The importance of owning a precision capable rifle?
I realize it's a movie from like 10 years ago, but in Blackhawk Down, the "snipers" were using red dots as optics. We all know that a red dot allows you to more quickly and perhaps easily put rounds into a target. However, these "snipers" had no magnification, didn't dial dope, or even have wind or elevation hold capability.
All the new hotness seems to be the variable power optics on "recce" type rifles with either BDC or Mil-based reticles.
It seems to me that for an AR, it's still tough to beat a red dot sight for the useful range of the rifle.
Maybe it's just me, but unless you're a LEO or Mil sniper, what's the point for having a magnified optic on your AR? Long distance paper punching?
I mean, I guess some guys have fun playing weekend sniper dialing dope and such, and that has it's place, but then why spend all the money for mil-grade equipment? The benchrest guys do it more accurately with super-fine-dot-reticled, 45X Leupolds. Why try to do it with a 10X or 15X Mil-based reticle and "play" sniper.
I can't think of a single CONUS personal shooting situation that would require a "sniper" type weapon.
So what gives, what am I missing? Why do I have a Nightforce on my AR again?