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Posted: 1/12/2022 6:45:41 PM EDT
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I ordered the lower mount for my sam7sf, the ak301m. Thank you primary arms! Now I just need to figure out which optic to get. I've narrowed it down to a 7.62x39 Acog or an aimpoint t1/t2. Can't figure out which one. Anyone got any ideas? |
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Originally Posted By fadedsun: I ordered the lower mount for my sam7sf, the ak301m. Thank you primary arms! Now I just need to figure out which optic to get. I've narrowed it down to a 7.62x39 Acog or an aimpoint t1/t2. Can't figure out which one. Anyone got any ideas? TA50 ACOG all the way. I had a T-2 on my M70 at one point then swapped to an ACOG.  |
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Originally Posted By fadedsun: I ordered the lower mount for my sam7sf, the ak301m. Thank you primary arms! Now I just need to figure out which optic to get. I've narrowed it down to a 7.62x39 Acog or an aimpoint t1/t2. Can't figure out which one. Anyone got any ideas? What are you planning on doing with it? An Aimpoint will be faster close up, but the lack of holdover marks will cause struggles at longer ranges (like 300m+) with 7.62x39. An ACOG won't be as fast for close up shooting, but will help to ID targets and get eh right hold over at range. With 7.62x39 ranging is more important because of the poor trajectory when compared to 556 NATO or 5.45x39. AJ |
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Originally Posted By AubrayJ: What are you planning on doing with it? An Aimpoint will be faster close up, but the lack of holdover marks will cause struggles at longer ranges (like 300m+) with 7.62x39. An ACOG won't be as fast for close up shooting, but will help to ID targets and get eh right hold over at range. With 7.62x39 ranging is more important because of the poor trajectory when compared to 556 NATO or 5.45x39. AJ Originally Posted By AubrayJ: Originally Posted By fadedsun: I ordered the lower mount for my sam7sf, the ak301m. Thank you primary arms! Now I just need to figure out which optic to get. I've narrowed it down to a 7.62x39 Acog or an aimpoint t1/t2. Can't figure out which one. Anyone got any ideas? What are you planning on doing with it? An Aimpoint will be faster close up, but the lack of holdover marks will cause struggles at longer ranges (like 300m+) with 7.62x39. An ACOG won't be as fast for close up shooting, but will help to ID targets and get eh right hold over at range. With 7.62x39 ranging is more important because of the poor trajectory when compared to 556 NATO or 5.45x39. AJ Neat video by Robski about red dot zero  Failed To Load Title |
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Originally Posted By fadedsun: I ordered the lower mount for my sam7sf, the ak301m. Thank you primary arms! Now I just need to figure out which optic to get. I've narrowed it down to a 7.62x39 Acog or an aimpoint t1/t2. @fadedsun , Which did you finally choose? Curious if you bought the TA50 Acog how the cheek weld is with the SAM7sf stock? |
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Originally Posted By SnidelyWhiplash: @fadedsun , Which did you finally choose? Curious if you bought the TA50 Acog how the cheek weld is with the SAM7sf stock? I haven’t bought the top part of the mount for the rail mount yet. But I also haven’t made up my mind 
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Originally Posted By fadedsun: I haven’t bought the top part of the mount for the rail mount yet. But I also haven’t made up my mind Given the date of your initial post it’s obvious you’re a man who likes to study and fully research rather than making a hasty decision.  I’m really tempted to give the ACOG TA50 a try on my SAM7sf but I’m really worried about the cheek weld. I despise a “chin” weld on a rifle. I have a ZPAP M70 with an Attero Bravo / Aimpoint T2 and that’s a great lower third co-witness height but a little magnification would sure help my aging eyes on this SAM7sf build. |
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Originally Posted By SnidelyWhiplash: Given the date of your initial post it’s obvious you’re a man who likes to study and fully research rather than making a hasty decision. I’m really tempted to give the ACOG TA50 a try on my SAM7sf but I’m really worried about the cheek weld. I despise a “chin” weld on a rifle. I have a ZPAP M70 with an Attero Bravo / Aimpoint T2 and that’s a great lower third co-witness height but a little magnification would sure help my aging eyes on this SAM7sf build. I’m in my late 30s and so far I’ve had the same prescription for contacts since probably 2002. I haven’t noticed any trouble picking up stuff but I suspect when I hit 40 I will. I have the rs regulate lower I just need to figure out if I’m Going with an aimpoint or acog and after almost a year still no decision has been made! |
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I like the primary arms 3x micro prism. Not a lot of practice with it but feels decent with snapshots up close. 3x seems to be the max magnification I can shoot both eyes open up close, have a 4x that doesn’t work as well. I’d say acog unless you have night vision and want to passively aim. |
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Originally Posted By fadedsun: I’m in my late 30s and so far I’ve had the same prescription for contacts since probably 2002. I haven’t noticed any trouble picking up stuff but I suspect when I hit 40 I will. I have the rs regulate lower I just need to figure out if I’m Going with an aimpoint or acog and after almost a year still no decision has been made! TA-50 with an RMR mounted.... best of both worlds. 
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I have an ACOG, one of thr earlier gen 4x .223 units with the fiber optic. The glass quality and Window box of viewing is beyond amazing. That said, as a general purpose rifle that will include 10 yard CQB, 4x is just too much fixed magnification. I ended up switching it out for a fixed 2.5X CQB other brand (Primary Arms). That gives some magnification, yet will still CQB. And isn't obtrusive large and heavy, like a LPVO. I'm the one guy in the room not sold on LPVO's. I did move the ACOG to a more dedicated Grendel field hunting gun, where <10 yard shots are not in the mission statement. |
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Originally Posted By JustDaniel: I have acogs and PA prisms on the majority of my ARs but I like RDS on my AKs for some reason. https://i.vgy.me/g8WZz2.jpg It's strange that everyone wants to hide the mount. 
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Holy cow at the red-dot on the SKS!  Good on ya brother!For me the AK has always been a sub-300 yard rifle, as such red-dots are the way to go IMO. |
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