Mreed731

I want to thank everyone here for all of your help and advice. I bought a Springfield Saint Edge from my LGS Freedom Ammo. I'm excited about it and I feel I was able to make an informed decision from all of the help I received here...Thank you!

I stopped in there last week looking for a rifle, I live down the street and used to be a member until it got too expensive. The place was empty! There was a handful of used handguns and one rifle in the whole store. In the past they always had glass cases filled with new sigs and Glocks and a wall full of windhams. There was one younger guy manning the counter. I asked him where all the guns were and he said "we sold them" ...really? Where I work we replace inventory when we sell it. Then he told me they put everything away because they're remodeling and they only sell on Armslist now because it's easier that way. Hunh? So I asked him about their facebook page, which had disappeared about a week before. He told me they "took it down because it was boring" ...really? I'd be real worried about paying for a membership at this point. You might just lose your money and a place to shoot.

I was looking at a model 3 but it seems to have been discontinued or maybe just renamed? Is it really worth the couple hundred $ more than the Ruger 556 or Smith 15 Sport?

You guys are great! I never expected to get this much response and information from my question. I haven’t decided what I’m going to do yet but I have far more information to work with than I did. I appreciate all this help.

Yikes!...thanks, I'm glad i asked Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Wow..I had no idea. Ive been there a bunch of times, bought a handgun there a couple years ago. I was under the impression he was Mr. Pro 2A himself. I was there this week and there’s pictures of Bob everywhere promoting his NRA work. I guess he has his own idea what the 2A stands for...not ok with me.

I was there last Saturday, they were extremely helpful. I didn’t notice any lowers but wasn’t looking either. I’ll check them out again today.

Never heard of Dueces Den, I’ll check him out

I guess cutting it off is no big deal?

Oh yea, I just realized you already told to swap out muzzle device on the Troy upper Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

On the Troy upper the descrip says "flash supressor" so this would have to be replaced with a "muzzle brake"? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

South, West Deptford. I forgot you posted that Troy link. Probably be hard to beat that deal. Dosent mention weight. Do you think they're all about the same unless lightweight is specified? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Sounds like good advice.. thank you. I was going to start by looking for a lower, but I guess there's no reason to. These muzzle brakes all look basically the same to me. Is it just the terminology of them that makes one legal and one not? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I think you guys have convinced me. I can build at my leisure instead of driving around to the few LGS in my area and hope they have something I like. Does anyone here know who in South Jersey carries lowers? I'm looking at Aero Precision for the upper. Seems to have the correct specs at a reasonable price with good reviews. Probably Magpul for furniture. What do you think?

So, when looking at complete rifles, Ruger 556, etc. and they say 16" barrel in the specs but clearly have a muzzle brake in the photo, is the muzzle brake included in that spec?

Im confused about the length. I thought minimum in NJ was 16"? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I was under the impression that the Sig and Stag were a significant step up over the Ruger and S & W. Is that not really the case?

Does this come with the BCG and the dropdown is an upgrade? Or it dosen't come with one?

It seems like I'm having a hard time finding anyone who is a fan of Sig AR's. Maybe that's the answer to part of my question right there. I think I would put a red dot on it initially. I'm a handgun guy, everything I know about the AR platform I have learned in the last 2 weeks reading and visiting a couple shops. I wouldn't know a good BCG from a bad one.

What!!? No grenade launcher? I was at LGS the other day, salesman told me these compensator/muzzle brakes are nothing more than decoration. Is this right? Seems they can cause a lot of controversy for having no purpose.

My budget is around $1000, give or take a couple hundred. Carbine length, as light as possible. Would probably but a red dot on it initially, then maybe a scope later. What I don't want to do is buy the budget model then feel like I need a better one right away, I would rather buy a better rifle to begin with even if it is somewhat bare bones. As far as building is concerned, it's not the actual building that overwhelms me as it is the shopping. Looks like some of the guys on here have already given me some solid advice on parts and how to go about it. That will help greatly. For me, the big advantage I see in building is not having to choose from what's available at the local shops then find out it's gone once you make the decision anyway.

Thank you for the reply. I have looked at building but the choices are overwhelming. And then how can I be certain it is NJ compliant when I'm done? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Looking to purchase an AR for range use and HD. Looking at Sig M400 Swat and Stag Model 3 flattop with MOE furniture. The Sig is $200 more but has sights, the Stag does not come with sights. I like the weight and feel of each, have not shot either. There is also a Ruger 556 available. I need help deciding which is the better buy.

Yes, Glock G22 and FNH FNS9

Could someone please recommend a good NJ legal home defense round in both .40 S&W and 9mm? The primary concerns would be over penetration as well as muzzle flash. My head is exploding reading about it so I would really appreciate the advice of someone who has already looked into this. Thank you for your help.