I’d like to start off by saying that I’m glad I jumped on the bandwagon with this one. It seems like everyone is going shorter, lighter and thinner and I definitely see why. I’ve had this rifle for a while but just got the chance to shoot it today. There are myriad reviews on these, but I thought some of you would like to see how we mix aloha and shooting 
I’m thoroughly impressed with everything. The upper, the optic, the BattleComp 1.5, everything. It came together perfectly and is exactly what I wanted in a fighting carbine. Everything was purchased new from BCM, TNVC, and OGC Tactical. Great people all around.
This morning I headed out to the range. Anyone who’s lived in Hawaii is familiar with Kokohead. Pretty basic rifle range with a “no rapid fire” and 5 round mag capacity rule. I wasn’t out to test the rifle. Hard to do that with 100 rounds and those restrictions. My main mission was to get the T1 close enough for government work and make sure there were no major issues with its function.
I’m sure some of you who have talked to me know, but for those who don’t, I am in the middle of a 5,100-mile move. I shipped my stuff out earlier than most do to have it there when I arrive, the trade off being I have to do without now. I have no targets, and more importantly no optics to view targets with. Here is a zoomed picture of the range.
I decided I would zero the optic to the steel plate on the left at 200 yards. Its about 20x20 inches. Good enough for a general idea. To the right a bit you will see what looks like a swingset with steel plates hanging down and even further right a deer which is about the size of a 150lb buck. Both are at 225 yards, more on that later.
I sat down at the bench, turned on the T1 and the first thing I immediately noticed was how large my field of view was. The T1 leaves almost no dead space behind the optic. It was also very easy to distinguish the dot. I have used Eotechs, Aimpoint M2s and Aimpoint M4s. This is by far the most user friendly among them.
I guess its always a good thing to start off on the right foot, because my first shot hit the steel plate at 200 yards. This is a factory brand new aimpoint T1 with a brand new BCM upper. I was a bit disappointed, I wanted to “zero” my gun. That gave me the opportunity to just shoot at smaller targets. I went for the “Swingset” with a 12"x12" plate. I was shooting a little high and right but I made about 15 total clicks in windage and elevation combined to get me right on target. Money. Once I was zero’d I could hit anything the dot didn’t cover up, and with it on power level 7-8, that wasn’t much.
I don’t get the hate for the 4 MOA dot. I ran into no issues. I’m not going to be shooting anything smaller than a torso without magnification at 200+ yards anyway, so what does the size of the dot matter?
I love this. Period. I even asked the gentlemen next to me if he was getting any percussion. He said none at all. He did say it “sounded” louder than his AR, but not enough to bring it into consideration until I asked. Trust me when I say this guy would have been the first to whine if I was using an FSC556 and rattling his teeth, so +1 on noise for the BC.
Remember that deer I mentioned above? In the standing I was alternating between the deer and steel plate at the rate of about 1 round per second. Every shot at the plate was a hit and 60% were hits on the deer. It would’ve been more but there is a huge bush covering half of it now… :rolleyes: There is no muzzle cimb. I can’t wait to take this to a carbine action class or shoot at IPSC targets for that reason. It feels great. Now, I will say that it doesn’t feel the same as an FSC556, where as that almost felt to eliminate recoil and muzzle climb altogether the BC1.5 still has a “shove” to the rear. No muzzle climb, but it does push back. However if the muzzle is staying on target and you’re leaning into the gun like you should be the point is moot. FWIW I would trade the concussion with the FSC556 for the “shove” the BC has any day.
Here is a video of the BC1.5. To be fair instead of gripping it like a guerilla and holding it tight to the bench, I loosely held the pistol grip, put no pressure on the buttstock and did not wrap my support hand/thumb around the handguards. With all of that in consideration notice there is still almost no movement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWHwuIDiLG0
In essense this is a light, handy, reliable, maneuverable carbine that is consistently capable of hitting targets out passed 200 yards with no muzzle climb. Get one. I bought this as a “play gun” for classes, carbine shoots, plinking, etc. But it may very well become the HD carbine. I know everything has the caveat “what works for me may not work for you”/“YMMV” but I don’t see anyone being able to beat this setup in simplicity and reliability.
Ammo used was Federal XM193.
While we’re on the subject, I’d like to point out that while Stickman takes amazing photographs; isn’t it always about Location Location Location? 
Edit: I didn’t touch much on the carbine itself, there are enough reviews of BCM 14.5" Middys. We all know they’re good stuff. FWIW, I am using an H buffer. Everything else is evident in the pictures.
I wanted to run a malfunction drill so I loaded an empty case in the magazine. It cycled it…figures. Tap rack bang and I was back in business, but I haven’t figure out how to simulate a double feed or failure to feed with a BCM yet.
