
Originally Posted by
dmcmanus
Wait no rear site?
I have a purchase proposal for Troy BUIS, but with budget cuts it may be a while. On that note I train my guys to use the T-1 as a rear site in case the dot goes down. At our last qualification one of the T-1's went dead and I did not have a replacement battery with me (this was corrected later on). My officer, using the techniques I had taught him, was able to qualify with a 100% score on our standard qual with a dead Aimpoint. 
As I work with this gear more and more I have come to the conclusion that a fixed front site is the way to go and that BUIS are over rated for 99% of LE work. I want them on the guns but it is getting harder and harder to believe that they are essential from my experience. If I was Mil. I would have a different view as the supply train is not the same. Hell, if I was Mil. my guys would be running the Aimpoint M4s because of the battery issue. We issue an M4 rifle to every officer and could not justify the extra $200 per unit cost for the M4s. It came down to the M3 and the T-1. Every officer voted for the T-1 after head to head evaluations on the range.
Last edited by Luckystiff; 11-10-09 at 13:31.
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