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Posted: 3/23/2010 5:11:15 PM EDT
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Hi all just signed up on the forums last night. Im the proud new owner of an AR15. I bought the S&W M&P15-22 back in December but even though shooting the .22 is cheap it just wasnt enough bang for me.
So heres what I got. Being left handed and using a right handed gun I some times get brass bouncing off the range walls and going down the back of my shirt This is not fun lol so luckily i was about to find a left handed AR. I plan on putting a rail on the front soon as I can Stag Arms left handed upper DPMS lower CAA stock Barska 1x30 Acog style clone that I had on the 15-22 until i can get some thing better but its better than iron sights http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/x2122/Guns/100_4552.jpg |
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Nice looking rifle! Even a cheap optic is better than irons  I hoping my sarcasm meter is off or something, but that is completely false, IMO of course. ding ding ding... iron sights are better than sheisty unreliable optics any day... (whats up with those two having only one post... I think Halo is OP's buddy...) good lookin rifle |
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Let me rephrase lol I prefer the Optic to Iron sights =p
I was acctualy looking at getting an Aimpoint later on or an Eotech some thing i could put a magnifier behind and remove when i wanted but they are expensive so I gotta save my lunch money but the the barska will have to do until then. Next time I go to the range I do plan on sighting in the iron sights |
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to the OP, congrats on your new rifle. use your grain of salt when reading through the posts busting your balls about the "facog." not everyone has $1000 to drop on a real optic. if having a low priced red dot means you'll get more trigger time, then more power to you. no sense in breaking the bank on optics for your first rifle until you find out what you really want. what's the addage here, "buy once, cry once."
you don't need to have the words trijicon or nightforce on your glass to enjoy the AR platform. when the time comes though, throw that barska back on the 15-22. |
Nice looking rifle.
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Hi all just signed up on the forums last night. Im the proud new owner of an AR15. I bought the S&W M&P15-22 back in December but even though shooting the .22 is cheap it just wasnt enough bang for me. So heres what I got. Being left handed and using a right handed gun I some times get brass bouncing off the range walls and going down the back of my shirt This is not fun lol so luckily i was about to find a left handed AR. I plan on putting a rail on the front soon as I can Stag Arms left handed upper DPMS lower CAA stock Barska 1x30 Acog style clone that I had on the 15-22 until i can get some thing better but its better than iron sights http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/x2122/Guns/100_4552.jpg Is that dust cover flipping up or are my eyes deceiving me? I've never noticed this before. Is it because it's a lefty? If so, why is it different? |
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Hi all just signed up on the forums last night. Im the proud new owner of an AR15. I bought the S&W M&P15-22 back in December but even though shooting the .22 is cheap it just wasnt enough bang for me. So heres what I got. Being left handed and using a right handed gun I some times get brass bouncing off the range walls and going down the back of my shirt This is not fun lol so luckily i was about to find a left handed AR. I plan on putting a rail on the front soon as I can Stag Arms left handed upper DPMS lower CAA stock Barska 1x30 Acog style clone that I had on the 15-22 until i can get some thing better but its better than iron sights http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/x2122/Guns/100_4552.jpg Is that dust cover flipping up or are my eyes deceiving me? I've never noticed this before. Is it because it's a lefty? If so, why is it different? Yes good eye the dust cover does flip up Im assuming its because its a left handed upper and it would/could interfere with the bolt release seems all they change for the left handed versions is the upper nothing changes on lower as far as select levers and such |
Great rifle. I can see the future and it looks like you are going to love it. As far as the optics goes ( and I think you have this figured out), if your using it for a range/fun toy that will be just fine. But def. Learn how to use irons efficiently.
I got an EoTech off the EE for almost half normal price, just keep an eye out. Congratulations and welcome to the site. |
| Dude, take a step back and lay off the accesories for a good 6 months. The only thing I would add to that rifle right now would be a good pistol grip if you're so inclined. I'd be droppin most of my cash on ammo. Pretty rifles are nice, but they are just clubs without the gas! |
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Nice looking rifle! Even a cheap optic is better than irons I hoping my sarcasm meter is off or something, but that is completely false, IMO of course. No, I'm just an anti-BS kind of guy. There is this idea (Esp. on forums, sorry guys!) that you need an eotech, trijicon, or aimpoint or go home and that simply isn't true. It is a good idea to learn to use irons (for many reasons), but can you keep a straight face and say that lining up two iron sights is easier than a red dot on a lens? |
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