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Posted: 7/16/2013 6:55:33 PM EDT
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Hey Guys -
Read this forum for a while, but just picked up my first Aug (Thanks Pete!). Here's my optics. Any suggestions/gotchas/opinions to improve? Thanks! V. Yes, red background - because its Christmas in July 
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Welcome to ARFcom! Nice looking AUG you have there. I've got an MSAR and I have a Vortex Strikefire on it right now. Really thinking about putting one of these on it. Although, I may just settle for a Vortex Viper PST 1-4x24 and save a little dough spend the difference on some more guns or ammo. 
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Beautiful AUG !
I am not an AUG purist and I like the NATO stock to use the same mags as my AR/Tavor ARFCOM industry supporter has GenII PMAGS for $10.49 .... LINK |
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Is that a 3X or 4X? Looks like it's a bit too far forward for it to be 4X...I have the longer 20/20 rail, and the 4X acog mounted at the very rear is PERFECT.
ETA: you might be 6'2" or have long arms and can use a 4X at that location--I'm 5'10" with short T-Rex arms. If that 3X works for you AND you can transition between targets at 30-75Ys fast (if BAC works well for you!), then I say leave it as is...the grass isn't always greener (well, I guess depending on the circumstances are--there are better optics for 5-75Y and better optics for 75-500Ys), though it's taken me probably $4000 in optics to figure that out--most were sold for a slight loss, so in the end, I'm probably only down about $500-$600. I can't transition fast with the 3X, but the 4X has a larger field of view that helps at the 75Y range, BUT I use an RMR on top for everything inside 75Y anyway (no back-up irons/plastics)...and though I was always eye-relief sensitive, for some reason the 4X works perfectly for me on the AUG (though I still can't use the BAC for some reason--and I'm WAAAAAY off...like 2ft at 7Ys). |
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4x - but I have decent eye sight somehow. I do prefer to have it further back, but there is only so much space for backup sights. Thinking about ditching those or finding a longer/higher rail. Definitely want to get a QD with a throw lever mount at some point for the ACOG.
What are some good sources for rails - ie, where did you get your 20/20? I'd really like one I could use a quick disconnect sling swivel with (hence the interest in the CQC at some point). I tried an EOTech EXPS with a 3x FTS magnifier, but it is just too wide for the rail, makes usability an issue without throwing on an after market handle (Manticore I think). I don't think I'm advanced enough as a marksman yet to really leverage BAC. Mostly I just continue my never-ending war on paper... nothing fancy going on here. :) Thanks for the feedback - much appreciated! |
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