Walt

The above pics weren't the junk gun; they are of the new handguard installed on my old target rifle. The target rifle was sporting a VTAC tube and I liked it so much that I was going to order one for my junk gun. Then I found a great deal on a LaRue that turned out to be $100ish cheaper than the VTAC. I don't need 2/3 of that rail space but the price was right. Long story short, the VTAC goes on the junk gun and the nice rail goes on the nice gun. (Junk gun is below)

One of those fancy MagPul's would be fun to play with at the range, but I think there's too much to fiddle with and break to put one on a rifle that gets knocked around (remember the M24's with the craptastic HS Precision adjustable cheek pieces?). I like the A2 because its simple and you can't beat it for stability/durability.

I agree that the A2 isn't ideal for running and gunning and all of the crazy shooting positions in between. But that's reflex sight/carbine work, not precision rifle work. My optics need about 3-4 inches of eye relief, regardless. You can shorten a stock all you want, but your head is still going to be in the same place in relation to the sights. I've tried shooting the target rifle with a MagpPul CTR. Moving the optics forward to retain proper eye relief was easy enough, but I found that my shooting hand got jammed up too close to my shoulder causing trigger manipulation and my hold to suffer.

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I gave up on that forum a long time ago. There are a few true SME's, but the majority of the posts that I've seen fall into two different categories: Those who are trying to build exact replica SPR's and whatever M4 variant SF is rocking these days. And those who are trying to replicate Mk 262 ammo rather than work up the best load for their rifle.

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