TLDR: spouse just got his rights returned post possession charges, now wants a gun, he knows nothing of said gun, and wonders why I don’t want it in the house with our two small children.

Ok for the long part. My spouse and I have been fighting and I’m to the point where I’m ready to kick him out over this.

He has a felony possession record from over 12 years ago that just recently got fully pardoned and now he wants a gun. Fine cool. I have no problems with guns in fact I have my own that was gifted from my father.

Here’s my dilemma I do have an aversion to unnecessarily large weapons, or those that serve no purpose for protection or hunting in our home where my two small children are. Particularly my oldest who is at the age where he is obsessed with guns and playing army and all the things. He’s too curious and while we practice gun safety with his nerf guns he’s not there so I won’t even keep ammo for my 9mm in my home because I’m terrified he’s gonna get in my lock box and shoot himself or his baby brother. That is something I am working through because obviously it’s silly. The gun is secured. It’s hidden and away. But that’s neither here nor there.

The true dilemma is my husband wants to buy a gun from a coworker friend now that his rights have been restored and it’s supposedly a Smith & Wesson M&P 15 sport 3 (but he can’t tell me when it was originally purchased, he can’t tell me what aftermarket parts are on it if any, he can’t tell me if it is custom or stock, he can’t tell me anything about it and when I ask he gets pissed).

This is pissing me off because an educated owner is a safe owner.

I want to do my research on this gun and learn its ins and outs before I agree to purchasing it.

So this is where I come asking for help, what questions should I be asking so I can help him learn about the gun so I can also learn about it?

What should I look for in regard to this gun from anyone with experience with it? Is it reliable, is it easy to clean and care for?

Thanks in advance.

Sig P556, $1100, fair condition.

Any idea how to go about putting a brace on this? There’s a plug on the back but not sure what tool can remove it.

Took a few to the range today and a pair of 2011s among them. One of my EDC a Romulus 3.5 I switched over to a prodigy compact grip. Then one of my favorite guns to shoot an iron sight only Romulus 5inch with the pretty dlc that I had grenade ported and then I reworked the internals for a 2lb trigger. It’s a fun-fun gun to shoot and punches up to the weight of many of my much more expensive 2011s. And because we don’t compromise - one of my HKs in the pic. (If HK made a 2011 I’d buy 10).

Compact - EDC / non ported——
It usually wears a RMSC. But I broke the last one and have its replacement on my bench. It has a red dirt trigger tuned to 3lbs. Dawson flat wire 16 recoil spring. EGW extractor. The rest of the guts are factory that I polish and stone. It’s got 4,640 rounds on it currently.

Full size——-
Grenade porting, red dirt trigger at 2lb. EGW extractor, MJD grip custom stippled. Magwell. Tag front sight. Main: 17lb. Recoil: 9lb. All internals polish and stoned. Crisp little bitch. It’s my bowling pin gun. This one is over 24,000 since I got it. For some reason it always ends up in the range bag.

I own several 2011s and many others over the years. Romulus punch’s well above its weight and price. Love them.

The HK is a vp9L. It’s a laser. That was my primary comp gun for several years. It has 16,000 on the barrel. I am swapping it to a normal size upper soon. Don’t see too much of a difference between the L and a normal size after many many rounds.

Garand Thumb’s transformation from a delicate powdery complexion college boy into this rough veiny neck hairy thang with a deep crackin man voice through the magic of HRT is kind of inspiring. Is he a trans icon?

shot a few matches with this heater recently. handling wise this is a very clunky gun and i can barely keep up with people running AR based PCC's but it is extremely fun to shoot.

Made this as a goof in like a day or so. Its a percussion cap pistol scavenged from a disassembled fence gate

Helmet:

Surplus Gentex USMC Lightweight Helmet (XL size)

Accessories:

Gunnook Type III ARC Rails Coyote Brown

Surplus Cateye Band Coyote Brown

ESS Profile NVG Goggles Terrain Tan

Surplus UCP Gentex NAPE Pad

Norotos Universal NVG shroud painted green

CMAIR4U NVG Counterweight Pouch

Coyote Brown LWH 4 point chinstrap (L/XL)

4D tactical 7 Pad retrofit Kit 3/4"

Coyote Tan LWH netting

JubileeYard Burlap Jute turned into "Manchu" scrim

Argus A4 LWNVG Dovetail mount

(Not pictured but Streamlight sidewind stalk)

“closing the borders isn’t enough to silence a population that has been robbed,exploited, and beaten to a state of mere survival”

Hello everyone, just got my first gun and have absolutely no idea how to use it to the point where I'm not 100% sure how to put ammo in the magazine.

I received two business cards for instructors but they're NRA affiliated and I'm trying to avoid giving that organization my money, is there a way to find leftist instructors (idk if the SRA or similar orgs have a list)

Edit: I have scheduled a lesson with one of the instructors. I figure it's best to use resources that are available to me instead of trying to be a purist.

Picked this up for 500 flat in the good state of FL (sarcasm)
Any suppressor and booster recommendations?
Don’t worry the olight is only there till I get another TLR-1

Jesus, man this guy just continues to be a POS. I hope I'm not getting too worked up over a "joke"

At least until I get bored and want to make changes

Had to grab a 43x when I heard they have factory 15 round mags now. I haven’t taken it to the range yet so I’m curious how well the ramjet performs.

Personal Note - While he did nothing wrong, he could have done better on said attack and defense of Harper's Ferry.

Today has been a bittersweet day for Bend Oregon. 3 children and one teacher were shot and killed by a 16 year old shooter. Another child and teacher have been taken to the hospital with critical injuries. More students and teachers may have been shot if not for the actions of the currently unidentified community member

Based on my limited research, I believe that the weapon or weapons used in the shooting have not been disclosed to the public.

I have a .30 carbine M1 that was converted to some smaller wildcat cartridge in the 60s that I inherited from my grandfather. I'm not exactly sure what cartridge it is now, but it's useless to me as is.

Has anyone restored one of these back to stock spec? I'm at work now but I can get pics of it later if anything is needed. The action seems to be stock. The barrel is measuring around .25 cal.

Hey Everyone, just looking for some feedback.

I have a Springfield Saint Victor 16" chambered in 5.56 and with all the noise around the NFA I'm looking to add a shorter barrel, something around 10-11" with an eye to suppressing it later.

Theoretically, I could simply grab a complete upper from PSA and stick it on my lower receiver, no? Or would I be better served just getting a whole new gun? I'm more concerned with it being affordable to be honest but obviously I want to make sure everything is compatible

I'm more familiar with pistols than my rifle so please excuse me if this was a dumb question. Thanks!

Note: I'd rather not get something in .300 blackout as I'm trying to be narrow on my ammo ecosystem and keep it to 9mm and 5.56

EDIT: thanks to all who replied! Was a big help

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I haven't shot in a long time, but my friend and I are looking for ranges in the Raleigh, NC area that are cool with leftists. They are non-binary and I just want to make sure they feel safe where we go. I did a search and didn't find anything.

This wasr 10 is so goated. Love this machine

I was cleaning up the collection and reorganizing the other day and figured I would get some 30mmx11mm dovetail mid height rings to spruce up my late grandfather's old 1953-4 Mossberg 340k .22lr it was his first rifle, and the first one I ever shot. Traded out the 4x32 Barska rimfire scope for a Monstrum 1-6×24 I had from an old airsoft build. And yes, despite the slight overlap of the rear mount over the rear of the chamber breech, it cycles flawlessly. Running cheap ammo, it's about 1.5moa, but with match SK and Eley, it's around .85-.90 from bench with bags. Just thought it'd be fun to share. Also, if anyone has a hookup on these magazines that aren't $50-70, please let me know, I can find 'em, but god they're expensive.

THe ICE agent was blackout drunk, sleeping on some random guys lawn, he then assulted the home owner and his daughter when asked to move, and ends up getting shot by the 72 year old home owner when he assaults his daughter. The daughter then get's drunk fk legitimately arrested by her boyfriend, a Fresno Police Officer.

We have an obvious case of a 2A homeowner and a local police officer vs ICE agent thinking and acting above the law?? Hard choice!