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Exactly. Every exercise should have someone in charge of safety to check the ammo. What happened was a complete human failure on many levels where it shouldn't have been. Tragedy doesn't do this event justice.

I have a Nexus 5, but this doesn't appeal to me. Not enough to drop my nice, no contract, post-paid deal with AT&T, and have to go back to a stock OS (I have CyanogenMod installed). It'll be interesting to see if they can make it work, though. Would be a way to help keep Verizon and AT&T from getting out of control.

$35 for a Colt 1911....I need to build a time machine. Handloading was apparently a big thing back in the day as well. Thanks for posting that. Very cool look into the gun culture of yesteryear.

My condolences for you and your family, n0rlf. You may not be ready for the hurt of today, but because of your father, it seems you're ready for what may come tomorrow.

I remember when it was announced Rio would host the Olympics. In a nod to irony, two weeks later a police helicopter was shot down. Between the police vs. gang fighting, the gang vs. gang fighting, and the everyday street crime it all exacerbates, I don't know how anyone in their right mind thought that city was ready for the Olympics.

I do what I can. No Facebook use, browser clears cookies every time it closes, never logged in for a Google search, use a VPN for untoward stuff...but there is no way to stay away completely if you use the internet.

Looking at the tactics, nothing was typical. What would explain the "why" is the store has a Western Union (presumably holding a good bit of cash) co-located inside.

Saw this video on another site: https://www.yahoo.com/news/terrifying-video-shows-bullets-flying-134007168.html Just, wow. That's obviously the higher end of the threat spectrum you might find yourself under. Looking at the tape, it seems these guys have a mix of some kind of long gun, and a shotgun. More importantly, they moved in fast, and while they were a bit loose in how they positioned themselves, had control over the store well enough. Thoughts?

At this point, if an entry for the time/date of my FFL assisted purchases and transfers aren't in a SQL database somewhere, that would be the real surprise.

Outstanding young man who stepped up when it counted.

Get a professional. Dealing directly with the IRS is no task for the average citizen. When I was audited by the IRS, my CPA took care of it, the key part being he was the one in direct communication with the IRS examiner the whole time. I would have never wanted to deal with that end of it.

No experience with the brand, but some with the stock vs. folder debate. Once you get used to it, the under folder isn't bad at all, and the benefit of low-vis transportation options and/or easier storage is a nice offset. If you're going to use it for anything where you might need to deploy the stock fast, get used to storing it without a mag inserted to save those few seconds. Also, you might want to feel around, and file down any sharp edges you can find on the stock. It's annoying if you cut yourself or find holes in your clothes where it rubbed while slung.

A trust is probably the best way to do anything NFA related when it comes to those in the military. It gives the legal flexibility needed for things like deployments, and permanent change of station orders to non NFA friendly states. If your son is still a Tennessee resident, I'd highly recommend reaching out to one of the trust lawyers on our site.

Congress has passed legislation authorizing various federal agencies to do things like this for a while now, and courts have held up a lot of it as legal. It's actually kind of amazing how much latitude these agencies have with things like this.

Based on what you said, a standard 5.56mm 16" 1:7 twist barrel will serve the purpose just fine. I'd recommend mid-length, but if you find a carbine barrel at a can't pass up price, that'll work too. For a build this simple, buying a barreled upper assembly is usually easier. Something like this from PSA (once they get it back in stock of course) would be all you need minus a BCG, and optic, and whatever other toys you want to put on there (bipod, sling, backup sites...these things add up quick). If you build it from parts, you'll need to make sure you find a decent handguard...I'd recommend at least 11-13" on a 16" barrel if you don't get one with a front sight post. Comparison shopping is you friend here, and if you can hold out, there are usually some deals posted on PSA and Primary Arms for Labor Day. There are some good ideas about a budget friendly optic in this thread, and in this thread if you want to take a gander for that need. Not sure how big the farm is, but just be careful with what's past the smaller game and bigger varmints. Even a basic 5.56mm round will travel a good distance before gravity brings it down completely if your aiming angle is high enough.

Not just the entrepreneurs, but a lot of those homeshop folks I mentioned a bit earlier. @173rdABN is the perfect example of this. He's running his small business gun shop out of his house, and this seems specific to bring folks like him in line with the bigger manufacturer companies. Never mind that he has no deigns to make any weapons for exporting, or try to get into a foreign arms sales package, the things ITAR is meant to put a control mechanism on. The ability of someone to save up enough to have some hardware that lets them run a business set up in their garage seems to be the new threat on the radar here.

Gear. The Firearms section is intended for complete guns, or items such as AR lowers. Basically whatever is the part that makes it a "gun sale." Everything else gun related goes in Gear.

If you want to stick with Anderson, I think you'll be fine. The biggest thing with the upper is making sure it "fits" to your lower tight enough. Despite uniform specifications, not all uppers and lowers go well together. The barrel will be determined by what you want it for. If you're shooting .223/5.56, for everyday purposes, I wouldn't see a need for more than 20", as the round isn't that great at distances where .308 would be a better choice. Remember, if you want anything less than 16" and a real stock for it, that's an SBR and you need to do all the paperwork and pay the tax stamp. Again, we need to know what you want this gun to do. What's the furthest you want to be able to reach out and smack that ass? With .223/5.56, there is a limit well short of what you would get from a .308. So, tell us what you want it for, then we can help you build it with parts advice. As to your other points... Anderson "no -ube" Yeah, I'll believe in a no-lube AR when I see it. What features should I look for in a gas block/tube? Unless you want the fixed front sight post (the triangle one) just get a decent brand made low-pro gas block so you can slide a good hand guard system over it. Your real question is where you want that gas block to be...carbine, mid-length, or rifle. This is determined by the length of your barrel. What separates the 'charging handles' from one another (does it really matter?) Depends on what you're using it for. If you're using a short barrel rifle for close in work like home defense, a fancy dan charging handle can make the difference in working a malfunction drill faster. For longer distance, the standard charging handle is fine. Proper cleaning and lubrication makes the most difference on a charging handle, however. Are all bolt control groups the same? It's bolt carrier groups. The quality of manufacturer differs. But once you're past a certain enough quality level, the differences level off fast. To quote an armorer I know from another site: " MILSPEC calls for Carpenter 158, shot-peened, heat treated and high pressure/metallic particle inspected." Also, making sure the carrier key is staked properly is a big deal. Once you have a few BCG's in mind, post the links and we can chime in.

I'm not familiar enough with lapping to offer an opinion, but installing replacement sights would fall under part 1-e, and/or 1-g. Triggers would be good to go unless it involves cutting, drilling, and manufacturing, and meets the definition of replacement parts discussed in 1-b. If someone makes a trigger, then they fall under this. The biggest thing I can see is that this is meant to bring those homegrown gun makers and shops that do things like drilling and cutting barrels under the fold with traditional businesses.

The list under section 1 is pretty much your everyday gun repair stuff. As long as there is no "drilling, cutting, or machining," this won't be a thing for someone. I'm not seeing the real limitations on this.

I'm learning just how good these things are at keeping ice from melting. It's making me want to drink more water, which is a good thing. Maybe next order we look at adding the bottles as an option as well? I'd love to have something like this I can throw in my bag without worrying about leaking.

Got mine in today, too. Looks sharp.

Nice bit of machining there, but I would have to take out a line of credit for bulk ammo.

Magpul's cajones were only as big as the tax breaks and offset funding they were not so subtly shopping for from other states. While the financial motive of such a move it is axiomatic, they didn't leave Colorado as an exclusive act of conscience as their PR narrative pushed. As to Smith & Wesson...it would take a lot to make them move. They've been in Springfield, MA for a long time, and it's been a good area for them. Take a look at the pictures in this article, and you'll see that it's just not a pack up and move kind of thing. Throw in the potential loss of institutional knowledge depending on how many workers wouldn't go with them if they left, and it's not worth the hassle unless it becomes an imperative. Mass won't push them to that point.

Massachusetts politicians are hypocritical, not stupid. As long as none are sold inside the state, they'll let S&W sell ARs to anyone else in the country and wet their beak from the business taxes they get to collect.