High Exposure

I have a G27, G23, G22 and 2 G35. Next is a G24 to complete the set I would like a G19 and G34 as well.

There is no unofficial policy. It is plain common sense and it applies across the board to every profession out there. If you are a union plumber, are you going to go to an anti-union rally and tell everyone at the hall you did so and still expect to get work? If you work for PETA do you wear a leather jacket to work everyday? Like physics, every action has a reaction. If you know you work in a pro 2A town for a vocally pro 2A administration in an openly Pro2A county sides, Good on ya! Wave the flag and let everyone know. You need to "know your audience" so to speak and pick your battles appropriately in any job. Bucking the system is not the way to get ahead. If you don't get ahead you can not affect any real change. I do more good keeping my non-status quo beliefs to myself at work, but guiding my squad and educating them on the finer pionts of the 2A, NJ Gun laws, and appropriate use of discretion than wearing an NRA hat and throwing what I think is right in everyone's faces. My $0.02 ETA: It feels like you are fishing for a hidden agenda that just isn't there.

What if you need to fight to a family member in another room? If you were just involved in a shooting, why wouldn't you tac-load before moving just in case the bad guy has friends that you may meet on your way? "Katte Kabuto No-O-O Shimeyo. (After victory, tighten your helmet strap.)" - Tokugawa Ieyasu Why would you want to risk getting in a gunfight with less than a full mag in your gun? Having 90 rounds in mags, but only 2 in your gun when you turn a corner and meet the pissed off friends of the guy you just shot at (note I didn't say hit) is not an effecient way to handle a gunfight. The ammo in your mags that are stuffed in your pockets/pouches does nothing to save your life RIGHT NOW. If it isn't in your gun, it may as well be on the moon. The tac-load (or reload with retention for you lefties) should be a part of your post engagement sequence when appropriate: 1) Attend to your target A) Scan and assess - finger on trigger/safety off (still in the fight here) B) Did I hit? C) Did it work? D) Are there more? 2) Attend to your surroundings - finger off trigger/safety off (maintaining SA) A) Where is useful cover? B) Who do I need to communicate with? C) Anyone else hurt? D) Where am I going next? 3) Attend to your weapon - finger off trigger/safety on (prepare for the next fight) A) In battery? B) Do I need to clear a malfunction? C) Tac-load 4) Attend to your mission - Finger off trigger/safety on (scanning for threats as you move) A) Look for work B) Assault/Fall back The above is an example of a basic post-engagement sequence. this or something aimilar that should be anyone training to use a firearm for self defense or social purposes. This should be practiced at the range and is just as critical as sight alignment, trigger press, follow through for winning a deadly force encounter. How are you cutting you ammo in half? The mags should be retained and you use what you have to keep the gun as full as possible. You still have the same amount of ammo on you. But now you have 15 rounds in the gun and 48 on your body instead of 60 on your body and 3 in your gun.

Those who carry a gun for a living know that it sucks to walk into a room with less than a maxed-out mag in your gun because you didn't Tac-load when you had a chance. This goes for pistol, rifle, or shotgun. Tac-load: for a longer life. I always download 2 on standard capacity mags, and 1 on reduced capacity mags for the rifle. I download 1 on my Glock 22 mags as well.

I think I am in for this one - Pistol iron and carbine open.

I have been shot at twice (8 times if you count each round fired my way). Both times I was working with the same partner. Both times he had no rounds go his way and had never heard shots fired in anger before or since. (I am just lucky I guess) Should he get less compensation than me? To the OP and everyone else reading - tell me one professional career where politics and personal beliefs don't matter. If everyone in your Accounting Office is a vegan, and you walk in eating a cheesesteak that's not going to have repercussions of some kind? Get real. No one likes having anyone else's personal beliefs thrown in their face. Not about religion, sexuality, etc... At work I am Sgt. High_Exposure of the Anytown NJ PD and I act professionally, as I should in my role as a supervisor and the only representative of Government most people get to meet. In public, even Off-Duty I am Mr. Exposure and I still represent my profession and my agency. At home, in private, with my family, I am just me, a Husband, Dad, Brother and Son. This is where I can engage in the pastimes, beliefs, and politics as I see fit.

That analogy only works if you are assume you are in a smoking lounge to start with. And in that case, it is moot. Somebody smoking in public or a non smoking area and their smoke blows into me yeah I would get pissed. I go into a smoke shop and somebody is smoking and their smoke blows into me, oh well. I am in a smoke shop after all. It is a Range. People shoot guns there. Guns are loud. You know guns are loud before you go shooting. Why are you surprised if the guy next to you is shooting something louder than you are. What basis is there to get pissed about it? I brought my brother-in-law to Brick Armory Friday. He has never shot before and wanted to try a bunch of stuff. I brought my US Rifle .30cal M1 for him to try. .30-06 indoors is loud. I notified the shooter next to me who was there with his wife and kids that we were going to be loud out of courtesy. Then blasted away for a few clips.

If it was SHTF the rifle is loaded, charged, and slung. Not in a case broken in half. You can carry everything you need for a day at the range in the SO Tech go-bag and no one will ever guess you are carrying a rifle in that little bag. You can get a version with MOLLE on the sides and "Shoot me first" colors (coyote, multicam, ranger green, etc...), or get it slick sided in normal colors (grey, blue, etc...)

He's in PA. Vlad, The 5.11 concealed carry backpack (above) will carry up to a ~23.5" rifle whole. I still like the SO Tech Extended Go Bag with the padded insert: That's what I transport my issues SBR in. It will also fit a 14.5" with pinned brake broken down as well as everything else I listed above.

Vlad, Take down or whole? How long overall?

A laser isn't intimidating. As far as aim assist, you need to already be a decent shooter for the laser to be helpful in aiming. The bullet isn't a guided missle. Unless your trigger control, recoil management, follow through are perfect and you have already trained any anticipation out the bullet won't even be close to where the dot is.

"154 lumens of blinding light" - that's funny! I would pass. A quality white light of sufficient output (I have found 200 lumens to be the absolute minimum for "usable" light) on a fighting gun is astronomically more important than a laser. For $400 you could get an X300U (500 lumens of usable and non-blinding light) with DG switch and still have money left to buy ammo and take a class from a reputable trainer. The ammo and instruction would help your shooting worlds more than any laser. I have tried so many different kinds of lasers on pistols. None of them has ever lived up to my expectations. Full disclosure, I never had the time, ammo, or energy to devote the lions share of my training to maximize the use of the laser.

http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-03-27/atf-agents-lead-search-explosives-carnesville-home While it seems a bs raid, what it comes down to is "license fees". You as an individual can shoot tannerite all day long, but the minute you charge for admission to watch, or make money from the demo, it becomes illegal unless you pay the proper fees and obtain a license to do so. Technically, what FPS Russia is doing is illegal, and he does it very publicly.

Thank you lex. My pleasure!

This. I have two of them and I wear one every day with either a DeSantis Scorpion IWB, Comptac IWB, Comptac AIWB, or Raven Phantom OWB.

Ah, ok. No, the magnifier doesn't make the dot out of focus. It does make it appear larger, but since it magnifies the target as well, the dot remains the same size relative to the target. Example: The EoTech has a 1 minute of angle (moa) dot covering 1"x1" of your 100 yard target*. Looking thought the 3x magnifier, the dot appears to now have tripled in size, making it a 3 moa dot, which would cover a 3"x3" portion of your 100 yard target. But... The magnifier has also magnified your target 3x, so the 3moa dot is really only 1moa relative to your target. I know, that's probably clear as mud... *Quick and dirty RDS lesson - A minute of angle dot would cover 1"x1" of your target at 100 yards, 2x2" at 200 yards, 1/2"x1/2" at 50 yards, etc... - this is because the dot is projected in your optic and doesn't move, but the target can move further from you, making the target appear smaller so the dot covers more, or closer to you making the target apear bigger so the dot covers less. Some people with eye problems have a hard time seeing a crisp clear dot with a magnifier and instead see a smear or comet, but that is an effect of your eye and not the magnifier.

Mount: LT660 LaRue x2, Daniel Defense T1 mount x1, Yankee Hill EoTech Riser x1 Optic: Aimpoint T1 x3, EoTech x1 Witness: lower 1/3 on all Magnifier: None Magnifier mount: None

DD Omega 9" and leave the FSA alone. In time you won't even see it. The FS being attached to the barrel assures you won't lose zero if the rail gets loose and it is one less thing to do (not having to flip up a front sight) in the event of a RDS failure.

Just leave it the way it is. Spend the money on ammo and shoot the poop out of it. Eventually, if you use it enough, the carbine will all look the same. Who cares if the upper and lower don't match? It's a gun, not a purse and shoes.

What do you mean by optic? A red dot sight (RDS) is an optic and it can't be out of focus. Also, on a gun so equipped the RDS is generally the primary sighting device. If you are thinking about a precision rifle (bolt or gas) or a rifle setup for a primary role of engaging medium to long range targets, you may see an offset RDS or an ACOG with a mini red dot sight (MRDS) mounted above. In these instances the MRDS becomes a secondary sighting system that may be used as a primary optic in a different role. The magnified optic woud then be the primary sight for medium to long range precision engagement and the shooter will roll the rifle to use the MRDS/RDS as a primary sight in the event a target at medium to short range appears due to its advantage for slightly faster close engagements and greater field of view (FOV). The offset MRDS works OK but takes some practice to get quick with and can be difficult to zero. It can also be confusing to use for close quarter engagements as the angle it is mounted on can mess with your ability to instinctually adjust for the AR platform's mechanical offset (sometimes called a sight line/bore line discrepancy) by changing it from its normal orientation of vertical to the bore to an angle. This can be overcome with training, but can build scars if you use multiple weapon systems and don't stay current on all of your training with them. The MRDS above the ACOG is terrible on an M16/M4/AR type platform. Your mechanical offset inside 25 yards can be double (or more) what it typically is and you need to use an atrocious "chin weld" on the stock instead of the typical cheek weld. Avoid at all costs. If this isn't what you were talking about, can you post a pic of an example?

Received this today at work, I cannot confirm the veracity of this, so take it as info only: ETA: It is from January but it is the only official document I have seen so far regarding this investigation.

http://specopstech.com/newwebsite/comerce%20cart/osc/product_info.php?products_id=1772 S.O. Tech extended Go Bag with Padded Insert I can load mine with a broken down M4, six loaded magazines, a BFG 10-Speed chest rig, spare parts for the rifle (bolt, firing pin, extractor, charging handle, gas rings, etc.…), Extra batteries for my flashlight and optic, and a full blow out/GSW medic kit.

My quote is directly from the PWS website. They are stating it is still a HALO mounting option, not me. The HALO is designed to mount to any muzzle device that matches the outside dimensions of a NATO standard birdcage flash hider, regardless of the size and shapes of any compensating or moderating cuts in the device. There are no proprietary lugs or mounts to attach a HALO. If the length, diameter/circumference match a birdcage, it should mount. From Gemtech's website: Now, back to things that are NJ appropriate.

Like mipafox states below, the PWS FSC556 is described similarly to the way BCM has marketed and stated their comps performance features and the PWS FSC556 has been deemed "not a flash hider" by BATFE and is NJ legal. From PWS website (emphasis mine): Again I am not a lawyer and the best way to find an answer is to call the number I posted above and ask their opinion.