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On my newest rifle.
First thing i did was search the web for deals lol.
After building it. I added a red dot,buis.
Then i hung it from some 550 and rattle canned it.
Then added a weapons light after it was zeroed and i put 200+ rounds down it, to make sure it worked lol.
Next thing will be a different rear sling attachment. Think that'll cost me a whopping 15$.
Thats as fancy as ill get .
Bad enough i had to buy different mags...ammo....turn in my man card...and pour a liter of vodka down my AKs barrel to dull its jealousy ;p
Yeah I have a few now also- even after saying "never again" more than a Rabbi.... LOL
Me being the budget minded type i am...:) lmao.
Its a sig romeo 5. I wanted better but since this rifle wasnt a primary go to. I shopped around. Plus i needed mags,ammo. PSA had 10 mags and the optic for 199$ iirc.
It has got good reviews so i said why not. It was a toss up vs the holosun of same style( same deal w/mags as well)
Its has 10 or so brightness levels, auto on off and came with two different height mounts.runs off 1 battery( the nickle sized ones garage doors use, the number escapes me)
It wasn't my 1st choice, but i had a budget to stay in.
The buis are similar. I wanted better ones but 60,80+$ fir sights...come on. These are polymer ones from cdnn that cost only 20$ , they work. And are back ups anyway.
Either way. 1st things for me are always rattle can, mags,ammo...optics if budget allows.
Heck im using para chord for my front sling mount as i hat stuff tgat rattles....and well...its like 30 bucks or more for jimbobs tactical XmountPlock ribbed for zombie plewsure sling point....lol.
I guess you outfit it based on the purpose. Is it a basic MBR or a DMR, etc. Expecting a lot of long range 300-500yds or CQB and short range out to 200yds but occasionally out to 300yds. Night use then have ability to add a dBal and optic for night.
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The BCM Mod 0 rifle I got about a month ago has some funky flash "hider"- looks like a standard birdcage but is definitely not.
Shooting it around dusk at 300 yards the other night in the "perch" at the shooting range we saw a helluva fireball from this thing!
Wonder WTH the point is with that? Everything else about the rifle is head and shoulders above the cheaper models I have. Hell the action is smooth as silk and puts my old (long sold) Colt Match Hbar from the 90's to shame.
It now has 600-800 rounds through it so I cleaned it the other day. BCM must ship them with some crazy heavy lube on everything. There was a thick gunk of crude on everything. Hoping that's gone now.
Shooting only high quality brass Federal and Fiochi ammo through this. If this one effs up like the other ARs I've owned, I will be sounding that out for all the world to hear ;) Cause you know yelling 'murica' when you shoot won't stop your gun from jamming!
Last year I acquired a Savage 110 in 30-06, nylon stock, good optic and mount. After a long delay, I took it to the range. At 50 and 100 yards with old milsurp ammo, 1.5” groups. I was happy. I have been thinking of a better stock, one with an adjustable cheek rest and a softer buttpad (kicks a little). Has anyone had experience with Boyd’s stocks? I’m looking at the At-One.
I've got an Aimpoint red dot on my 'go-to' carbine and BUIS but that's it. I probably do need to hang a light on it at some point. I just can't find one I like that is ALSO within my budget. Lotsa cheap ones but they are cheaply made too. So I'm still looking. Any suggestions?
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I have a question concerning optics. When I mounted my Romeo 5 on my project, I used the riser that was included. One can see the factory sights, barely if you squint. I have been watching videos and some shootem-up movies lately where the optics are mounted as much as 5” above the receiver. Is there a point to that? BTW, I removed the riser on mine and I am going to the range when it reopens. My idea is that the closer to the barrel, the lesser the sight/bore angle. You comments/criticisms are welcome.
After a couple of hours of research, I think I have answered my own question. It seems as if I wasn’t the only person with this question. The original reason for high optic mounting on an AR platform was the position of the carry handle on the early models. Now that those are gone, raising the optic may be needed for ergonomics; big heads, gas masks and head-gear necessitates some extra clearance. As I don’t usually go to the (government-owned) range with a helmet and gas mask on, I didn’t understand the need for the extra height. It’s time for me to practice for those potential conditions. No I haven’t practiced this. Yes, I was wrong. Another problem that I don’t have is clearance for tall front sights. As my import rifle doesn’t interfere with my optic, I didn’t see that problem that some platforms may have. I watched some good videos that showed sight pictures through optics where the red dots were obscured by the front sight post. Food for thought.
I have a question concerning optics. When I mounted my Romeo 5 on my project, I used the riser that was included. One can see the factory sights, barely if you squint. I have been watching videos and some shootem-up movies lately where the optics are mounted as much as 5” above the receiver. Is there a point to that? BTW, I removed the riser on mine and I am going to the range when it reopens. My idea is that the closer to the barrel, the lesser the sight/bore angle. You comments/criticisms are welcome.
Sorry I didn't see the original question till you wrote your own reply to it!
Optics on high risers has been pushed for "passive" aiming while using NV also. Doesn't work too well with a PVS14, but with a dual tube set it's doable.
It also tends to kill the tendency to turkey neck and when your head is up more versus cranked over (turkey necking) the concept is that you will have more "situational awareness". While I agree with that to a point the bigger issue is getting your head "in the gun" so much that you tend to lose track of what's going on- essentially the reason why you went to the gun in the first place. Dropping the muzzle a bit opens up the view considerably for scanning.
We do some "unique" scanning drills at our classes that make people ACTUALLY scan versus the BS sideways glance cursory take that is usually approached. Even how we set and mark targets on the square range is set up to make people ACTUALLY scan.
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