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I would normally never recommend a magwell hold as its is less stable, but for you, that may be the answer. It punts significantly less stress on muscles and let’s your skeletal system hold the weight and position - and bones don’t get tired or shake. Get your support hand on the magwell, then you can rest your tricep against your chest/stomach for support. I don’t know the specs on your particular rifle, but there are lightweight uppers out there. BCM makes a great enhanced lightweight upper if you can find one.

That’s the thing. A bullseye shooter will tell me my targets suck. And for their goals/discipline they are right. It all depends on what you are doing. Cheflife, best thing you can do to start is get to a class with a reputable instructor. Let someone train you then practice the skills you were taught. All the rest, working your drawstroke and transitioning between targets can be done with dry fire at home. Spend 10 minutes a couple times a week in dry fire and you will see HUGE improvements and, all it will cost you is time. Combine the dry fire practice with regular low round-count, pre-planned, deliberate, live fire range days and you are good to go. If you can consistently keep 10 rounds in the black on a B8 target at 15 yards, slow fire, you are doing great. The speed will come.

Very subjective topic. It all depends on what you are doing. For example... Confirming my zero at 25 yards:Standing, 2 handed, unsupported, slow fire, with a Comped G19 VS 90 round timed course of fire from a holster at ranges from 25 yards in to 1 yard: Different G19. This course of fire had time standards at each distance, mandatory moving stages, single handed (strong and support hand only) shooting, shooting with a flashlight in your support hand, mag changes, etc.... 1 mag, 10 yards, standing, 2 hands unsupported. Confirming zero (this gun had a 10 yards zero - I was messing around to see what I liked better) with RDS equipped pistol: (probably should have adjusted 1 or 2 clicks right) VS 200 rounds while shooting various drills from a concealed holster: Ranges varying from 3 yards to 40 yards. (I kept putting new B8 s on top, when I was done this was the target in the back) Confirming 50/200 yard zero on a 16” AR with Holosun RDS at 50 yards from the prone: VS 110 round course of fire ranging from 100 yards all the way in to 5 yards. Timed course of fire requiring moving, reloads and high percentage shots.

They make one with a window over the barrel - like a Glock 34/35. I think it looks sharp, and I greatly prefer front serrations on the slide. Especially with the RDS. Make it easier to manipulate the slide without smudging the optic unnecessarily.

Check the Brownell’s slides. Best value for RDS Gen3 slides out there IMO.

Durability is one factor to use concrete over wood. The concrete won’t warp or rot. But, more importantly, the concrete doesn’t move, wobble, shift, bounce or shake. This makes a much more stable platform to shoot from. This is very helpful when zeroing optics and/or shooting for accuracy. Wooden benches would move too much and impart to much instability to the shooter and rifle.

Should have stopped and said hi. You may have been surprised who was there.... Uh oh! Fudd alert!!

One of the officers has died.

Rob Pincus is a pretty big name trainer with a reputation of being pretty divisive in the gun community - you either love him or hate him. Big proponent of “combat focus” shooting (point shooting under a different name). I think he’s actually originally from NJ.

I think it all depends on what type of drive they have. A ship with a z drive and bow thrusters can turn pretty tight circles.

Do they make pre-emergent sheep’s sorrel killer? Asking for a friend.....

Original Article Here penned by Pincus and a past President of the Brady Campaign together. https://www.ammoland.com/2021/03/guns-in-america-ending-the-culture-war-starting-a-productive-conversation/#axzz6qdL1gK1v Too long to copy and paste here. Breakdown article here: https://armedamericanradio.org/2021/03/30/huh-rob-pincus-calls-for-expanded-background-checks-gun-control-and-then-says-he-didnt/ I don’t know what’s going on. I don’t see how he could be Misunderstood, Pincus’ position seems pretty clear to me. I wonder what happened to make him apparently change views....

Don’t give anyone any great ideas...

I have no idea. I figured if they were doing that kind of testing, they may have the ability to x-ray as well. Was trying to think of a commercial/industrial (as opposed to medical) reason for having an X-ray machine.

I have a buddy that is a nurse at a local hospital. I never really thought how else you would do it.... Kinda took it for granted.... Maybe a Radiology lab? Or a place that tests fire extinguishers/Scott Packs?

If you want it get it. But, without NODs, you’re better off getting a vis laser only and spending the money you saved on ammo and training. Get NODs first, then get IR las/illum. Or at least at the same time. There is very little in the gun world more useless than an IR laser with no night vision capability.

Yes, but the rate varies greatly on a lot of different factors. Moisture is the enemy here. It breaks down the ability of the fibers in soft armor to not stretch without breaking - which is what allows the armor to catch the bullet. Depending on what kind of material your vest is made of (you want 100% aramid fibers for best effectiveness and longevity, but it may not be the most comfortable armor) they break down at different rates. What your armor is wrapped in also plays a role here - it should be wrapped in a breathable membrane that keeps water out, but lets humidity escape. The operating and storage environment you live/work in, as well as how often you actually wear it, and how much moisture your body puts out while wearing it is a big factor to longevity. Concealed soft armor, that is worn daily by someone that sweats a lot and is subjected to humid weather and rain will break down a lot faster than plate backers on a PC that spends most of their time in the closet. US manufactures put a 5 year “life” on their armor while the same armor in Europe has a 10 year life. That is mostly because if it has a 5 year “life”, any agency that is responsible to supply armor to its employees will have to replace it every 5 years weather it is still effective armor or not - or face lawsuits for providing armor that is “expired” as per manufacturer specs, and therefore no longer effective. Basically, it’s cheaper to spend $700-$1000 on armor every 5 years than take a chance on a million dollar lawsuit. So, no, it’s not like it just stops working 5 years after your manufacture date, but at the same time, of you have 1 day old armor and fall in your pool, it’s trash. Just know that as some point, your soft armor will be less effective than you would probably like. How much time after the armor is manufactured and purchased that happens is anyone’s guess. Ceramic armor should be X-Rayed yearly to look for cracks, chips, etc... the plates could be damaged and you wouldn’t know. PE plates (polyethylene) can break down as well due to exposure to the environment (UV, humidity levels, high temps, etc...) but I don’t know the rates or really how to even check for that reduced ability beyond regular replacement to ensure desired effectiveness. I have a set of ceramic plates that are at least 12 years old. I had them x-rayed not too long ago and they are fine.

True. Don’t know why you would do that, but you could. I amended my post accordingly.

Like Tex said, you are not in a grey area. As long as: 1) The overall length is over 26” - when measured from the end of the barrel with device removed or the end of a permanently installed muzzle device to the rear of receiver extension with the brace removed or in its shortest configuration if you have a folding-type adapter (This is a Federal standard for measuring. If it measures I under 26” overall, it falls into AOW territory - and that is a gray area in NJ) 2) The upper must have a VFG on the rail - the Magpul AFG or other angled fore grips do not count here. It has to be a vertical grip. 3) The lower receiver has never had a stock installed and was never transferred as a rifle. Federal law says you can’t go from Rifle to Pistol/Other. 4) The lower receiver has any pistol brace on the receiver extension/buffer tube, or something that is definitely NOT defined as a stock, or a bare receiver extension. If you meet all four criteria, your gun falls under the Federal Definition of a “Firearm” or “Other” and is legal in NJ. Don’t over think this. (Obligatory I am not a lawyer, take internet advice at your own risk, etc...)

That’s federal law. Not NJ.

One other important criteria - Technically, the lower can not have ever had a stock installed - ATF says you can’t go from a lower that was originally a rifle to pistol - so even with a brace, it’s still a rifle, making an SBF into an SBR. In other words, whatever lower you use, it can not have been originally transferred as a rifle. You need to use either a lower you bought stripped with I stock, or as a lower transferred as an SBF.

This came up about a year and a half ago ago here in a thread and I took the test. https://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/96603-16-personality-test/ I took the it again, just now, to see if I got a different answer. Results - INFJ-A Advocate Same results as last time. And you were the one that started it last time!!!

Stop.... An SBF is an SBF by identifiable traits, not by any particular manufacturers brand. Prove it. Show me where anything says that in NJ law.

Says who? You can put any upper you want on a lower with an adjustable brace as long as the upper meets the requirements to keep the firearm an “other” or SBF.