Meathead

I don't post often but I'll add some comments here. I am an Army helicopter pilot and have a bunch of experience flying in Iraq with M-4's and M-68's (Aimpoint). The standard issue mount that comes with the M-68 sucks. An ARMS or GG&G mount should be used. The manual states that it will return to zero if removed, it does not. It will not always keep the sight on the rifle, more on that later. The knob also sticks out farther than it should. The rotary switch on the M-68 has a couple of short comings. My company has had several, I don't know exactly how many, "short out" causing itermitent operation. A particular problem for helicopter crewmembers with this switch is that the aircraft vibrations cause it to move. When I take off the switch is on the off position, when I land it has moved to the on position 3 or 4 clicks. That's not a huge problem because the batteries do in fact last forever, but I would like the switch to stay where I left it. Now the War Story: My wing man was shot down about 7 months ago. The aircraft was hit with a shoulder fired SAM, the aircraft was immediately on fire, tumbled several times after landing, and continued to burn to a crisp. The two pilots were able to egress the aircraft under there own power with their M-4's. They were quickly secured by the ground forces we were supporting and are fine. An earlier post mentioned that a pilot is only guarnteed to get out of the aircraft with what is on his person. That is generally true, however, I think this event shows that if you have a well thought out and REHEARSED egress plan you can get out with your long gun. The pilots M-68 came off his M-4 during the crash sequence. It was later recovered from the wreckage, very burnt up but the dot was ON. They are sturdy. Thoughts on holsters. The co-pilot had a nylon, one size fits most holster with the thumb break on attached to his vest. His pistol was ejected from the holster during the crash. The pilot had a Blade Tech with thumb break on attached to his vest and his pistol was retained. Lesson here is to use a holster that is made for your pistol that has a secure retaining system. We are trying to switch from M-68's to EO Tech's, but the bean counters are slow and powerfull. Sorry for the length of this post but there seemed to be some intrest. John

Keep current system and fix the scoring software.

Is there an ideal temp and humidity level one should try to maintain in the gun safe?

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I have the same thing on mine. I've only cleaned it twice in the 14 months I've had it, so I don't know that I'm an expert. I seem to different than most of the guys I shoot with, in that, I lube anywhere there is moving metal to metal contact.