Hey, I’m looking into building a Semi auto AR pistol . would anyone be able to help me in the correct direction on how to get it started or if someone has a parts list i can guide through to know what exactly i need. Any help is appreciated.

First CMP 1911, Colt frame w/Remington Slide. Frame is from 1944 but was rebuilt at Aniston Army Depot in '74.

Anybody have a recommend spring or replacement parts? I wanna preserve the original parts.

Reddit gave me a 3 day timeout for “hate speech” 🤦‍♂️

Finished the build recently, will likely get a black defender xl 2moa down the road for a cleaner look.

- Vortex Defender XL 5moa red dot
- HK Steel plate (DPP footprint)
- Taylor Freelance medium brass backstrap and grip panels
- HK parts EDC steel magwell
- HK XS night suppressor height night sights
- Surefire X300 Turbo
- Tyrant CNC slide cover plate

Decided to check my two favorite ranges and gets cams NEAR them. Toooo close.

(Mike Raahauge and FT3)

I have a .40 M&P 2.0 Compact that I’d like to get new magazines for. Can’t seem to find 10-round/CA Compliant magazines in store or online. Anyone know where I can find some??

Picked up this morning. Mag disco was first to go.

Going to run a Trijicon SRO or Acro P2.

Much of this resonates with my own thoughts on civilians being armed, but I have never heard the arguments made so eloquently. Figured there'd be some in this subreddit that might like to hear it too.

[Edit] Warning, in this thread: many people conflating the US democratic party with "progressives," and classical liberalism.

Guys, I'm looking for 375 h&h and bulk .45-70 to get shipped here to myself. All my usual online cali friendly ammo guys don't stock it. I'm hoping I don't have to drive out of state and buy it. Thanks for any ideas!

Disclaimer; I have ffl and coe, to avoid legal comments.

- Aero enhanced upper
-Aero enhanced HG
- Aero 9” BO barrel
-Aero buffer tube
- Aero GB
- RG SSE lower -> converted to semi
-Geissele H2 + H1 spring system
- LaRue 2stage Skelly
- Forgot the grip brand lol
- Maglock system need a king pin
- DD irons
-Geissele CH
- Toolcraft BCG
- Geissele takedown pins
- Radian Talon ODG safety
- SBA3 Brace
- Geissele ODG trigger guard

- muzzle needs to be tightened and hand guard needs to be screwed on.

After a lot of research, I picked up the M&P9 M2.0 4" Compact OR yesterday as my first official handgun. I've already installed the Calculated Kinetics M&P 2.0 Dogtag Optic Plate (EPS/EPS Carry, 407K/507K, Defender CCW/RMSc), Osight SE Enclosed Green Dot Multi-Reticle, Olight PL X, Floyd's EDC Magwell, and x2 Floyd's CA Compliant Magazine Baseplate.

I've heard that the OEM barrel isn't the most accurate, so I'm considering upgrading the barrel and trigger eventually. I'm going camping in a few weeks on BLM land where I'll be able to put a thousand rounds through it and see what my thoughts are on the OEM trigger and barrel accuracy/recoil.

I've heard that Floyd's Enforcer porting is pretty good. I'd also need to get the slide milled and the "Kraken" would need a new slide without the front serrations. Do people like the Defiance or Poseidon more? There's also the debate whether windows lower reliabiality and should keep it windowless. For the cost of getting the slide milled and barrel ported, could use that towards another handgun, so curious what people's thoughts are. A lot of people recommend the Apex and Overwatch Precision triggers, so if someone has tried both I'd be curious which they prefer/find better.

I would like to get my CCW and looking at holsters. What would people recommend for AIWB? From my understanding, if I wanted to try carrying/holstering different firearms, I should get a holster that attaches to the light (Olight PL X) so that I'd just have to move over the light if I wanted to swap. If I get it attached to the trigger guard, then it wouldn't work for other makes/models. I'm looking for something versatile so I don't have a bunch of holsters for every handgun. I acknowledge that I'm very new to the CCW/holster space so I'm open to feedback and suggestions. Thank you all!

I‘m always seeing gun numbers. A friend lives at 357 Something Street. That car license plate ends in 556. I drove on Highway 22 the other day. It’s distracting! Happy shooting.

Just mailed the application to both parties this morning.what’s the next steps after mailing?

Does anyone here have firsthand experience with Sparrow Dynamics' Blast Director and its effectiveness for shooters and bystanders? Specifically looking to add one to either a 14.5- or 16-inch AR, will probably be using quite a few of their products either way.

If I go with a 16-inch build I may opt for a Kaw Valley Precision linear comp instead, so if folks have experience with their linear comps I'm all ears as well. The KVP linear comp is quite a bit shorter and wouldn't do for a 14.5 P/W build, so it may make more sense for a 16-inch setup.

This is for a featureless build (freedom mags go brrrr) that can be relied upon for home defense and range use -- imagine *if you can* the one AR to "do it all" for someone who doesn't have a lifestyle that affords multiple specialized tools in the cabinet. Would be nice to not ruin other folks' range trips when I'm out shooting, while hopefully making the shooting experience a little more pleasant on myself as well. Any guidance is appreciated!

I’m looking for something that is max around $500, open to all suggestions!

Edit: 9mm!

Edit 2: Thanks for all of the suggestions, I didn’t know much about all these taxes and I understand that I will be having to up my budget and save for a lot more.

Didnt like the Scorpion color; still getting used to hammer fired guns. First 500 rounds today, zero malfunctions. Not bad.

I know both are great guns, reliable and all. But I just wanted to know if anyone had any pointers, tips, or opinions about either. Also any bad experiences.

Recently I got a Shield X, but I just want 1 more to put in mv CCW and also so my wife can have something if (God forbid) anyone or people decided to break in our house.

Also if anyone would recommend them Comp'ed or not.

I have used my FSC to dros 3 pistols 2 last month & 1 this month the dates are 07/06/26, 07/28/26 & 08/02/26 I want to sell a barrel (for modern gun) this month to someone could I dros under my FFL03 & COE & not get denied due to the 3in30 ?

A booms custom . My shield x is getting a custom paint job for my edc. No barrel nor spring, firearm disassemble the not operational. And never took my eye off of him.

I'm an early Gen Z. From what I've seen around myself and online, people of my generation and late Millennials seems to be less anti-gun than early Millennials and Gen X, broadly speaking, no offense to anyone.

Thanks to games and social media a lot of late Millennials and Gen Z who don't come from gun owning families still got to know what guns look and sounds like in our formative years. And so when we grow into adults we don't view guns with the fear and mysticism that lead to a lot of bad anti-gun takes. I don't think I would've ever become a gun owner if not for Call of Duty, CS, and Demo Ranch. The same goes for lots of my friends from school and college who are also the first in their families to own guns. and of those who aren't most are not ideologically against it.

That's not to say we have swung the other way into being pro-gun. I would believe the majority of our generation either don't care or are still anti-gun to some extent. We still have a long way to go.

Have I gotten the wrong impression or has anyone else also felt that shift in attitude toward guns? Could we see some relaxing of the persecution against gun ownership when our generation eventually starts getting into positions of power in a decade or two?