Does your SHTF rifle have a scope?

[40nascar]

My Mini thirty has a fixed 4x scope, and the AR has an LPVO ( illuminated ) so, yes I can defend to my property boundaries 75 yds in any direction. Home invaders will face my iron sighted M-1 carbine loaded with PPU soft point ammo.

 

[BlackPowderDad]

These kinds of threads are always good for a laugh.
If your miles from nowhere, why would you need to leave your home in a SHTF situation.
If you're in a more urban/suburban environment when you come back, there won't be anything there to come back to, (or maybe someone inside waiting for you).
In a real SHTF scenario an empty house is fair game.
Can your wife fight off some bad guys and keep the kids safe while you're away?
That is, if someone else doesn't decide to pop you in the back and take whatever you got on you while you're "hopping down the trail".

Agreed! We are moving out of the city next month and onto a farm we are purchasing, the first thing I thought was, "well water, wood stove, seclusion, no more bugging out for me!" Lol

 

[Jmorris]

Civil unrest can happen anywhere but they also track every incident, that can give you a better idea of if you are more likely to go, than stay.

I guess the weight of your gear does too.

 

[Ryan_Lewis]

Ideally a solar-powered optic, no? and make sure you can shoot irons...

 

[thomas-emard1]

Let's say there was a catastrophe and you were forced to evacuate an area on foot with one long gun. Would your rifle have a scope or just a red dot/iron sights ?

nope, irons don't require babysitting or batteries

 

[parallax]

trijicon a.c.o.g., but also with iron sights. no batteries, only sunlight and tritium.

 

[USMC1911]

trijicon a.c.o.g., but also with iron sights. no batteries, only sunlight and tritium.

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I got the same setup. Quitch detack mount. With the BAC reticle and steel BUIS.

 

[nwslopoke]

trijicon a.c.o.g., but also with iron sights. no batteries, only sunlight and tritium.

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I have a Primary Arms 1-6 LPVO. I understand this example is different, but similar. When I am shooting at a 100yd large target there no problem, but using a small 4" or at long ranges, l find a traditional cross hair more useful as it doesn't block the target.

I can agree for a human size tactical application where you aren't aiming at a pinky toe, anything within a few inches is all good. I just wanted to try out one of the PA products because they hold a solid reputation.