That looks like an awesome setup! My M&P 15-22 might be my favorite thing to shoot at night. What are you waiting on at this point?
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Unfortunately don't know the roll pin size
- Will
I just got my helmet( mtek flux copy), but I'm not totally happy with it, I think it's too big, so I'll look for a different one later,
Nice! Sounds like you're almost set then.I just got my helmet( mtek flux copy), but I'm not totally happy with it, I think it's too big, so I'll look for a different one later, for now it's a lot better then the scull crusher.
the most important missing piece Is the dovetail mount, I'm still using the J-arm and with the Rhino gen1 it's better then the scull chrusher, but I'm still not happy with it.
Everything else I'm waiting for is not important, just nice to have stuff.
Still haven't bought a laser for the rifle, reason is that I have a buddy that might be able to get me a gray market laser
Have the rest of your parts shown up yet?I just got my helmet( mtek flux copy), but I'm not totally happy with it, I think it's too big, so I'll look for a different one later, for now it's a lot better then the scull crusher.
the most important missing piece Is the dovetail mount, I'm still using the J-arm and with the Rhino gen1 it's better then the scull chrusher, but I'm still not happy with it.
Everything else I'm waiting for is not important, just nice to have stuff.
Still haven't bought a laser for the rifle, reason is that I have a buddy that might be able to get me a gray market laser
Yes I have everything I ordered but not everything I wantHave the rest of your parts shown up yet?
Looks like an awesome setup! Glad the mount system is working well.Here is a picture of my helmet, pts mtek flux
I ran into some snags since the rhino 2 mount didn't fit the shroud, but I fixed that with a file.
And I still wish the helmet was smaller, I have the extra pads in, the straps adjusted to the shortest setting, and when I shake my head the helmet still moves a little too much.
But overall I'm happy with the mounting solution, it's rock solid!
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You've got a couple options for the laser. Personally I'd mount it on top so your pointer and barrel are in line, and you can activate the switch from both sides of the rifle.question:
on my 22lr rifle i have the laser mounted to the side:
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i went and zeroed it at 24 yards, the red dot and the IR dot point at the same point.
i think im not doing myself a favor with that, while shooting i noticed before 25 yards im shooting left of the target, and past 25 right of the target, this in addition of the bullet drop i feel handicapped
i should put the laser under or over the barrel so i only have to worry about bullet drop correct?
I have a .22 and a blackout both setup with civi DBALs. Most of my night shooting is 100 yards and under, and for that they work perfectly. Past 100 yards, in addition to your rifle consideration, you're also going to want a laser setup with a good illuminator (full power peq, DBAL d2, perst 3, or mawl) to be able to see your target. Personally I'd start by getting the laser first and then decide if your current rifles are going to cut it for you, or if you need to look into something else.while im at the topic of rifles, i have a suppressed 300BLK SBR thats very fun to shoot, the plan was to use that as a general purpose rifle
now im thinking... i shoot mainly under 100 yards and only subsonic loads with 220gr projectiles
so ammo is heavy, and with a 7.5 inch barrel its not very accurate
im thinking of building a 223 upper, 10 inch or so to get a more flatter trajectory.. alternative i could start loading 110grain projectiles for the 300blk and start shooting that supersonic..
the goal would be to have something up to 200 yards without the bullet drop of a 22cal
what are you guys doing?
...Alternatively, you can do what's called a constant offset - the idea being your laser is some distance (say 2 inches) to the right of your barrel, so you zero your ir dot two inches right of your red dot sight zero. In this scenario your impacts are always two inches left of where you're pointing with the laser, regardless of distance. The offset difference should be negligible in most instances, and is consistent so you don't have to think about the cross over.
hah i like that option of aligning the laser with the red dot at 200 yards, that would mean the max offset would be around 1 or 2 inches at close range, and the further you go out the smaller that offset gets!How often does anyone actually shoot at beyond 200 yards with a laser? Is that even a thing? Or even 100 yards?
Not talking target designation for airstrikes here, but what you guys do for reals.
At 200 yards, I can't distinguish my IR laser point from my RDS dot through NODs. Can you?
In a nutshell, that's why I align them at 200 yards. I've shot steel at 100 yards using a laser, but never beyond that. I've never shot a live target over 100 yards with IR laser alone. That means, at 400 yards my laser dot is ~1-2 inches to the left, but since my round has dropped 2-3 feet by then, so it's kinda moot.
Enquiring minds want to know.
Occasionally with this rig, but admittedly, the thing in front of the scope is the more important piece of hardwareHow often does anyone actually shoot at beyond 200 yards with a laser? Is that even a thing? Or even 100 yards?
Not talking target designation for airstrikes here, but what you guys do for reals.
At 200 yards, I can't distinguish my IR laser point from my RDS dot through NODs. Can you?
In a nutshell, that's why I align them at 200 yards. I've shot steel at 100 yards using a laser, but never beyond that. I've never shot a live target over 100 yards with IR laser alone. That means, at 400 yards my laser dot is ~1-2 inches to the left, but since my round has dropped 2-3 feet by then, so it's kinda moot.
Enquiring minds want to know.
How often does anyone actually shoot at beyond 200 yards with a laser? Is that even a thing? Or even 100 yards?
Not talking target designation for airstrikes here, but what you guys do for reals.
At 200 yards, I can't distinguish my IR laser point from my RDS dot through NODs. Can you?
In a nutshell, that's why I align them at 200 yards. I've shot steel at 100 yards using a laser, but never beyond that. I've never shot a live target over 100 yards with IR laser alone. That means, at 400 yards my laser dot is ~1-2 inches to the left, but since my round has dropped 2-3 feet by then, it's kinda moot.
Enquiring minds want to know.