rswartsell
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Just got back from the range. I christened a brand new Colt LE6920 mounted with an equally new Vortex Sparc II. The goal was sighting in and unfortunately, no camera. So the first question is did it really happen? lol
The only thing I had done other than un-boxing and mounting the Sparc II was a cleaning and lube of the Colt bolt carrier group. Lubed with TW25 grease. I used an Armalite 20 rd. mag for bench work. The ammunition was Federal bulk M193 55gr.
The only range space available to me was 100yd rifle range (not optimum for ME, I was hoping for 50 yds for sighting the red dot with no magnification). I pasted up 4 8" Shoot-N-C targets and gave it a whirl. The top 2 targets I shot with the red dot. Bottom 2 co-witnessed with Mag-Pul back up irons at lower 1/3.
This is my first AR, and first red dot.
First 3 rounds hit 3" high on the right hand top target, I was aiming at the left hand top. I adjusted left and got on the right target, and rapidly realized the red dot covered virtually the entire 8" circle at this range. My thinking was nothing else can be done until I get a 50 yd target. I did get within 4-5" groups with irons on the bottom targets.
With my questionable un-magnified rifle skills at 100 yds I was satisfied. The philosophy of use for the Colt Carbine for me is under 100 yds with the 1x red dot. I need to try again at 50 yds but expending a total of 20 rounds, I feel I am in the neighborhood.
Does anyone have an complaints with;
1. size of the red dot in the Sparc II?
2. Federal bulk M193 55 gr? (more about that below)
The Federal ammunition was packed in stripper clips and it confounded me that;
1. the clips had a small "tag" of sheet metal at either end stopping the rounds from being "stripped".
2. the AR 20 round mags I have don't seem to lend themselves to being charged by stripper clips, so far I am hand stripping and loading the mags a round at a time. What am I missing? Why are they packaged this way?
Appreciate any input for a 57 year old novice.
The only thing I had done other than un-boxing and mounting the Sparc II was a cleaning and lube of the Colt bolt carrier group. Lubed with TW25 grease. I used an Armalite 20 rd. mag for bench work. The ammunition was Federal bulk M193 55gr.
The only range space available to me was 100yd rifle range (not optimum for ME, I was hoping for 50 yds for sighting the red dot with no magnification). I pasted up 4 8" Shoot-N-C targets and gave it a whirl. The top 2 targets I shot with the red dot. Bottom 2 co-witnessed with Mag-Pul back up irons at lower 1/3.
This is my first AR, and first red dot.
First 3 rounds hit 3" high on the right hand top target, I was aiming at the left hand top. I adjusted left and got on the right target, and rapidly realized the red dot covered virtually the entire 8" circle at this range. My thinking was nothing else can be done until I get a 50 yd target. I did get within 4-5" groups with irons on the bottom targets.
With my questionable un-magnified rifle skills at 100 yds I was satisfied. The philosophy of use for the Colt Carbine for me is under 100 yds with the 1x red dot. I need to try again at 50 yds but expending a total of 20 rounds, I feel I am in the neighborhood.
Does anyone have an complaints with;
1. size of the red dot in the Sparc II?
2. Federal bulk M193 55 gr? (more about that below)
The Federal ammunition was packed in stripper clips and it confounded me that;
1. the clips had a small "tag" of sheet metal at either end stopping the rounds from being "stripped".
2. the AR 20 round mags I have don't seem to lend themselves to being charged by stripper clips, so far I am hand stripping and loading the mags a round at a time. What am I missing? Why are they packaged this way?
Appreciate any input for a 57 year old novice.
