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Posted: 4/12/2006 8:59:34 PM EDT
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I tried the nose to charging handle thing it seems like such a bad idea but most of my rifle experience is more around the 270-30.06 range. I guess I've been knocked in the head by the scope a couple too many times. I"ll have to really give it a shot next time. I seriously can't get over how easy it was to build. Took maybe an hour, half the time I didn't need the instructions. The only thing I found I needed was a long allen wrench for the handle. I had to pick up a set of mechanics allen wrenches at sears. Everything else was accomplished with a cheap set of punches. |
now you just need lots of ammo and mags
You won't have to worry about anything hitting you in the face using nose to handle. I feel your pain on being tagged by a scope though. I had two problems with nose to handle. First, it didn't feel natural and I found I had to strain to get that weld. Second, I didn't like the sight picture (but I have found that this wasn't as big of a deal as I thought it was at the time.) Whether you use nose to handle or some other cheek weld, the critical factor is having a solid and *REPEATABLE* weld. I weld solidly with the right corner of my mouth on a certain spot on the Magpul M93B stock. Easy to do every time I shoulder the rifle and gives me a much better sight picture. However, if your cheek weld is solid and consistent it won't really matter if you can see the rear sight at all. Your cheek weld and your eye basically are the rear sight. You're simply looking through the rear aperture to see the front sight. Anyway, if nose to handle doesn't work for you, just be sure you use, or create a tactile reference point or two on your stock so you can achieve the same weld every time by feel. Some use skateboard tape. A piece of velcro "hook" might work as well. Anything that you can feel easily and that won't move... And make sure your weld is solid, as in pressing your cheek into the stock, not just touching it for reference. |
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