Sig 556 pistol - optics

[BULLSI]

I have this 556 pictured below only shot this once and havent sighted that little scope that came with it yet. It is one of those cheap red dot sights that says sig on it (made in china Proably), I dont know anything about them really.

Also in the picture where should the sight be in the center where it was when I bought it or towards the back more?

And this has the sling on it which makes it kind of shakey when you shoot it. I want to put green laser sight on it someday for the close up targets and get some sort of sight for farther out targets useing some sort of bench rest to steady it or just try to hold it out there to hit the target.

My question would be what kind of sight would be best for this platform to do that? One of those eotech what ever they are called would look cool on it but is that what I need or just try to mount a typical scope on it. And the eotech may be (and probably is) out of the budget as I really dont shoot this all that much or in general.

So what do you think I should get put on this thing. I dont think that the sight on it now is what I want or will hold up kind of cheap. Green laser for up close and what for the 50 and 100 yard targets?

Thanks.

 

[tkopp]

The Sig sight is probably made by the same people who make Bushnel's TRS25, which is a perfectly good red dot. You don't get Aimpoint battery life or submersibility, but you also don't pay an Aimpoint price tag. They hold up fine in hot environments (popular on an Ultimak railed AK -- which gets extremely hot) and in general seem 'good enough.'

As for the Sig, I have a Draco pistol which is based on an AK47. It's a lot of fun. That pistol will be much more accurate than you are with it! Some suggestions, from playing with the Draco.

Forget holding the magwell. Put a ladder or rail cover on the rails, and slide your left hand up to catch the sling with the web of your left hand, then grip the covered rail with that hand. Your thumb should be up around the front sight someplace, just out of line of sight. Use this as your main hand pushing the pistol towards the target. Point and push at what you want to hit. With practice, you won't even need to think about the sights. You'll naturally line them up by 'pointing' at the target.

Your right hand should provide neutral pressure against the grip. That is to say, brace against recoil, but do not press forward with this hand. It will throw your shots left if you do.

Practice shooting standing up. That is the opposite of a bench rest rifle. Get quick and accurate at 25-50 yards before you start thinking about going further. The Sig may well recoil less and be less flinch-inducing than the Draco, but I started out without a sling and with open sights (so I had to put my nose close to the rear of the receiver) and kept smacking myself in the face with recoil. I had a huge flinch to overcome. The Sig will do the same, to a (I'm guessing) somewhat lesser extent. So just keep at it.

I've never put optics on my Draco (no good way to mount a sight without adding a lot of weight) and went from on and off paper at 25y to a personal best of 1.5" 5-shot group at 25y. If I shoot rapidly, I can mag dump and hold a 6" group at 25y. Given the nature of the pistol (where the shooter is the limiting factor and you're likely to fire standing) I'd suggest you keep the red dot. It lets you focus on the target, which should speed you up quite a bit and give a little more repeatability with your groups. As the scope of the pistol is 0-100y, a red dot should be plenty.