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8/2/2004 10:10:01 PM EDT
Is it just me, or does something not look right...








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8/2/2004 10:19:39 PM EDT
[#1]
Interesting ... took me awhile, but now I "see the light" ... at least I hope that's what's wrong with the pic...
8/2/2004 10:20:03 PM EDT
[#2]
looks like poor placement of the flashlight and the Eotech.
8/2/2004 10:23:43 PM EDT
[#3]
looks like that flashmount light is mounted on top, but the rings holding the flashlight is off to the left.
8/2/2004 10:33:06 PM EDT
[#4]
they could have put it on the bottom and still showed off the rail..
8/2/2004 10:39:24 PM EDT
[#5]
Further evidence of why I don't buy gun rags anymore!

At least when you see a pic like that posted on ARFCOM, it's a JOKE!
8/2/2004 11:53:58 PM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:
Further evidence of why I don't buy gun rags anymore!
At least when you see a pic like that posted on ARFCOM, it's a JOKE!



Not always......
8/3/2004 12:01:47 AM EDT
[#7]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Further evidence of why I don't buy gun rags anymore!
At least when you see a pic like that posted on ARFCOM, it's a JOKE!



Not always......



I checked the pic against my copy sitting here in my truck.  Unfortunately, it's real
8/3/2004 1:42:27 AM EDT
[#8]
Geez, and I used to read that mag

- BUCC_Guy
8/3/2004 2:13:18 AM EDT
[#9]
Actually, the more I look at it, the more practical it is.  Or maybe it's just cuz it's 3am and I need sleep.  But think about it, if he mounts it at the 3/6/9 o clock positions, the person cant hold onto the handguard.  Not everybody wants a VDG.  From what I can see, it looks like the ring starts at the center of the mount, and goes outwards.  In this case, the left.
8/3/2004 2:31:15 AM EDT
[#10]
Yeh, I spied a copy to look at while beer shopping and
almost dropped the damn 12 pack.

By far, That's gotta be one the most back-asswards fuck-ups I
have ever seen.....the kicker is GWLE is dead serious about that shit.
8/3/2004 2:57:48 AM EDT
[#11]
That's just screwed up. FSB blocks light and EOTech, and light also blocks EOTech. What a setup.
8/3/2004 3:09:18 AM EDT
[#12]
It's the new Polish SOPMOD rifle
8/3/2004 3:20:15 AM EDT
[#13]

Quoted:
Actually, the more I look at it, the more practical it is.  Or maybe it's just cuz it's 3am and I need sleep.  But think about it, if he mounts it at the 3/6/9 o clock positions, the person cant hold onto the handguard.  Not everybody wants a VDG.  From what I can see, it looks like the ring starts at the center of the mount, and goes outwards.  In this case, the left.



Except your light source is blocked, and your eotech is blocked by the light source.
8/3/2004 3:25:04 AM EDT
[#14]
They probably did that to help the image fit on the page without blocking the text.
8/3/2004 4:07:36 AM EDT
[#15]
That SF weaponlight looks REALLY bright and shiny. I wonder if they did something to it..


C4
8/3/2004 5:06:48 AM EDT
[#16]
The Gun mags are out to sell product for the advertisers. Their loyalty belongs to them! Do you ever read a bad review in any gun mag?
8/3/2004 5:12:48 AM EDT
[#17]

Quoted:
That SF weaponlight looks REALLY bright and shiny. I wonder if they did something to it..

C4



I agree, looks like it's been polished.

The review of the DEA rifle in S.W.A.T. Magazine showed the M951XM05 mounted in its proper, 3 o'clock position.
8/3/2004 5:15:39 AM EDT
[#18]
The DEA can't be trusted with a Full-Auto Gun.
8/3/2004 5:16:28 AM EDT
[#19]
It's a semi.

8/3/2004 5:26:55 AM EDT
[#20]

Quoted:

Quoted:
That SF weaponlight looks REALLY bright and shiny. I wonder if they did something to it..

C4



I agree, looks like it's been polished.

The review of the DEA rifle in S.W.A.T. Magazine showed the M951XM05 mounted in its proper, 3 o'clock position.

Probably lightened the image of the surefire with photoshop or something similar to make it standout from the gun, nice to know they are altering photos in the gunrags now. Wonder how much Surefire paid for that.
8/3/2004 6:05:27 AM EDT
[#21]
And no Bayo lug on a LEO/Govt. configured rifle?
8/3/2004 6:11:57 AM EDT
[#22]
There is also a pic in there of another ar with it's buis on backwards.
8/3/2004 6:21:43 AM EDT
[#23]
no wonder we're losing the war against drugs

8/3/2004 6:32:26 AM EDT
[#24]

Quoted:
no wonder we're losing the war against drugs


LOL
8/3/2004 6:40:26 AM EDT
[#25]
It's either a really big magazine or a really small gun  
8/3/2004 7:05:52 AM EDT
[#26]

Quoted:
And no Bayo lug on a LEO/Govt. configured rifle?



Yeah I want to see you justify spearing someone with a bayonett as a police officer!
8/3/2004 7:07:27 AM EDT
[#27]

Quoted:
The DEA can't be trusted with a Full-Auto Gun.



Nope the Feds lost some 600 guns back in 2000 if I remember correctly. When I use to hang around some of the local gunsmith's and gunshops I remember seeing signs to look out for such and such weapon/body armor as it had been stolen out of an officers car.
8/3/2004 9:04:58 AM EDT
[#28]

Quoted:
And no Bayo lug on a LEO/Govt. configured rifle?



With that barrel it wouldn't fit anyway....
8/3/2004 9:34:08 AM EDT
[#29]

Quoted:
Do you ever read a bad review in any gun mag?



Only in Small Arms Review. They are the only rag I trust for anything but entertainment.
8/3/2004 9:48:35 AM EDT
[#30]
Why are the screws on the eotech shinny and silver I thought they were suppose to black.
8/5/2004 5:09:45 PM EDT
[#31]
I just noticed it- There's another little oversight.  Nothing too bad, but this wouldn't be on my weapon if I built that using the same exact parts.  

8/5/2004 6:56:23 PM EDT
[#32]

Quoted:
no wonder we're losing the war against drugs

hr


The DEA guy who mouted the sight and light might have spent his lunch break in the evidence room if you know what I mean
8/5/2004 7:11:04 PM EDT
[#33]
There are several mistakes in that magazine.  The one that made me laugh the most was on page 55.......


"I recently attended the AR-15 Armorer Course taught by the ORIGINAL designers and manufacturers of the AR-15 rifle"  (in reference to the current Armalite Co.)


-REAPER2502
8/7/2004 2:28:56 PM EDT
[#34]
TheFNG,

Don`t they teach you guys the art of spearing out west in the acadamy like they do here for us hoosiers?








8/7/2004 2:56:39 PM EDT
[#35]

Quoted:
That SF weaponlight looks REALLY bright and shiny. I wonder if they did something to it..


C4



they always air brush those covers
8/7/2004 8:27:17 PM EDT
[#36]

Quoted:
I just noticed it- There's another little oversight.  Nothing too bad, but this wouldn't be on my weapon if I built that using the same exact parts.  




Why would you need a sling mount on the bottom of the FSB if you have a side sling adapter?
8/8/2004 5:22:40 AM EDT
[#37]
I sent one of our (KMC) Modular Weapons System (MWS) to a gun writter once with several different types of accessories so he could accessorize the weapon for several different missions, take appropriate pictures, etc.  So to ensure that all the parts traveled well in the rifle case shiping container, I mounted any and all of the rail grabbing MWS accessories to either the top or bottom rail so the width of the weapon would be minimized.  Problem was, this writter though I had put the accessoroies where they belonged and never changed any during his photo shoot.
So the eventual article's pictures were quite bizarre, like with multible rear sights all mounted in tandum on the top rail.
So maybe in the case above, the flashlight was sent to the writter mounted on the top rail for the same "shipping safety" reason, but the writter/photographer did't relocate it to a side rail, not knowing ant better.
8/8/2004 5:36:14 AM EDT
[#38]

Quoted:
Why would you need a sling mount on the bottom of the FSB if you have a side sling adapter?




BINGO!   Good eye.
8/8/2004 5:38:04 AM EDT
[#39]

Quoted:
So the eventual article's pictures were quite bizarre, like with multible rear sights all mounted in tandum on the top rail.



I'd love to see those photos.   That's hilarious!
8/8/2004 7:00:34 AM EDT
[#40]
I don't care if the light's in the right place or not, it looks super tactical, and that's all that matters!
8/8/2004 7:24:20 AM EDT
[#41]

Quoted:

Quoted:
So the eventual article's pictures were quite bizarre, like with multible rear sights all mounted in tandum on the top rail.



I'd love to see those photos.   That's hilarious!



+1
yes, I wanna see.
8/8/2004 7:30:27 AM EDT
[#42]
Well I guess if you couldn't decide which to use, you should get both just in case!  




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8/8/2004 7:51:22 AM EDT
[#43]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Why would you need a sling mount on the bottom of the FSB if you have a side sling adapter?




BINGO!   Good eye.


For what its worth, that's the way they come from RRA and not a another goof by the gun rag.
8/8/2004 8:01:24 AM EDT
[#44]
I think everyone is forgetting the point of these magazines and their purpose, they need advertisements and sponsers to sell their products in their magazines, and it needs to draw attention to the eye of the "average consumer".  The more Sh*t they can cram on a rifle @ once (especially on the cover) the more sponsers (MFRs) can display their stuff, the more revenue the mag can take in........IE why at the end of all these articles they have product lists....brownells, ARMS, surefire, etc......That way they can say...hey, Mr. Surefire Rep. we think this picture of our new AR-15 on the cover would look GREAT with your product on it, oh, by the way, you only used a 1/2 page ad in our mag this mo., are you sure you don't want to run a full page color afd instead?
8/8/2004 8:07:48 AM EDT
[#45]
Was there a story about this rifle?

I guess they don't actually shoot the weapon. Don't look through the sight either.
8/8/2004 10:02:20 AM EDT
[#46]

Quoted:
Was there a story about this rifle?

I guess they don't actually shoot the weapon. Don't look through the sight either.



Yes, and they fix the light in the article...it's only the cover with the wacky light.
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