Arbor_Shooter

Yes, great work on this. This will be very useful next season.

Had the same thing happen to me today. Does anyone have info on welding the carrier up? Is there anyone that will do this service? I may as well have hit my thumb with a hammer, except it bled more this way.

I'm probably a little old fashioned, but I honestly just prefer to double plug with the cheap disposable ear inserts and a set of standard muffs. When I'm done shooting, I take off the muffs and I can still hear just fine. This ends up being a lot more comfortable over a long day of shooting. The only drawback is that I think I am about .10 slower on the buzzer because I usually don't hear the start of the beep as well. I assume that in the long term this method will allow me to maintain my hearing levels the longest, but I have been wrong before.

Not true, unless you are looking only at the Army, who believes in 1x optics and 14.5" barrels. The Marine Corps issues 4X ACOGs and 20" barrels almost exclusively, with some allowance of 14.5" barrels being made for vehicle crews, weapons crews, and those whose job generally isn't front line combat. But even those 14.5" M4s wear ACOGs. I'm fine with going after variable power scopes, but just because the Army has decided to arm itself for close quarters combat doesn't mean 3G should follow suit. Yes, the 1x dot obscures much of the target at long distances. Yes, it is only marginally more effective than iron sights (and even that is debatable). Fact of the matter is 1x optics are generally a poor choice beyond 200 meters, compared to traditional iron sights or a magnified optic. I guess what I am missing is why we should change the rules instead of changing our equipment to suit a certain set of problems, in this case, long shots at obscure targets.