SgtToadette

RTSP is a bit out of the way for me. But on the occasion that I went about a year and a half ago, I also had a very pleasant exchange with the RO. Great guy. I wish I remembered his name.

It's a decent price for that upper and if it's your cup of tea I'd jump on it. I just think it's rediculous that you can buy an entire LWRC rifle for the money. I'm sure it will work, just not any better than any other quality piston gun. Just be aware of some non standard part issues. I never researched the rifle in much depth, just enough to know that I'd rather have something else. I'm sure you could find some good info on the hkpro forum.

The thing about all drivers is that nobody thinks they're a bad driver. It's always everyone else. I don't think anybody is a good driver all the time. Good drivers are just drivers who are bad less often than most people. As for speeding tickets, people will always exceed whatever the posted limit is. If they raised it people would simply go faster. If they lower it people will go slower. If you don't like getting ticketed go the speed limit.

Aren't these optics filled with nitrogen or something? If that is the case, simply gluing the rear lens back in place may result in performance issues.

No problem. I did forget to mention that signing up for USPSA lets you shoot the match free, but all subsequent matches have a fee (I don't recall the amount).

You can sign up at the club. That's what I did last time. $40 gives you a year membership to USPSA and a year subscription to the magazine they publish. That will last you until December 2014.

I'd start with a lower and grab good deals on other parts as you find good deals, with the priority being on necessary components like barrels, buffer tubes, and upper receivers.

I'd say yeah. So long as you have the safety fundamentals down and leave the mall ninja stuff at home, you should be okay. Just be sure that find a Range Officer and follow their instructions. You'll need to be certified by a RO prior to shooting, but it's a basic safety check ensuring you're not a hazard to others. Make sure you mention you're new, too. They make sure you don't go first on any stages until you're comfortable.

I wish I could go. I had a ton of fun last time, but I'm doing holiday stuff with the family. Have fun!

I like the PPK for style, but I would never own a .380.

Just ordered a Troy ambi mag release. 25% off, not too bad.

Arc'teryx hoody and some movies I've been wanting to get for a while.

I've heard that the HK416 is a fine weapon, but the MR556 is the abortion. The high cyclic rate creates more abrupt recoil, it has a non-standard magwell, and a lot of other parts in the upper receiver are incompatible with 416 parts by design. It'd make more sense if it was priced cheaper to compete, but the features don't seem to justify it's mark up over companies like LWRC or PWS. It's also fairly heavy.

I've heard the MR556 is really an abortion of a rifle. Even traditional HK guys seem to be disappointed with the design and it doesn't seem to justify its price considering other premium piston offerings like LWRC, POF, and PWS.

I've always been wary of conversion kits. I'd much rather (and did) buy a piston AR that was designed and tuned as such (LWRC, PWS, POF, MR556, etc.). Granted, I haven't heard anything bad about the Adams Arms kit, but it still gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Added all those links to the OP. Thank you, ogfarmer! You've been a fantastic help. I also ripped this offer off Tanner's Facebook page:

I agree. I've been going through a lot of stuff and it seems pretty lackluster this year. I was going to try and find a good deal on an RDS, but nothing good at all.

I think it depends on how specific your tastes are. I'll always give the local vendors a shot through the price request first.

You're not wrong in the slightest. I think the platform itself leaves a lot to be desired. I don't like the long profile and the short sight radius in addition to the several other areas you mentioned. It simply has a lot of cool factor. The pricing will be a huge factor in whether or not a lot of people will buy what is essentially a safe/range queen.

First off, the links: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/11/25/heckler-koch-hk243-hk293-civilian-g36/#comment-1139019254 https://www.bundesanzeiger.de/ebanzwww/wexsservlet?session.sessionid=c8fb1552685dd7ce614084943767bfa0&page.navid=detailsearchdetailtodetailsearchdetailprint&fts_search_list.destHistoryId=48073&fts_search_list.selected=93988812a1784128 Second, the pics: Third: Fourth: Details seem pretty limited, but it seems that it will be chambered in .223, will have a detachable STANAG magazine port, and be priced reasonably (whatever that means in HK-speak). I'm excited to see where this is going, and depending on pricing, I might want to grab one for the hell of it. So who's going to be the first to butcher the thing to make it NJ compliant?

Hopewell. Awwwww yisss....

Damn nice set-up, especially for about $200. My chest rig is still a work in progress and I'm already over the $200 mark...lol.

I had my eye on one for a while. If I were to get a 1911, I'd probably get a Dan Wesson stainless Valor or Specialist. They can be hard to find, though.

That is hilariously depressing.