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Posted: 1/26/2004 9:32:39 PM EDT
| I have a 16" heavy barrel AR with a Harris bipod,3-9X40 lit reticle scope,and a sling. Are there any other "practical" accessories that you would recommend for me? I'm pretty sure I am gonna change the grips and probably buy a gapper. I am extremely new to all this and would appreciate all suggestions. Thank you |
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1) Good training. 2) Send the upper to Kurt to reprofile the barrel to an M4 or Lightweight profile (saves you weight but no loss in accuracy) you'll see the value in this after purchasing #1 3) Sell the bipod 4) Get a Surefire (min 650) 5) I'd drop that scope for an Aimpoint, EO Tech or Trijicon... But that's assumuing you're looking for a 'tactical' carbine. What you need for 'practical accessories' differs depending on your perceived use for the rifle. For example, if you're using the rig for groundhog busting all my suggestions (except #1 - proffesional training is always worth the time & money) are fairly useless... |
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Some other basics for any defence carbine: 1) Trijicon (or other brand) night sights. 2) Some type of basic weapon light. That Gapper you mentioned is nice, too. Saves on that chewed up knuckle on the middle finger. Other stuff like rail systems, optics, and lasers are kind of frills compared to being able to see your sites, and see what your aiming at, right? |
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Yeah ditch the bipod, get a good flash light, get your safe weapons handling down cold, learn to shoot in standing, kneeling and prone (training, basically). When you go to the range, don't sit on the chair and use the bench, for you'll rarely find these things when you grab your rifle to defend yourself. I don't like the extended bolt release. The only time the trigger finger should be inside the trigger guard is when you're ready to shoot, the same reason I don't like the M14/M1a/Mini14's safety (all inside the trigger guard), using it to release the bolt defeats one aspects of AR's good ergonomics and is not much faster but could be habbit forming to a point that when you switch to a standard rifle, you may not remember it doesn't have that modification. I'd say leave the controls like a standard rifle, that way you can pick up any AR15 and be as efficient. Oh yeah, get a sling. |
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