1-4x scopes for military use

[SabbathWolf]

Thanks for your honest clarification. Other comments confirm what I've been thinking. I ended up going with the 1-4x leaving it on 4x always, and buying a set of Dueck Defense side sites. Don't like 'em, but that's probably my inexperience. And I always have plenty of light. I live a very peaceful life.
What I've done recently is purchase an MP5 clone (AT94) and just stuck a 1x SPARC on it. It might be the best thing for taking complexity out of life.

Not to alter the direction of the thread.....but....
You picked up an AT94?

I picked up a 9mm Beretta Storm instead and just fixed it up with additional parts and what not, but have always wondered about the 94s.
How do you like it?

 

[SabbathWolf]

Yup, my friend said that he didn't care for them anymore in a CQB environment than he did the magnified optic. He said that if there was a firefight inside of a building, it was more of an instinctive point shooting.

Sometimes it "is" depending on distance to target and time to react.
Especially if you have multiple tangos.
But that's a side note I suppose.

 

[d2wing]

For hunting, I use a 1-4, but if I were back in combat, I would prefer irons. It was a long time ago but some of us learned to point and shoot,"quick kill". It takes training and practice, but it gives the fastest reaction time. Because my eyes aren't so good anymore and hunting is not a gunfight I use a scope.