Alright, so I bought an Mk 12 Mod 1 upper from HCS. Got the lower with a nice trigger from a member on here.
Trouble picking an optic.
It's either one of these three
1= Mark 4 3.5-10, M2 or M5 knobs, TMR, illum
pros
-cheaper, obj focus, like the TMR
cons
-glass sucks compared to Nightforce
-big (13.1")
2= NXS 2.5-10x32 ZS Mil/MOA or Mil/Mil, don't care
pros
-good glass, ZS, beefy, NF mildot reticle is great w/ hollow dots
LV reticle a possibility, never used one before tho
cons
-12", kinda big
-more expensive, but obviously you get what you pay for
3= NXS 2.5-10x24 ZS Mil/MOA or Mil/Mil, don't care.
pros
-smaller/lighter, good glass, ZS, hollow mil dot reticle. The whole LV reticle thing too.
cons
-availability, the whole price tag thing
Part of me says just wait it out and buy an NXS x24 with all the bells and whistles, which is what everyone will say, probably.
Ah, hell...it's the whole I want it now complex.
Also, the mount is another question. A mount with good QDs would make sense to me, which would make using the BUIS quick. ADM or Larue, probably. ARMS levers are not an option.
Recommendations?
Gonna see if I can scrounge an extra SPR BUIS set before I spend almost four hundred bucks.
Trouble picking an optic.
It's either one of these three
1= Mark 4 3.5-10, M2 or M5 knobs, TMR, illum
pros
-cheaper, obj focus, like the TMR
cons
-glass sucks compared to Nightforce
-big (13.1")
2= NXS 2.5-10x32 ZS Mil/MOA or Mil/Mil, don't care
pros
-good glass, ZS, beefy, NF mildot reticle is great w/ hollow dots
LV reticle a possibility, never used one before tho
cons
-12", kinda big
-more expensive, but obviously you get what you pay for
3= NXS 2.5-10x24 ZS Mil/MOA or Mil/Mil, don't care.
pros
-smaller/lighter, good glass, ZS, hollow mil dot reticle. The whole LV reticle thing too.
cons
-availability, the whole price tag thing
Part of me says just wait it out and buy an NXS x24 with all the bells and whistles, which is what everyone will say, probably.
Ah, hell...it's the whole I want it now complex.
Also, the mount is another question. A mount with good QDs would make sense to me, which would make using the BUIS quick. ADM or Larue, probably. ARMS levers are not an option.
Recommendations?
Gonna see if I can scrounge an extra SPR BUIS set before I spend almost four hundred bucks.