High Exposure

Ha!

You clearly don't know me or have any real world experience on this topic. There are numerous TTPs that deal with different sighting methods and backups. Some involve BUIS, others involve other techniques and equipment.

Disregard. Didn't have my coffee yet.....

Exactly. Well said Vlad.

My RDS have either a 50,000 or a 70,000 hour battery life depending on the model. I put fresh ones in every January in any case. Do the math. I'll take my battery powered Aimpoint over that Trijicon Reflex all day long. That optic's reticle washes out horribly when using white light in low light situations. It was originally issued in the SOPMOD Kit. It was quickly removed and for cause.

I never shoot iron sights on guns equipped with RDS unless I am zeroing them. Why bother? Training time and ammo is limited, why waste time on something I will most likely never use. A quality RDS is faster, more accurate, keeps better SA, is extremely reliable, and is easier to use in any shooting position especially assymetrical/non standard positions. If you think a RDS is a crutch, or that you don't need to exersize the fundamentals of marksmanship while using one, you are mistaken.

Did you ever read the directions on Militec?

Right. It's not specifically Mobil 1 that perplexes me, it's motor oil in general. I just picked Mobil 1 because that's what I most often see. So, let me amend my perplexion. Why would anyone use any motor oil on a firearm if they didn't have to? (Previous posts edited to reflect all motor oil instead of just Mobil 1)

No, sorry Dragline, not you specifically. I see a lot of people post about using motor oil nd I just don't get it. I mean in a pinch, sure. I've seen guns run on butter, vagisil, vegetable oil, urine, motor oil, KY. They'll all work if you have nothing else and you have to use something, but planning on using it routinely and on purpose? I just don't get it.

I don't understand this fascination with using motor oil, including Mobil 1, on firearms. What's so great about it? It stinks, it's a carcinogen, and it doesn't work any better than purpose designed gun lube/oil. You can spend $2k on a rifle or $1k on a pistol but $12 for a bottle that will last you a year is too much? Boggles my mind....

I don't think so. I can't find much info on it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004QQRARU/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/189-8540829-8705953 It will fit in any moubt designed for the Burris FastFire. The above is the only one I could find....

They all used to come with a hinged door like the pistol grips do. I have an older BCM short VFG with the door. When BCM started making the KM attachment and the new VFG attaches to 1913 rail via a vertical screw that you access from the bottom of the grip, instead two horizontal screws you access from the sides, it seems they stopped producing models with the door. If you find something that works let me know, but I don't think you will.

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/44824-brass-vs-steel-casing-torture-test/?hl=%2Bsteel+%2Bbrass+%2Btorture

S61, move your optic forward so it sits over your mag. Keep the weight over the rifles center of balance and helps reduce any "tunneling" with a tube style RDS.

Look at ADM and LaRue. Link for the specific optic will get you a better/more specific answer.

Be careful using WD40 on a gun that is left loaded. It has a way of killing gunpowder in chambered rounds. It may be fine for museum pieces that are going to be left unloaded and will be cleaned and properly lubed before they are ever fired, but it is probably not the best choice for the bedside pistol or HD gun.

http://7online.com/news/woman-dies-from-accidental-gunshot-wound-while-adjusting-bra-holster/523633/

Got mine in today. Genuine Crye G3 All Weather Field Pants - I am very pleased with this purchase.

As far as I know, these are not AC556 models, although they do have a few of them as well.

I would choose an AR over the Mini all day long. This is for a "proof of concept" type thing. There is a very large PD that has a few thousand Minis sitting in the armory for close to 15 years. They are thinking about issuing them to certain units to supplement a response to a Paris, Mumbai, Oslo, or Beslan type attack. There is a question over whether or not the juice is worth the squeeze - issue a sub-optimal platform or sell them and buy something better. The class will also compare times, accuracy, and ability to manipulate the weapon when compared to 20 other shooters with ARs, including myself using times and scores recorded by the instructor in other classes I attended. It is a sample of one, but it's a place to start and satisfy some personal curiosity.

Agreed 1 billion %

Ok, final iteration: I kinda like it. Doesn't point as well as an AR for me, but I don't know if that is inherent to the platform or just my unfamiliarity with the rifle. Shoots well, ergos are meh. Manual of arms is acceptable but I need to work on malfunction reduction. My biggest complaint is the safety. It is atrociously placed and based in 1930's TTPs. Seeing the same safety as designed for a US Rifle, .30 Caliber, M1 on a "modern" rifle is mind boggling. We have learned a lot about gunfighting, manipulations, and safety in the last 80 years. Why this has persisted is beyond me.

Yeah, but it's almost $700!

LEOs in Europe who are mandated to carry on an empty chamber, US Army MPs, Isrealli technique aficionados...