Dan

IMO , 9mm is your most versatile and economical choice for range shooting / home defense usage. It was my first handgun round, and I recommend it to any new gunner. Cheap range ammo for the range, and good quality self defense ammo for home defense. Afterwards, you can start toying with the idea of something different if you so choose to want something with a little more bang (.40,.45, etc or my favorite .357 sig). You will like having the 9mm first, as it could get expensive to feed these other mentioned calibers. I always fall back to my 9mm pistols when the ammo funds are low. Good luck!

Just my personal observations... Curious as to why you are going with a Monsterman grip? Are you freeing up the evil feature for say , a threaded barrel? Perhaps for shooting style or comfort? If you are going to use it, they recommend using it with an A2 style stock. Upper receiver for $222? Which one is that? If you are building from scratch like this, you will need the forward assist and ejection port cover assemblies. My opinion, this build seems pretty overpriced, especially being I don't see a handguard that gives you a continuous top rail such as ones from Daniel Defense, MI , and LaRue to name a few. With a continuous rail, you could go with rail mounted flip up sights, could save some money over the flip up A2 integrated gas block version you have listed I'd weigh the cost of putting together your own upper, versus purchasing a pre-built. Of course depending on your objectives here.

Anyone else buying this "repair kit" thing? The site is saying they believe a magazine in disassembled form does not constitute a 15+ rnd high cap mag in NJ. I suppose there isn't any "constructive possession" wording in our laws similar to in the AWB, so I guess it has some merits for discussion. Personally to me, it sounds like one of those "who wants to be the legal guinea pig" moments....

That's ballsy. But sounds like they have it down to a science. Just looked up my GSM backup option, $200 smackers, plus a monthly service fee for a GSM mobile carrier. Hopefully my CCTV cameras, alarm system, small modest home, nosey neighbors (including retired and always home), and GSD will be sufficient for them to "move onto another house". I have no respect for these types of criminals, stealing from folks who work hard to make an honest living. Lockem' up!

Nice finished product you have there!

You don't have to worry about the NJ AWB, they only use those laws to tack on charges for the really bad criminals. Cops will leave you alone... etc

Wow, they are actively targeting houses known to have security systems? I have such a system, and I always figured they would just move on to a house that doesn't have one (even if it is fairly easy to snip phone wires, and smash up the siren upon entering) as it still increases their risk of getting caught. I may look into getting the GSM adapter, then they would not only need to cut phone wires, but also have to use a GSM jamming device upping the ante again.

Interesting, the ball ammo is "grown" from small pellets into a gelatinous ball. Didn't see the kids in the vid wearing eye protection, probably a good idea.

The anti-gun rights people are looking more and more foolish. The article tells the story of Amanda Collins, a CCW permit holder in Nevada, who had to leave her gun at home because she was going on campus (gun free zone). Well her attacker didnt care about the law, and used his own gun to forcibly rape Amanda. She is now campaigning lawmakers to get rid of the misguided "gun free school zone" law. Ironically, the campus gave her special permission to carry her weapon on campus AFTER she was raped. Defies logic. The opponents are using the "civilians are not trained professionals" and "allowing guns on campus will increase violence and gun accidents" arguments. Both of course are unsubstantiated, as the article states 70 campuses around the country allow carry for some time and have not had any issues. They go on to have the audacity to state that even if someone did have a gun, they would problably be more apt to get hurt going for it to protect themselves. In essence, the opponents are saying you have a better chance of surviving an attack if you do not defend yourself. I'll take my chances thank-you. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/08/opponents-gun-free-zones-universities-unlikely-hero-nevada-woman/?test=latestnews

Thats the frakking pin that caused me trouble in my build also. I had to use the one in my spare kit to finish the build, and have yet to replace it. Hopefully you can find a place that carries them. You may want to try Sayerville Sportsman, he might have AR parts.

+1 for BCM complete uppers. Now finding one you want actually in stock... that's another story They have an unreal demand for their stuff. I suppose high quality at affordable prices is a big winner when it comes to selling stuff. Who'd have thunk it.... :meeting:

Looks great Bob!

Nice, have fun with her.

These robots are great, actually proven to save lives. I wonder how they got the nekkid guy after the robot got shot up. Maybe they used the robot as a distraction while they moved in.

IMO this is not so much a gun-rights thing, as so much of an "emergency powers" thing. It seems when it comes to emergency powers/marshal law, it is rule by decree with an exemption based system of how far they can go. This is why some states have enacted gun-rights rules during usage of emergency powers, i.e. "During emergency power/marshal law periods, govt employees are forbidden from disarming citizens in legal (according to current state/fed laws) posession of firearms".

What's the big deal with auto knives anyway. It's a convenience thing. I just don't get it.

Lets take away people's guns when they most need them. Yup that makes sense. Lesson learned, in any disaster situation, hide your guns. I'd problaly leave a few around to give them as bait so they move along.

I am also contemplating doing this. I'm on the fence of doing it myself, or having a service to do it. Pro's and con's for both. I was checking out Rifle Dynamics for their conversion service. It costs $$ , but looking at the $700 (full conversion) service, they do quite a bit of work, including media blasting, parkerizing, and moly resin coating. The refinishing type of service alone is worth typically $200 +. I'm sure they will pin/weld a brake for a reasonable fee as well. May be worth checking out here

Yup, just get an additional fios box for upstairs. Just a few bucks more per month. I have the fios media-DVR option downstairs, and a fios digital box upstairs. What's cool is you can play recorded shows through the regular box. No need to rent two DVRs.

A picatinny rail mounted knife? My link

Got a laugh out of me on this one.

Chicago's lawyer fell flat on his face and never recovered. Sweet. Very important precedent will be set with this case. Its the battle of the good ole' "if I can't ban the gun, I'll ban everything else you need in order to use it" loophole around 2A rights.

What an idiot. Probably a tear gas gun.

Just got the ammo today. Super fast shipping!