[alright] gents. I want to talk about how to set up the ar rifle you go to shot show there are
thousands of Little Mom-and-Pop companies that are all turning out ar rifles and
Every make model this that and the [other] and I see so many people to look at them and they want the receiver
That's engraved with this cool symbol on it, or they want it wrapped in Multi Cam
Forget about all the pretty stuff all the G-Wiz little gadgets
when you go to purchase that ar rifle the number one thing that you should be worried about is is it a
reliable system
Is this if I purchase this weapon system [is] it going to function reliably?
Because at the end of the day doesn't matter if you can drive a quarter of a minute angle shot route the moment of truth
You need a gun that will go bang every time you pull the trigger so go to a reliable company that puts out
Reliable products got a great track record [alright], and then you know you're golden
It's going to be a reliable system after that the next thing I want you to look at is
I want to look at the barrel you [want] an accurate barrel you just don't want something cheap little pencil barrel
That's not gonna be able to take a lot of rounds going through
It spend a little extra money get yourself a good accurized barrel. That's it alright now once you get that gun
You're going to want to size your stock now all these weapons they have
Adjustable stocks on the whole reason for adding the adjustable stock to the ar system
Wasn't for making it
Shorter so that you could do Cqb with it. It was so you could shorten it for storage
yes, it makes it a little easier for
Getting in and out of vehicles [right] but for the most part for accurate shooting
You size the stock to the crook in your elbow?
All right
I've got a 6-foot frame that's where I need my stock to be. If I'm running a stock that's too short
I'm pulling it in too close if I'm running a stock that's too long
I can't properly get my body on so just a rule of [thumb]
It's a little different for different people depending on your body makeup
But for the most part size your stock to the crook in your arm. All right. That's where you want
The size that thing all right now next we want to look at is iron sights, all right
Most people call them [backup] iron sights because you're going to run an optic on it all right, so if they're back [up] Karl
Why am I?
Mentioning iron sights before optics if I call them back up iron sights and here's why
I'm mentioning iron sights first because I believe iron sights are more important than your optics our
optics batteries
Go out optics glass break iron sights you spend good money on them
You want to get good reliable ones that are micro adjustable
So you're not just using them to knock down that [five] meter plate [in] [a] three gun match
You're actually [using] them so that you can still engage with the weapon at the same max effective range that you can with your optics
All right couple different brands when you want them to be adjustable all right some of them sit on top of the guns
such as
These on this [leroux] upper all right get the backup sights
All right this one if my battery goes out on this particular eeotech
I can still look straight through and I can still use those iron sights
On this one here you'll notice from the front that they are offset at a 45 degree angle the thought process of this is
when I'm looking through my optic if my optic goes down
Glass breaks battery turns off all I got to do is cant the gun and right now I'm looking straight through
My iron sights right real big with the three gun circuit because they can run a higher magnification
main glass for those longer Targets
And then close in they can run by and they can use their iron sights
That's fine
And dandy that will go with a lot of small iron sights spend a little extra money get some good
Backup iron sights that will give you the same effective range as you have with the optics
Alright now we've talked about iron sights you want to talk about optics if all you're ever going to do is shoot close range in
Inside your house short distance and all terrains different. I don't know where you live
Red dot sights you can't beat them. I'm not going to recommend a particular brand some branches of the military Prefer Aim points over others
green Berets for the Most part we run
eotechs alright. I get a good one from a same thing you get a reliable site spend your money
wisely
Alright, just because you can get the cheap [knockoff] from China. That would maybe function on an Airsoft rifle
It's not going to handle the beating that your ar rifle should be able to take alright, red. Dot sights are awesome
They have very little
Parallax so basically no matter where you line that head up behind the gun so long as you can see that red dot
That red that's where that [bullets] going to go
Great a zero magnification now the other option is if you also need more magnification
You can get a variable power scope
[alright] this one right here this particular scope is it's a one made by horse vision
And this is a one to seven scope you see I can quickly change
Magnification on it from one power to seven now you notice I didn't mention
Three to nine power scopes, no I said one to five one to seven
Reason for that is on your ar you want to be able to dial it down to a true one
Magnification, so it's basically when I put this on one power
It's the same as this red dot sight all right you need that for doing close quarters battle
In and around your house closing targets we need to dial this down now the advantage of this scope while it has a lot more
Parallax is once I'm in behind it
Ninety seconds after the assault has started all the bad guys are down in the target and now we start doing sensitive site exploitation
All the rest of the bad guys are outside the target often at distances two hundred to three sometimes four hundred meters [away]
Guys a pulling security can now dial all the way over to seven power and now they have the magnification that they can now identify
Friend or foe from a distance in additional this scope is made by horse vision
It has a horse reticle in it
So I know my [holdover] so I can engage out at that extended range [all] right
So let's say you are running a red dot scope that is zero magnification
But on occasion you need to have that extra magnification
instead of going out and buying another scope which you can buy is a
3x magnifier as a rail system on the bottom put it on the scope lock it down
[and] now well you have it out of the way I can still use that red dot sight for close-in
Targets
And when I need the extended range all I do is I pull it [over] because it's behind
that objective lens
It does not change the zero of my weapon at all weapon stays zero
When I'm done needing it it rotates out of the way some of them have easy off some of them just rotate to the side
Varies by Brand but again, it'll add a good
Additional capability to your weapon. Next thing for me if I'm using this gun at home other than to compete with next thing
Important to me would be visible light source all right
Just the weapon light and there are a hundred different brands out there again
Go with a reputable brand that is going to provide you a durable like this particular one is made by surefire very very bright
And push pad is on the opposite side of the gun. I fire It right-handed. That's where my thumb mates
Some guys will mount it at a 45, and they'll use their thumb on the back push button. That's fine
I don't care what kind of light you use so long as you set it up properly and you practice with it
But gents other than that
the only other additional equipment that you need it really depends on your mission if your mission requires that you
You may have to transition from that rifle to a pistol
Shy of you throwing the gun on the ground
You're going to need to have a sling on that weapon [look] at doing slings
I see all the guys adding lasers, Ir illuminator silencers all that stuff is fine
If it's required for your missions lasers come in very very handy sometimes
Ir illuminators come in very very handy if you running night-vision goggles on your helmet if you're not running a
[night-vision]
[why] would you need IR illuminator on your rifle?
[all] you're doing is adding extra weight, and that's going to slow you down in the gunfight
Don't just put it on there because it looks sexy there are applications for silencers you have you have that mission
Requirement by all means put silencers on there. I put what I hate to see is
Guys adding the G-Money grips and Bayonets and Bipods and all this other
Gee-Whiz gadgets that they're finding at all the gun shows all they're doing is adding weight [to] their weapon right, so keep it simple
[keep] it accurate and above all keep it reliable