Nikos

Dan Wesson Guardian .45

Politicians have armed bodyguards, citizens have the 2nd amendment Chicago: Toughest gun restrictions = highest murder rates.

...and Mr Private Citizen is the only true American that understands our constitution.

Operation Waco is under way.

+1 Gun = tool = functional = G2G Unless it's a valuable safe queen.

Welcome to the forum.

We need to wait till the content of each bill is released. I say we all petition to have our politicians undergo an annual psych exam themselves. Many of the decisions they make unnecessarily puts millions of lives at risk.

Interesting. Some of these bills infring both 2nd & 4th amendments at once. These traitors sure are creative.

Screw this paper -- I canceled my star ledger Sunday paper subscription yesterday. You know they're hurting bad when they send a letter advising that my $10 p/month subscription was going up to $24p/mo.

A better comparison would be from concealed to full open. I prefer manual over auto since I have more control of the blade under various circumstances.

See, once again the LEO get the special treatment.

Thanks for the heads up -- I bought some more. I also used their $20 off $150 special. If your shipping is over $20, you can use 2REWARDS for free shipping but you can't combine w/ $20 off $150.

OP did not break any laws and remained compliant when officers arrived. Once officers drew their weapons w/fingers on trigger, OP & friend's lives were unnecessarily put at risk. I'm glad the situation ended without anyone getting hurt. But, what would have happened if the nervous female rookie accidentally discharged her firearm?

Looks like you want to keep it simple. Flat top upper with FSB, BUIS, and your MOE hand guard. Aimpoint or Eotech allow for 2 eyes open so when looking through sight, depth of field will make the FSB just about disappear. Edit: Just noticed the last sentence and 200 yards is quite a bit of distance for a red dot designed for CQB.

XPS 2 & 3 = cowitness EXPS 2 & 3 = 7mm higher

Not if you've been diagnosed with BRD.

Jaime Foxx should just STFU. There's already too many shoot 'em up actors like Matt Damon, Schwarzenegger, Wahlberg and Stallone that are anti-gun, Brady hugging hypocrites than we need.

What a sad, sad, tragedy. As a father of 2 young boys, I cannot understand how people can switch off their emotions and enable themselves to inflict harm on innocent, defenseless children.

When it comes to our constitution, we now have more than on Chuck that gives a .....

Have you shot sports? It sure sounds like you're not in tune with the needs of the OP and features of the lenses. 2 full stops can make a huge difference when the lighting conditions change and image stabilization doesn't do jack squat for objects that are in motion. Nikos Edit: Overlooked your comments on the autofocus: The expert's review of the Tamron 18-270 say "Slow and occasionally indecisive autofocus". http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/tamron_18-270_3p5-6p3_vc_n15/4

Umm, the OP wants to shoot tight crops of his kids on the soccer field. Shooting at 18mm will only work if the OP is running on the field next to his kids during a game.

Since you want to shoot tight crops of your kids on the soccer field, you can forget about all the numbers below ~150mm. The only advantage of the Tamron is the extra 70mm reach it has over the Canon but that also comes at the cost of giving up 2 full stops (6.3 vs 4.0). The biggest problem with the Tamron is the slower autofocus. The Canon lens will increase your chances of capturing the sharp action shots of your kids on the field. Nikos

You'll be better off with the Canon 70-200 F4.

I'm not an expert but like to shoot baseball. With the equipment described above, understand that you will be limiting your opportunities to capture "big , clean, crisp, high def pictures" of "close up action shots". In order to get these results consistently, you will need a camera with a good selection of focusing abilities, a fast lens with ample reach and an understanding of the functions / limitations of your equipment. Even on a crop sensor on most entry level DSLRs, a 200mm telephoto lens may not provide enough reach to capture a tight crop of your child at the far ends of a soccer field. Also keep in mind that an F4 lens may not be fast enough to maintain correct shutter speeds and exposure to stop the action when the ambient light is insufficient -- ie indoor games, darker, cloudy days, etc. Of course you will be able to capture the action when it's within reach with the Canon T3 / 70-200 F4 combo but I just wanted to show you some of the limitations you may find as well. Nikos

I checked multiple locations (via their ads) and the New Jersey circulars don't include the the Troy 5.56 as they do in PA. Weird thing is that Troy also produced and shipped compliant versions to Dicks so I don't know where those are being sold.