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Lambo, you are putting waaaay to much thought into this bro. Just go shoot the gun. Unless you are talking about shaving .10s of a second off of your split times, I doubt you are seeing much of a difference with and without the extra couple of ounces under the muzzle. I have a lot of time behind a G23, with and without the light. I have even more time behind a G35, with and without a light, with and without a tungsten guide rod, with a light and a tungsten guidedrod. You may feel a difference when holding the gun, but the actual felt difference in handling when shooting is very slight. Any gains you make you will likely need a timer to find.

In my experience with armed bad guys in NJ, the gun is usually inoperable, fake (BB or Airsoft), unloaded, or loaded with the wrong caliber. A few have been functional and partially loaded with the correct ammo. Even fewer have been functional and found to be fully loaded. I've never seen a holster or a reload/spare mag on a bad guy. That being said: Make no mistake, it someone put a gun to your head, it's a hostage situation. It's statistically safer to surrender what is asked for, but that is not a guarantee of safety and those are pretty high stakes to gamble. If someone points a gun at you, assume it is loaded and assume they want to kill you. Anything less is dumb.

BS. Sell it and buy ammo. Keep the OEM one in there. Swap in a new one every 3000 - 5000 rounds. From what I know, tungsten is more brittle than the plastic used in OEM guide rods and has a tendency to shear. It also has a shorter service life between preventative maintenance replacement. For this reason, Tungsten guide rods are recommended only for competition guns and not for guns intended for social functions. By the way, the OEM recoil spring assembly on a Gen 4 Glock should be a two piece design of steel manufacture, not plastic: Gen 3 and earlier Glocks have a plastic one piece guide rod in the recoil spring assembly. Make sure you have the right parts. Also, make sure you have a gen 4 gun if that what you paid for.

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This ^^^^ This ^^^^ And This^^^^ Being a hostage is a shitty job.

I also use the Magpul BAD. I have one on every rifle. Never had a malfunction due to the device. Keep in mind - BAD levers (of any flavor), Ambi Controls, specialized safeties, enhanced charging handles - if you put these on one rifle, you need to put them on all of your rifles. Anything that changed the way you manipulate your rifle needs to be consistant on all of your rifles.

If you are selling the holster, let me know. I need a G19/G23 w/SF light size ALS holster.

There is no set in stone PM scheduled for an AR. Parts are not created equal and people use them in different ways. Shorter barrels are harder in components that longer barrels, same with shorter gas systems. Someone who trains a lot firing high round counts in short intervals will need to perform more maintenance sooner than someone who fires the same amount of round over a longer period. My rule of thumb is - Extractor w/spring, and Gas Rings ~ 3k rounds Action Spring ~ 5k rounds Gas Tube ~ 5k rounds Bolt ~ 7k rounds Barrels should be replaced as well, but they are expensive so I wait until I see accuracy or gas issues before. I am currently well over 10k rounds on one barrel with no issues. Keep in mind I use all mil-spec parts from quality manufacturers with a good reputation. I also shoot and train often, with high round counts over a short period of time, interspersed by more reasonable round counts on a more mellow schedule for sustainment practice. All LPKs are not created the same. Buy quality even if it costs a bit more. I don't know about Chrome-silicon springs. I use what is In the mil-spec LPK I get. FWIW I have never seen the small springs/small parts in a lower fail. I have seen trigger/hammer pins break as well as trigger parts (springs, hammer, disconnector) but never the bolt catch, takedown springs, Mag release, selector spring, buffer retaining pin, etc.... Other than the action spring, the upper takes the most beating and needs to be periodically inspected with parts replacements at intervals that work for you.

Are you looking for spare parts to keep in your range bag in case something shits the bed while out shooting? Or what you should keep on hand at home to conduct preventative maintenance and ensure your rifles keep on keeping on?

I have a Raven Concealment Kydex holster for OWB that sits tight to the body and is comfy, but they are big. If I am wearing OWB, it's pretty much going to be in some flavor of Safariland ALS for duty type purposes where I have other gear on as well IDing me as LE. Otherwise it is IWB and cover garments.

I work midnights and I am afraid of the dark. I carry 4 flashlights on me at work. On and off duty I always have a well used FourSevens Quark in my front left pocket, even if my pistol has a weapon mounted light (Surefire X300U) in the holster. You will end up like every other gun owner in the world and have a drawer full of holsters, mag pouches, belts, etc... that you don't use before you find the setups you like the best. I like IWB because it is easier to conceal. I also find IWB more comfortable than OWB as it doesn't sag as much, and I don't worry about printing or flashing my gun as much as I go about my day. The belt helps a lot, and yes, you do need to size your pants and inch or so larger than usual. Everything JM Custom makes is quality. Buy with confidence. BladeTech makes quality gear as well. You won't go wrong with them either. I have however, found that gear designed to do everything rarely does any one thing as well as quality gear designed to do that one thing alone. YMMV and all that. Avoid the SERPA. Please. Do a search, there are a few thread here about them. Short version - I have seen the fail spectacularly on more than one occasion. They are also not a great concealment holster. They are awfully big and bulky.

If you are going to carry concealed, IWB is the way to go. This is the holster I wear the most: http://www.desantisholster.com/SCORPION-II I carry my G27 back and forth to work everyday in this, and often carry my G23 or G35 while off duty. I also like the CompTac MTAC: http://www.comp-tac.com/inside-the-waistband/mtac-holster-10225 If you want to carry it with a WML, look at JM Custom Kydex: http://www.jmcustomkydex.com/PLST.html Think of the holster as part of a system. The other part being the belt. Buy a good belt designed to carry a gun. I like the Ares Gear Ranger Belt: http://www.aresgear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=100_116 These two components together will make carrying a pistol much more comfortable. I know it is more than you intended on spending, but it is worth it. Consider it an investment.

That .410 handgun out of a rifled barrel makes a pattern like a donut. I wouldn't choose a .410 shotgun with an 18" barrel for defensive use. Why on earth would I choose a .410 handgun? But that's completely off topic.

Not a question of it being a sawed off shotgun. It is clearly a handgun. The question was regarding if the Judge type handguns fell under the definition of a banned weapon: Looks like a combo of the rifled barrel and the fact that it is not being shoulder fired allows it to be a legal handgun in NJ. The rifled barrel prevents it from being an AOW. I still don't care as I have less than zero interest in these types of firearms, but at least now I know.

This ^^^^ The gas tube is a wear item. Replace it at regular intervals to prevent issues down the line.

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Cocktease! Seriously though, that's impossible. All BCGs are the same. My $80 BCG from Uncle Cheech's Tactical Warehouse and Emporium is just as good as the BCM, Colt, LMT, Knights everyone else has. You just pay more for names. /sarcasm

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Excellent write up. Thanks for taking the time Ty!

How about a link to the story?

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