Originally Posted by
Ronin64
Thanks for all the quick responses. Just to add to some of my limitations.. I can't change out my lower unless I sell my Colt lower and then wait to get approved for a new lower. Since the lower is the registered firearm, I can only have one "assault weapon" in CA because of our new department policy not allow us to own more than one... (some fool tried to buy an UZI on a department letter and ruined it for all of us).
Changing the the upper is an option, but I'd rather not spend that kind of coin at this time. And I didn't think my rifle weighed much before I started loading it up with crap.
I am interested in changing out the EOTech, but I wasn't a fan of the Aimpoint micro sights, I didn't like the 20mm tube and the 4MOA dot. I have a slight astigmatism so anything about 2MOA dots don't look very good. EOTechs and 2MOA Aimpoints look great though.
I think my first order of business will be changing the light out for a Surefire X300 and grabbing a snub VFG, probably the Magpul one suggested since its so cheap and Magpul stuff is always well made.
I've been eyeballing the IMOD stock too, so I'll probably give that a try. I just worry about it being loose compared to my ACS stock.
I'm still on the fence regarding the removal of the redi-mag. I don't have a good system where I can quickly grab an extra mag along with the rifle in an emergency, since I keep the rifle up front. Sure 99% of our rifle calls are perimeter positions and if there was a shooting it would be 1-2 shots, but I worry about the one in a million incidents where you roll up to a bank robbery and start getting shot at immediately or a school shooter incident where I dont have time to get all geared up. I know those don't happen often, but it could happen.