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Cool, thanks.

Other than saving a tiny bit of weight is there any benefit to the Titanium?

Thread on it here: http://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/78693-trijicon-mro/?fromsearch=1

That's my next fix attempt. I'm going with this one with the Gas Tube already installed: http://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/80663-jp-gas-block-jpgs9/?p=1027317#entry1027317

Well, I can stop looking in the mail everyday for my refund for a little while. Just got this: I wish I had the $$ already so I could buy something else but I'm glad they let me know what's going on. I really can't complain, getting a nice chunk of cash for an optic I never used or trusted and all I have to do is wait.

She absolutely did. Santiago also appeared to be cross eye dominant, he had terrible body position, and he allowed recoil to make him its bitch with each shot. I feel Fox could have picked a better "expert".

I have never tested a gas block/gas tube that way, but I can't imagine that is normal gas leakage.

Don't get fixated on the rings being aligned. I have seen ARs run on two or even one ring with no issues. The leak is the primary concern and ascertaining why it is leaking should be your focus. It could also be the block, so keep in mind that swapping the tube may not solve the issue. I am Going through the same issue right now. After swapping the gas tube and making sure the gas block was properly aligned, I am still having an issue being undergassed. Going to swap the gas block next week. If that doesn't do it, I need to look at the barrel and make sure the gas port is sized correctly or there isn't a deformity or irregularity on the barrel causing the gas block to not seal properly.

Decent article. Mr. Wilber should learn a bit more about terminal ballistics and fitting a gun to a shooter before running his suck while representing the NRA. Luckily Jeff Gonzales picked up the slack with some truth.

Just for the sake of clarity of the NYC law regarding knives, it also can't be able to be opened with one hand. That means no thumb studs or holes, no flippers, nothing you can open with a flick of the wrist, etc... But Nicky is right. Un-clip that knife from your pocket and no one will know it's there... As long as you don't have any other contact with police that will give them cause to search you.

Follow the directions and you'll be fine. Be careful not to take the colored sharpie off the shims. I'm using the Magpul MLOK handstop and sling mount with an Arisaka light mount. I am very pleased.

Thats a good question and I hope we never find out. There is the spirit of the law and letter of the law - sometimes they don't exactly see eye to eye. Also, not every circumstance has discretion as an option. Each situation is unique and each situation will dictate what happens guided by SOP, laws, and general orders. Often times common sense is directly contra-indicated by the guidance they provide, but they are what they are - and if you follow them in good faith you can not get in trouble. Unfortunately these interactions don't happen in a vacuum. When you give a break you are often opening yourself up to serious career implications. Prosecutors, administrators, supervisors, other officers, the bleeding heart lawyers that demand every person be treated equally (regardless of the fact that the situations they are caught up in are different) etc... Are either present or involved to some degree. Car cameras, body cameras, microphones, Taser Cams, etc... and all the devices meant to hold Cops accountable for their actions also play a very large role in limiting/eliminating discretion. Then you have the general public bystanders that decide to get involved usually putting their noses where they don't belong and filming it all on their smart phones. Finally there are the people you exercise your discretion with in an effort to do what's right, and they turn around and try to screw you. On the street, you sometimes need to do the math to see if the juice is worth the squeeze. The liability if you make a mistake can be huge and, like it or not, that places an element of selfishness into the equation. After all, you didn't make this person break the law - you just caught them.

Troy Alpha - good choice if you have a standard barrel nut and a pinned muzzle break: 13" tube on a 14.5" barrel (break pinned to make 16"): 13" Troy Alpha on 16" barrel + brake: 13" ALG EMR V2 MLOK on 14.5" barrel (pinned brake to make 16"): My new favorite rail for a new build where you are install the barrel nut before pinning the muzzle device. I am really digging the MLOK direct attachment options as well. It is a very lightweight rail, that is slim, easy to install, and very affordable (~$145)

Nothing to do with ass kissing. It's about one of the oldest tenets of using discretion in policing: The three "Es" of policing 1) engineering/environment 2) education 3) enforcement If you can't solve the problem with engineering or manipulating the environment, and the individual refuses to be educated, then enforcement is what remains. And yes, being an asshole*, not taking the infraction seriously, not taking responsibility, etc... Demonstrates that the individual is resistant to being educated and needs an opportunity to see a judge. *Note, being angry or unhappy is not the same as being an asshole.

http://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/69120-defensive-firearm-use/page-5#entry1028943

Marty, the first thing I would try is swapping the BCG for one known to be reliable. If the problem goes away, you know it's the BCG. If not, it is likely the gas block/gas tube.

I like the FSC556. I have a few of them on my rifles. The thing with selecting muzzle devices is that recoil/muzzle rise is very subjective. What you think works the best, I may think is the worst. Keep in mind, there is no free lunch. Typically the blastier or louder the device - the better it works. Also, some will decrease recoil but increase muzzle rise and vice versa with varying degrees of effectiveness.

How much and which stocks can you get? I want the short LOP stock, but have only seen that on complete rifles, not lowers. Anyone know if they added the LRBHO? Apparantly the trigger blows (so say the reviews on the intardwebz) and it doesn't use standard AR trigger parts so you can't swap. Despite the above, I am interested in one of these.

Standard barrel nut is ~1.3oz and the rail is ~9.9oz according to the interwebs.

I have a spare 13" Troy Alpha in FDE if you are looking for one. It's in good shape, it was installed on a rifle that never left the safe. PM me if interested.

Meh. I am issued an SBR but my HD rifle is a 14.5" (with pinned brake).

Yeah, you can take the tube off, but not the barrel nut.

Good choice on the Troy tube. They're my first choice when putting a tube on an already built upper - using the stabdard barrel it saves aggravation when dealing with an already pinned muzzle device. I like mine a lot - although I prefer the 13" to the 15". Those extra 2" don't do much besides add weight. Unless you have ridiculously long arms, its wasted real estate IMO. Two of mine: 13" Troy Alpha with 16" barrel: 13" Troy Alpha with 14.5" barrel and pinned Troy brake:

Doubtful. "With sufficient force to injure" and "projectile smaller than 3/8 inch" the key phrases.

There is no mention of what the projectile is constructed of in the statute. 2C:39-1 Definitions f."Firearm" means any handgun, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, automatic or semiautomatic rifle, or any gun, device or instrument in the nature of a weapon from which may be fired or ejected any solid projectable ball, slug, pellet, missile or bullet, or any gas, vapor or other noxious thing, by means of a cartridge or shell or by the action of an explosive or the igniting of flammable or explosive substances. It shall also include, without limitation, any firearm which is in the nature of an air gun, spring gun or pistol or other weapon of a similar nature in which the propelling force is a spring, elastic band, carbon dioxide, compressed or other gas or vapor, air or compressed air, or is ignited by compressed air, and ejecting a bullet or missile smaller than three-eighths of an inch in diameter, with sufficient force to injure a person. You have two positions covering airsoft - 1) They don't have enough force to "injure" a person 2) The electric guns don't use any of the methods listed in the statute to launch their projectiles Both of these arguments are tenuous at best. As for using an imitation firearm (blue gun painted to look real) or toy gun in the commission of a crime: 2C:39-4. Possession of weapons for unlawful purposes e.Imitation firearms. Any person who has in his possession an imitation firearm under circumstances that would lead an observer to reasonably believe that it is possessed for an unlawful purpose is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.