High Exposure

I don't really feel the way the dads in the video do - I have a wonderfully caring and supportive wife and son that are my whole world - I just think it's a funny video.

It's tricky. Agency buys the mags and issues them to officers. Patrol guys draw mags before shift - usually in the bag with the rifle and a double mag for in the rack in the radio car. SWAT guys keep mags staged in the pouches on their gear so they can respond directly to a crisis scene without going to HQ first and grabbing stuff. Much more efficient.

Eventually. Haven't figure out the best place for that yet. SBRs are cool, until you have essential shit to bolt on them and don't have any room...

Yup. Picked up two .625 gas blocks at Howell Gun Works - the Colt SBRs use pencil-barrel profile barrels. I have used BCM blocks on other guns, and trust all BCM gear, but wasn't sure about using one on a barrel after removing the taper pins. As it turns out, it worked perfectly!

Whatever is approved. We use the standard Colt trigger.

Feels much better. 10" tube on an 11.5" barrel. It is significantly lighter and I have a few more inches of room on the tube - which was the primary goal. It drives very fast, but it does feel a little weird with the front so much lighter. The muzzle moves a bit more when firing fast. I may switch back to the SOPMOD stock, the extra weight in the back may be beneficial. We shall see...

Ok - From this: To this:

Not every Dept allows it, and some agencies have idiosyncratic differences but at some agencies there is a "personally owned/Deptartment approved" Rifle program where officers can carry their own personal rifle on duty if it meets policy standards and passes Dept Armorer inspection. It has to be either a completely NJ legal rifle, or purchased on Dept letterhead with the Chief's signature. If the rifle is not NJ legal and purchased on Dept letterhead, upon retirement or separation from the department, the rifle becomes deptartment property It's treated no differently that carrying a personal gun on your ankle as a bug.

Nice. Finishing it tonight. Pics to follow. I rnded up using a BCM low-pro gas block. The set screw closest to the shoulder locks into the groove on the barrel left by the taper pin. Works perfectly. If they are owned by the PD no, but appropriate ATF paperwork needs to be completed if they are under 16". If they are owned by the individual officer and used on duty, yes.

No used guns. Just me not explaining well. NBPD bought a enough Sigs to outfit their active members about 8 or so years ago - ditching their S&W 4006s. They continue to buy new guns as their Dept grows, and guns are retired. NJSP switched to 229s in '14. Prior to that they had 228s (I think). The Sigs tested by the NJSP (228 and 229) are anywhere from 8ish years old (228) to newer (229). I don't know how many of each was tested or what the ratio was failure wise between them. Just that NJSP Sigs are failing at an alarming rate.

Battlewear. It's an Ops Core knockoff that is on State Contract. I was pushing for Crye Airframes but the wait was almost a year.

Agreed thank you.

Mrs Peel. Welcome to the wonderful (and painfully expensive) world of shooting. Before you get too far along decide what you want to start with in your shooting career. Bullseye, competition, self defense, etc... Define your short term shooting goals then find a reputable and quality instructor that teaches those skills and take a class from them. Then take another, and another - even if it's the same class. I have taken many beginner classes - I just took a beginner rifle class in April. I still learn a lot at each one. Shooting is all about the basics. It's how fast and accurately you can execute those basics on demand that seperate the elite from the newbs. Learn the basics properly under the eye of a professional who will disect your ability and give you the opportunity to make great strides towards your goal. Once you have been trained, you are able to practice alone at the range. There is a huge difference between training and practice. Practice is what you do to maintain your training. Training is where you learn new skills. Remember, despite what the old adage says - Practice makes permanent, not perfect. Don't create bad habits. Shoot enough to be safe then take a class as a clean slate and a dry sponge.

Link to the upper in question? Why do you think it wouldn't be?

It is fun to take off and put on. It works as advertised. It decreases the effectiveness of the brake slightly but it lets you shoot near others (think a team environment) safely without distracting or disorienting your partners. It was developed for a specific reason: Suppressors work better and last longer when attached to a comp/brake vs a flash hider. However if you want to train/work any CQB/Team tactics without the suppressor on, the brake is dangerous. The Diffuser is a viable solution. Note: Don't take it off right after shooting. Fucker gets HOT quick. Also, the finish isn't great, it scratches easy if you care about that kind of thing.

I field strip my pistol when I fly for the same reason.

I keep one in the glove box of my truck and one in the safe - just in case I need to secure something. The rest get chucked. I have never used one*. ETA: *I just remembered that's not true - I used one once to secure a pistol in my trunk during a training for work where we couldn't bring our pistols in the building. I went out an bought a LifeJacket: http://www.mseworldwide.com/lifejacket/lj2.html Immediately afterwards for storage situations like that. The cable lock stays to lend out to other less prepared people.

Done! Just leave the state as soon as we trade so you don't get in trouble. Seriously dude - Nice rifle you built. Quality parts, clean looks, everything you need with nothing extra or wasted. Damn, I'm jealous.

Wow, That's nice! Well done. Can I have it?

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/John_Wick HK P30L with a custom comp on it.

Already being discussed: http://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/81973-a-sad-day-for-california/#entry1046034

He can be a real dick sometimes!