From: Ed (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed Jan 04 2006 - 16:14:29 PST
I would have to agree with 100% of what the Chief said. That's a really
good setup that will last under the hard knocks of combat. I wouldn't
hesitate a minute to install those on my in country weapon. Good choice!
Best Regards,
Ed
"Sirs, you have no reason to be ashamed of your Confederate dead; see
to it they have no reason to be ashamed of you"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chief Richard L Hileman II" <chief@cermak.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 17:24
Subject: Re: [MV] OFF TOPIC (MV)USMC M16 "enhancements" allowed ??
> I don't know about the army's rules, but for my money I would get an
> Eotech holosight. We have them on our PD M-4s and they are terrific.
> Improves sighting time dramatically. Put the red dot on the target and
you
> will hit it. We still have the front sight, but it doesn't get in the
way.
> Of course I would recommend the back up iron sight if you have a flat top.
> I'm kinda old school on the lasers, anything close enough to hit with a
> laser you should be able hit point shooting. I don't know how cumbersome
> the eotech would be on top of the carry handle. They do make a forward
> mount to keep it a little lower. The new models are pretty standard with
a
> low intensity setting for NVG as well.
>
> On lights, I have a surefire. It's the older model that clamps on the
> barrel. It works well and wasn't that salty. Beware of the LED lights,
> they are really nice but they die suddenly. Unlike a normal light that
> started to dim when the batteries die, the LEDs are either working or dead
> with out warning.
>
> My two cents,
>
> Rick
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