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Thread: KAC wins UK contract
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10 September 2023, 08:28 #1
KAC wins UK contract
KAC wins UK contract to provide L403A1
I find it funny that it comes with MBUS Pros
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10 September 2023, 10:55 #2
I'm assuming that optic is a photoshopped place holder?
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10 September 2023, 12:03 #3
Nope that's the real deal rifle. I saw this week or two ago and didn't think to post because of how slow things are in here
And I agree, having the BUIS set on a fixed ring set is l-o-l. The offset set or even better the reversible offset set from MI would have been the better choice. I wonder why they omitted the QD on that URX6 free float. It's not aluminum that would wear out under service conditions and it's stainless steel that can be removed and replaced so this is rather puzzling.
But that Vortex short 1-10 I am indeed curious of. Hopefully it doesn't weigh as much as an Abrams like all the other Vortex mid and higher end LPVO's.
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10 September 2023, 12:22 #4
Those dimples tho.... [Melt]
There's no "Team" in F**K YOU!
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10 September 2023, 18:16 #5
Royal Marines IG account showing the RMCs with the new rifles set up just like the above:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw4W7E-t...RlODBiNWFlZA==
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11 September 2023, 05:09 #6
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11 September 2023, 20:52 #7
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12 September 2023, 06:05 #8
But they have a great warranty..LOL..I wouldnt put that trash on a plinking rifle.
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15 September 2023, 17:38 #9
Looks like a version of the Razor. I haven't shot the Razor 1-10 but I've read some pretty good reports on the eyebox.
I don't understand the h8 on Vortex. Yes, they have cheap stuff from China in their broad lineup, but the Razors have proven themselves and even won a US Army contract for the glass (based on the Razor) on the XM7. Now, if the UK got a Strike Eagle then I'll jump in on making fun, but the Razor is a solid choice, IMO.
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15 September 2023, 17:56 #10
The hate is from people who thrive off of gun board drama.
I'll admit that The Razor line is great glass. However it's still too heavy, too heavy to be on a rifleman's rifle which is just my personal opinion here. However if you're not living at the range all day, not having to carry it all the time, then it may be okay. But as a rifleman, I need a lightweight rifle.
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16 September 2023, 07:39 #11
Sinner likes what he likes, and hates what he hates. None of us can change that.
The Razor 1-10 eyebox is relatively unforgiving at 10x, but better than a NX8. At 8x, it's fine. I find the ATACR 1-8 to be slightly more forgiving. Both have their strengths.
(not so) Amusingly, I installed a second 1-10 the other day in your NF mount. Install went much quicker since I had another 1-10 to match position on the receiver. After I torqued everything down, I undid the receiver cross mount bolts to do something (I can't remember what) and got distracted for a minute and then picked up the rifle off the vise. Down went the scope onto the cement garage floor. Oof. Well, at least there's a warranty...
I brushed off the mark, scowled at the small dent that formed on the end of the tube, and finished installing it. When I went to zero it, the then did a tracking test. I could only go to 2.5 mils on the test, but everything still tracked. So it can't be that bad.
It's the same weight as all of the other optics (~21 oz). Same weight as the Elcan, ATACR, VCOG, or a G33/EXPS combo (+/- an ounce). Admittedly, the mount adds another 5 oz or so, but it's tough to get greater than 4x that weighs less. I get your gripe, as the two requirements I've always looked for on a LPVO is an actual day light bright dot in FL sun and weight reduction, and I certainly don't need to hump it for miles, which I understand would matter to someone with your background.
But for what's out there in that class, it's competitive.
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16 September 2023, 09:44 #12
Just some thoughts about this rifle. But before I say anything, I hope that this serves the UK well.
I think that the recce configuration whether intentionally chosen or not to be a recce, is the future for every rifleman. The selling points are PID, more precise aiming so lessening the chances of any collateral casualties and reducing even further blue on blue. They have a piggybacked dot for both urban terrain ops as well as NVG supporting for passive aiming when going up against near peers and you just don't want to emit to let them them know where you exactly are.
I question both the 13.7 barrel length and why they went with the URX6 because a 12.5 is a further reduced silhouette and outline that has almost identical velocities shooting both M855 and M855 when compared to a 14.5. And the URX is timed using shims that has no anti torque features and can be bumped out of alignment (BTDT with mine), with a gas block that cannot be pinned in place and has to be installed after the URX is torqued and timed to specs. I mention this because it's going to make field repairs from their 3rd level maintenance a depot level job really and I doubt that there will be floaters available as spares to assign and issued until the end item has been made serviceable again and returned to the property book owner. This is not something that you want to forward deploy troops to like combat outposts in the middle of nowhere and no immediate CS and CSS stationed with other than maybe an attachment of an ad hoc force.
Just my opinion here though.
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16 September 2023, 10:57 #13
Ah, I presumed the concern was the eyebox at 1X. You know, where it actually matters. If I'm taking shots at 10x (or even at 6x on the Gen II) I just expect I'll need to be in a good stable position.
I absolutely love my Razor Gen IIe 1-6x24 with JM-1. Zero at 200 yards and you get point blank red dot from 0-200 yards and effective holds from 300-600 yards. Yes, it's a bit heavy in a Bobro QD, but so much capability. The only thing really holding me back on the 1-10 is red dot performance at 1x with the reticle in the 1-10, which I don't think is as good as the near-RDS capability of the 1-6 (just from playing around with the gen III in the shop).
I'm still trying to decide if I can get over the ATACR's rotating ocular. At a minimum, it's annoying as hell, especially if you're trying to use flip up caps. At even with Mil pricing on the NF, it's really hard to justify the cost premium over the Razors.
That is totally something I would do - I feel for you. Happy with the mount, I presume?
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17 September 2023, 07:03 #14The only thing really holding me back on the 1-10 is red dot performance at 1x with the reticle in the 1-10, which I don't think is as good as the near-RDS capability of the 1-6 (just from playing around with the gen III in the shop).
All that said, the Razor is still very bright in the bright Florida sun.
I'm still trying to decide if I can get over the ATACR's rotating ocular. At a minimum, it's annoying as hell, especially if you're trying to use flip up caps. At even with Mil pricing on the NF, it's really hard to justify the cost premium over the Razors.
As for cost, honestly, that's why I got another Razor. Well, that, and I got a smoking deal on this last one that was even under all of the .mil pricing by $100-ish. I do kind of feel like the ATACR is the better scope, but that may just be due to round count and exposure. The Razor definitely has some niceties, maybe even more so since my ATACR reticle is the original one.
That is totally something I would do - I feel for you. Happy with the mount, I presume?
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17 September 2023, 09:07 #15
Nice HK. I bet that's a hefty setup. Man, that just *barely* clears the mechanical housing. You got lucky it fit as clearly NF was only concerned about it working on their optics.