The good news:
My department is stepping up it's issue of AR's to patrol officers.

The bad news:
We are getting Olympic Arms M4-types with the A2 carry handle and railed handguards (FIRSH?).

Me and my coworkers have little to no interest in gooseneck optic mounts; so first off, are Olympic handguards solid enough to mount optics? Outside of an EOTech or Aimpoint mounted to the handguards, we are considering the Compact Acog and the Optima 2000/JPoint/Dr.Optic. A lot of guys are digging the low profile (and low price) of the Optima 2000/JPoint/Dr.Optic. I'm a little dumb on them though and looking for more info on durability and mounting options. Any suggestions?

Thanks...