Nightcrawler
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A lot of different semiautomatic rifles out there now have mounts that allow mounting (go figure) of long-eye-relief optics.
Ultimak makes such rigs for AKs, Mini-14s, and M1 carbines. Somebody else is making one for the M1 Garand, and various other rifle types have rail handguards with a top rail that allows mounting of such.
Though, you don't see a lot of them on ARs. I assume that this is because the front sight tower would likely be in the way, unless it folded down.
Question. Are free-floating handguards necessary to mount one of these types of optics, if you're using rail-type-handguards? I'm curious about this.
Also, if you remove the handguards for cleaning (not necessary after shooting, usually, but if you crawl through the dirt, yeah) will re-zeroing be necessary? Or does this vary from rifle to rifle? (I've taken apart my FAL several times, including completely separating the upper and lower receivers. Despite the fact the foresight is on one and the backsight is on the other, I've never lost zero. But perhaps handguards have less exacting tolerances?)
That new little Ruger frontier rifle has me intrigued. It's kind of cute, really. Too bad they won't make a left-handed version.
So, who has a long-eye relief scope? Anyone have 'em on their semiauto (scary-type) rifles? What scopes are best? Will any handgun scope work, or is one specifically designed for the purpose best? What magnification do you prefer? (2.5x seems to be the standard, but I've heard of up to 4x.)
Got pictures?
Ultimak makes such rigs for AKs, Mini-14s, and M1 carbines. Somebody else is making one for the M1 Garand, and various other rifle types have rail handguards with a top rail that allows mounting of such.
Though, you don't see a lot of them on ARs. I assume that this is because the front sight tower would likely be in the way, unless it folded down.
Question. Are free-floating handguards necessary to mount one of these types of optics, if you're using rail-type-handguards? I'm curious about this.
Also, if you remove the handguards for cleaning (not necessary after shooting, usually, but if you crawl through the dirt, yeah) will re-zeroing be necessary? Or does this vary from rifle to rifle? (I've taken apart my FAL several times, including completely separating the upper and lower receivers. Despite the fact the foresight is on one and the backsight is on the other, I've never lost zero. But perhaps handguards have less exacting tolerances?)
That new little Ruger frontier rifle has me intrigued. It's kind of cute, really. Too bad they won't make a left-handed version.
So, who has a long-eye relief scope? Anyone have 'em on their semiauto (scary-type) rifles? What scopes are best? Will any handgun scope work, or is one specifically designed for the purpose best? What magnification do you prefer? (2.5x seems to be the standard, but I've heard of up to 4x.)
Got pictures?