SwissArmyDad
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I find that I keep going back and forth on an optic for my Middy-MOE AR. I love the simplicity of the aimpoint pro, but have been thinking about trying some longer range shooting, so a 1.5-4x20 scope keeps popping up as a good compromise.
I guess it all depends on what i use it for, right? That might be my problem.
For example, my LCR has a white painted front sight blade and nothing else, because its my everyday, all day carry piece. (K.I.S.S) My bedstand gun, an XD-9, has night sights and a TLR-1 flashlight so that i can identify my target at night and use the light as a shield if need be.
So far, after a few years of ownership, the AR is simply a range toy, and i realized the problem i'm having chosing an optic likely stems from the fact that i don't really have a true use for it yet. (Unlike the two afore-mentioned guns which are both more like tools for very different specific purposes)
The AR WAS very fun to build and i shoot it well, but i honestly don't trust the round to take large game and if, i'm honest, i am reluctant to employ it in a home defense situation for several reasons (muzzle blast, it getting taken away as evidence, legal issues arising from CA's draconian position on certain types of weapons.)
Anyone have a similar experience or revalation? I know some subscribe to the "never sell a gun" philosophy, but I don't collect things, "just because". They've got to have a real use, or they get thinned out of the herd.
I guess it all depends on what i use it for, right? That might be my problem.
For example, my LCR has a white painted front sight blade and nothing else, because its my everyday, all day carry piece. (K.I.S.S) My bedstand gun, an XD-9, has night sights and a TLR-1 flashlight so that i can identify my target at night and use the light as a shield if need be.
So far, after a few years of ownership, the AR is simply a range toy, and i realized the problem i'm having chosing an optic likely stems from the fact that i don't really have a true use for it yet. (Unlike the two afore-mentioned guns which are both more like tools for very different specific purposes)
The AR WAS very fun to build and i shoot it well, but i honestly don't trust the round to take large game and if, i'm honest, i am reluctant to employ it in a home defense situation for several reasons (muzzle blast, it getting taken away as evidence, legal issues arising from CA's draconian position on certain types of weapons.)
Anyone have a similar experience or revalation? I know some subscribe to the "never sell a gun" philosophy, but I don't collect things, "just because". They've got to have a real use, or they get thinned out of the herd.