TATE,
THE AIMPOINT LOW PROFILE EXTRA WIDE RING MAY NOT HAVE A SQUARE SHOULDERED CROSSBAR, BUT IT IS A NICE UNIT FOR ONLY $24. IT ELEVATES THE AXIS OF THE AIMPOINT BY 0.84". SUBTRACT THAT FROM THE IDEAL HEIGHT OF THE AIMPOINT AXIS ABOVE THE FLAT TOP, 1.57", AND YOU GET 0.73".
SO, IF YOUR RRA RAIL IS THIS HEIGHT OR VERY CLOSE, YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO. IF NOT, WELL THEN, THERE ARE SEVERAL SATISFACTORY MOUNTS AND BACK UP IRON SIGHTS TO CHOOSE FROM.
ACCURATE FIRE OUT TO 100 YARDS? WHAT IS "ACCURATE" FIRE? I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I HAVE NEVER TRIED SHOOTING WITHOUT MY DOT THAT FAR. GIVEN THE DISTANCE AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOME MEANS OF COVER, I THINK I WOULD JUST FLIP UP MY BACK UP IRON SIGHT. AND AIM.
NOW, RUNNING THROUGH THE KILL HOUSE WITH TARGETS AT CLOSE RANGE, I WILL ADMIT TO SOMETIMES NOT USING THE AIMPOINT DOT AT ALL OTHER THAN FOR SNOT LOCKER SHOTS DESTINED TO SEVERE THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA OR SHOTS WITH HOSTAGE TARGETS. CALL IT POINT SHOOTING. I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS MUSCLE MEMORY.
WITH SIMUNITIONS, THOUGH, THE SIMUNITIONS HELMET PREVENTS ME FROM GETTING ON THE GUN LIKE I NORMALLY DO, SO USING THE AIMPOINT DOT BECOMES ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL. IN OTHER WORDS, I CANNOT POINT SHOOT WITHOUT A PROPER CHEEK WELD.
BESIDES, USING THE DOT I CAN MORE CAREFULLY SELECT A PINK TENDER PORTION OF MY TARGET TO SHOOT, IF EXPOSED, TO LET THEM KNOW THEY'VE BEEN HIT.
BUT, GIVEN THE FACT THAT I AM USUALLY OUTNUMBERED AND SURROUNDED IN MY ROLE AS ADVERSARY, AND THEY ARE ALL SHOOTING AT MY BACON, AS WELL, MY LIFE AS 'BAD GUY" IS USUALLY VERY, VERY SHORT.
WES GRANT
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