Eric.

This is incorrect. Anyone that would not normally be disqualified for a FID card, adult or not, can legally borrow a firearm for, something like, 8 hours, within a 24 uour period. Now, I'm no legal expert, which is why I mentioned the most important line that should have been highlighted: "Either way, this is too sticky for the forum to help with. You need to see a lawyer." Eric

If I were in your situation, I would start by seeing if all the involved family members willingly agree with you holding the guns. IF everyone agrees, then you can move the guns and sort out hte legal transfer issues later. I know this sounds moronic, but have you had a sit down conversation with your aunt? If she agrees, you may not need to file any trasnfer paperwork, for the moment, because you are "borrowing" them (with her consent). Essentially, just storing them at your place. Either way, this is way too sticky for the forum to help with. You need to see an lawyer. Eric

Give me a 5 lb baby sledgehammer and a crowbar. Anyone wanna take bets on how long it takes me to open the gun cabinet? Trust me, if it takes me longer than 3 minutes to cave in the thin sheet metal doors, then pry it open... Eric

Yep. It's tight, but do-able per AlDente's 5 long guns and two pistols. If space is an issue, you are gonna have to pony up a few more bucks. Eric

"Al", Just to throw my two pennies in here... Stay away from the gun cabinet type of "safes". These are thin, sheet metal cabinets taht are easily defeated. They usually have simple key lock tumblers that even kids can get into, let alone a thief. For a thief, breaking in and stealing your guns is childs play. I understand your desire to stay within $300 and your space considerations. IMO, the best bang for your buck is this: http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12668279 This is a real safe, with a heavy steel door and locking bolts. It's also a little bit bigger than the Stack on one. As others have said, true sdafe capacity is usually half of the advertised capacity, considering scopes, etc. Currently, it's selling for $400, which is a lil above your budget. IF you're willing to wait, Dick's drops the price to $300 every year, on Black Friday. Either way, it's worth it. Eric

The sound is greatly..suppressed...too. You still hear the supersonic crack but the volume of noise is way less. Think of unsuppressed as a firecracker and suppressed as a small cap gun or "popper". Eric

Good points in this thread. Just to add, with the AR di system, its not a game of making it the softest shooting gun possible. If you cut it too close, you run the risk of fail to eject/extract (FTE), won't chamber a round, and other bad things. If you are adjusting a gas block, for example, a little too much is better than a little too little. At the end of the day, a reliable gun is king. Eric

This. Really, it just comes down to the intended purpose. Iron sights are as good as anything if you do a lot of close up shooting. Optics become more practical, the longer the distance, for example. Obviously, these are generalizations. I'm hoping "Mr 3 gun" Vlad doesn't chime in about how guys shoot Service Rifle matches out to 600yds with iron sights, lol. Eric

Love the ACE stock with paracord wrapped around the buffer. If you don't mind, I might steal your idea, if I go with that stock on a future build? BTW, "EFFD" = East Franklin FD? A guy I knew used to volunteer out of that station, if so... Eric

By the way, thanks to Iggyort for making the original post! Eric

Ok, I got my WeatherFlow wind meter, this weekend and have a short term review: I bought mine form Amazon for the princely sum of $34.95 + free shipping. It comes in a nice protective case/holder. Basically, it's a small wind vane that plugs into your phone's headphone jack. You need to download the app from the Android Play Store(or Apple store). I used an older Motorola Droid Bionic spare smart phone I had laying around. being that the phoen was new enough, the app and vane worked perfectly. I just turned on the wifi(on the phone) and downloaded the app fro the Play store. Once donwloaded, you just open the app, plug the vane into the headphone jack, make a couple of selections on the set up screen and press "Start". (pic #1) Once you run it, it gives you 3 data outputs; avg wind speed, gusts and directional heading. (pic #2) This info is self explanatory. As far as battery life, the app seems to be a moderate consumer of your phone's battery life. On my spare phone, I left the app running for 12 hours. With a fully charge phone, I still had around 75% battery left. Not bad. Granted, this wasn't constant use. I ran it constantly for a half hour, then turned it on and used it once every 10 minutes. With heavier use, I feel this should still get thru a whole day on a single charge. Also, I had all the radios of the phone shut off (wifi, cellular, etc). For accuracy, I compared it to my Kestrel 4500. For wind speed, I would get comparable readings within .1 or .2 MPH. That's close enough for government work! It seems very accurate. Waht the WeatherFlow doesn't do, compared to the Kestrel, is give me temp, barometric pressure, dewpoint, windchill, altitude and is NOT waterproof. Obviously, you get what you're paying for, in terms of extra features. You need to decide which features really mean anything to you. As far as being waterproof, I jsut throw my cell phone in a small ziplok bag, so I'm ok with the moisture issue. To summarize, if you want a small, accurate quick and dirty wind meter that gives you windspeed, avg windspeed, gusts and directional heading, this is for you. I can open an app and plug it into my phone and be up and running in a minute. Also, Im happy that my old smart phone has a new job too. IF you decide to go with this, just make sure that you have a smart phone operating system that is compatible. WeatherFlow has a partial list of what phones/op systems work. More importantly, they have a short list of phones that WILL NOT work. Either way, it's only $35. I'm pretty happy with it. My Kestrel just left my range bag and now lives in the back of the safe, lol. Eric

And, there ya have it, kids! Eric

Honestly, Deerslayer, you probably just need to download the proper app, to get readings in MPH. As far as the hardware, a turbine is a turbine.... Try deleting your current CFM app. Then, downlaod and run " WeatherFlow Wind Meter". Eric

Oh. I was hoping you knew something, i didnt... Anywho, theres a good chance i will be at 2 of those events. Feel free to say hi. Ill be shooting a 6.5 creedmoor in a FDE McCree chassis, Vortex Razor scope. Eric

Hey Iggyort, where do you plan on shooting? For 1000yds, i know of a couple of clubs in PA but none close by. Care to share the info? Eric

Just curious if this app is a battery burner? Luckily, I have an older, spare smart phone that I can use as a dedicated wind reader and ballistic calc.... Eric

I put an order in for one. I'll compare it to my Kestrel, when it comes. Eric

This rifle, more or less, has existed for soem time. It's the MArine SAM-R, more or less. I'm assuming this will still be a 20" barrel. Eric

In addition to being able to use the formula, you also have to be proficient at ranging to within a tenth of a mil. Estjmating to a half or a quarter is not good enough. From the center of one dot, to the center of the next is 1 mil. If you add a half dot, that is now 1.1 mil. If you range from the bottom edge of one dot to the far top edge of the next, you have 1.2 mils. From the inside edge of one dot, to the inside edge of the next is .8 mils. Each round (not oval) mil dot is .2 mils. Eric

Good post, Dan. Eric

Oil or lube has two main purposes; lubricate metal and prevent rust. Of course, there are other minutiae benefits too, but those are the big 2. That said, motor oil is designed to lubricate and not shear under pressure, will withstand higher temps without viscosity breakdown, remain viscous/flowing when very cold and is designed to live in a carbon, metal and heated environment. Also, it will flow into nooks and crannies. Makes sense, yes? The reason I use Mobil 1 or any synthetic oil is that it works over a wider temp range than conventional oil and it resists breakdown due to shearing a lil better too. At the end of the day, any oil that can stay on and prevent metal to metal contact should be fine. Some oils just last longer than others. Whatever you use, just make sure the oil is always present, where it needs to be. Eric

Unfortunately, im not a member of CJRP either, but im in too. If we do Range 14, i can guest in 3 others, so if we had 3-4 R14 members, then that should cover a group. Ill bring a MK12 copy AR 15 and a custom 6.5 CM defiance/bartlein bolt gun. All are welcome to take a few shots with it. Eric

Oh, ok. 308? Cool stock on the 10/22, too. I love me some 10/22's. Might be the best plinking/training/fun gun, ever. Eric

Nice. Hey, the bolt gun in, what looks like, a McMillan stock, what are the specs? Eric

That's consistent with what I've heard, about the ALG line. Good value for a std, mil spec trigger upgrade. If I shot service rifle, I would try one. I've run a DMR in my SPR for years and an SD3G in my carbine. Both do their intended jobs real well. I'm a big Geissele fan. I shoot at Range 14, maybe I'll run into you some day. Eric