HavocMan

I'd really like to GTF out of Jersey and head to Wyoming. On the other hand, I have family in NH and SC, so those are both options as well. The trick is finding work.....

....so you're the guy, eh?

Cool. I just ordered a FDE/Serrated tool.... and a pair of 15 round .308 PMags for a MEGA rifle I don't own yet, lol..... Who makes a good pouch for this gadget?

I've never handled a 11707 (#%?jersey@&!!), but it sure looks like a 11703 from the receiver forward. I'd be willing to bet that the only difference is the stock/pistol grip.

Wow - no sign of taper pins! Rough day at the gun mill? Things that make you go "hmmmmm...". On a completely unrelated topic, well, I'll just leave this here... http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/youre_your.htm Yikes! You know who you are!

The intarwebnets can be a strange thing - difficult to relay things clearly sometimes, right? To clarify, I've done business w/ Ottomanelli's. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I recently bought a SxS there, among other things. The shop looks great and every sales guy I've ever spoken to seems to know what he's doing. I like the place. Last fall I got better deal on an M4 from a different shop, that's all.

Yeah, that is cool. I'll have to go have a look once my next batch of P2P's arrive.

My biggest goal for this year is to get involved in some competitive shooting and to get some carbine training. I have the bang sticks and booo-lits. I really only need a holster and mag carriers & pouches for a M&P45...gotta make that call to Bladetech. I'm also on the hunt for... 1) A Smith & Wesson Model 19 with the target trigger, hammer & grips. A red ramp front sight would really seal the deal. I have my eye on a few GB listings ... ouch ...lol.... Smith made zillions of these things. How can they cost so much??? http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=387297639 2) Winchester '92 in 45 Colt. Twenty or 16 inch barrel, either would be fine. A large loop would be good, but the standard lever is cool too. There are a few listed on GB now....for ~1K...gulp... but I paid that much for my 44Mag '92, so I guess that's what they go for. I just gotta bite the bullet and go for it I guess. 3) I'd like a 7.62 NATO AR rifle. The S&W M&P10 has my interest, but all the proprietary components and dimensions has me second guessing that choice. Meltzer's has one, but they want stupid money for it. Maybe a LaRue? Or maybe snap together something myself with a Mega Arms upper/lower set? 4) Another Luger. I have a DWM WWI bring back - fairly common. I'd like something from WWII now - probably a Mauser. 5) I have a finished AR lower sitting around waiting for a Bravo Co Keymod upper...waiting waiting waiting... http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-SS410-18-SPR-KMR-KEYMOD-p/bcm-urg-18-ss410-kmr13.htm 6) Cimarron clone of the Colt 1860 Richards Type II cartridge conversion, 5.5" barrel, chambered in 45 Colt... http://www.cimarron-firearms.com/conversion-revolvers/1860-conversions/1860-conversions-1860-richards-type-ii/richards-transition-model-45-lc-5-1-2-in-ca9062.html

I'm no lawyer. Does anyone know if Keith Pantaleon has a civil rights case against Jersey City, JCPD or the officers?

Ryan, this interests me. I live in Paterson. Can you point me in the right direction to read the thread? I did a search for "Jeremy Perez", but no dice.

Do the two LEO's still have their jobs?

I'm not really sure what - if anything - you are implying. I did call them during my search. Ottomanelli's certainly may have them in the rack now. They certainly did not have any when I was searching last fall. That's what the sales guy who I spoke to on the phone said anyhow. Perhaps he thought I was looking for a Benelli AR15/M4? lol - who knows. The girl at RTSP did, haha! When I called there looking, she didn't seem to know what a Benelli M4 was. Anyhow, Ottomanelli's price is on the high side - which might be why they still have them, if they do. I know this because I bought a Cimarron Coachgun at Ottomanelli's in November - not long after I bought my M4 from Carlucci Arms. I saw an M4 in the rack and asked "How much?" I got my M4 from Carlucci Arms for less. I have no real loyalty to any particular gun shop. When I've made up my mind about what I want, I search around for it locally. If a shop has it in the rack - at a decent price - I'll buy it. If what I'm looking for is available from multiple shops I'll buy from whoever offers me the best deal. I bought my M4 from Carlucci Arms because they had them available first and they gave me a great deal. RTSP got M4's one day after I picked up mine. I was there looking for M&P45 mags. I spotted the M4 in the rack and asked a sales GUY "How Much?" Carlucci Arms is practically right across RT10. I got a better deal there. I bought my Cimarron Coachgun from Ottomanelli's because they had them available. I paid just ten bucks less than MSRP. Certainly not what I'd call a "great deal", but they had the gun in the rack when nobody else did so they got my business.

I spent a few days trying to find one this past Thanksgiving. I called every north Jersey shop I knew of. None were willing to even make a few phone calls to find one or order one. Their loss.... Anyhow, eventually I stumbled across Carlucci Arms in Randolph. I found them via an expired M4 auction on "Guns America". He got a few more a couple of weeks later & I bought one from him. I got a great deal too.

Have you seen "Lone Survivor" already?

The best Google gag I've seen is the two Norwegians who ambush the Google photo van dressed in SCUBA gear: http://boingboing.net/2010/02/09/angry-norwegians-in.html

Here's the most motivating memory I have from Benning... It's right at the beginning of basic. We had been there for just a couple of weeks. We're all still trying to figure out what we've gotten ourselves into, ya know? It's November, so it's kinda cold and it's early in the morning, so it's still dark too. The company is running PT and one of the drills is calling a cadence, as usual. Now, I was in 1st platoon and I'm tall, so I was near the front of the formation. Nearly an entire COMPANY is behind me calling cadence - and we were running in boots this morning. So, it's pretty loud, right? Or so we thought... Suddenly, we hear a different cadence coming from behind. It is LOUD - and getting LOUDER fast! A platoon - A PLATOON - of Rangers goes BOOKING past us on the left like we were bums sleeping on a bus stop bench. We couldn't hear ourselves anymore. We were awestruck. They were wearing shined jump boots, bloused BDU's, patrol caps and black sweatshirts with a big "RANGER" tab printed across the shoulders. I'll never forget that morning. They were larger than life.....

I just stuck an EAG/P3X on my Benelli M4...great light. ...and I thought the P2X and the X300U were bright.

Yeah, you're right. I'm taking my lights off my guns. Wax candles and night lights all over the house are where it's at! Oh ... and an oil lamp for checking around outside.

No such thing as "Too Bright" when you're standing behind the light!

Hallelujah!! Welcome to the party!

I learned at the Ft. Benning School for Boys.

I stopped watching at 3:30. They parkerize the barrel and front sight base AFTER it is all assembled. That is a deviation from the TDP. That can only make one wonder what other corners they are cutting.

How many rounds do you have on your WW?

I mentioned these two guns in another thread. Here they are. The top gun is all BCM. The bottom gun is a BCM upper on a Spikes lower. Top Photo: BCM Upper w/ BCM BCG, 14.5" BFH barrel, LaRue handguard, pinned BattleComp 1.5, Aimpoint T1 and 3x magnifier, both in LaRue mounts. MagPul back up sights. BCM Lower w/ Geissele SD3G trigger, Magpul MIAD grip and CTR stock (pinned). Tango Down sling mount. Battle Arms Development BAD-CASS-ST-SA ambi selector. Fifteen round mag from Midwest PX. Second Photo: BCM Upper with BCM BCG, 14.5" Lightweight BFH barrel, PRI carbon fiber handguard, pinned BattleComp 1.5, Trijicon ACOG, MagPul back up sights. BCM stubby vertical grip, Surefire FURY in a Gear Sector mount. Spikes lower w/ Geissele SD3G trigger, Magpul MIAD grip and CTR stock (pinned). Tango Down sling mount. Battle Arms Development BAD-CASS-ST-SA ambi selector. Fifteen round mag from Midwest PX.

No, I don't come here for research. This is an interesting forum because it's a bunch of local folks with local news and info. High Exposure summed up AR15.com perfectly. Clownshoes. I'm not sure you're getting my "My life is worth it" comment. I own guns to defend myself. The hobby/collecting aspect is further down the list. If that bugs you, well, that's that. I'm no longer satisfied with mediocre gear because I have seen that stuff fail first hand, re my Bushmaster. When I bought it I didn't know any better and took the sales guys advice "It's just as good as the Colt". I took him at his word, thinking the Bushy was just as good as the Colt he had in the rack and as good as the Colt's I'd been issued in the past. It certainly was not. I should have bought the Colt