AR purchase

[Xfuzz]

Colt 6920 with Magpul furniture.
It will have the back sight.
Shoot it...get familiar with it THEN
decide what optics you like.

 

[petepeterson]

She did pretty well with the irons. We were fortunate enough to have a few folks show up with some decked out models, and they were nice enough to show her some of the features that they liked, including some red-dots.
Now she wants a suppressor! Have to talk her down from that ledge.

 

[WVSig]

She did pretty well with the irons. We were fortunate enough to have a few folks show up with some decked out models, and they were nice enough to show her some of the features that they liked, including some red-dots.
Now she wants a suppressor! Have to talk her down from that ledge.

Take a look at the Primary Arms Red Dot. It is a decent value at $169 or $89 depending on which model you choose and you can sometimes find it on sale. This is as cheap as I would go. When you go cheaper you get QC issues and trouble holding Zero.

Primary Arms Advanced Micro Dot with Push Buttons MD-ADS | Primary Arms

Primary Arms Micro Dot With Removable Base - MD-RBGII - Primary Arms

I would not touch an Eotech with your ten foot pole. They have been knowingly shipping defective sights for a while. Just settled a lawsuit with the Federal Govt and are issuing refunds to commerical customers.

If you want to step up to the next level in a red dot I would look at the Aimpoint Pro. You can find them on sale $350 range. If it were my money I would get the Pro. It is a great optic at $350. Its only downside is weight. If you are mainly just plinking weight is not a big deal.

Other than that I would hold off buying anything else but more ammo. Shoot 500 to 1000 rounds and then she will have a good frame of reference from which to choose accessories.Too many people do not shoot the basic platform enough before they buy all the toys and end up losing money on things that they don't really need. I would agree with Xfuzz and shoot the iron a bit more before you pick a red dot.

The best deal on AR ammo these days is Wolf Gold which can be had for about $310 shipped for 1000 rounds. It is loaded close to NATO spec and is brass cased.

 

[petepeterson]

I've been using the Bushnell TRS-25 for at least 10 years on my Beretta CX-4 9mm carbine..........great little red dot for the $$s .... can be found for around $80-100.... with or w/o a riser.......

Thanks BAM,

This one has a flip down rear sight, but the front sight is fixed. Does that mean I need a riser to use the red-dot (to see over the front sight)?

 

[WVSig]

Thanks BAM,

This one has a flip down rear sight, but the front sight is fixed. Does that mean I need a riser to use the red-dot (to see over the front sight)?

If it is the standard A2 height you can either absolute co-witness the red dot with no riser or you can put it one a riser on it a use the lower 1/3 co-witness. It is really a preference.