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Thanks to SHUTR for the pic.

Checked the website and us old retired guys do qualify - so now I know what to ask when I shop.

So have they actually quieted down in the past week, or is it just more proof that the media picks which stories are important. We were on the verge of nuclear war until some assholes bombed Boston. Now it's as if NK doesn't exist.

$1145 for the AR and $540 for the Glock and no sales tax If the 90% refers to the man's speech/tantrum the other day and how he blamed the NRA for lying; he was just upset that someone used his own playbook against his righteous cause. The events in Boston also helped this out as most of the country heard and read the reports of an entire unarmed city cowering in fear of a couple of crazed terrorists. Maybe personal defense weapons have a place in our country after all.

Just got mine! Hold on I'll take a picture It does EVERYTHING I need it to do! And it's so light, it's like I'm not even wearing a watch. Best purchase I've made in a long time.

No worries, the joys of ownership last long after the fact that you overpaid fads into oblivion! Now go find a large body of water to accidentally lose all your new toys in...

Saw a prior army helo dude show up at UPT not long before I PCSd. Bubba rolled in the door with 2Lt rank & senior pilot wings, the guy was a walking aneurysm generator everywhere he went.

Dude, don't sweat it...like I said earlier, we've all done it, especially starting out. Bud's LE/MIL has been having the Smith and Wesson AR-15 (MP-15 OR) stripped down (ie no iron sights or fancy furniture) for about $850 lately, and you can get a $100 mil rebate from S&W on top of that price. Before the scare, and even once since the scare, they've had the price regularly at $750, which I would assume will be back again in the next few months if not sooner. Without looking at the Bushmaster vs S&W spec by spec, my guess is that they're comparable with the S&W probably being a bit better...if nothing else at least due to S&W being a solid company. I'm sure others with more AR knowledge can weigh in better than I can. Go to slickguns.com and see what prices are going for (and these aren't even including the sweet LE/Mil deals) and you can base the market off various different prices. If you're just becoming a gun guy, you'll more than likely buy another AR again as firearms can be quite addictive, especially when you find them at an awesome price. Poor Buddy Spike is having to apply for food stamps because he spends so much on guns and accessories (I kid I kid). M2 is the same way, except for the that he chooses the mighty AK! As for the buying a firearm online and going through an FFL, the process couldn't be any simpler (unless they ship it to your front door). You buy the gun online, tell them which FFL near you that you would like it sent to (make sure they have the FFL's info, if not, most companies will contact the FFL once you tell them which one), they send the firearm to the FFL (most places have free or cheap/$5-$20 shipping), then email/call the FFL to give them a heads up that they have a firearm for you coming their way, once it arrives the FFL calls you, you go over to the FFL and have the necessary credentials you would use to buy a gun at any gun store (ID, orders, etc), you look the gun over to make sure it's what your ordered with no damages (if by the weird chance there are problems, do not accept the firearm and call the company), then you fill out the standard NICS background form and he calls it in, a few minutes later you pay the guy and walk out with your gun (assuming you don't live in an anti-gun State). Bam, done, got the gun. FFL's are pretty easy to find, just do a google search or even look on budsgunshop.com and they'll have a list in your area, or even call the local gun store/pawn shop and see how much they charge. Most charge anywhere from $25-50 per transfer, and many give the military their best rates...I currently pay $25, but at my last base I paid $20. As for the tax you speak of...well, unless the Senate Bill gets through to become law, out of State online sales don't directly charge sales tax just like all other online/out of State purchases. There you have it--nothing to be afraid of and often allows you to get the best price! Good luck! Edit: Looks like Social ID beat me to a lot of this. As for your question about still getting the LE/Mil discount, if you are retired they still give it out. Here's the list that Buds uses: https://www.budspolicesupply.com/catalog/le_info.php

FFLs are generally easy to find and you should be able to get a transfer for <25-30 bucks. If you check out the link I posted above, you can see the MIL/LEO discounted prices. I'm not sure which Glock you picked up but you can get a Glock 23 Gen 4 (.40 S&W) for $399. Go to Glocks website and in the upper right hang quarter there is a find dealer by zip code container. Once that pops up, click on the LE dealers tap to find a place close to you. Not all Glock dealers can offer the MIL/LEO discount. Find a local FFL here. https://www.gunbroker.com/FFL/DealerNetwork.aspx

I did two separate orders. First was 5 .223 30 rd and 5 .308 20 rd. Then I ordered an additional 5 .308 20 rd. Today's shipment was 5 .223 30 rd. Haven't received any 308 yet. The AR-10 mags were $19.95/ea.

Hey now! Buddy Spike is offended by you saying this about him! Oh and agree on the price of the AR and Glock--paid too much. Seriously, if you can get a refund then I would take it back. If not, chalk it up to education (we've all done it). That's the problem with buying guns at the BX...I've rarely discovered it to be the best deal around.

There is no Bushmaster made worth $1145. Take it back and look for a Colt 6920.

SHUTR does good work.

Stop being so sexist...everybody knows we would have defeated the Japanese and Germans in 1/4 the time if we had more women serving in the ranks...especially the infantry and armor forces.

Reminds me of one of my contemporaries ("Big Al") many years ago. Somehow he missed the briefing on cutting the UCD to fit; the stock UCD is basically a cone at the penis end which decreases in size to something the size of your little finger at the very end...you cut it to match your particular anatomy. For his first high flight he struggled mightily to get it on, then had to abort about half way through the flight due to pain. When he got down, the flight doc had to cut the UCD off his extremely swollen dick, and he was DNIF for a week while the swelling went down and the pain stopped. There was some concern about permanent damage due to blood starvation of the tissue. His wife was really spooked!!

Send a PM to Rainman...he's been busy helping BQZip put it in powerpoint format.

AF question answer priorities: 1. All of the above 2. The longest answer 3. The most general and non-committal statement (never choose an answer with "always") 4. The complicated answer that doesn't make any sense (because you didn't do the reading)

If you want gouge, the CGOC is the place to go looking for it. They discuss updates the first meeting every month.

Be an asshole to everyone, and no one particular person can get offended!

I love the irony of this... All of these box checking Sq/Gp/Wg Commanders will tell pilots who actually want to do their job instead of all the meaningless queep (AAD/PME in Cor/Etc) that they are an "Officer First" instead of a pilot, but then you have a kid who either washes out or quits UPT/Flight Screening and they say, "Sorry, we hired you to be a pilot... you're out and here is the bill".

If someone lets their fear of failing UPT keep them from trying, it probably wasn't for them anyway.

Yep. Complete hypocrisy, from one of our so-called "leaders". Hard to take you seriously ClearedHot when you don't man up. Not at all surprising, really... par for the course for you and your peers. I'm sure this post will be deleted soon.