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Posted: 10/24/2006 3:33:02 AM EDT
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I posted on here a while ago about my recon scope and really liked the replies you gave, so I figured maybe I could give a little back. I bought one of those fakepoints at a gunshow for my girlfriends AR set up for home/yard defense to see how she(I) liked it before I tossed cash at the real thing. With the BUIS down all the time I really thought it sucked. As soon as I pulled the gun up to sight, even the slightest movement on my part made the dot dance around even though the rifle was steady. This pissed me off because I had an old BSA red dot that did the same thing and I thought this would be different. Last night before work I took 15 minutes and chopped my carry handle for a permanent sight and when I was seeing how it fit/looked I decided to turn the clonepoint on. MAN!!!!!!!! This shit is great! With the 0-2 ring up it acts as a ghostring and the dot is right on top of the front post like it was cemented there. I think I may have to convince the girl that the recon is more suited for her and keep this setup for myself. Pics to come when I have painted over the sanded BUIS |
OF course the dot is going to move if your head moves - that's the whole point of a dot optic. The dot stays on target even if your head moves - note while it looks like the dot is 'dancing' as you move your head it is still pointing at the same location.
Of course it's going to look like it's cementered there you're looking through iron sights which require you to align them - since your head isn't moving neither is the dot. Using the dot with the irons makes no sense as it removes all the advantages of the dot (speed, no need to align anything, single plane target/sight). Take the BUIS off and hit the range (or better yet a carbine course). I bet you'll find the dot works very well on it's own. |
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