting guns".....

There has to be more to this than we know. IMO nothing happens in business over there without some type of govt or mafia involvement. Most likely they will re-structure to sweep some of that debt under the rug, and come back under a different name.

My upper on order will have a Troy Claymore. This design intrigues me, as it blows the blast forward. No more dirty looks at the range when your muzzle brake is blasting gas and noise sideways in their direction.

Isn't posting a question on a forum where lots of experts hang out and enjoy answering such kinds of questions a form of research?

Hopefully the anti-gun incumbents in Congress will continue to maintain status quo by not trying to legislate more rediculous-do-nothing-but-punish-law-abiding-gun-owners types of laws. That will only leave Bama with the crooked DOJ, rule by decree executive orders, and rule by regulatory powers of the BATF and State Dept.... I'm sure there's more...

I'm so tired of Glock fanboy'ism. Sure they are good reliable guns, just like many other brands, makes, and models.

Until the argument of "according to Heller, 2A does not apply outside the home" is put to bed, this crap will continue to happen.

Lil' bit of an elitist remark there Old School?

GMRS is not worth it IMO. Just use the FRS bands, as others said, you will get similar performance radio to radio. GMRS would only be more useful if you did have access to a repeater, or if you had your own repeater/base (they do sell them for personal use). The extra few milliwatts GMRS offers on "high power" isn't alone worth the $35 fee. If you want to step up, go for your Technician's Class amateur radio license. It is cheap and easy. Buy the study guide, read it, go take the test and pay the fee. You will get a callsign and will be able to use the VHF and UHF ham bands, plus there are plenty of repeaters out there for public amateur use. Only problem is everyone you talk to will need a license and of course a radio. You can get some decent chinese brand 5watt vhf/uhf handhelds for around $150. As others said, the frequencies that FRS/GMRS up in the 70cm area is a line of sight band. The more crap between you and the other person, the less performance and range you will get. If both of you were on mountain tops 10 miles away with nothing but air between you, they will most likely work well. Now drop down to a valley without line of sight, and you can't get reception for even half of a mile.

I see it, seems the crown is set back further into the bore on the 2nd pic. Not sure how it would impact accuracty, if it was me I'd send it back.

If you need wireless, make sure you get secured. Best bet is off the shelf wifi-WPA2 encryption enabled cameras, used with something like a Synology NAS device with the Surveillance Station add-on to provide remote viewing and DVR capabilities.

This was a joke? I was going to run out and buy a tactical home defense machete and tomahawk to add to my Mosin HD rifle!

What is cheap? For some that is $150 , for others it could be $500. That being said, I don't know anyone who only has an exclusive collection of high end guns without a few $600 and below plastic fantastics that are very well suited for HD use. Even so, if a $2K or up gun had to be used in a HD situation, the last thing on my mind would be them taking that gun away for evidence.

Glad they got the guy, hope they recovered everything. Word to the wise, if you know of a drug addict living around your home, be extra careful with security. This story is just one example as to why. Other examples... a) When I bought my home, I noticed the rear sliding door had etching marks in the glass around the door handle, apparently one of the neighbor's son's was caught trying to break in, was a drug addict. No longer lives around here. b) Friend of mine bought a house in Edision, the house was empty a few days before they moved in. They came over to clean and stuff, noticed the front door kicked in. Nothing was stolen as it was empty. They heard from the police that they caught a drug addict in the neighborhood doing smash and grab type burglaries around the neighborhood.

Great looking rifle you have there. I see you went budget bargain bin for your parts.

Even if its standard AR uppers in all the barrel lengths, weights, and material (steel/SS or other coatings). I mean they all look the same really. Its the handguard/forend, gas block, muzzle device, accesories (sights, scopes, lights, grips, etc) that really make things look different.

Noway, you'll hate yourself for not shooting. Gun, holster, 3-4 mags, mag holders, eyes, ears... you are set. Tell them you are a beginner, they will take care of you. Look for us from the forums here, I usually wind up squadded with some other forum members, makes for a good time. Heck look for me in the parking lot and I'll show you what you need to do. Just shoot me a PM and we'll trade info if you like.

Just sounds like you prefer the "classic" look and feel. No harm in that, and makes sense you don't prefer the "new-fangled" look. Kind of like how some guys prefer classic styles in motorcycles or cars over newer. I'm guessing you like this: