Scopes, sights and something weird underneath!?

GREG Shooter123

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Okay I saw this photo on someone's signature and think it looks sick but I just have two questions:

1: Under the front rail at the front mounted underneath, what is that and what is it called?

2: I know little about eotech sights and similar scopes, do you need to combine them with another scope and can someone recommend two sights that I could use like in the picture above?

Thanks for the help

GREG

 
Angled foregrip.

The EoTech doesnt have any magnification. The photo shows a magnifier behind it so you get a magnified view through the EoTech.

 
I don't think there's another system like the EOTech magnifier + holographic. Magnified sights aren't useful for standard AEGs as it'll take longer to aim and get the sight onto a target (smaller FOV and all that) and 9/10 times you engage someone it'll be with the red dot/holographic or iron sights. Telescopic sights are only really useful on sniper rifles and DMR standard AEGs.

 
It's a MAGPUL AFG1, as said above. The PTS version is about £30 but I have seen a UK seller doing a clone version for £9 shipped on eBay. I don't have it saved on my iPad but I can get post a link to it later.

You don't need the magnifier for an EOTech Holographic but it gives you a 3x magnification and you can flip it to the side for when it in use and have no zoom.

 
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I have one of the angled foregrips on my M4.



To be honest I think the 3x magnifier is just there to look cool, I don't see it's point for airsoft.

 
I'd say a magnifier is pretty useful.

Another option would be having a magnified optic by itself, yet it is slower to aim. Plus, your peripheral vision is limited.

Alternatively you could have a scope with a Docter sight on top, but they are most likely going to be more expensive.

A magnifier can be quickly flipped up or down when needed to adapt for CQC or longer range engagements - and you can aim quicker using a red dot / holographic.

By the way I just bought an AFG myself (the one I linked)

 
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I'd say a magnifier is pretty useful.

Another option would be having a magnified optic by itself, yet it is slower to aim. Plus, your peripheral vision is limited.

Alternatively you could have a scope with a Docter sight on top, but they are most likely going to be more expensive.

A magnifier can be quickly flipped up or down when needed to adapt for CQC or longer range engagements - and you can aim quicker using a red dot / holographic.
However most AEGs won't have the range and accuracy to take full advantage of a magnified sight, so most of the time they're useless for anything but recon on the other team- and even then you can do the job better with a monocular or small pair of binos which would cost less and likely be more effective.

 
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