T2K
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My first post. I've learned a lot on this topic reading older ones here, very informative. So, I hope this post is fine tuned enough and sorry for the length.
Here's the deal: when I was in the National Guard in SC in the 90's I was issued the M16A2. I liked shooting it and qualified as a sharpshooter, but I HATED cleaning it.
Now, I'm getting an LWRC M6 which supposedly is a lot easier in terms of maintenance because it has a piston system instead of the direct gas thing.
Since I'm dropping some $ on that, I thought I should get one of these modern scope or red dot things. I've never used anything other than iron sights before, FYI.
So, it looks like the three main choices are:
-Aimpoint H1, a compact little red dot thing
-EOTech, a little window shaped red dot scope
-ACOG, an optical magnigication scope with a reticle and some kind of fiber optic system
This rifle will probably be used for shooting cans and targets at the range. My home and personal self-defense weapon is a pistol. But of course, who knows what might happen and I would like this rifle to be real world useful too.
So, here are my specific questions and any help would be greatly appreciated:
1. The Aimpoint H1 - is it good enough for precise (tin can size) shots out to 100m? I gather that the dot can be big enough to cover the whole target depending on target size and distance? Also, I assume it uses a battery?
2. The EOTech - I assume it also uses a battery? Plus, it looks like it's open enough that the dot could be washed out and not visible in bright sunlight?
3. The ACOG - I notice some ACOG's have a neon bright colored fiber optic on top (presumably to gather light) and some don't. Is there a difference?
4. The LWRC M6 has a normal fixed front sight post and a Daniel Defense rear sight mounted on the rail. Is there any point to keeping the rear sight mounted? It wouldn't be usable with any of the above, would it?
Like I said, thanks for any help on this stuff.
Here's the deal: when I was in the National Guard in SC in the 90's I was issued the M16A2. I liked shooting it and qualified as a sharpshooter, but I HATED cleaning it.
Now, I'm getting an LWRC M6 which supposedly is a lot easier in terms of maintenance because it has a piston system instead of the direct gas thing.
Since I'm dropping some $ on that, I thought I should get one of these modern scope or red dot things. I've never used anything other than iron sights before, FYI.
So, it looks like the three main choices are:
-Aimpoint H1, a compact little red dot thing
-EOTech, a little window shaped red dot scope
-ACOG, an optical magnigication scope with a reticle and some kind of fiber optic system
This rifle will probably be used for shooting cans and targets at the range. My home and personal self-defense weapon is a pistol. But of course, who knows what might happen and I would like this rifle to be real world useful too.
So, here are my specific questions and any help would be greatly appreciated:
1. The Aimpoint H1 - is it good enough for precise (tin can size) shots out to 100m? I gather that the dot can be big enough to cover the whole target depending on target size and distance? Also, I assume it uses a battery?
2. The EOTech - I assume it also uses a battery? Plus, it looks like it's open enough that the dot could be washed out and not visible in bright sunlight?
3. The ACOG - I notice some ACOG's have a neon bright colored fiber optic on top (presumably to gather light) and some don't. Is there a difference?
4. The LWRC M6 has a normal fixed front sight post and a Daniel Defense rear sight mounted on the rail. Is there any point to keeping the rear sight mounted? It wouldn't be usable with any of the above, would it?
Like I said, thanks for any help on this stuff.
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