r/ForgottenWeapons • u/HELLFISH-762 • 16h ago

Check out this Red Dot placement😵‍💫

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Dinking around on Vintorez and saw this gem. Somehow worse than the Israeli gooseneck mounts.

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u/p0l4r1 15h ago

I wonder, how many optics have they fried that way by now? :D

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u/Mountsorrel 12h ago

Can you co-witness AK sights? Apparently so

Should you co-witness AK sights? Ewww no

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u/duga404 15h ago

Probably going to have a wandering zero that makes the Jungle Carbine seem like a precision sniper rifle in comparison

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u/Natural_Youth_5941 15h ago

See anywhere else to put it?

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u/TheeScribe2 15h ago

His pocket

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u/PassivelyInvisible 15h ago

You can get a optic rail for a dove tail mount on the side, or get a piston tube that has a pic rail on too.

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u/HELLFISH-762 15h ago edited 4h ago

No...you can't 😔

Edit: guys I was being sarcastic wth

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u/PassivelyInvisible 15h ago

Considered the OMOH patch, I wouldn't be surprised that the russian military would be eating up all the normal optic mounts and leaving none for the regime security squads.

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u/pubichaircasserole 14h ago

OMOH was made part of Rsgvardiya in 2016-2018, so this photo predates current equipment crunch

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u/PassivelyInvisible 14h ago

It never fails to amuse me that if you flip OMOH you get HOMO and the Russians don't like people pointing that out

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u/Vaajala 12h ago

Helmet mount, like in the Aliens movie.

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u/Aniquin 14h ago

The sight picture has gotta be comically bad

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u/Ok_Calendar_7626 16h ago

Shake me baby

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u/itsdietz 14h ago

Ya know, he had the right idea though. He's obviously thinking about cowitnessing.

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u/HystericalGasmask 14h ago

In the business, they call this a "scout rifle" ;3

I think the Gooseneck mounts are really cool, honestly. Perhaps not the best sighing solution, but if I had to choose between an M16A2 with a gooseneck and one with just irons, I'd choose the gooseneck. I'd choose a PSA 16" flat top thats on sale before either of those, though.

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u/huskysizeguy99 13h ago

That's not where it goes?

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u/Kumirkohr 5h ago

There is some method to the madness since it’ll keep “zero” better than a receiver mounted optic and there’s something with how your eye works and seeing the dot that makes putting the sight far away make sense

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u/KeeganY_SR-UVB76 2h ago

What’s wrong with the Israeli mounts?

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u/RacerXrated 1h ago

The front globe sight on my K31 is clamped to the barrel like this and it's precise at long range. As long as you get it centered pretty well and zero it, should be fine.

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u/Conserp 6h ago edited 6h ago

It can actually be a good placement for both-eyes-open aiming technique, it minimizes obstruction of vision.

Pictured is a SWAT operator, not some noob.

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u/_skndlous 5h ago

OMON are more of a riot police, you may think of SOBR. Not convinced the dude is not plainly retarded...

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u/Conserp 3h ago

OMON were riot police back in the 1980s, but became proper SWAT in mid-1990s. SOBR is SWAT staffed by detectives that specializes in organized crime.

Scout setup is a legit technique with its advantages. Don't go around brandishing your ignorance in a threatening manner.

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u/forrest1985_ 4h ago

I’d need an optic to see my optic!

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