Mega Rad Gun Thread -

[MrJokerRager]

Last time I shot my AR at the range, apparently the fucking free floating mlok handguard unscrewed and loosened itself. And it's like brand new. I only fired like 200 rounds within 2 or 3 hours.

Yeah - Pinty/CVLIFE stuff is airsoft-grade. Same with NCStar stuff.

I've had good luck with most of the decent 'budget' options - Sig, Holosun, Vortex and Primary Arms stuff has generally treated me well and if someone was asking for a decent cheap red dot, I'd point them at the Sig Romeo 5 all day long. Good battery life, they hold zero and are pretty tough for something you can almost always find on sale for $99.

I put a 3x to 9x 40mm Pinty scope on my Ruger 10 22. I literally couldn't focus it and nor could the gun range attendent there. I am debating to just break it open or give it to charity.

 

[Techpriest]

Glorious cheap 7.62x39 is back in local stores. So is some 7.62 NATO. Which is nice

 

[Cpl. Long Dong Silver]

Glorious cheap 7.62x39 is back in local stores. So is some 7.62 NATO. Which is nice

Got to hold the line until it is 20 cpr but glad to hear

 

[MrJokerRager]

Thanks to that shitty Pinty riflescope, I am fearful of getting another one. I am confused so with like aiming down a rifle scope, so its one eye right?

Whereas with the red dots, from the youtube videos I saw, you use both eyes to focus the red dot on the target.

 

[WhatInTheActualFuck]

Thanks to that shitty Pinty riflescope, I am fearful of getting another one. I am confused so with like aiming down a rifle scope, so its one eye right?

Whereas with the red dots, from the youtube videos I saw, you use both eyes to focus the red dot on the target.

Yeah. Dots are both eyes open and there's no worries about eye relief or any of that shit - put dot on target and perforate as needed. Some AK guys stick them all the way out on the gas tube with the Ultimak mounts and it still works great. For anything out to about 200 yards, the red dot is fantastic - fast acquisition and plenty accurate. Add a magnifier and you get the best of both worlds. The only negative to a dot is that if you have a significant astigmatism, they get starry.

There's more to optics that may be worth exploring, like Bindon aiming with an ACOG or other fixed low power illuminated optic, but that'd be a long convo, lol.

What are you looking to do with that rifle? If it's short range plinking, I'd look at red dots or just a set of Tech Sights. If it's intermediate, maybe something like This. If you're looking to tactically twiddle turrets and flex out to 300+ yards.with a .22, maybe look at the Vortex Diamondback Tactical line if you want to keep costs reasonable - I have their 4-16x44 on my Savage B22 FVSR and anyone can reliably hit nickel-sized targets at 100 yards with that setup. The sky is the limit if cost is no object.

 

[Club Sandwich]

Thanks to that shitty Pinty riflescope, I am fearful of getting another one. I am confused so with like aiming down a rifle scope, so its one eye right?

an inexpensive, decent quality riflescope (if you want the magnification) might be a vortex crossfire II, generally can be had for under $200. it has a 1 inch tube, appropriate for low-cost rings for a .22LR or even small game rifles, and reasonably good quality glass with a simple reticle and control setup.

other options include redfield revenge 3-9x (made in phillippines) and leupold VX-1 (US assembled, japanese or german glass usually) but with the leupold you will need to separately buy rings or a scope base while the others can come with them.

if you don't mind the extra, i recommend the Leupold VX-1 and some quality rings. it can travel from rifle to rifle and be a good hand me down when you're done with it and moved on.

also as mentioned above, with magnified optics you will want to adjust the focus so the reticle is slightly blurred against a sharply defined target where your head and neck are comfortably behind the scope without straining. for most people this will not involve just one eye, but one eye will usually be ignored to provide the focus needed.

for some optics, both eyes can be kept open and you want to look "through" the scope at the target to allow an illuminated center point to act as a "guide" for fast target acquisition when scanning an area or point shooting, you can then immediately focus on the target as normal. this helps relieve "tunnel vision" and eye strain, especially in low contrast/low light environments.

 

[Thornforg]

For a proper scope mount, I 100% recommend the Scalarworks LEAP/07. Beautiful craftsmanship and one of my all-time favorite designs, with hinge type ring mounts and a leveling mechanism built in. They're pricey, but I like them enough to have just finished replacing every single scope mount with a LEAP/07. The leveling mechanism allows you to have a scope mounted and level in less than two minutes. No need for level gauges or shims or bits of cardboard or any of the shit we've all done to get our shit level.

 

[MrJokerRager]

an inexpensive, decent quality riflescope (if you want the magnification) might be a vortex crossfire II, generally can be had for under $200. it has a 1 inch tube, appropriate for low-cost rings for a .22LR or even small game rifles, and reasonably good quality glass with a simple reticle and control setup.

other options include redfield revenge 3-9x (made in phillippines) and leupold VX-1 (US assembled, japanese or german glass usually) but with the leupold you will need to separately buy rings or a scope base while the others can come with them.

if you don't mind the extra, i recommend the Leupold VX-1 and some quality rings. it can travel from rifle to rifle and be a good hand me down when you're done with it and moved on.

also as mentioned above, with magnified optics you will want to adjust the focus so the reticle is slightly blurred against a sharply defined target where your head and neck are comfortably behind the scope without straining. for most people this will not involve just one eye, but one eye will usually be ignored to provide the focus needed.

for some optics, both eyes can be kept open and you want to look "through" the scope at the target to allow an illuminated center point to act as a "guide" for fast target acquisition when scanning an area or point shooting, you can then immediately focus on the target as normal. this helps relieve "tunnel vision" and eye strain, especially in low contrast/low light environments.

Apparently learning new lingo such as eye relief, I guess that is the term I should have used earlier, basically I have to be at a certain distance to see a good view and it hurts my eyes and back.

Also decided to do a full co witness in the red dot I currently own on the AR and my back is hurting lol. I'm trying to zero it while standing up and using the ghost ring.

 

[Club Sandwich]

zero it while standing up and using the ghost ring.

zeroing is generally done in the most mechanically stable position possible, usually prone and supported by sandbags or seated at a shooting bench with a rest. the goal is to achieve consistency between the point of aim and the point of impact with a comfortable and repeatable presentation by the shooter to from a rest to a shooting position.

if your back is hurting from standing up, some older or injured shooters prefer to zero seated. when standing, as long as your head and eye relative to the rear sight is consistent, your adjustment while standing will be minimal. always confirm a zero in one position in other positions and make small adjustments (or memorize hold overs) as needed.

eye relief, as you probably found, is the distance between the ocular lens (the lens closest to your eye) and your eye. this distance is the natural focal point of the light transmitted from the objective through the prism or erector assembly, perhaps some intervening lenses depending on design, to your eye.

some scopes will have longer or shorter natural focal points and your eye will need a focused image to gather the most light and perceive the best view of the target. often this distance will vary by scope design, and the individual shooter. sometimes the focal distance will vary between magnifications on the same scope. you will want to mount the scope in such a way that the ideal image presented to you, the shooter, is at a comfortable, non-straining distance from your eye to the ocular lens at the magnification(s) you intend to use most often. longer scope bodies tend to have longer eye reliefs but there are exceptions. you can also find scopes with a specific focus ring that adjusts the position of the ocular lens for your convenience.

a handy trick is adjusting the scope in such a way that (assuming a 3-9x optic is used) 4 or 4.5x magnification transmits legible text written on grid paper at a known distance. the sharpness of this text will help focus your eye and position the scope the ideal distance for you.

 

[TerminalTryHard]

The Senate judiciary committee held their vote on chipman and it ended up in a tie along party lines. So as of now it's dead in the water.

 

[White Devil]

The Senate judiciary committee held their vote on chipman and it ended up in a tie along party lines. So as of now it's dead in the water.

So now the Senate can force him through.

 

[Meat Target]

The Senate judiciary committee held their vote on chipman and it ended up in a tie along party lines. So as of now it's dead in the water.

Schumer can bring it to the floor for a vote.

 

[White Devil]

I love that even other ATF agents are saying Chipman is completely unhinged and totally against the 2nd Amendment. If the other mouth breathers at the No Fun Allowed agency think you're too much of an extremist, you must be really fucking nuts.

 

[TerminalTryHard]

48 republican senators signed a letter demanding the ATF retract the proposed pistol brace regulation. The only two to not sign were Susan Collins of Maine and Rob Portman of Ohio.

 

[Bassomatic]

So I got some fucking awesome news. I wont name names but I assume few can figure who I'm working thru.

I'm getting added to a corp trust .

TO BETA TEST A MP5 SD BARREL!!!!!

Also since this is farms we have to be edgy and I'm drinking
Dear Mr Biden
I agree you should have my guns. Find them in your favorite place to put your hands.

Pro tip there's an AK in Hailey Biden's cunt.

 

[MrJokerRager]

Well I am amazed how one of the cheapest and entry level ARs can take quite a beating and also some Russian dude tried to see how long could his AK last.

 

[White Devil]

If you want to see some AK burn down videos, Kalashnikov Concern actually has some on their Youtube channel.

I personally think those videos are stupid as fuck and not indicative of anything, but I'm also an autist.

 

[AnimuGinger]

an inexpensive, decent quality riflescope (if you want the magnification) might be a vortex crossfire II, generally can be had for under $200. it has a 1 inch tube, appropriate for low-cost rings for a .22LR or even small game rifles, and reasonably good quality glass with a simple reticle and control setup.

These pop up on sale near me fairly regularly. Haven't had any issues with mine, and I wasn't exactly gentle with the hunting rifle I mounted it on.

 

[Flaming_Barghast]

I got a Mossenburg and Kimber hand rifle! The barrel of the hand gun is a dark grey and a beautiful cherry wood grip. I love it so much.

 

[Akran]

For my birthday i am thinking about getting a form 1 suppressor or form 1ing my shitty norinco double barrel, i am also considering picking up a high standard model 10. Is 750 for one a high price? I think it is but i have no idea how much they generally go for.