Hey All,
I am getting the Bushnell TRS 25 (an aimpoint micro clone) and putting it on my sgl 21 with a midwest industries railed handguard. The sight will not co witness from what I am told. As this will be my first red dot, do I need to be concerned with this? Im most concerned with 25-50 yard accuracy, so essentially close range work.
On another note, Is cowitness absolutely necessary? Does it matter at really close ranges?
Thanks
MannytheGreek
Cowitness is certainly not a necessity per se, but it is a very practical and effective way of ensuring that you always have a reliable sighting system available.
Personally, I will NOT use a red dot that cannot cowitness the associated iron sights. Now if I had to, I would probably trust a quality optic like an Aimpoint to maintain its zero and could live without the irons. But on a cheaper optic like this Bushnell, I’d want the cowitness ability.
I dont know how much you spent on the dot sight, but even a Primary Arms micro clone would likely be better, and still cowitness on the MI rail.
Of course the all around best option for AK cowitness is the Ultimak rail.
You need to dump both of these items and get an aimpoint micro and a ultimak rail.
Midwest sells optic-specific top rails. There should be one for the TRS. It will then co-witness.
I have one for my Aimpoint Micro clone and the optic mounts directly to the rail cover and is sunk down.
Co-witness is not a necessity, but you should do it if you can.
I would like to get an aimpoint but the price is too steep at this pointl. If I get an ultimak gas tube replacement can I use standard hanguards on the bottom?
Yes standards work great.
Take some time to read through the Kalashnikov Knowledge Base Threads that are stuck at the top of the forum. Lots of good information there.
http://www.tech-sights.com/ak.htm I was thinking about some of these,looks like it would raise things up a bit. Any experience with this out there ? It might help the OP’s situation.
Two problems with those.
they do not allow you to open the dustcover quickly to clear a malfunction such as a loose case or round in the receiver, which I have seen happen several times.
the money spent on them would be much better going into the Aimpoint jar that you’re using to save up for a quality optic.