This was taken from another forum and is complete except for an inside joke at the end, hopefully it has not been printed here before, my apologies if it has.
The latest and greatest is only viable within the context of efficiency.
If it is innefficient, it is useless.
The gun needs to work.
All of mine say Colt.
A carbine needs good sights.
I strongly believe in optical sights, and of those the Aimpoint is by far the most reliable.
The Larue Mount is the best available.
Of the telescopes, the ACOG in any flavor is the heat. Again, with the Larue mount.
It needs a good sling.
My choice is The Wilderness Single Point (tm).
It needs a stock that is ergonomic. Of the fixed stocks, the Sully is way ahead of the pack.
Of the collabsible stocks, Magpul, VLTOR or Crane.
If you need a rail, the KAC and SurFire are GTG. For a FF rail, the Larue 7.0 is tops.
The best pistol grips/ VFG are TangoDown.
BUIS are necessary. The KAC 300m, Troy Industries flip up, Larue or LMT Fixed sights are all very good.
It needs a light. Only SureFire has lights and a support system sufficiently capable for real work.
It needs good magazines. The US GI 30 rd mags are good, and better with the MagPul self leveling follower. Avoid offshore or aftermarket.
What a carbine doesn't need is a heavy barrel.
It especially doesn't need an aftermarket trigger. That is a kiss of death for a working gun, and absolutely, positively a Money Transfer Device and no more.
It doesn't need cheap, offshore or brand x of anything.
It doesn't need multiple optical sights.
I will base the above on my experience having walked around the block once or twice, in several countries, and with the full spectrum of end users- mil, cops, paramil and average earth people.
If i have slayed your particular dragon, i offer no apologies. These are my observations, based on my experience, and will stand by them.
More important that equipment is training. As LtCol Cooper has said, "Owning a gun no more means that you are armed than owning a violin means you are a musician".If you own a gun and actually believe that you can- without constant training- rise to the ocassion and defeat (insert your fav bad guy here) you probably shouldn't be operating heavy machinery.
The latest and greatest is only viable within the context of efficiency.
If it is innefficient, it is useless.
The gun needs to work.
All of mine say Colt.
A carbine needs good sights.
I strongly believe in optical sights, and of those the Aimpoint is by far the most reliable.
The Larue Mount is the best available.
Of the telescopes, the ACOG in any flavor is the heat. Again, with the Larue mount.
It needs a good sling.
My choice is The Wilderness Single Point (tm).
It needs a stock that is ergonomic. Of the fixed stocks, the Sully is way ahead of the pack.
Of the collabsible stocks, Magpul, VLTOR or Crane.
If you need a rail, the KAC and SurFire are GTG. For a FF rail, the Larue 7.0 is tops.
The best pistol grips/ VFG are TangoDown.
BUIS are necessary. The KAC 300m, Troy Industries flip up, Larue or LMT Fixed sights are all very good.
It needs a light. Only SureFire has lights and a support system sufficiently capable for real work.
It needs good magazines. The US GI 30 rd mags are good, and better with the MagPul self leveling follower. Avoid offshore or aftermarket.
What a carbine doesn't need is a heavy barrel.
It especially doesn't need an aftermarket trigger. That is a kiss of death for a working gun, and absolutely, positively a Money Transfer Device and no more.
It doesn't need cheap, offshore or brand x of anything.
It doesn't need multiple optical sights.
I will base the above on my experience having walked around the block once or twice, in several countries, and with the full spectrum of end users- mil, cops, paramil and average earth people.
If i have slayed your particular dragon, i offer no apologies. These are my observations, based on my experience, and will stand by them.
More important that equipment is training. As LtCol Cooper has said, "Owning a gun no more means that you are armed than owning a violin means you are a musician".If you own a gun and actually believe that you can- without constant training- rise to the ocassion and defeat (insert your fav bad guy here) you probably shouldn't be operating heavy machinery.
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