aug a2 sight?

peter-pantslez

im looking for ideas for what sight sight to put on a steyr aug a2...

i dont want any big telescopic sights(its not a sniper rifle)

thanks for any suggestions in advance.

oh and include links to sight selling them if you can.

[--SC(+)PE--]

Reflex sight's look nice on them, and are useful to boot.

These kind of yokes
http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/accessories/scopes-red-dots/red-dots-sight/ea-gear-multi-reticle-reflex-red-dot-sight-a-mode.html

zero19

An eotech would look well in my opinion

Genghiz Cohen

[--SC(+)PE--] wrote: »

Reflex sight's look nice on them, and are useful to boot.

These kind of yokes
http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/accessories/scopes-red-dots/red-dots-sight/ea-gear-multi-reticle-reflex-red-dot-sight-a-mode.html

But glue a bit of perspex or similar onto the front of it, they can crack if they are hit.

peter-pantslez

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

But glue a bit of perspex or similar onto the front of it, they can crack if they are hit.

oh dont worry i know all about that;)

OzCam

The Australian army use the Elcan on theirs, they seem to think it's a good general-purpose sight.

3X might be a bit more magnification than we need for airsoft, so one of the unmagnified sights like an Aimpoint or ACOG (1.6X) might do just as well. I like the Eotechs myself, but whether they suit the A2 is a matter of opinion. Airsoft versions of all these sights are readily available.

peter-pantslez

OzCam wrote: »

The Australian army use the Elcan on theirs, they seem to think it's a good general-purpose sight.

3X might be a bit more magnification than we need for airsoft, so one of the unmagnified sights like an Aimpoint or ACOG (1.6X) might do just as well. I like the Eotechs myself, but whether they suit the A2 is a matter of opinion. Airsoft versions of all these sights are readily available.

yeah i was looking at the acog but wasnt sure. eotechs are nice but expensive:eek:

Gatling

eotech,elcan or maybe trijicon reflex look the biz on augs ,elcans as seen at the glen with the PDF

andy_g

go with a susat they would look cool on it

Captain Chaos

andy_g wrote: »

go with a susat they would look cool on it

Thats if you can find one in stock anywhere, the STAR one is no where to be found and only WGC has the G&G one back in stock, they only got it back a few weeks ago.

Masada

The G&G one is back in production, There was a period for a while when they weren't available but they have them now. I personally prefer the look of the Eotech on mine.

NakedDex

The SUSAT isn't RAS rail compatible as far as I recall. It's specific to the mount on the L85, which is why you only ever see it on them. In fact, there's a rail adaptor for the L85 that the British Army are using now which gives them a 20mm RAS strip so they can use ACOGs.

The problem with putting a sight on the A2 is the rail is so long you need something that either fills it, or makes it look full. Something like an CompM2 Aimpoint with a straight mount or the same Aimpoint on a LaRue QD mount and a flip-aside magnifier. Those mounts are low profile, but that's offset by the raised nature of the rail on the A2, so it'll be quite comfortable.
There's also a CompM4 scope which is, again, quite low profile and rather more solid looking but would suit too.
The tube-sight set-up of the Aimpoint will make the rail seem a lot more full than it is. Using the flip-aside gives the Aimpoint a great versatility and will allow you to fill most of the rail without turning it into a "1337 sn1p3r!".

A long EoTech, like the 552, would also look well as it has the length, but also a graduated increase in height which apes the front end of the A2 anyway. Again, this could be couple with a flip-aside magnifier if you wanted something with a bit of range (though you'd hardly need it, some find them useful).

I'd shy away from ACOGs, ELCANs and the like personally. While effective sights, I don't find them comfortable on that rail (particularly the ACOG which just doesn't seem to have a comfortable position).

TheDoc

If I see someone with an Eotech on an AUG I'm throwing mine in the bin

Cant say i've ever seen what it looks like, interesting though

Head_Hunter

TheDoc wrote: »

If I see someone with an Eotech on an AUG I'm throwing mine in the bin

Cant say i've ever seen what it looks like, interesting though

The Eotech or the Aug?:D

Gatling

has to be posted:p:p:p:p

TheDoc

The A3 is not bad at all, I like the look of it, even if the JG is severly front heavy.

With a stanag mags, I'd seriously consider it

ED E

Forget an ACOG, IMO they just look stupid on AUGs, keep them for the RIS monsters out there. ELCAN, perfect, Eotechs even better. Check ebaybanned for cheap eothechs, or RSOV.

peter-pantslez

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Forget an ACOG, IMO they just look stupid on AUGs, keep them for the RIS monsters out there. ELCAN, perfect, Eotechs even better. Check ebaybanned for cheap eothechs, or RSOV.

cheers lethal il have a look on there for them, im kinda liking the look of the eotechs and leaning towards getting one of them!

sorry doc:D

Masada

TheDoc wrote: »

If I see someone with an Eotech on an AUG I'm throwing mine in the bin

Cant say i've ever seen what it looks like, interesting though

Theres nothin wrong with an Eotech on an AUG.... well, to be quite honest, its not really fair on the eotech to mount it on something as fugly as an AUG i suppose.

This is my own one,

Ayrtonf7

Gatling wrote: »

has to be posted:p:p:p:p

I like it o.O

José Alaninho

From the shooting forum's pic thread.... looks the business IMO

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055020656&page=49

Manic Moran

But do you really want to put $1,300 worth of sights an airsoft rifle?

NTM

NakedDex

Just like every other RS device, there's a cheaper airsoft equivalent. $60-100 for the sight, €50-70 for the magnifier with the spring mount. Job done, look complete, money saved.

Manic Moran

My error. Surely the cheaper versions lose some functionality though, no? I mean, a magnifier is a magnifier, be they mounted on a real firearm or not.

NTM

Rew

Optics are poor quality, the holo/reflex sights arn't clear, the build quality is much lower and if they were put on a real firearm they would desentigrate with the recoil of firing.

NakedDex

They build quality isn't as robust and the materials are cheaper. More than sufficient for recoilless, low abuse devices like airsoft rifles.

Manic Moran

Fair points. Ta.

NTM