SWAT Officer At Armed Standoff Has His Rifle Sight On Backward

[M. Sage]

Poor guy - definitely embarrassing. I speculate he's never used an AR15 or never used an AR15 with that sight. He's just unfamiliar that he doesn't even recognize that it is on backwards.


Sage, what are your thoughts on the Mossie Tactics FSB light mount?

I ran a kind of similar mount for a while. You'll want a tape switch for it, but it's not a bad place to put a light IMO. Shadows aren't really a problem with lights that are on top of the rifle. You might get a shadow on the target's groin or something, but do you really want to look there that bad?

I think the one I had was a CAA. It mounted through the A frame, with a rail on one side for a light. With a modern "hand as far forward as you can without putting a bullet through it" hold on the rifle, it worked great.

 

[ROGER4314]

OK....that friggin helmet did it! My gut hurts from laughing! I wonder if she could pour piss out of a boot?

Flash

 

[itchin]

That's a great mounting solution IF you use your vert grip and do not have a pressure switch. I hate pressure switches.;

 

[doncom]

The female with the mag in backwards is still on the Marble Falls PD.

 

[Rangel]

Backup en route...

LmFao.

 

[M. Sage]

The female with the mag in backwards is still on the Marble Falls PD.

Really?

 

[London]

I'm not so sure that Marble Falls pic isn't 'Shopped. Shouldn't be too hard to find out...

No results at the paper's site. Maybe if I'm bored enough later, I'll email the pic to someone at the paper and see what they say.

We had a thread on that a while back. It's real!

HI-CALIBER Investigations: Police Officers Backwards Ammo Magazine Raises Questions

 

[M. Sage]

We had a thread on that a while back. It's real!

HI-CALIBER Investigations: Police Officers Backwards Ammo Magazine Raises Questions

It's just a bit odd, if for no other reason than patrol rifles are usually carried magazine inserted, chamber clear. Hence the term, "cruiser ready". The pic I posted on FB not long ago was of a cruiser ready AR.

Yes, I checked.

 

[RetArmySgt]

Anyone notice the way the guy in the first pic mounted his shotgun?

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

You mean how he has zero control of the barrel when it goes off?

Sent from Hicksville.....or while dreaming of Hicksville

 

[35Remington]

So give the guy a brake.................errrrrrrr break (changed to pacify the grammar nazi's)

The plural of Nazi does not have an apostrophe.

Love,

Your Friendly Neighborhood Grammar Nazi

 

[doncom]

I'm not so sure that Marble Falls pic isn't 'Shopped. Shouldn't be too hard to find out...

No results at the paper's site. Maybe if I'm bored enough later, I'll email the pic to someone at the paper and see what they say.

I'm a part time photographer at the paper and the photo is real. (I didn't take it.)

 

[Shuutr]

Maybe he's holding it for the chief?

 

[Texanjoker]

I am curious on the rifle photo. He has the rifle sites up. I have never used an eotech as we carry with plain old metal sites. Would the rifle site with those sites being up through the eotech? If so not much of an issue. Doubt these guys are from any real SWAT team as they are not even wearing helmets, which is basic gear for everywhere I have worked. Regardless, sucks to be him all over the net. The marble falls one is worse IMO> did she not check to see if she chambered a round? Proves my point that not all leo's are gun people(nothing wrong with that) however they need to be able to use the weapon systems they carry.

 

[Shorts]

You mean how he has zero control of the barrel when it goes off?

Hey, nothing wrong with zero barrel control. But he has two hands, he has no excuse for being lazy, in my book.

 

[stdreb27]

I am curious on the rifle photo. He has the rifle sites up. I have never used an eotech as we carry with plain old metal sites. Would the rifle site with those sites being up through the eotech? If so not much of an issue. Doubt these guys are from any real SWAT team as they are not even wearing helmets, which is basic gear for everywhere I have worked. Regardless, sucks to be him all over the net. The marble falls one is worse IMO> did she not check to see if she chambered a round? Proves my point that not all leo's are gun people(nothing wrong with that) however they need to be able to use the weapon systems they carry.

You can look through the eotech with those flip up sites. And not utilize the holographic site.
The point of those being incase the battery dies.

 

[itchin]

I run a similar set up on my lightweight bcm carbine with a surefire g2l and vltor offset mount. Works great without a pressure switch.

 

[Shorts]

I ran a kind of similar mount for a while. You'll want a tape switch for it, but it's not a bad place to put a light IMO. Shadows aren't really a problem with lights that are on top of the rifle. You might get a shadow on the target's groin or something, but do you really want to look there that bad?

I think the one I had was a CAA. It mounted through the A frame, with a rail on one side for a light. With a modern "hand as far forward as you can without putting a bullet through it" hold on the rifle, it worked great.

Guess a groin shadow would be to the target's benefit lol Unless hit with a low center mass shot and then accounting for a the sight plane 3" over bore, the guy could have a really bad day

As a general shopper I have gravitated towards the Mossie Tactics mount since I saw it; ignoring my particular requirements. The issue I'll have to reconcile for any light is activation. I don't have much choice since not running a support hand.

Thanks for the thoughts.

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

Hey, nothing wrong with zero barrel control. But he has two hands, he has no excuse for being lazy, in my book.

I'm just wondering what is plan is after he fires the first shot lol


Sent from Hicksville.....or while dreaming of Hicksville

 

[M. Sage]

I'm a part time photographer at the paper and the photo is real. (I didn't take it.)

Thanks! I figured someone here might know.

I am curious on the rifle photo. He has the rifle sites up. I have never used an eotech as we carry with plain old metal sites. Would the rifle site with those sites being up through the eotech? If so not much of an issue. Doubt these guys are from any real SWAT team as they are not even wearing helmets, which is basic gear for everywhere I have worked. Regardless, sucks to be him all over the net. The marble falls one is worse IMO> did she not check to see if she chambered a round? Proves my point that not all leo's are gun people(nothing wrong with that) however they need to be able to use the weapon systems they carry.

Yes, you can use the sights. They look right through the glass on the optic, and since there's no magnification in the glass, it's just like using regular iron sights. The question I have is, if the EOTech is on backwards, did he set the zero on those sights? Even back-up sights for AR15s are usually very good sights, but the problem with them is that each individual user needs to adjust them to his or her eye. If I sight in a rifle and you pick it up, there can be a pretty serious difference in where the bullet ends up. It's not terribly common in my experience for two random people to line sights up the same exact way on an AR15.

Guess a groin shadow would be to the target's benefit lol Unless hit with a low center mass shot and then accounting for a the sight plane 3" over bore, the guy could have a really bad day

As a general shopper I have gravitated towards the Mossie Tactics mount since I saw it; ignoring my particular requirements. The issue I'll have to reconcile for any light is activation. I don't have much choice since not running a support hand.

Thanks for the thoughts.

Super long tape switch? Keeping from having "light NDs" (term stolen shamelessly from Kyle Lamb) will be fun, but you'll figure something out, I'm sure. Given the need for a tape switch in your application, I'd think seriously about mounting the light a bit further back to make the cord easier to control, and standing it off the rifle a bit to avoid shadowing.