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Originally Posted by Spartan359
Does it sit too high on the mount to get a good cheek weld? It's a shame you haven't put to many rounds through it. Just send it to me and I'll send a few down range for ya.  |
Spartan:
Any optic will sit too high on a M-14 -- unless you have one of the straight tactical stocks or maybe that Sage stock. With the issued stock, guys built up the stock with various things. Dense foam pads found in ammo cans comes to mind with green tape around the stock. I am sure McMillan or someone makes a decent tactical stock for a M-14 with an adjustable cheek. These stocks tend to be heavy which may be a good thing for M-14s.
I have yet to see a scope mount for an M-14 hold zero. Maybe if it was drilled and tapped into the upper or literally welded on. We have been through this before so no need to go into it again.
I wouldn't underestimate the ability of any well made but low power optic to give great performance at long ranges. May be a low magnification but I have found guys can train their eyes to see sight pictures quite well.
You won't find much of a difference between 5.56 ball and 7.62 ball to 500. I personally could care less if the reticle is designed for 5.56 or 7.62 at these ranges. From what I gather, most mid range optics with graduated reticle patterns are somewhat based on issued ball and the lower magnifications tend to keep shots to 500 or less anyway.
If you decide to zero them at 100 and then want to take shots using the stadia for hold overs, keep the reticle vertical as canting will give you a whole bunch of windage you don't want. I have our guys zero them at 300 so errors in keeping it straight up and down are less at 500.
I have found that the guys prefer the ACOGs that use the straight cross hair reticle pattern, not the chevron. You may want to eye each one to see what appeals to your own eyeballs.
Gene