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THE BIG SWITCH

The firearms industry today is flooded with equipment and copies of equipment for rifles. In pursuit of the market share often companies think it is a good idea to swipe some else’s bad idea and continue to build on it regardless of whether or not it was a good or bad product. It goes without saying that many quality innovator’s designs, systems and parts have had other companies’ copy or often imitate their good products.

One of the biggest marketplaces for this “borrowing” thievery is with for the AR15/M16 family of rifles. The advent of the M4 versions and the current Global War on Terror and well as the current stunning market place that addresses all of the “wannabe” posers and people in pursuit of the “their inner bad ass” which thereby helps to create a monster market. Like all things in life if there is even a remote possibility of making money…out comes the crooks.

I recently went to the SHOT show and the “tactical / law enforcement” side of the show is growing into an absolute contest of debauchery dressed in tan and black with guns being buried under add on gear. The concept of whom, what or where anything was conceived is completely lost…yet almost everyone claims they invented it.

That said, fun question for you…who invented the first factory produced in quantity pistol with a permanent light rail?

Yet with all the weird stuff going on there are still companies that work hard to do well with their own ideas.

GG&G is a good example of people who create good products and yet have had many people take advantage of their hard work and design. It matters not that the posers are making poor copies of the high quality GG&G product. Marketing is a wonderful thing…apparently one…with enough marketing money can still sell a crap product. Anyways before we use and review some of the best of the best GG&G products I wanted you the reader to know that in reality, imitation is not the best form flattery.

You get what you pay for and the gear we are talking about may save your life.

AIMPOINT T-1 ACCUCAM QD MOUNT GGG-1237

The T1 scope has been well received and the mount made by GG&G in my opinion is the strongest and the most protective of the scope being made. The base attaches and removes with ease and the time for transition from scope to iron sights, as may be required is minimal. If you choose, or if the situation dictates that you cannot spend the time to remove the Aimpoint by using the QD Accucam System, the height of the T-1 is such that you can flip up your back up iron sight and sight through the T-1 to the front sight and the target beyond.

The GG&G base easily attaches to the T1 scope by the four-screw base that also includes protection from potential damaging impacts front and rear for the scope as well as lens covers for additional lens protection. Although the scope is sold under the premise that it is very tough and I believe this to be true, I strongly prefer the GG&G base over other styles on the market that leave the scope setting high and exposed to possible impacts or problems. As an added note even though we are primarily addressing rifles I have very successfully mounted the GG&G QD T1 mount to a revolver.

ACCUCAM QD SCOUT RAIL GGG-1236

The Accucam Quick Detach Scout Rail is a personal favorite, as with my work I sometimes need to use iron sights for demonstrations but need to use the sight assistance systems I have to improve my ability to see or engage targets. I use a PVS-14 and CompM4 Aimpoint and have both mounted to the Accucam Scout Rail. With a flip of the lever I can add or remove the scope systems moving from day to day/night or to iron sights. As far I as I can tell the mount comes off and resets to the same zero with minimal if any change in zero. I actually have several bases with the other base holding a 4-14x40 Leupold scope to use when I want the rifle for extended ranges. Currently I have the Scout Rail mounted to the AR in .223 caliber but did not notice any ill effects due to increased recoil when the whole thing was mounted on a AR10, like a Noveske N6 .308 caliber rifle. I have and could recommend having several of these bases already preset with mission specific sighting assistance devices ready to mount up at a moments notice.

On a fun note I move the Leupold 4-14x40 system to a Smith & Wesson MP1522 and with preset and documented sight adjustments placed into the scope it comes right up on line to the original rifle zero. People sometimes laugh at the .22 but it could be used to suppress street lights in backlighting issues say like in or for SWAT applications…or shoot rats…I have seen it done.

AR-15 ACCUCAM QD MOUNT WITH INTEGRAL RINGS

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The AR-15 QD Scope Mount With Integral Rings is a very well made piece of gear and immediately solves the potential issue of rings coming loose from bases and or scope and base alignment being off kilter due to twisting or pressure to the action. I have had and seen many catastrophic failures of rifles and scopes in the last four decades of teaching. Nothing ruins a good zero faster than having the scope fall off the rifle during a training class. This may sound like exaggeration, but during the fall of 2009 I taught a block of rifle instruction to law enforcement officers and in a space of an hour, two of their dot scopes fell off their rifles to the ground. Personally I think the issue was either poorly maintained equipment by the shooter and or an even poorer manufactured scope mounts.

I cannot grasp why people buy or use poor equipment for personal defense. I do know that I have had no issues with all the GG&G equipment I use and I guess in the end that is the best compliment I can offer.