Malice4you

An MP5K would fit in the 'hidden' door compartment of the Mazda I used to have. Now I just need an MP5K. I've never tried to hide anything in my current car. I'm kinda disappointed in myself. Whenever I finally move somewhere I can have an SBR, things will be fun....I'll have to get creative...

Dog Kimber Pepper Blaster Self defense classes Good flashlight with striker bezel or 3-4 C or D cells Assisted opening knife I'd suggest those over a gun for this person. If I had to suggest a gun for someone who would have minimal training and is going to be possibly weight and recoil sensitive, something in a .22 magnum would be my thought. Significantly more power in the mag vs a LR, better bullets, typically much more reliable, and while stouter recoil than a LR, still will be lower than almost any centerfire except maybe 5.7x28. I have only shot a few rounds of .22mag, but I remember it feeling extremely easy to control. To someone who has no experience or training, it might still feel like a hand cannon. Laugh all you want, but maybe a lever .22mag might be the best option, easier to aim, lightweight, anyone who has seen a western knows the operation, no safety (least not on my Henry h001), reasonably fast operation, light trigger pull, and fun at a range. But again, without at least some training, a gun is not likely the best way to go.

50% of the time, it works every time! The biometric devices I have experience with work the first time about 70% of the time under ideal conditions. Adding stress, panic, and any amount of environmental factors to the mix...well I don't like those numbers in a situation where 100% reliability is an absolute must. When the movie, music, or software industry releases some new security feature for protecting their product, it is pretty much always cracked, broken, or exploited, sometimes within hours of release. I'm certain that someone would find an exploit to disable these stupid things, be it radio frequency jamming or other method. Imagine if all it took was a bad guy carrying a small battery powered jammer that disabled any smart gun within a hundred feet, or a much more powerful jammer sitting in the car parked out front that can massively overpower the weak signal put out by your stupid ring/watch/wristband to unlock your "smart" gun. And I'm going to bet that the ICs used to control a smart gun will be manufactured by a very limited number of suppliers, meaning these exploits could work on a significant portion of the "smart" guns out there. Wouldnt surprise me if exploits were added to the chip logic - such a thing has happened before... I am wondering what kind of ways there are to remotely disable a "smart" gun which uses biometrics (short of an emp), but I am sure someone will find a way. Plus, if stolen, I still can't imagine how these would be much different than current guns. Yeah, some work would be needed to get it working, but it seems like itd be pretty easy to simply solder some wires to bypass any controls or add a part to signal the gun was properly unlocked. Electrical signals arent all that complicated, and at some point it comes down to voltage or no voltage present... Wonder how quickly someone will hack a "smart" gun into a full auto pistol. I could get behind that...

Oh, I'm aware of that, things like sewer/water/road departments will have MG/MU plates (or CG for county vehicles). Most of those, you can tell are not police vehicles (unless cops really are going deep undercover with dump truck patrol vehicles). The fleet vehicles a town uses for various other functions can be distracting on the road (for people who actually pay attention), since they usually look like undercover cop cars (though not always with the tints and million antennas). It is always funny to see the random oblivious speeder blow by a marked police vehicle also driving on the highway and immediately get pulled over for their stupidity. I never paid attention to the EMS plates however, that is interesting to learn. So you're saying I shoulda gotten NFHRDR or something as a custom license plate so I could drive on GSP/TP for free?

I've always been familiar with MG , MU, CG, SP, SG police plates on a normal NJ plate background. I know that they have gotten sneakier with standard plates on some cars these days, which is what threw me about the ones I saw. They immediately stood out, which helps identify a police vehicle, which is great for marked vehicles. It would be funny if they were required to use these plates on all police vehicles, including unmarked ones.

From googling, the closest I have found is However, the plates I saw had I believe just "police" diagonally from upper left to middle bottom (similar to US Gov plates), with 3 or 4 normal-sized characters. I know that at least 2 of the SUVs were K9 units, but I don't remember if that was on the plates or just marked on the vehicle itself. The blue background was closer to that of NJ's old blue license plates or PA police plates (http://buckslocalnews.com/content/articles/2013/02/26/yardley_news/news/doc5112bb611e9ef2858712651.jpg )

On Thursday, I was on 287N when a convoy of 3 police SUVs passed me. When I saw them in my side view mirrors, I could tell they were cops, but they had blue license plates, similar to the plates NJ had from the early 90s, which threw me. All three were marked with different NJ town names, but I couldn't read the state on them as they went by at 85-95. If they were from out of state, they share names with NJ towns. I have seen similar plates on other state's police cars, but never in NJ. I'll be real disappointed if these will be the new NJ plates when I just got custom ones a few months ago in the ugly NJ yellow and beige.

You shoulda asked to try my 320 at the shoot, it was sitting 2 feet from your stuff! I bought my 320 security with the ghost rings 3 or 4 years ago, and i had problems when i would cycle it too fast, it would catch the tip of a new shell against something while moving up on the elevator, so youd have to move the action backward, which would release a new shell from the tube, ejecting it to the ground. I sent it back to savage and got it back working much better, but it still has had that happen a couple times since. No idea if thats specific to my gun or the 320 line (happened to my friend sunday, so not just me), but turned me off that gun. Also made in china, iirc. I dunno mav88s at all, but i will say hunt for a nice used 870 or 500 if you can. I dont think Im going cheap on cheap gun again, now i gotta spend more to replace it (with something I really did want to begin with)

Someone once showed me a trick for a jammed slide where I couldn't get it to budge (ammo issue). Assuming you're a right handed shooter, angle your body so you can keep the muzzle downrange, you take your left hand and grip the slide, with your left arm parallel above the barrel (without actually pointing the gun at yourself!!!). You take your right hand and make a V with your thumb and fingers, and whack the grip forward with your right hand. You can also push forward with the right hand while pushing backwards with your left, it works better than trying to pull the slide with your weak hand. This has worked for those stubborn times a gun has otherwise locked up in a situation similar to yours.* I'm guessing there was bullet damage or some other out of spec reason for the issue you had. I'd inspect that barrel extra close for bulging or other issues, just in case. Doubt anything bad happened but better to be sure. *or throw the gun over a wall into an empty range, thats standard range safety procedures, right?** **Please don't do that.

I run a set of Weaver six hole tactical rings on my Savage 10FCP-K .223 with a Nikon Buckmasters 6-18x40, and it has held zero for the 4+ years I've had them installed on the rifle. I also have a few Weaver Quad Lock rings on my Savage 93R17TR .17HMR and Mark II BRJ .22LR which have held zero perfectly as well. Admittedly, none of these are exactly high recoil calibers, but I have been happy with the Weavers enough that I'll continue buying more for future rifles.

Like such trivial things as being legal actually matter to NYC? I agree with you, in that this ALONE is nothing more than pieces of metal and polycarbonate. I'd think no differently of this than an 80% lower or complete AR upper...even a non-compliant, unmounted upper. However, if a piece of string can be classified as a no-no by the ATF...

I was there pretty early (for me) and I swore that someone else left them there before us. They may have been hidden for safe keeping, thats all. Thats how I remember it, anyway. Had a great time today, even when not hitting my targets, which may have been most of them. My friends also had a blast. It was great to see everyone and meet new people. Thanks guys for everything!

That IS surprising... I wonder if it ships from NYC or drop ships. I bet NYC would be more than happy to try to arrest anyone buying such an evil chunk of metal and polycarbonate. On a slightly related note, it has always surprised me that you cannot buy Nikon riflescopes from B&H.

I'm a solid maybe, and I may have a friend or two with me if I can make it.

Supertelephoto, yep

The regulars mostly have hunting licenses, and that covers the group. Target loads = 7.5, 8, or 9 shot. Do not bring buckshot or slugs Looking forward to this. Hopefully, I can attend. Not sure yet, may be busy with a new server migration :\

I've got a Nikon 2-7x32, 4-12x40, 4.5-14x40, and 6-18x40. The 4-12x40 I have is the rimfire version. The 2-7 and 4-12 aren't the same level of glass as the more expensive 4.5-14 and 6-18 I have, but they are pretty decent for the price. I have had no problems with them. They have all held zero over hundreds/thousands of rounds. The 2-7 and 4-12 have a little chromatic aberration, though nowhere near that of the $50 glass I've used. It is noticeable when used side-by-side with better glass, but most people probably wouldn't even notice it if not pointed out. In general, I'd say the cheap Nikons do hit above their weight class. I'd suggest the Nikons. I'll be buying other Nikons in the future. If you do go with the Nikons, make sure you're not getting the rimfire version - it is usually the cheaper option. They do make a few different 4-12s. And do make sure you do research on the crosshair type - Nikon has 2-3 different styles of crosshairs on many of their scopes.

Correct. Some people are paranoid about non-compliant uppers or having things like unmounted stocks unpinned for 30 minutes while you're working on putting the gun together. Some people may opt to have an FFL do compliance work, but most people who build an AR realize there aren't too many NJSP SWAT teams waiting for you to bring that non-compliant stock inside the house for more than 3 seconds. The only thing you may need to visit an FFL for (other than for your lower) is if you need a comp pinned onto your upper...everything else you can probably do easily at home with a drill, hammer, and dremel. If you are really uncomfortable, you can ask your FFL if you can ship/bring the upper to them for compliance work, but I can assure you that everything besides the pinning is easy.

Red dot - have not had a chance to buy a firearm from them. Fairly small place, but reasonable amount of stock for the space (that said, 1/2 to 2/3 visible stock compared to Hackettstown, last time I was at Red Dot). Ammo prices (2+ years ago) were in line with other local stores in the area, if memory serves me. Gun prices seemed in line with other stores, but I was not as familiar with many models there, so that was a rough guess. Last i was there, if i had had pistol permits, they did have a used sig p239 .40 and 300+rd ammo deal that imo was a steal, something like $500. I was looking for an AK at the time, and ended up going that route (at Hackettstown). Not sure of transfer prices, but a friend uses them for transfers often, so i believe it is a good price. Overall, seems a decent place worth a visit. It simply is more out of the way for me than Hackettstown, so i end up visiting less. If im looking for something, i tend to go to ramsey, rtsp, red dot, and hackettstown in the same day to see what is out there locally.

Not sure on stock or current pricing, but I've bought a few lowers through Hackettstown guns & ammo at reasonable pricing ($70-80/ea (or less) out the door, if memory serves me). Last I bought them was probably June, however. Not sure if they stock others beside Anderson - that's the only kinds I've bought. Red Dot firearms in Stanhope has had them in the past, and I believe a friend has bought them there. Don't know pricing/stock. I've heard RTSP in Randolph has a large selection, but again not sure of inventory or pricing.

It is on one NICS check if purchased at the same time. I bought 2 lowers at once on a single check. If I'd had the funds to buy 3 or 4, I could have bought all them on one NICS. The biggest problem with getting 3 or 4 lowers is then I'll start buying parts to build up all of those lowers... Most FFLs I have visited in NJ (excluding places like Dicks) have carried stripped lowers, though stock may be limited.

It is sad to have expired permits sitting around taunting you, isn't it? Last 2 times I got permits, I used 3 of 4, and then next batch was 1 of 3 or 4. Was involved in an accident that totaled my car, that happened between applying for the permits + paying for a gun, and actually getting the permits. Im holding off on applying for more because if I get em, I'll use em...

Thanks guys. I'm pretty happy with the results. I'm considering buying my friend's original wasr furniture and doing another set slightly differently to see what i like better...

Sorry for bumping an old thread, but again, I managed to forget to post pictures like I said I would... Not sure this is of interest to the OP, but perhaps someone here might be interested... These were purchased from http://www.prestigegrips.com/

Just realized I never posted the 'after' picture... The image file number of this picture as taken by the camera was 4473, coincidentally. and this is a crappy 'before' picture: