Kaiser7

I actually think it might be more than that now.

I've done that a bit too. I saw this thread the other day looking for something else... Whatever happened with this, did the guard go in?

Still better off than if it had been simply given to a gun buy-back program. I don't mind sporterizing them if the stock has been damaged, but I wouldn't dream of messing with a K98. I wish I HAD a K98.

I'll take the Eotech for free!

Yeah, no lower. I'll probably take it to A-n-A later this month. Damn, I figured it was, but in the event that I need to take a piece off, having it pinned makes it (to my knowledge) impossible to remove. I may want to change out the gasblock at some point. I like the PRI flip up sight gasblocks.

I recently bought an upper off of JSE surplus, but the rail is like a tan color, and I'm thinking about painting it black. I assume I should take it off the upper then. And when I post the link, yes, I got it shipped without a flash hider. I figure it'll be easier to paint it now, before I get a compensator pinned. Which reminds me, is it illegal NOT to have one? Furthermore, any particular recommendations for comps/brakes, or even paint to use on the rail? http://www.jsesurplus.com/custom20wilsonarms1x9molygovtprofilerailheightgasblockcompleteupper-1-1-1.aspx

This one. I may paint the rail black, but otherwise it's great. http://www.jsesurplus.com/custom20wilsonarms1x9molygovtprofilerailheightgasblockcompleteupper-1-1-1.aspx

I just ordered my upper. Finally haha.

I agree. For medical tests and things, our sample size would be okay (Ideally 200+) but it is still a useful measure of those who are online. I'm doing it really just as a curiosity, it would be an interesting thing to look into generally, since the average ages, and things of that nature could be used to determine if gun ownership is on the rise or not. It's still fun to do, and to see people's responses about when they first shot, or how they're just getting into shooting.

Wouldn't it really depend on what your plan for survival was? If you were planning on staying put, then stockpiles of food, ammo, water, medical stuff, and wood for barricades would be a good idea. If your planning on heading into the woods, or something, like I have planned, here's the stuff I was planning on bringing. Machete, Axe, firearms/ammo/cleaning stuff/ etc., Seeds, nails, food, water, firestarting equipment, tents, compass, some clothes, paper, medical supplies, digging equipment, and other things of that nature. Then again, the best thing is to find people you can trust so you can band together with them. The idea of the lone wolf survivor exists only in movies. In nature, humans are ill adapted, other than our brains (which for many are hardly an advantage) we have little in the way of physical adaptations that can be of benefit to us. We succeeded because we banned together in close-knit tribes and specialized.for hunting, home care, medical services, etc. It is good to have a group to specialize various tasks. I would plan to band with some of my friends, and our immediate family, and move somewhere secluded, but where we would have ample resources. Forests are good because of game, edible plants, wood, etc. Not to mention you can clear out an area and try to grow some crops. There would also likely be a source of water you could use for food, irrigation, and things like that. The most vital jobs in my scenario would be of farmer, gatherer, medic, and someone to do things such as mend gear, clothing, etc.

Well, I'm also an airsofter who needs a regular field. As I see it, I'll pretty much do the bulk of my shooting over the summer, when school's out, and during winter break. With airsoft there every third weekend of the month, and with the ability to shoot real guns there, for only $60, it's pretty much the best deal for my circumstance. Not to mention if I get a membership now, it will last me until school lets out next year, so it will expire right when I'd be ready to do more shooting, in the event I go in the guard, or decide to change ranges or something. Wish it was a little closer, but it's not too bad. Around me, for rifles, there's only Square Circle (Which, from what I hear, is nearly impossible to get into), SJSC, which isn't terribly close, and is expensive. Hagues, which is expensive, probably isn't a long range, and has a bad reputation from what I hear. And that's pretty much all I know. If only Bob Viden owned a rifle range, love Bob's little, but I'm not much of a pistol shooter.

It's funny that .45 guys would make that justification... Since you can get a more powerful round in a 6 shooter.

So is the construction all done? I'm looking to join a range, and R14 seems to be the best choice for me. I was waiting to see if it would be done soon before I signed up.

Haha, well my reason for doing this was to get an unofficial metric of the NJ firearm enthusiest population. I'm a biology major, all we do is look at statistics in populations, and things like that. Eventually, when time permits, I may do a more thorough comb through of the statistics here, but for now I'm just doing a simple tally. Already the data has gone against what I figured. I expected the average age to be closer to 50, and it likely is, but for our purposes this is still very important.... .... Because of this. Though I am unlike most in my generation, I do realize when they have a good idea. Knock facebook, twitter, and all that stuff as much as you like, and honestly, most of the time that stuff is stupid, however it can also be a useful tool. In days before immediate access to information, it would be much harder to inform others of things going on. If more gun owners are younger, particularly if, as with myself, they come from homes without firearms, and start getting into them, that's a very good thing. It shows that the RKBA is growing, and that more people will support our rights. Furthermore individuals who are "plugged in" are more likely to hear about legislation that is either for, or against 2A rights, and can act accordingly. Look at NJ588. I'm sure that some people called their legislator when they heard about it at the local gun shop, but "old media" never mentioned it. Few who are not involved with the online NJ firearm community would know have known about it, feathers wouldn't have been ruffled, and it may have gotten through. It is also good to see that it's not just young people online, but many of the "old guard" who are adopting it as well. The internet is a great means of unification, however, either the enemies of 2A rights, or 2A rights supporters can unify online. We must use every tool at our disposal to protect the rights guaranteed us, and it is a good sign to see shooters of all ages embracing this technology. That being said, as of now the Average NJGF user is 37.2 years old (out of 79 answers) and the average age that someone fired their first gun has dropped quite a bit, it's only 16.5 years (out of 56 responses.) I did not count people who used a lot of math in their responses. I'm using a TI-84+ calculator, and honestly, it's a pain in the a** to do all that. When schools out, and I have more free time maybe I will. A trend I AM noticing, and will have to look at later is that there is strange dichotomy in the results. The oldest users generally seem to have started shooting at younger ages. It seems most of the people similar in age to myself (20s) didn't start shooting until their mid to late teens, or even later. This last point is either a sign that they are new to guns because they come from an anti-gun background, or because their parents did not take them out shooting when they were 7 or 8 like many older users did.

I think that's how Brownell's system works actually,

That's more or less what I figured one would do. I mean you're basically designing a "dress up" for ARs. I would imagine the actual coding for the placing the parts is easy, it's putting them in the combinations and such that's hard.

I've emailed them over a week ago. Ironically, I feel bad calling because I'm sure they're very busy, and I don't want to bother them with inane questions. Haha, I posted that because when I googled that question, this thread was one of the first results. I figured I'd put that there in case anyone else had that question in the future. Fortunately, the barrel I'm looking at is sold without a comp. I'll likely buy a legal comp, and have it installed when I get the rest of the upper assembled. I've put off buying an upper for just this reason.

I think that if I were really into this stuff, and did it a lot, I'd try a 1903 at least once. It's interesting, to me at least, to see how the older designs stack up against more modern arms.

Guess it's the standard .750" Apparently only A1s are .625, and bulls are .938

Still need to know if anyone knows this.

I forgot that there are .308 ARs. My bad, overlooked that when responding. WELL I suppose if one looks at it the way I was, I was still right XD.

Probably depends on what range someone wants to shoot. I would imagine the further out you go, the more accurate the M1A is compared to an AR platform, due to weight of the bullet, amount of powder behind it, etc. Assuming optics and the shooter's capabilities are the same, I would assume the M1A would be more accurate at 300 yards. There's a reason they adopted the M21 as a sniper platform, and AR sniper platforms are relatively new.

I'm currently looking at this barrel http://www.stagarms.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_40&products_id=329 Since I don't want the front sight post, and would prefer a low-profile alternative, I was looking at this gasblock. http://www.stagarms.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_37&products_id=335 I was just wondering if they were compatible. The gasblock says it fits .750 diameter barrels, but I didn't see where the diameter was mentioned on the barrel up there. I'd like to get these, but I don't want to buy two parts that aren't compatible with one another. Therefore, I ask for your assistance. I emailed Stag a little over a week ago, but haven't heard back. I figure someone here would know better than I. Also, seeing as how the barrel is threaded, though there is no comp attached, is it legal to ship to my home? When I get PK90 to do the work for me, I'm going to get some sort of brake attached. Also, ordering just the barrel in this manner, are there any other parts I need to attach it to the A3 upper? I don't plan on doing that myself, but I know I need to bring them to PK90 for assembly. Thanks, as always, for the help!

Not 100% sure, however, if you think about it, the service would help people to pick out the parts for an AR, so in a way, it's advertising for them. I suppose it would be smart to get permission first.

I've seen that, but I don't think that it has actual parts from different companies. I've made many an ubergun on there out of boredom.