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Hey I worship Darth Vader!! Now, Wait... so the cops in Carney's Point are good people, they support the 2A, and are open minded! I am shocked! /sarcasm Ask them about going through some use of force training or a civilian academy. See what they say.

He is currently backtracking on his Twitter feed saying it is all media spin, and that they pulled a fast one on him. He trying to save face with his "parishioners". https://mobile.twitter.com/reverendmaupin

According to Shawn Moore all the Cops by you are criminals, JBTs, and scumbags.

I have heard a lot of good things about this: http://armorconcepts.com/EZ-Armor/ But have no first hand experience.

I say a guy run a Steyer Scout in an AR class. He was almost as fast and more accurate than most of the AR shooters. It was pretty cool to see a guy that dialed in to that platform. A rifle that is 50 state legal, uses mags I already have, and a caliber decent for SD sounds like a good rifle to have around. I'm not going to replace all of my ARs, but I have a place in my safe for a rifle like that.

Lol I was using the "royal" you, not specifically you brother. I just meant that the opportunities are out there for those that want them. But the folks that need them always decline.

I know quite a few PDs have offered this opportunity. The problem is no one takes them up on it. Do you think someone like Rev Al Charlatan would risk going through a scenario and shooting an unarmed black man in a simulation? Do you think at this point in his career he could risk having his mind changed?

Granted - although that is also a very different sentiment than your original position of "Finger looks fine IMO". In any event, there is still no excuse for finger on trigger without sights on target. Additionally, if you are holding the weapon it should have been checked for status and the safety engaged afterwards. Doesn't matter if it is a video, training, commercial, or real world operation of the weapon. Anything less points directly to their professionalism and frankly turns me off of their products.

You are an RSO at RTSP? Ask Frank from Spartan Group what he thinks about that.

That is standard for an AR - if the hammer is not cocked you can't put the rifle on safe.

Say what you want. No skin off my nose - but that is an accident waiting to happen. One startle or sympathetic reflex response and he's got a few rounds in the deck, or whatever his muzzle is pointing at. I'll tell you this though, I teach a few classes a year and I know a lot of knowledgeable and reputable instructors - not a single one of them would allow that in their class or consider it safe. It would be an immediate No-Go in a shoothouse or CQB course. If one of my teammates ran their gun that way it would lead to a quick wall-to-wall counseling session as soon as was feasible, followed by ejection from the team forthwith.

Slight thread drift: 1) Why is he off safe without being on target? There is no excuse. 2) That finger position is un-sat. If that was a class I was instructing, or an AI of, I would correct you once. A second infraction and you would be out of class.

My BCM 14.5" midlength with carbine length receiver extension runs great on an H-buffer.

That actually looks pretty good. ...... even though he had his finger on the trigger, selector off safe and set to FA, and was not on target, in the beginning of the video.

Absoutley, it is called the reactionary gap - sometimes referred to as the 21 foot rule or the Tueller Drill. Not understanding it, and the true capabilities of your weapon system, will cause you to lose every time. The Rev would have been justified to put 5,6,7 rounds or more into his attacker at that distance.

Wasn't MMQ. Sorry it came off that way. I was just stating with proper training, it would have been more likely to end in a clean arrest, with no one injured, and no manhunt for a cop killer that would probably end in another shooting or a suicide. Basically, I'm saying that the people he (the rev) was condemning for being so trigger happy - the police - are actually trained to handle this scenario so it is less likely to end in gunfire at all by anyone - thereby saving lives.

That thing is simply the baffles for a suppressor without the shroud. Sig tried that and got their PeePee smacked pretty hard. Curious what will happen with Area as they are already knee the microscope. Personally, I think it is a dumb idea. It will not slow the rounds enough to change their terminal effects in modern construction materials at room distance. You are spending extra money and effort for no change from a 14.5" barrel with a standard pinned brake/comp. As far as rifle v pistol in a house, all studies I have - FBI, ATF, .mil - show pistol rounds penetrate more walls and retain more mass than .223 rounds: * note: the .40 and 9mm shots were taken with 7" barrel subgun. The barrels taking the .223 shots are described in the chart. Additionally, with proper training clearing anything from a closet to a long hallway is easily accomplished with a standard size AR - including operating it one handed.

Good for him. I wish more people would do this, especially the so called "leaders" of these movements. Still, I wish he would have done this before he incited an entire community into hating the Police. I am glad that it was eye opening for him, I hope he can change the momentum of the movement he started in AZ. As for the scenarios, good simple Use of Force decision making. No surprises how either of them reacted either. As for the shooting of the "unarmed guy", with what happened on that scenario - and assuming similar UoF guidelines in AZ as NJ, it is within guidelines. ETA: while he was shot and "killed" in the first scenario, a trained officer/shooter should have cut the angle to the right to keep the suspect and especially his hands in view. Hands kill watch them always.

MOE Handguards are a great piece if kit, they will serve you well. For LPK, look to forum vendor Midwest PX: http://midwestpx.com/product_info.php?cPath=100&products_id=659 Great value, especially when you consider you are getting a significantly upgraded trigger group. For an optic I always say to buy quality and spend a little more to get something that will last, think best value for you money vs. lowest price. Aimpoint PRO is my go to option. It can not be beat for the price - with a little research they can be found for ~$350 Magpul MBUS is an adequate rear sight for a backup. I would get something more substantial for a rear sight of I wasn't getting an optic. LMT and DD make excellent fixed rear sights, Troy is pretty much the standard for flip-ups. As for stocks, I would say go with a Magoul fixed carbine stock (you would still need to get a receiver extension separately) or an A1 GI stock. No need to pin anything, they are both well made, and very affordable. Buy a mil-spec receiver extension (buffer tube) from a reputable company - BCM, VLTOR, Colt - they are a little more $$ but it's money well spent. Avoid commercial tubes as they are weaker. Make sure whatever you get is made from mil-spec materials as well as being mil-spec dimensions If you have a little extra coin to spend, check out the Sully stock - it comes with the receiver extension and everything you need. It is outstanding! I really like mine.

The most accurate AR upper I shot was a LaRue Stealth Upper. Thing was a damned laser beam.

That things full auto - it has the G18 "fun" switch behind and below the Colt style cylinder release.

R.T.F.M - Last paragraph in case you ever forget

The Benchmade Nimravus is nice too. I picked one up for under $100 a while ago. I never used it and gave it to a guy at work. Nice blade shape, comfortable handle too. Also check RAT knives and Tops for affordable fixed blades.