True, the good thermal scopes are very very expensive and they are fixed to the rifle.Originally Posted by pointblank4445
Maybe a mid-range thermal monocular, and more traditional NV for targeting.
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True, the good thermal scopes are very very expensive and they are fixed to the rifle.
Maybe a mid-range thermal monocular, and more traditional NV for targeting.
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That becomes ridiculously expensive for a civilian. $3000 for the Laser/Illuminator and another close to $4000 for the NV.
I'll figure out the NV targeting later. For now I'll concentrate on low light detection.
EDIT: *** Well, I just realized that I should probably get rid of some of the eighteen rifles I have that are chambered in 5.56 and instead put the money into building a shorter barrel rifle and obtaining some NV equipment...
I guess I could get by 8 or 10 rifles instead of 18. LOL
Last edited by ScottsBad; 04-26-20 at 20:35.
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Yeah, I can see the usefulness of a short barrel myself.
I've never really (At least since about 2009.) seen the difference between the REECE concept and what most of us build/buy these days when we build a 16" AR. At one time perhaps the REECE concept was new, but now its fairly standard.
Last edited by ScottsBad; 04-26-20 at 20:36.
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Exactly, and most including me are even calling it a “Mini-RECCE” for that exact reason.
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What rail/hand guard are guys that run 12.5” barrels using?
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The SLR is the absolute max length, and the barrel on that gun has a taper mount linear comp. I’d be uncomfortable with a brake on it.
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That's what I did. Very happy with the decision. I'm down to just about a half dozen long guns but I have some pretty sweet night toys.
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eh nevermind. 5.56 AR thread
Last edited by Eurodriver; 04-27-20 at 09:49.
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That's actually my article (and one definitely in need of an update/refresh), so I thought I'd throw some context into this. For a do-all carbine, I actually prefer something in the 12.5" to 14.5" range. But the reason I advocated for a 16" barrel is that my readers are generally pretty new to the AR world. They usually find my site while looking for their first gun or two and heard a phrase somewhere (a la "RECCE Rifle") and what to know what it is. I'm trying to keep them out of NFA problems or issues related to pin/weld configurations when they inevitably want to start playing around with different rails and muzzle devices later on.
That particular article was also touching on the historical roots of the "recce." But, on the topic of the thread, my personal ideal "do-all" would be something like a 12.5" Kino or a 14.5", free-floated, pinned gas block, and an optic in the 1-6x/8x range. With extra funds, there would probably be an offset RMR as a backup.
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