Came across this picture which was causing an intense amount of debate and lowkey oneupsmanship by people on the prowl to show of their expertise in all things military who were also completely out of the loop on the gear they were talking about.

    • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      16 天前

      He’s put it on a riser block, presumably to get it clear of the front post, which he’s chosen to leave on. Or maybe just because he finds that height more comfortable for his shooting position. He’s also mounted the riser further back than the scope for some reason. Why? Who knows. Maybe that’s not the scope he normally puts on there or something.

      It’s all just personal preference and personal quirks at the end of the day. The guy is clearly practicing reload drills, not shooting, so maybe this isn’t even a proper setup. Who knows.

    • SSTF@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      51·
      15 天前

      It’s on a LaRue riser which has an arm that sticks forward. The LPVO’s mount is fully secured to it. In the original discussion a seemingly infinite amount of Boomers didn’t know this and without doing even a second of research or thought began to confidently post about how stupid it was to mount an optic hanging halfway off a riser.

      For history, here’s Delta using the exact same riser:

    • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      16 天前

      He’s got that whole setup weirdly close. He’s cramped up to use it like that.