The Gun Thread

[blackawdtsi]

Anyone going to the capital this Saturday?

I will be there. I'll also be at the February 18th gathering.

[dsmolition]

Anyone have any tips on removing the front sight on a xd. I think i will be doing the dermal method as my local smith said he cant get it out in one peice.

[dsmolition]

Anyone have any tips on removing the front sight on a xd. I think i will be doing the dremal method as my local smith said he cant get it out in one peice.

I got it last night. I took a dremal tool with a tiny cutting disk and cut my old sight in half. Then i took the new night sight and did a quick couple passes with a fine file and it slid in tight. Looks good and now i can adjust it without a special pusher tool that will ding up the sight.

[Murlo26]

Finally got to shoot my scar after like 2 weeks! I went to bills twice before this and it was so busy we didn't get on.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/Murlo26/1C86A418-5684-4455-BB49-D75F04A9EC76-5835-0000032AFF4D3B48.jpg

Dialed in my buddies scope. The top right was the first 15 shots or so at 25 yards, then I adjust a bit a was shooting a bit faster and then finally I dialed it to the center groupings. I am in love with this rifle, feels so right! Then I spent like 1.5 hours cleaning it all nice and pretty, I am slow as I am still figuring it all out.

Fun times though! Can't wait to shoot it outdoors.

[asshanson]

Nice! I'm jealous, I haven't been able to shoot mine yet.
Was that from a bench rest or standing? What are the scope specs? Are you just borrowing the scope to see if you like that particular one, or just wanted to get anything on there to test it out?

[Murlo26]

Question, what kind of magnification should I be looking at for optics. Looking at Leoupold and Trijicon for tactical scopes. Is the number usually up to yards, like 4x would be good at 400 yards?

The scope my buddy borrowed me weighs A TON! My gun is super light without it, like 7lbs, feels great. Once I put the scope on it became really fat. Just like my car looking to drop some weight.

I'd love to be able to hit stuff out to 400-500yards for fun, I think the gun is good for 600 yards or so, but 400-500 seems like plenty even for fun.

[asshanson]

If you are going to be doing a lot of various ranges, something like a 4-9 or 4-12 power would be good. The 4x does not mean good for 400 yards specifically.

You also need to choose the diameter, like 40mm or 50mm. Bigger diameter is going to let more light in, but also going to bring up the center away from the rifle making it harder to use. But it looks like your rifle has an adjustable cheek riser so that is less of an issue. Better optics also let more light in and have better clarity, but of course you pay for it.

Since it's a combat assault rifle, I might suggest a nice red dot sight. No zoom, but much quicker target acquisition and still a lot better than iron sights. With my dad's M1A Scout and red dot sight I had 2" groups at 100 yds first time I shot it (with mil surplus ammo). The dot itself is only 1 moa so it doesn't cover your target, and has adjustable brightness and an infrared night mode if you feel inclined to wear night vision goggles. Plus they don't weigh anything compared to a scope.

[blackawdtsi]

Since it's a battle rifle, I might suggest a nice red dot sight. No zoom, but much quicker target acquisition and still a lot better than iron sights. ... Plus they don't weigh anything compared to a scope.

I agree.

How often will you be shooting at 400 yards? Ever tried it with a .223?

[goodhart]

I think an ACOG would be about perfect on that thing. I have one if you want to borrow it. I think it may still have some desert sand on it too for that authentic feeling ;)

[1QUICK4]

I think an ACOG would be about perfect on that thing.

That's what I was thinking