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Rhino,
You won`t lose any of your daytime settings with the NOD compatable optics, you get 20 up and down either way. The NV setting is its own setting on the unit. Check out thier website, it explains it on there. ( BTW.. check out the photo album.. the guy kneeling in the balaclava is me..
)JR,
I guess you need to decide what you really want to use your rifle for. Do you want it to "look wicked", or do you want to have a rifle you can be competitive with? If you want to have a wicked looking rifle, why not just get a second upper and set one up for 3 gun and the other for your super duper ninja rifle. I talk to guys evryday who are spending money for the second and third time because they are doing the same thing you are talking about.
Please don`t think I`m getting down on you.. that`s not what I`m trying to say. I just want you to think about what it is you really want to do with your rifle, and spend the money you do have wisely. There are alot of very knowlegable people giving you advice here. Listen to what they are telling you. If you want a rifle you can be competitive with, spend the money for the flattop, you`ll be much farther ahead in the long run. Don`t waste your time with the RRA UTE upper, you won`t be able to co-witness your irons if you have an EOTech or Aimpoint on it.
If you want to use the EOTech on a gooseneck, you need to use the PRI one made for them. The ARMS #39 puts it up a little too high and you cannot co-witness your irons with it. I sell the 512 for $335, your still about $20 less than an Aimpoint and you still got to buy a mount for it.
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I you have to go with the A2 upper but still want to go with an Aimpoint, use an ARMS #39 gooseneck mount. It moves the optic out over the handguard, and keeps your cheekweld where it belongs. You will still have your iron sights there if you want/need them with this mount as well.
Another thing you mentioned was the cost of an Aimpoint over an EOTech. I am a distributor for both. The EOTech 511 will mount right on a flattop with nothing else needed, those sell for $285.00, an Aimpoint on the other hand will sell for $355.00 and then you will still need to buy a mount ( they do not come with one anymore), which range from $90.00 to $175 depending on which one you want, for it before you can put it on a weapon. Aimpoint has had a substantial dealer price increase for 2004 and unless you have found someone who had a good supply before the new year ( cuz I have been waiting for my last order for 3 months now), you will pay the 2004 pricing.
You say your not really a big fan of the EOTech, but you haven`t fired a weapon with one on it, just taken sight pictures. I would suggest you shoot a rifle with one before you decide between the two, I think you will be suprised.
The Holosight and EOTech are the same thing. EOTech makes both. They have a deal with Bushnell, they make Military and LE optics, Bushnell sells em to the civilian market, other than that.. they are the same optic internally, NV compatable ones excluded of course. Kelly mentioned the difference in dot size between the two.. the 1 MOA dot is much better for precise shots than the 4 MOA dot in the Aimpoint when you start to up the distance.
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Thanks for the link 300lb.
I`m in the process of setting up a dealer account with Oakley thru my shop right now. Shoot me an email and I`ll give you my contact info if your interested in them. They will be significantly cheaper thru me than the suggested retail on the website.
There is also a bunch on ebay.. heres the link to them..
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?c...ry=oakley+boots
Thanks,
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It is pretty sad to see guys shipping off to Iraq/Afghanistan without gear they need. I own a company that sells Military and LE gear.. mostly Spec Ops stuff, but do sell day to day gear as well. We have a unit here that just shipped out after x-mas and I had half of the guys coming to me for equipment and things they can`t get thru supply, nomex gloves, BIS for the weapons, flashlights, ect... They weren`t even sure what type of body armor they were going to have once in theatre, so I got em as much Police turn in stuff as I could..we ended up with about 40 vests to give to the guys. It won`t do much against rifle or steel core ammo, but it`s better than nothing especially against frags. What they can`t wear, they are going to use it to line thier vehicles.
The EOTech is a very good optic. When they first came out, they weren`t all that tough, but they listen to the guys who know and use the stuff and made improvements accordingly, to the point that several SF ODAs are mounting them on all of thier battle rifles. There is a few other Special Ops units testing/using them as well. I am the local dist for them and I get forwarded alot of info from them, about letters and e-mails from active soldiers/Marines who are using the optics with good success. I have to admit myself, I am a long time Aimpoint user on my M4, but I have been playing with the EOTech more lately and it is very fast. I don`t know if I would replace my ACOG for 3 gunning with it, but for up close and personal work.. they are great.
rhino..The optic in question on the M-24 is a PVS-10, they go for about $10K a pop.. want me to order you one up?
For the most part.. shooters still use the .308 for Sniper work.. there are a few units fielding the .300 win mag, but those are Spec War/ SF and "contract" guys who are over there. From what I am hearing thru the grapevine of course..
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Heres the article for those interested.
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SAMARRA, Iraq — The sun was sinking at the desert’s edge when Sgt. Randall Davis spotted his target, an armed Iraqi on a rooftop about 300 meters away.
“It was just getting dark. I saw a guy step in front of the light,” said the 25-year-old sniper.
Davis knew he was watching another sniper by the way the man stepped back into the shadows and crept along the roofline to spy down on a squad from his unit — B Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment.
“Most people, when they get on a roof, will just move around and do what they’ve got to do,” he said in a recent interview here. “But this guy was moving slowly, trying to have smooth motions, trying to stay in the shadows.”
From his own rooftop position, Davis tracked him with his favorite weapon — an M-14 rifle equipped with a special optic sight that has crosshairs and a red aiming dot.
He didn’t have to wait long before the enemy sniper made his second mistake.
“He silhouetted his rifle from the waist up, trying to look over at the guys in the courtyard,” Davis said.
His M-14 spoke once.
“I hit him in the chest. He fell back. His rifle flew out of his hands,” Davis said. “You could see blood spatter on the wall behind where he was standing.”
Confirmed kill, his eighth — which includes seven enemies picked off in one day.
The deadly Dec. 18 encounter took place on the second night of Operation Ivy Blizzard, a joint combat operation aimed at clearing guerrillas from this city of 250,000, a nest of insurgent activity in the Sunni Triangle.
The operation is being carried out by the 5-20’s parent unit, Fort Lewis, Wash.-based 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (SBCT), and 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, out of Fort Carson, Colo.
Snipers had attacked the 5-20 three days before the rooftop encounter.
“We had been engaged by snipers in here before, so I was hoping it was the same guy,” the Nashville, Tenn., native said. “It’s kind of a professional insult to get shot at by another sniper.”
Davis pulled out a pack of Marlboro Lights from the cargo pocket on his left leg and lit up a cigarette. He seems to take his job in stride, though he admits he’s been surprised at how busy he’s been since he arrived here two weeks ago.
New urban-warfare threat
Just five months before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Army began teaching urban sniper techniques as part of its five-week sniper course at Fort Benning, Ga.
Army leaders recognized the emerging threat and realized that traditional sniper techniques of lying prone and stalking prey in the open would not be enough in a world where terrorists hit and run from inside city buildings and busy streets.
Army Sniper School’s urban training course includes lessons on concealment, shooting positions and more. The Army also added more snipers to field units as part of its ongoing transformation to a more mobile and lethal force.
The leaders of the Stryker brigade — the new wheeled combat vehicle that is part of the transformation — say their snipers have proven ideal for limiting collateral damage and civilian casualties in this guerrilla-style fight.
“These guys are invaluable to our mission,” said B Company commander Capt. Damien Mason, describing how two-man sniper teams are deployed to provide precision fire against hit-and-run shooters or for counter-sniper work.
“[Enemy] snipers have been a problem in this town,” he said.
the enemy sniper Davis took out Dec. 18 was by no means his first kill here.
In the handful of skirmishes since mid December, Davis has been credited with eight confirmed kills and two “probables,” a count no soldier in the brigade has come close to matching.
Davis sees his job as vital to saving the lives of his own troops and takes no pleasure in the killing.
“That’s one of those things you accept when you take the job,” he said.
Davis has been working in two-man sniper teams for two years. He’s a spotter and mentor for his less-experienced sniper teammate, Spc. Chris Wilson. In many cases, the situation dictates who takes the shot.
“The roles switch up constantly between spotter and shooter,” Davis said.
Davis, though, has done most of the shooting since his unit began operating in Samarra on Dec. 14.
It wasn’t long after arriving that he found himself with an Iraqi in his sights and his finger on the trigger. One night, he and Davis were taking sporadic fire in their position when two Iraqis burst out of a mosque with AK-47 rifles.
“I shot the trail one,” he said, describing how the individual managed to crawl away, so he was listed as a probable kill. “He was hurt pretty bad.”
The next day, B Company walked into an ambush designed to draw them into the city. Before the day was over, Davis, armed with an M-4 carbine and an all-purpose optic, would be responsible for seven of the 11 enemy kills.
Most of the shots he took were while on the move at distances of 100 to 300 meters — longer than a football field, but certainly not the greatest distance from which he has hit his human target.
on Dec. 20, he killed another sniper with one shot from an XM107 .50 caliber sniper rifle at a distance of 750 meters.
Davis admits he never thought he’d be this busy before deploying to Iraq.
“This is the first time I have been in ever been in a combat situation,” he said. “Really it was just like targets down range – you just hit your target and acquire your next target. I thought I’d have a harder time shooting. Shooting someone is pretty unnatural.”
Early interest in sniper work
Davis is described by B Company 1st Sgt. Ray Hernandez as one of the best noncommissioned officers in the unit.
“He’s very professional — one of those NCOs where you tell him to do a job, and he does it,” said Hernandez, who is from El Paso, Texas.
Mason, the B Company commander, agreed.
“He will make things happen,” said the 29-year-old from Kihei, Hawaii. “He will get the mission done no matter what.”
Davis said the toughest part of the deployment is that it means a year away from his wife and six-year-old son.
Nevertheless, serving in a war zone is the opportunity to fulfill a dream he’s had since he was a kid.
“It’s one of those things I wanted to do since I was 12,” he said, describing how reading about famous snipers was a favorite pastime.
Legendary snipers became his role models. Snipers such as Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock, a Marine sniper in Vietnam with 98 confirmed kills, Sgt. 1st Class. Randy Shugart and Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, two Delta Force snipers, who died in Somalia in 1993 trying to rescue a downed crew of a MH-60 Black Hawk during the battle of Mogadishu.
“What those guys did was amazing,” he said.
Born with 20/10 vision, Davis said he has been shooting and hunting as long as he can remember. His favorite deer gun was a Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle in .308 caliber — the civilian version of the Army’s M-24 sniper rifle.
“I kind of grew up with the rifle,” he said.
The interests of his youth made it easy for Davis to transition into a job he describes as a more humane way of fighting an enemy that can easily blend in with harmless civilians.
“I just thought it was a very smart way to fight a war — very lethal, very precise,” he said. “This way I know I’m not shooting civilians. Every shot you take, you know exactly where the bullet is going.”
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I have a pair of 10 1/2 I have wore twice and stuck em in my closet. They are like brand new.. If you want em, let me know, I`ll give ya a deal on em..
I got a pair of Oakleys and will never wear the GSG9s again. The Oakleys blow them away hands down. There is so much more support for your foot in the Oakleys, especially in the ankles, it`s not even worth comparing them.
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Thanks for the tip Guy. I`ll have to give it a try and see how it works with my rifle. I was talking to John at JP yesterday and he said he should have a new batch of scopes in mid-Jan. if anyone is interested.
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Does anyone have any experience with the JP reticle in a TA01 ACOG? I`m currently running the NSN model, which I am quite comfortable using, but I like the idea of 200 yd zero with less crosshair clutter. Any opinions?
Thanks,
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Just an FYI for everyone. The powers that be at the WC3gun have decided to call it quits. They made the announcement at the banquet that they will not be putting a match on anymore.
Rich Lucibella from SWAT magazine did say they will support anyone that wants to continue a match in the traditions of the SOF/WC3gun configuration. There was already a buzz that someone is going to step up and run the match.. so we`ll have to see what happens.
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Pat,
I carry Alta knee and elbow pads. The knee pads are $25. I also carry Royal Robbins 5.11 pants, if you would like to check them out. I`ll be at the Taylor, Gibralter Trade Center show Feb 28th thru March 2nd if you want to come check them out.
Scotty
A-Zone Specialty Equipment
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Sounds to me like you got yourself a very good deal on a pre-ban shotgun. I would contact HK and verify the serial number being a pre-ban though. The pistol grip stock and extended magazine tube will be a violation of the "ASSault weapons ban". You can have one but not both on a post-ban gun.. if it is a pre-ban.. your good to go, but I would cover myself just to make sure.
The capacity of the magazine is a non issue as long as it doesn`t have the PG stock if it is a post-ban, again.. pre-ban.. your good to go.
hope that clears things up a bit for you.
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I just got this email from my EOTech rep. Thought it might add some help for future decision making. I edited the name of the writer due to the fact he is still an active SF soldier.
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Dear Sir
I am a member of a National Guard Special Forces unit in Alabama. Even though your sight is not issued to us, a large number of them, have found their way into our unit. I personelly have been using your AA bat versions since they were introduced. We have used them extensivly at out Advanced Urban Combat Course, where we instructors introduced your sight to the teams from within the unit. Your sight proved itself time and time again. Your sight is vastly superior to the Aimpoint, which as you know we are issued.
I used your sight in our SFAUC course and took it to Kosovo and Afghanistan. Even thought we were in terrain that was open, mountains and urban. The EO Tech was the best sight out of all the other sights were issued. I much perfered it over the ACOG 4X32 even in the open area. Even though we had the PEQ-2 lasers I never used it on my M4 because with the EO Tech and the PVS-14 co-located I could engage any target at night that I could see and not leave a signature.
I cannot express again how much your product is believed in and used, even though it is not an issued item for our unit. Your product has such a large following within our unit that if the aimpoint rep ever showed up he would wonder what happened to their sight.
Thank You