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Mega Rad Gun Thread
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They used to be like 20 bucks wholesale.
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Its moments like these were you really question what the reality is. Everyone Ive ever personally talked to and every review ive seen loves the spear lt, But its completely reasonable to assume sig just completely fucked it. No idea why Sig just doesnt put out a statement just saying if you have this problem just send it in. Literally nothing to lose. Surely it cant be a large portion of the rifles.
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Reviewers are hype beasts and can be under very specific NDAs. "Don't mention the gap. It's totally within spec but don't mention it"
You see this in other mediums. Such as a new game like kingdom come 2 saying digital foundry can't cover the most populated city in their video. Which coincidentally would be the worst performing area of the game by far.
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The thing about the Romeo 8T is that it's just a square red dot sight and not an actual holographic optic. If you are looking for an actual alternative to an EOTech that's holographic then you'd want to go with the Vortex AMG UH1. I've got one on my Origin 12 and have really liked it so far.
Speaking of EOTech, I saw their new Vudu compact LPVO they showed off at SHOT Show. It's about the size of an ACOG, maybe a bit smaller, but it's a 3-9x variable magnification (IIRC). I've been considering getting an ACOG for my LMT for when I want something with magnification, but if the new Vudu compact LPVO is comparably priced and someone makes a rugged quick-change mount for it that's guaranteed to maintain zero, I might go with that instead.
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It uses ACOG mini mounts, so there are already QD mounts out there. There will be better reticle options in the future, I think the one they released is pretty mid. As well, at shot show they said FFP is coming if you're into that. So, maybe wait, or if you're fine with the current reticle you could pull the trigger now.
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I just find the acogs eye relief is so ass compared to any modern offering. Even the mini primary arms 3x prisms
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I was hoping they'd use some kind of ACOG. I think that's a wise choice given the wide variety of options available. If I do decide to get one I'll probably wait to see if they offer it with an option for a BDC reticle. I'm not a competition or precision shooter. I'm primarily a recreational shooter, but I tend to gravitate towards firearms and gear that would lend itself well to a worse case scenario, and in a worst case scenario I like the idea of having optic reticles that take the guess work out of the range aspect of aiming. No math, no adjustments to the hardware, no guesstimating on the Kentucky windage.
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Chris at Regular Guy Training put out a video recently about the Primary Arms SLX 3x Pegasus magnifier, which has a ranging reticle. I'd seen this magnifier before and thought having a reticle like that in a magnifier was cool, but skipped looking into much since I already have 3x magnifiers on my 2 main ARs. However, after watching his video, I'm much more interested now. He brings up some interesting uses for the ranging reticle that I hadn't considered.
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I'd love to try one with the 1x prism just to see how it is. It's designed to work with it. I don't understand PA wanting the acss on a 1x prism. The ranging table at 1x is pretty hard to make out well depending on environment. A lot of people buying prism reticles have eye conditions too making it harder to actually use on top of that. I wish they'd make one with just a dot and circle reticle or something. Then that magnifier can add the range table that you can actually see and use fully.
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Well, PA loves to put a variation of the ACCS in nearly every optic they sell. I can't really blame them. It's their claim to fame, really. I'm generally not a fan of it. I've looked at a few of PA's red dots with ACCS reticles and really didn't care for the chevron at all. I like dots or EOTech style circle-dot reticles in my 1x optics, and of the fixed magnification optics I've tried, I preferred the ACOG's crosshair reticle. I agree that the ranging ladder in the PA 1x prism makes very little sense.
One PA optic I think is pretty cool is their GLx 2x prism. My brother has poor eyesight and picked one up to see if he'd like it. He ended up liking it enough to keep it on the Geissele 11.5" Super Duty he has for home defense. I've shot with it several times, and the small amount of magnification makes fast, close-up shooting with both eyes open extremely doable without my attention getting sucked into the optic. The glass is also really good, very clear, very sharp image. Plenty of eye relief, and the eyebox is also very forgiving. Once again, however, the reticle is too busy, with BDC dots and a ranging ladder. I personally think that stuff could've (and should've) been left out considering the small amount of magnification. Thankfully only the chevron and horseshoe are illuminated. I think it's an underrated PA optic. especially for people with less than ideal eyesight. It's a shame PA hasn't given it an update.
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Bro if those come in for cheap, I'll consider getting one. Maybe. The K2 system seems very interesting from a technical perspective, part AR, part AK.
Bro you needed to get that SKS if you didn't already have one. In this day and age, that is bargain bin prices.
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I think the Daewoo rep said they are aiming for $1200. Probably could find them for $1k on a sale. Honestly not terrible considering the niche. I regret passing one up on Armslist ages ago
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Interesting. I'll keep it on my radar at least, see how it all goes.
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Counterpoint: ammo prices. The days of abundant, cheap imported 7.62x39 are long gone.
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You're not wrong. I have one. It isn't awful, but it's in no way comprorable to buying 5.56
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They're well made rifles and even for $400 the build quality is better than a mystery meat AR or a KelTec, but if you can only have one long gun, a 5.56 AR makes more sense.
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Having loads of it sucks because every shot you're thinking "damn I could have made money on that"