High Exposure

Having some friends that live up in "America's Hat" and having spent a lot of time in BC and Alberta in my younger days, That's pretty darn funny

My point, you missed it.... Also if you thought that it was going to be another pissing match and you really wanted to avoid it, why did you even respond? Good luck with it Shawn, I am eager to hear a range report/AAR after you put it through its paces. And, I have to ask. Why didn't you just give us that info when you posted the pic? I had one (Aimpoint in a LaRue FTS) but didn't like it. Worked with it for about a year and a half, used it through 2 EAG COC courses and a trip to Blackwater and I found I was faster and more accurate without it at the distances I train the most at (100yards and in). The FOV was not as good as I would like, it was heavy, the balance was off when driving the gun on multiple targets while FTS. When the magnifier was flipped it snagged on my gear and was uncomfortable against my chest when I wasn't wearing my PC. It also made the rifle flop around weird when slung. For what I wanted, it just didn't work for me so I traded it for a Trijicon MRDS for my Glock and haven't looked back.

Hey good one! Oh, and by the way - Clever rarely is Seriously Shawn. Tell us about the magnifier. Why did you choose this one? How do you like it so far? Would you recommend it to other board users and why? What is the zero you have on the RDS and how does the Magnifier affect it? Did you have to zero the magnifier separately from the RDS? Why did you choose FTS rather than QD? How does the rifle handle with the magnifier flipped over? Does the magnifier make the reticle smear and look like a comet or does it stay crisp and centered? How's the field of view compare with magnifier up and down? When you sling the rifle and the magnifier is flipped to the side, does it snag? Is it comfortable? Anything other than "check it out" would be useful to the board. ETA: Oh, also, Shawn while I have your attention - that is an accessory not a modification. Nit-picky, I know. But words do have meanings.

Is it? Is it really? How do you know with nothing more than a picture? It might be the best firearm accessory since rifling, but with nothing more than a picture and a "Hey check it it bro" sadly, we will never know...

It's not the EoTech. It's not the magnifier. It's that the post has no substance. What does the OP like about it? What does he not like about it? How's the glass? What mount did he choose and why? What's the intended use? Basically, why should we care that he got a magnifier? Why is that post worthy? Or this just another "Look at my trunk" (http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/46605-look-at-my-trunk/page__hl__trunk__fromsearch__1) thread? The fact that I like green has as much useful information to any readers of this thread as the original post. ETA: You know you are being given enough rope to hang yourself when an Administrator throws out the Popcorn Smiley....

And.....? My favorite color is Green

I think that after the Boston bombings and the pursuit of the terrorists in the city and surrounding areas that we are going to see more of these types of reports in the near future. I do wonder if the actual frequency of these events will increase, or just the reporting of them in an effort to make the general public feel as if our security measures are effective and to make them feel safer today and they felt yesterday. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/22/canadian-police-announce-arrests-suspects-planning-major-terrorist-attack/ We all need to be like a midget at a urinal - on our toes.

I had my G35 slide Cerakoted in Coyote Brown after getting it milled for a MRDS: It has held up great. Cycles fine and the finish is still strong after thousands of holster presentations and a just under 1k rounds through it.

I am looking for a local (central NJ preferable, but anywhere in the state works) Kydex holster maker for help with a custom project. Any and all leads appreciated! Thanks. (Mods please move if there is a more suitable location for this. Thanks.)

For work I have a Plate Carrier (MSA SOHPC) and a war belt (First Spear Gunfighter Belt with ATS Warbelt sleeve). I shoot all training classes in PC and Warbelt and about 80% of all personal training in both as well. I also shoot all the Steel Comps at OBRPC that I attend in the Warbelt (sometimes my duty rig) and sometimes wear my armor as well. If you have a requirement to shoot in armor, you need to practice/train with it. The weight changes balance and shooting positions. Your standing, squatting, kneeling, prone and asymmetric/unconventional positions all have to built differently in your gear then when you are running slick. The bulk of it changes everything from how you access your ammo to your cheekweld and stock placement on a rifle and how far you can extend your arms when shooting pistols in a typical modified isosceles/combat stance. I have a number if chest rigs ( a BFG 10 Speed and an old Diamondback tactical model get the most use) that I will use occasionally, but mostly they are stashed for use when the PC would be inappropriate or too conspicuous. ETA: Lalo is right - this shouldn't turn into a photo thread. Pics removed.

Yeah, that's pretty bad But sometimes, you have to dance with who ya brung.

We're you referring to the rifle the DSS Agent is carrying? If so that is a Colt 9mm Subgun. If I remember correctly is was developed at the request of the Marine Corps FAST teams. The standard Colt Model 635 has a 10.5" barrel, but there is also a Model 633 has a 7" barrel and a different front sight setup (this variation was built to fulfill a request by the DEA). We had them for a little while, but they were very unreliable with anything but Mil-spec 9mm hardball ammo.

We use UTM for Force on Force. They fly a little faster, a little farther, and hurt a lot more, plus they are based in NJ.

Until the Aimpont PRO came out, the N and AA Eo Tech were the cheapest "quality" (at the time) RDS on the market at face value - notice I said "cheapest" not "best value". Taking out the price of batteries, returns, and QC issues the initial price tag was lowest. When you factor in downtime of units, repairs, and battery costs, they were not the cheapest. Unfortunately, Police Administrators don't care about that. All they care about is meeting a line item cap on a budget. This is why you still see so many Eo Turds on Police Rifles. Not because they are better, but because until a few years ago they were cheapest and their service life hasn't expired so replacements aren't in the budget yet. Those guys are also running legacy M3 lights on their rifles, 15 year old PASGT Helmets, and crappy Pro-Tech armor. That is not their statement for what all of SWAT-dom should carry. You dance with who you brung. You bring who you are told. My team is only one of 2 that I know of where the bean counters actually listen to the shooters before buying them gear. We are very lucky to have team leaders and a team commander that will listen and fight to get us the right gear. After years of issues, we now issue Aimpoint PROs. We have had ZERO issues since switching over. In the past we issued Eo Turds. On a good day at the range, we would have only 10-11 of the EoTurds die on us out of the 40 issued, and only half would need to go back for repairs. Think about that: once a month 25% of our optics would die, and 12.5% would need to go back to the factory for an extended time and we were "happy" with those results because it could have been worse. On a regular basis 25% of my team mates were less than 100% mission capable due to crappy equipment. I bought my own T1 after the first time my Eo died on me. I am not in "love" with Aimpoint. Love implies an emotional attachment. I prefer Aimpoint over Eo Tech because of cold hard facts, logic, and personal experience with many units manufactured by both brands. I know I am a sample of of one end user, but I am confident in my choice of Aimpoints over Eo Turds all day long based on my experiences and the experiences of hard shooters whose opinion I value highly.

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/54067-wts-like-new-colt-series-70/

This is 100% counter to my experience with L3 and Eo Techs in general. They do NOT last and last. Additionally, what do you use while your optic is away getting repaired 2-3 times a year at 3-4 weeks an event. I need my rifle for work daily. I do not want to lose the advantage of my RDS if I don't have to. I have no idea how good Aimpoint's CS is because I have never had to use it... In my job, we call that a clue

This. I am issued a 1 point sling as well. I bought myself a BFG VCAS 2 point.

Now that the younger bomber lived to be captured, I thought this article was more interesting. This is the stuff that people need to read and learn about. Let us hope that history does not repeat itself. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/tale_of_two_terrorists_3WtcmY2p7PwFkbO1NheqNL

I have to work with all the Boston Craziness.... boooooooo! I was looking forward to shooting.

I see mostly M4s. If you are talking about these rifles (the two slung on the shooters facing the camera): Those are Sig 556 rifles like this one: Probably the 556 SWAT SBR (10" barrel) version: With lights, sights, etc...

G34 all the way.

Why do you want them?

Imagine how that feels when you need your rifle for real, not just at the range. I will tell you it sucks. That is why the one Eo Turd I still own now lives on my MP 15-22 which is dedicated to training and competition duty only. If it fails all I lose is a comp or some training time, not my life, my partners life, or the life of an innocent. When I can scrape the cash together, I will sell it and add cash for a T1. I don't even want that turd on a .22 gun dedicated to training.

You should see some of the houses I have to go in. Disgusting doesn't cover it. I was in one the other day for a burglar alarm call. It was so nasty, the jackass that forced the door left without taking anything. I had to literally crawl over bags of garbage, old pizza boxes, old, rancid, empty milk cartons to check the house. 3 stories and a garage I had to check with my partner, and I never saw the floor through the mess. This happens all the time. You would be surprised at some of the "upstanding pillars in your community" that live, and die, in filth like that. The best one is I found one guy mummified and frozen to his floor in 12" of ice after reports that there were burst pipes in an allegedly "abandoned" house by his neighbors. There were newspapers and magazines stacked all over the place, making these neat little walkways from bathroom to bedroom to kitchen to TV room. Every other flat surface was coved in stuff. When we finally found him, he was literally in a block of ice, like in a cartoon. When he was thawed out at the ME office (I got to go to the autopsy) he looked like one of the National Geographic mummies they found in the mountains in Chile or Peru, only he was wearing blue jeans and a red flannel shirt. I bet the cats nibbled on her.

3 point slings sure useless. 1 point slings are OK to transition shoulders, but suck at everything else that a sling is supposed to be good at. Quick adjust 2 point slings do it all (including switching shoulders) and do it well. What about a 1 point sling makes you think it is more "tactical" than a 2 point sling? What "tactical" experiences are you basing your assessment on?