Malice4you

As has been said, most pain in the ass gun I own, but also one of the most fun when it works right. I suffered from light strikes after a few months of ownership. GSG sent me a new firing pin, which seems to have solved the issue, though i would like to see a deeper impression than I get. Gsg says you shouldnt have to take the bolt apart to clean the gun. I strongly disagree with that statement, every other cleaning (or 2, Im lazy) i have to go in there and clean it so the damn gun runs reliably. And locktite the screws, otherwise the shitty parts break (recently replaced the black metal shroud around the serial number on the bolt due to a crack i assume was caused by a loose screw). I had a post lawsuit gun but got the parts kit to make it mostly look like the real deal. Also have a upgraded stock, did hk pins, and a few other things im forgetting. Promag 10rd mags are easily modified to hold 14 rounds, functions great in my gun. Factory mags seem to cause more feed issues than my promag, but believe its either a specific mag or possibly just the lead rounds someone mentioned. You will get deformed rounds using this gun. Be wary of HK slapping the gun if you dont have a buffer installed. Heard of breakage due to over-enthusiasm...

Having seen how far out of calibration some monitors are, it makes me wonder how many people are buying things they think are a totally different color when shopping online. I swore I remembered an EDC thread, I've probably posted in it and nothing's changed.

Based on the speed of them getting club steel for members, I expect the 250yd range will be completed approximately 3 months after the sun burns out. I've heard rumors of a 200/250/300yd range for 4 or 5 years, and every time someone says anything at all about a date, that date comes and goes and no word at all about anything. I think there may have been a single line about it in their mailer. That's about the most official thing I've heard. Or maybe it was just wishing and hoping real hard, and I just imagined it. Would be nice to have - I'd spend the majority of my time on the 250 instead of the 100, and would hopefully clear up some of the other areas that are always crowded on weekends...even though they'd probably still manage to close down all the ranges for events

A true purple on a color calibrated monitor....in both daylight pictures anyway Though the first picture makes me wanna start (or dredge up) an EDC thread....

Saw the same price yesterday for that .308 ammo on Palmetto as a daily deal (not sure about shipping though). Pisses me off, cause I want that ammo in .223 and 69gr BTHP, and the cheapest I've found that was $24 a box. I did find what I want locally at Ramsey Outdoor. A steal at only $39.99 a box of 20!

I've always liked Berettas, always wanted a 92/M9 or 96 or maybe 85? (compact one), but over time, I got more and more into Sigs. I just now happen to have 4 Sigs. Fun fact - first gun I ever shot was a suppressed M9. Unless you count a blank firing pistol, which is a 92 clone in 8mm. My first gun was a Sig P226R da/sa, and while a great gun, I certainly notice it when I carry it. It has been a while since I held a Beretta, but I remember them being fairly heavy (the blank pistol certainly is), which, along with size, I imagine would make a lot of people shy away from carrying one. Look at the popularity of those little mouse guns these days - the LC9S is as small as Id ever want to go. I still want a Beretta, just haven't focused as much on pistols in NJ. Plus the Seals use Sigs, so you become an operator if you have a Sig!

Then how is that any different from a sig p22x? Except you don't have the slide mounted safety digging into you... While I own one "carry" gun - LC9S pro - I would always prefer my Sig Pro 2022 or Glock 23 for EDC if I could. And if I ever get a glock 20, I might even carry that too... Sig fullsize p22x and 1911 tend to be a little heavy for comfortable carry for me, but only just. I feel a sp2022 or g19/g23 are the right balance of ease of use, weight, size, capacity, and capability. Hopefully I get to test this more fully in NJ in the near future...

I don't know if the S&W victory comes in a target grip model, like the 22A did. I will say the massive target grip on my 22A is great for my large hands, not so much for smaller shooters. Someone here said they get bored with .22s, I am the opposite. I love being able to plink all day for a significantly lower cost than centerfire. Theres a reason 1/3 of my guns are .22s, and I plan to add more.

One becomes a Sig guy quickly. My first three pistols were Sigs - then #5 was also a Sig. And I still want some combination of a P220, P225, P228/M11, P239, and P320 in the future. Sig does make 1911s too

"Note that the copper colored lubricant found on portions of the slide of brand new GLOCK pistols should not be removed, as it will help to provide long-term lubrication of the slide." That said, I've always cleaned and/or lubed a new gun, to some level, prior to shooting. I just get lazy with the cleaning them in between uses...as long as they still have lubrication I'll keep running them.

http://blog.1800gunsandammo.com/magpul-pmags-everything-you-wanted-to-know/ I was curious what the differences were, and that article had way more info than I needed to know about the versions. Then I started going and looking for 15/20 gen3s, and now I need to go and spend more money I shouldn't to get some.

15-20 Hi Point pistols

Doesn't manufacturing consist of turning the block of aluminum into the finished lower? I can buy an 80% lower, and until I do whatever needs to be done to that 80% lower to turn it into a completed lower, an 80% is considered the same as the chunk of metal it originally was, legally speaking (correct?). Is finishing that machining that not the manufacturing part? Once it has been completed, it is the firearm, and any accessories added are just that...though New Jersey decides some of those accessories are deadlier than others, like that shoulder thing that goes up. My understanding is that it is legal to get an 80% lower in the state of New Jersey. It is legal for me to bring that 80% to a friend's house in PA and complete the work on it, making it a 100% lower. I can then legally bring it back to NJ, assembling the lower with a parts kit, adding on an upper and whatever other parts I want or need, as long as those other parts don't make it an assault weapon or anything else restricted by the state or ATF. Then, after shooting it, I could decide that firing an AR is horrifying, menacing and very very loud, and decide to sell it off to another buyer or give it to a friend or family member who has their FID and COEs, which again I am led to believe is still perfectly legal to do. Now, I understand that after a certain point of doing the above, it is no longer simply collecting and selling legal items, but where is the line? What number does the ATF say is legal to sell in say, a year, as a private citizen with no FFL of any kind? And if someone's plans to make say 5 or 10 AR style rifles out of legally purchased stripped 100% lowers, purchased from an FFL before the election, were to change when the results of the election were better than expected, how exactly is it a problem for them to be gifted away or sold? I have been doing a bit of research on an 07 FFL the last few months, and I hope that it is in my cards for the future. I just don't think any of this theoretical situation has anything to do with an 07, other than maybe someone buying those lowers got them from an 07 instead of an 01. In case I'm wrong, I'd like to know.

Sorry to hijack, but I had to do this after seeing that.... "stock"

Minwax Sedona Red

Did not use a credit card nor iron the wood. Used whatever noxious stripper I bought, and while it tried to eat my gloves, used one of those really rough paint stripping sponges to remove all the existing finish. Used sandpaper to remove the remainder and get it all even, I think I used 100, then 200/250?, then 500 or 600 grit to get it nice and smooth. I did get that pre-stain and I suppose it helped - not really sure since I I didn't have anything to compare it to without the pre-stain. I used an old t-shirt for application. I'd suggest finding something that doesn't leave any lint at all - I had a few little bits of lint I had to pick out after cutting the Tshirt up, but nothing that caused any real problems. I removed the stain after each application with more clean T-shirt. After 4 or 5 layers I was pretty happy with the color. I only did 2 coats of wipe on poly, with a steel wool buffing between. I think I shoulda done another layer or two of the poly, but nonetheless I'm happy. Probably took me about a week overall with longer than needed dry times. I did it all out in the garage (except the stripper, which I did outside away from everything), don't remember anything other than the stripper being too bad smelling, but if anyone is especially sensitive to smell, be careful where you do this.

Not a laminate stock, but I did mine over this summer - I hated the original blonde furniture from my WASR10. Followed the directions from http://wasr-10.com/how-to-refinish-AK-furniture Pretty simple, fairly quick overall (I probably averaged about 1.5 coats of stain per day). Only thing I wish was that they'd had citristrip instead of the stuff I used which started eating the nitrile gloves I was wearing... I did use the paint scrubbing "sponge" pads found near the strippers in Home Depot/Lowes. Be careful sanding the detail areas - the vent areas on the handguard were getting rounded down as I was sanding. I wanted a deep red, I went with 4 or 5 coats of stain and 2 layers of wipe-on poly. Worst part was getting the damn front handguard back together - felt like I was going to crack it or otherwise damage it while trying to rotate it back into position. Ended up like this: All said and done, I'm mostly happy with the results, but I'm seriously thinking of buying a friend's spare AK furniture and doing it again and seeing if I can get it to come out even darker (or maybe in a different color.)

Having had to testify recently in Bergen County, it is amazing how fucked up the entire court system really is. I believe I wasted 3 days (+hour and a half hour average one way commute) for the 5 minutes I was on the stand. My friend had to go back at least 8 or 9 times over the span of 4 months to try to get an FRO, which is supposed to be done within 30 days. (Sounds familiar...) At least parking is easy for Bergen. Morris County is a few blocks away from the parking garage (uphill both ways, in the snow). Woulda been nice if everyone had cleared their sidewalks of all the ice when I had to go 2 years ago. Same year, was also called for Newark grand jury, but lucked out and every time I called I didn't have to go in over the 2 weeks. Was not looking forward to going to Newark. Feel really sorry for the people who live further north/west who would have to go all the way to Newark.

Everybody builds ARs. I've built 2 so far. They're really easy and common. Maybe the other options are way more common builds in free states and I just don't read about them, but they don't seem to be talked about nearly as often So my vote is AK or 1911. Do something different. I would love to build my own of either (and wish I had the budget to do so). I would also add a G3 (well, I'd want an MSG90) or MP5 to my list - believe either is doable, if expensive.

Savage 93R series is great. I have a 93R17TR, as well as the .22lr MkII BRJ (same action). Love both, and with the right ammo, they are some of the most accurate guns I own. I am quite happy with the accutrigger on these guns. I run a harris bipod on the 17 (and a cheap bipod on the BRJ for now), the 17 has a Nikon buckmasters 4.5-14x42, the BRJ has a Nikon prostaff rimfire 3-12x42 on it IIRC. One disappointment is the TR is the only model that has the large bolt knob from Savage. I want it on my BRJ without modifying the knob that came with the gun. My Savage rimfires probably get the most range time of all my guns at this point. That should tell you my opinion of them best.

I have seen foam at local craft stores in large sizes, though prices always surprised me. Or order an upper from PSA, they gave me a large foam lined cardboard box. Also, maybe ebay/amazon?

A .40 seems to have a sharper recoil - that snaps the muzzle up - than the .45s I have shot. I've primarily shot .40 in a Glock 23, but have shot a fair amount with the P229 in .40 and it too feels snappy. The .45 seems to have a slower "push" with the caveat that I have only shot .45 through metal frame guns like fullsize P220s and 1911s. .40 vs .45 - they might have similar amounts of recoil, but the .40 feels faster and the .45 feels slower to me, so I kind of feel the .45 is marginally more manageable. You might want to try to find someone with/rent very similar guns - say a Glock 17, 21, and 22 - to get a feel of what the differences are between the calibers if you are concerned with recoil/snap.

I enjoy .40, but it certainly is snappier than 9mm. Admittedly, I've shot it mostly in Glocks, so those are a tad lighter guns. I suppose I'll see if I regret moving to 10mm when I finally add a Glock 20, though I hear most loads are nothing more than longer .40s

My collection is currently 4 different (handgun) calibers (2x .22 [does that count?], 3x 9mm, 1x .40, and 1x .45). While I enjoy the variety, I will say it would be nice to have a single caliber so I could stockpile just that one. That said, I highly doubt I will ever get down to a single handgun caliber - I like having options - if anything, I'm hoping to add at least a 10mm and perhaps eventually 5.7x28. One thing I remember from the panic - 9mm [and to a lesser extent, .45] was fairly hard to come by at a reasonable price (at least locally), while I saw .40, .357sig, and 10mm were at least in stock (or stuck around longer). If you consolidate and there's another shortage, might crimp your style if you don't reload or don't have a big stockpile.

I believe I picked mine up in 2013, making it my 4th Sig. Think I paid $450 for mine with Sig factory night sights. I too have had zero problems, though probably have 1/10th the rounds through mine. I occasionally look for a used 2009/2340, but never have had a chance to get one once my permits are actually in hand. Nice fun gun, way more accurate than I will ever be.