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I was thinking light and fast (5 lbs of accessories and a bull barrel are practically useless inside a home), but was worried about the larger round overheating too quickly. Besides the typical pencil, HBAR, SOCOM, M4, etc. there's so many companies that make up their own names for things and it's hard to keep track of. I was thinking of a mid-weight rig and free floating it for accuracy, plus I figure that all that air and a ventilated hand guard would help with heat.

Looking to do an urban defense rifle build chambered in 6.8 (for when the zombies come ). How much of a difference in terms of durability, longevity, and heat tolerance/cooling will the various barrel profiles make, or is the difference basically just the weight?

Thanks y'all, I'll post some pics when it's done.

Thanks guys! Hopefully my incredibly uncoordinated hands and non existent artistic skills don't let me down.

I know there's something sort of like a wax (crayon), but it's greasier and will fill any depressions then wipe away. Can't think of the name though.

So Spikes has those stripped lowers with "color fill" that adds a contrasting color to all the engravings on your receiver. Having recently finished a lower build, I got to wondering if there was a reasonable (price and time) way to diy. Link to Spikes- http://www.spikestactical.com/new/z/color-fill-color-fill-all-logo-selector-script-p-915.html

If you want a basic, no bells and whistles AR, a Rock River LAR-15 A-4 or A-2 is in my opinion one of the best out of the box AR's out there. Not sure of current prices since they sky rocketed, but over the summer a National Match A-4 was a little under a grand. The fancier you get, the pricier.

I'm probably a little late to this, but might I suggest a .357magnum? I like the Smiths due to the trigger feel. With a 4" barrel it's small and compact, easily controlled, accurate and powerful. If the .357 is too much that same revolver will handle .38 specials and +p as well as +p+. For a semi I'd reccomend an HK45, pricey, but it'll last forever even if it is a bit beefy. The ergonomics are beautiful and it shoots well, recoil is manageable. Personally not a fan of the XD because I prefer a hammer fired pistol (1911, HK45, Beretta 92f) as opposed to striker fired (XD, Glock, etc.).

Well that was depressing...

Unknown legal decrees and low profile meetings, gee that doesn't sound familiar at all...

So is this something we could take to legislators or mostly just internet hype? I've found tons of info on it, but obviously the internet isn't all factual (irony realized). Anybody know "people" that could confirm it?

So 10 USC 311 makes no mention of bans or legislature of any kind from what I can see. Yet if we are all militia, shouldn't we all be training with up to date military hardware? Or at least rear echelon type stuff?

Not sure if this is the right place, but it says laws so... Has anyone heard of the Dick Act of 1902/Efficiency of Militia bill H.R. 11654? It basically divides the armed forces into the three parts: the Army/Corps./Navy/Air Force, the state guard i.e. National Guardsmen, and the unorganized militia i.e. us/we the people. It also says that gun control is unconstitutional and that the militia (all three parts) can buy however many of whatever kind of weapon they can afford. And it apparently can't be repealed. Pieces of it are all over the internet as well as a speech by William Gordon, but it can't be found on any official gov. sights. It is apparently available in hard copy form at the Library of Congress. Yes, there are alot of apparently's and yes I'm aware the internet is not 100% factual. That being said, has anyone heard of this and does anyone know if it is real?

Thanks for the input guys.

Maybe I should just move...

I understand that, what I'm really doing at this point is arguing semantics and loopholes. The gun has a pistol grip but is not defined as having a pistol grip by the state of NJ

As per The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice an assault shotgun is defined as "A semi-automatic shotgun with either a magazine capacity exceeding six rounds, a pistol grip, or a folding stock." It later goes on to define a pistol grip as this: "Pistol grip" means a well-defined handle, similar to that found on a handgun, that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon, and which permits the shotgun to be held and fired with one hand." So would an ar patterned shotgun like this one http://www.raacfirearms.com/index.php3?pageid=AkdalProducts.htm be legal or illegal since it can't be fired one handed? The dealer in PA said it was legal but I really want to cover all bases on this.