High Exposure

Barms, the rule of thumb for mounts is as follows: LaRue. If LaRue makes a mount for your optic, get a LaRue mount. Exceptions to this rule are as follow: Aimpoint Pro comes with an adequate Low and Absolute Co-Witness Mount. Yankee Hill makes an excellent EOTech riser that is low cost but excellent value. Daniel Defense makes a excellent permanent (vice quick detach) low weight T1/H1/R1 mount for a lower 1/3 co-witness. GG&G makes OK gear, but usually for an extra $10 you can get a LaRue mount which is much higher quality. Do NOT get an ARMS mount. They are terrible and lose zero quickly. The big decision with mounting a RDS is figuring out if you want an Absolute or Lower 1/3 co-witness. That is mostly personal preference. I personally like Lower 1/3 as it keeps me from "Turtling" when I shoulder my rifle and it also clear a bit more of the fixed front sight post(which I also prefer), and still allows a co-witness of dot and irons if desired.

That model can work on your belt with some finagling. I have seen both upside down and back/quiver carry in real world use. They both have merit in certain situations. I don't see them Being applicable to anything I will ever do, but if it works for you go for it.

Yup. Just move the band after you thread the malice clips.

Yeah, that's a Gen III. Move that rubber band into one of those grooves so it doesn't get cut. They work OK. Not my favorite. They make for a good emergency reload pouch on the belt. They suck for chest mounting for the reason DD stated.

This is 10 rounds from 100 yards, in prone, while zeroing a brand new rifle that I had just finished building (BCM 16" flat-top mid-length upper with a standard barrel) equipped with a TA01NSN 4X ACOG in a standard height LaRue mount, enabling a proper cheek weld to the rifle that is repeatable and consistant. ETA: You have a flat top receiver. Why are you messing with that carry handle nonsense? Ditch the carry handle and mount the scope directly to the receiver and get the most out of your optic. You won't even see the fixed front sight post through the magnified optic, if that is your concern.

I shot Filthy 14 at an EAG class. I think Pat took it out of service for a T&E or student use rifle and sent it back to Paul at BCM. Last round count I heard was just shy of 44,000.

I am going to go out on a limb and say shenanigans to that being "comfortable" to shoot. The height over bore has to be 5.5"-6". If you are doing anything other than bench shooting that will be a problem. Even from a bench, serious precision is most likely an issue as you can not maintain a repeatable and consistent cheek weld to the stock.

Thanks Holeshot, I was very happy to find that to be the case as well. Driving to NC, OH, VA for 2-3 days at a clip was getting expensive an harder to do with a 3 year old at home. I carried 5 issued 30 rounders to the line. 3 across the chest, one in the gun and 1 in my newly located emergency reload pouch on my belt at 9 o'clock in a Safariland mid-ride UBL. I also back filled my e-load pouch and conducted Tac loads from my chest while storing partials in my dumper and consolidating partial mags during lulls in the firing schedule. Matt and Checko kept up fine, although Matt ran out of ammo at one point and I gave him one of my 30s to finish the drill. Joe was great about breaks to top off and telling you what you needed ammo wise before stepping up to the line. While we learned A LOT it wasn't a frantic pace to keep up with the POI.

It is an occluded optical red dot. You can't see through the tube. You keep both eyes open and your brain superimposes the dot your dominant eye sees over the target that your non-dominant eye sees. It's black magic but it works, to a degree, and is the original RDS. Very similar to the BAC that Trijicon teaches with the ACOGs or like looking through a RDS while forgetting to open the front lens cap.

I carry IWB all year. For OWB I suggest a Raven. Extremely sturdy, very slim, and holds tight to the body in my experience.

Not leather but I use the G26 model of the DeSantis Scorpion IWB at the 3:30-4:00 position with a stiff belt (Ares Gear Ranger belt). It is an open end so all small frame Glocks (9mm, .40, .357Sig) fit in it. This holster holds all of my Glocks tighter to my body that any of the other holsters I own. It is the Holster I reach for 90% of the time as I walk out the door.

You are welcome! If you go that route let me know, I have always wanted to shoot with one of those. I would love to give it a whirl.

You verify that by first selcting a book that relates to your wants and needs. Then you research the author, who in this case is a well know former member of CAG and currently a world class instructor on the AR platform - for LEO, .Mil, and Competition shooters, then you ask around and see who else may have read this book or currently endorses the author's classes. A publishing date helps as well. A lot easier than researching me or you on an Internet forum. A whole lot easier than verifying that what we are spouting isn't outdated nonsense since we don't have a published bio, résumé, or publishing date and we are not currently teaching/training/instructing the public.

True, but how does one vet "High Exposure" or "Vladtepes" as a legit source for "go to" info? How do you verify which members on NJGF have the experience, training, and insight to form their opinion in line with what you are looking for in a gun, when you can go out and buy Kyle Lamb's, or Jeff Gonzales, or some comp shooters, hunters, mil-sim/re-enactors book and know who he is and what he does and from where he speaks? Don't get me wrong, there are folks here that know exactly what they are talking about. I know who they are because I have experience enough to know who is right and who is talking from their rear-end. I can filter out the BS ignoring the advice of some of the "mall-ninjas" and "internet commandos" and even the guys who may know what they are talking about, but come at the AR platform from a direction that I have little primary focus in - ie: competition, retro, hobbyists, hunting - and take the advice of others because I have a frame of reference. As someone new to ARs, how do you do that? Because the common sense, mechanical know how, and good old American institutional "Gun know-how" that used to rule this country are now sadly things of the past...

Good luck. Let us know how the class goes. I am interested to hear more about MDTS.

The big problem with stuff in the Internet is separating the wheat from the chaff. Anyone can self publish on the Internet. A book has a little more going for it in the vetting department, at least in my experience.

It's not panic. It is a spin that that gives it a false connotation. It is an inkling of "Us v Them" when it isn't that case at all. It's the hint of "EHRMERGERD, Starbucks is now AntiGun!!!!!1!!!!" when really it is "We blew it and now Starbucks doesn't want us to OC in their stores" Regardless, seriously, look at this guy: How is that appropriate in a coffee shop? The other gunners there should have put a stop to this kind of shenanigans before it got to where we are now. ETA: How about this, you take some responsibility and act like an adult and stop posting inflammatory nuanced BS as topic titles. I am not crying about it - like I said I enjoy calling you out on it because it lets everyone see you scream that "the sky is falling" - I am asking you to take some personal responsibility and use some adult behavior and judgement for a change. - Mods don't lock. I am done with Shawnmoore81 on this thread.

The title should be "Starbucks has to change its policy ever-so-slightly to try and keep jackasses out of its coffee shops so they can remain a profitable private company and not close up shop, subsequently adding it's workers to the national unemployment numbers" Or how about, "Starbucks makes a polite and earnest request to its customers to leave the politics out of their private stores and just enjoy their coffee." You run around this place like Chicken Little all the time, demanding everyone to pay attention to you because the sky is falling and you are the only one who knows it, it is getting old... But I enjoy calling you on it when you do it This is a business decision, not a denouncement of 2A rights. Starbucks isn't a gun shop, they don't publish a magazine about firearms, they don't have a forum about weapons or self defense or the 2nd Amendment. They are a business that sells coffee, that's it. All they're trying to do is sell as much of that java as they can. Why on God's green Earth would they want to be put in a position to choose sides and alienate a portion of their customer base. They would much rather take everyone's money than just some people's money, don't you think. They didn't "Cave" or "capitulate" or "switch sides". They were forced into this business decision because people on our side - the gun community - chose to force them to make a stand to stay where they want to be as a profit making entity. They do that by selling as much of their product to consumers of all stripes, Republican, Democrat, Gunner, Anti, etc.... As they can. As in amy business that caters to the public, when one group starts to show their a$$, they will be asked to stop, then made to leave. This is what happened. Speaking of rights, our side seems to be bitching a lot about "Your standing on my rights!". What about Starbuck's right to conduct business on their property in a way that keeps most people happy and makes them the most money? Starbucks, their employees and customers have rights as well. They were pushed into making this statement because there are dumbasses on our side who can't think, can't be cool, and respect other's rights as much as they expect their own to be respected. And those of us that should have stopped this before it got to this point and gave the Antis one in the win column, turned a blind eye. I liken this to a gay pride parade every day on your business' property. You may have no problem with gays one way or the other, but if everyday, the gays decide to make their flamboyant and overtly open stance known to the public from your place of business, it will hurt your bottom line and you are going to ask them to stop.

I know right. Shocker! Vlad, this makes no sense whatsoever. You said it yourself, it is a private company. It doesn't have to make sense to you, it doesn't have to be logical from your perspective. You are willing to go into an establishment, carry in a manner that you dont usually, and give your hard earned money to a company you no longer agree with, all to prove a point? That is illogical. What else is illogical is trying to show them that they are wrong about gun-owners by doing exactly what they are asking you politely not to do. You want to show them that you don't agree with their stance - which frankly doesn't seem to have changed other than a slighty more firm "leave me out of it" - show your displeasure with your wallet. By the way, did you go there to support them when their stance was ever so slightly opposite? How is your proscribed course of action going to change anything other than to strengthen their resolve that they are doing the right thing and that gun owners really are worse customers than the antis and that the Employees, Managers, and Owners and customers without an agenda just don't want to be bothered? Sgt. Toadette, I agree with you. I think this article conveys my thoughts on this topic much better than I could. http://practicaltacticalpodcast.com/starbucks/

I found "Green Eyes, Black Rifles" by Kyle Lamb to be an excellent resource.

I don't know. I wouldn't buy them and I wouldn't recommend them without doing a sh!t-ton of research first. The problem with armor is that there is a lot of "black magic" involved and armor salesmen are some of the scummiest people out there in my experience.

Dupe: http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/61058-i-think-hell-has-frozen-over/

Everyone is busy. You need to make the time or spend more money if you want good training. You are already going to train for 8 hours, what is another 2:00 in round trip travel matter. You are spending $150 for the class, $200 for ammo, why not get the best bang for your buck (pun intended) even if it puts you out a little for driving? Get a couple of friends involved and make a day of it. How far do you drive to shoot now and how long do you shoot for when you are there without an instructor actually teaching you? It was an easy 1:20 drive from Sayreville to Bethlehem. That is with stops for picking up a bud and packing his stuff in my car, stopping at DD for breakfast to go, getting gas, and picking up sandwiches for lunch. The range is literally right over the border, maybe 10 minutes past the Delaware. Unless you are training in your backyard it doesn't get much better than that.

Oh, ok. That was our fellow NJGF member, the self professed lurker. He said that muzzle break was a Nordic Component item, but I can't find it. Maybe he will chime in.

Who was that? The guy between me and Doug, directly to my Left?