SgtToadette

Thanks for the feedback. Not to detract from the point of this thread: what's the application for a single vs a two stage trigger? My understanding of the two stage was that it was intended as a combat trigger so it requires a more deliberate press. Isn't that why we keep our fingers off the trigger, though?

Raptor user checking in. It's great.

Photoshop for sure.

That's not what Nutnfancy told me!

I think it would make a good wall hanger or instructional device, but beyond that it just seems stupid...

I've been wanting to upgrade the stock trigger in my AR for a while and have been between the Geissele SD-E and the Hiperfire 24E. I've been leaning towards the tried and trusted Geissele. Have any experience on these?

Damn good deal. If it had the LEM trigger and no safety I'd jump all over it. Well, that and if I had the spare funds to burn.

Honestly, I don't like the idea of de-friending and running away from the problem. It's impossible to always surround yourself with people who agree with you on everything. But even further than that, why would you want to? You can't just throw yourself in a social bubble, covering your ears every time there's the slightest hint of dissent (not suggesting you are, Howard). Also, why else would you want to immediately dismiss the statistics? Doing so isn't productive if the goal is to come as close as possible to the truth. We get no right to complain when Antis shrug off out stats if we do the same thing to them. Dismissing an alleged fact merely because we disagree with it is no way to approach the issue. Find the sources behind the numbers and investigate them. If they are reputable and well researched, then find out how they play into your world view and adjust accordingly. Have concerns about the numbers? Ask! Have a discussion with your friend. Explore his numbers and show him some of your own. That's how you change minds. That being said, facts are useless without some kind of guiding philosophy. There is no objectively correct view on gun control. There's certainly a lot of numbers and stats, but they don't tell you what you should think. For instance, when a gun is present in the home, it's occupants are at increased risk of being harmed by that firearm or successfully committing suicide. Let's assume that to be true for the sake of not getting bogged down in the details. So that's a fact. My philosophy, however, tells me that the fact is inconsequential. People should be allowed to take risk if they so choose. In the same way I make a decision to install a pool in my backyard, I understand that there are inherent risks associated with that. It's a decision I should still be allowed to make. I don't dismiss the fact, and I personally believe it to be true despite how it sounds, but I incorporate it into my worldview nonetheless. I highly advise against others' suggestions to cut this friend off. A friend is a friend is a friend. What are the possible outcomes of continuing the discussion with them? Maybe you agree to disagree. Maybe they change their mind. Maybe you change your mind. Maybe you can't agree to disagree and determine you can't be friends. None of which are bad, but de-friending them and effectively running away from the issue? Doesn't seem right.

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/43322-njgf-online-resource-compendium/ This should hopefully help.

You gotta think about what kind of people are motivated to become police. While it's not a job that requires a person to be pro-2A, you're not going to have people who are afraid of/morally against guns consider it as a career.

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Cold Steel makes some pretty good, inexpensive (relatively) knives.

Constructive Possession is one of those terms that scares non-lawyers sh*tless. It's really making a mountain out of a molehill. There is no official NJ guide to building an AR. If cops bust down your door to search your house and happen to find an upper and a lower near each other, suffice it to say you've got bigger problems to worry about and you're getting a lawyer anyway...

So, in summary: 1. Don't break the law. 2. Don't be an assh*le. 3. Don't be an assh*le.

I didn't even know enough to know what to Google! lol Thanks PB for the summary. Don't know if it's enough to have me boycott them but it's definitely unnerving.

I've seen a few people here mention Troy in a negative light. This came as a surprise to me because I haven't heard anything but good things about their products. Did something go down that I'm unaware of? Though now I need to check up on my ambi-mag release that's been on back-order...

Freaking awesome overview: http://vuurwapenblog.com/2014/01/12/ar-15-muzzle-device-comparison/ Video of PWS with bare barrel superimposed over (if you can't tell by my avatar I may be a bit biased ):

Almost any printed publication is garbage because they're all sponsored by the products they talk about. I use YouTube and independent blogs for news about products and let Google do the majority of the research.

Yup. The fact that it was debated is at the least disconcerting.

There's the Noveske NSR if keymod is your thing. http://shopnoveske.com/collections/parts/products/noveske-nsr-rail

I feel like this video has some relevancy in this thread:

I agree. If I was building an AR15 it's what I would buy without hesitation.

Updated OP with following link: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/11/foghorn/second-amendment-yelling-fire-crowded-theatre/

I agree. That's the difference between a good shop and a bad shop. If I don't feel welcome simply being in the store, I'm sure as hell not going to feel welcome giving them more than a few Benjamins at any point in the future.

I think it's a policy designed to ensure that only people who can buy a gun at that time can handle a gun. Purely a business driven policy, granted a dumb one because it alienates potential customers unnecessarily.