TGO David

That Buckthorn pattern is very nice. I hadn't seen it before but it looks like it could be a real winner with the sort of foliage we've got around here.

I might have a PM for you a little later with some help on getting that stuff together and running. I'm literally headed out the door right now for the day... but I'll send you something this evening.

Use Parallels to run it on your Mac. That's what I do. Also... I picked up not one but two lower receivers on Friday. One is being sent off for engraving on Monday. The other will likely stay as a non-NFA lower and be built into something a little different. More on that later. Right now the only major components that I lack are the upper receiver, the rail forearm and the EOTech optics. Everything else is sitting here waiting for the lovin to start.

Sounds like politics. Or maybe he had an epiphany and realized that being pro-2A makes sense from an LEO perspective.

It's patterned after the HK SMG selector switch. The white "bullet" with the X through it is safe. The red single bullet is single fire. The red double bullet is burst or auto. Of course since these are all post-NFA builds, the third option is just there for eye candy.

Welcome! Joe says that while he's gone, you're the one giving foot rubs with every 5.11 purchase. Is that true?

I've come to learn that it is rather nice when your local CLEO is supportive of citizen gun rights. Smyrna PD is very fortunate to have a Chief of Police who is a 2A supporter and encourages citizens to take responsibility for their own safety and get their HCP. We see too many media accounts of LE agencies where the CLEO or other high ranking public officials are not supportive of this at all. Remember what happened to the gun owners in New Orleans? Wasn't it you that got dicked pretty hard by a non-friendly agency when the police happened to find a relative's gun in your truck? Could that situation have maybe gone a little better of the head honcho was a little more understanding? Yeah, I'm thinking it's nice to have a CLEO who is a gun guy. Even if he is just politicking. It makes it easier to talk apples to apples with them.

I've been running a car forum for about 8 years now... www.tennesspeed.net We don't do vendors over there right now because, well... that whole market is really hurting and no one wants to pony up to advertise.

I'm loading the baby formula with Omega 3 fish oils because the kid's gonna need to get a scholarship the old fashioned way.

I had sweat tea last night. But I have Dos Perros and Negra Modelo in the fridge so tonight may be different...

That's a pretty machine. Be careful of the other people on the road! It's amazing how many times I see jerks in cars or trucks crowding cyclists during my daily commutes.

What... he didn't try to sue God?

I think I just soiled myself.

Welcome. Glad that you've found us and happier to hear that you'll be leaving the North for better parts of the country! ( I've got family in MD so I can say that. )

Hey buddy... the healthy drinks thread is thataway!

Eh. Other than just barely qualifying as an SBR and letting him get his tax stamp out of the way, there's no real advantage to a 14.5" bbl over a 16" bbl. If he's going to SBR it, he might as well really SBR it.

I don't think a 20" bbl is really going to be necessary for a DMR, especially since you have the Remington for things that might require finesse. Maybe just go with a 16" heavy bbl and a decent optic like the Millett DMS-1 or a Trijicon Accupoint. Then you'd have a rifle that fit comfortably between CQB and longer ranges. Which is really what the DMR builds usually are all about anyway.

I'd give them a call and see what they can tell you. If they try to brush it off, just ask nicely if they wouldn't mind checking for you. Make something up. Tell them you live in a really bad neighborhood and don't feel safe walking the dog. From what I've heard, polite persistence seems to get permits cut and sent out. That's what I plan on having the wife do as we get closer to the 70-80 day mark.

Last night I had a bottle of Yazoo Porter. Tasty. I need to pick up some new pint glasses so that I can enjoy it a little more properly.

Mmmm... 30mm launcher... aaraagahaaa...

Oh, that's the other thread in the Ready Room...

The only way I can see it bad is if one's aiming the other at you for some reason.

Funny, but which would you men rather stick your twizzler into? A gun or a woman? /thread

Simple: If the lever is exposing the "F" then it is ready to fire. If the lever is exposing the "S" then it is on safe. Granted it's a bit backasswards since you pretty much assume that the lever is "pointing" to whichever mode it is in, but the key here is that the lever doesn't actually point to the letters... it obscures them. Picture of Walther on "safe" for reference:

Somewhere between 3:00 - 4:00 in an MTAC holster or my VersaMax II depending on which handgun I'm carrying.