
Originally Posted by
swa0210
Hello All,
My info might be a little outdated, I served 02-07 with three combat deployments: one OEF, one OIF, and one MEUSOC with an infantry battalion. I also worked in the armory primarily as an optics tech, but got outside the wire a lot for convoys with CAG and maintenance trains. Caution: some of my views may differ from most here...
Some things I learned:
- Keep your gear clean. clean your mags periodically, hell, even running a dust rag through them kept them running fine. clean your weapon really quick after each patrol, keep it lubed.
- ACOGs are awesome, if they train everyone how to use them properly. A few of us got a two day course on using them and we were able to consistently hit out to 500 in the prone with them. Then we were supposed to train the whole battalion on using them....bad idea. Kind of like whisper down the lane. Everyone needs the class, not just a few.
- ACOGS should be mounted on the carrying handle with the nut, not the rail. Everyone wanted to mount it to the flat top and have a backup sight, but the best way to use it was on the handle using the native sights through the little hole underneath.....less parts, less to go wrong.
- green followers in magazines suck, hopefully they have changed them to the tan or gray followers
- More M4s, or better at assigning them....there just weren't enough for everyone in the battalion. everyone wanted one, but the people who needed them most got shafted(read: drivers, platoons, radiomen, field corpsmen)
- I ditched the issued sling for a single point sling with a QD.
- While I despise grip pods, they actually served their purpose for those that wanted to get a little of both worlds without having to add extra weight. Just wish they were more durable, we went through them like candy.
I could go on forever, what type of things can I touch on to be more relevant?
This is how I run my ACOG now, for stand up, run and gun engagements I like it much better - it just seems faster. It also adds some sense of comfort knowing that I can still use my Irons without removing anything. I wish I had known you could do that in 04.
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