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Anyone want to meet up at the range either Monday or Tuesday this week?

74novaman wrote:Nice looking rifle.

Now that you own an AR, you need an AK.

You sir are an evil man, trying to put crazy ideas like that into my hea...... So what type should I get?

I modified my rifle a little bit the other day. I added a cheapo NCStar QR mount for the scope and put a new gas block on it. My next project is to add some BUIS under the scope now that there is some room. I am trying to decide on what brand of BUIS. I really want a folding sight to which I can add a tritium front sight post. I wired up a pressure switch on the flashlight, but now I need to shorten the cable and mount it somewhere I can activate it easily. Ideas? EDIT: I will probably move the light to the right side of the rail so my sights will work.

RECIT wrote:Here ya go.

http://www.xssights.com/index.php?nID=s ... pID=sights" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks, I will take a look!

WEC wrote:Since you enjoy your scope setup, if you do end up getting BUIS in the future, perhaps you can look at some offset irons.

I was thinking about this suggestion today, would a CQB red dot on an offset be a good move for this rifle? If I ever had to shoot at targets inside of 25 yds would this be accurate enough to get the job done? I assume that if the red dot is offset to the left of my scope the POI will drift left/right if I am not at exactly my zeroed distance. Does anyone currently have a similar setup?

jeeperbryan wrote:One thing I noticed is that it looks like the scope is really low for an AR. Doesn't appear to be any room for BUIS. You might consider a Burris PEPR or SWFA SALT. Those will give you 2" of forward movement for your scope without having to bridge the receiver and handguard. They'll also give you a perfect ring height for an AR and let you run BUIS.

Magpul slings work pretty good with a sling plate.

With it's current configuration it would not be possible to mount a BUIS system. Aside from the clearance, the rings/base are tightened down with hex bolts instead of a quick release also the magnification on the scope is 3-9x, so it cannot cowitness. I like my scope boreline distance to be nice and tight, and since the scope is fairly simple I am ok with not having back up sights for now.

Thanks, any sling recommendations? I probably wont be doing any patrolling with it, so a 2 point between the end of the free float tube and the tele-stock should probably work. I also want to get a magpul AFG for the bottom of the rail to make it a bit more comfy.

I took her out for a test fire and to break in the barrel today. It turns out that I can still operate the charging handle fairly well in its current configuration, and the gun is a real joy to shoot. I was able to get 1.5" groups at 100 yds after sighting it in and getting the barrel nice and toasty. The only thing that I don't like about it is the cheap scope that rests on top of it. I have a Leupold 3-9x on my .270 that has me spoiled on eye relief, and the thing shoots sub MOA groups. I absolutely want to get a better optic on top of that thing in the not-so-distant future. Does anyone know if there are any ranges in the area that will let you shoot milsurp ammo (green tips)? There are a number of great deals online right now for bulk ammo and I am thinking of pulling the trigger on some.

I'm not sure that's entirely correct, the deflection of a free float quad rail that is solidly threaded onto the barrel nut is much less than any delta ring assembly.

WEC wrote:If you intend to do one-handed manipulation of the CH it shouldn't be an issue.

Your rail is free floating, isn't it? If so, I wouldn't recommend bridging your front scope mount across the gap to the rail. Doing so could result in inability to maintain a reliable zero.

I moved the scope mount back to the receiver at your recommendation. I want this thing to drive tacks.

What do you think? I know the scope is kinda close to the charging handle. It is still fairly operable.