The Aimpoint Micro red dot is Dave’s preferred optic. Compact as well as rugged, it offers a maxi- mum field of view both through and around the red dot tube.
bat sling, as I just haven’t found any- thing I like better. Over the years, I have tried just about every sling con- figuration available from the original HK slings, to one point bungee wraps, to traditional two point carry straps. Nothing works better for me than the quick adjustment of the Vickers sling. I’m not a fan of having various buck- les, pinch devices or other things that can fail in crisis. The Vickers sling is easy to attach to a gun, easy to use and just about foolproof. When it comes to gear that I might have to trust my life to, I always prefer simple, easy and proven and that is exactly what the Vickers sling is. While having a carbine equipped
to your specifications is certainly a potential advantage, it will only prove to be so if the gun runs. I took my test Stag Arms Model 3 to the range to give it a bit of a workout. I like a 50-yard zero, as I believe it gives me the best all-around capability from contact distance out to 200 yards, without having to worry about sight offset or where my hits will be. Any- where in this range I can hold on the high chest and get a telling hit. If I need a close precision shot, I will have to take the sight offset into account, but for the vast majority of situations, the 50-yard zero will work fine. The truth is, you need to zero your gun
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for your real world of work and only you can decide what that is, so think about it carefully and decide accord- ingly. Using a number of popular and street-proven loads, I zeroed the Model 3 at 50 yards using five rounds for each and measuring the groups at their widest points. The rounds used included the Corbon 53-gr. DPX, Corbon 62-gr. DPX, Hornady 55- gr. Urban Tap, Hornady 65-gr. Pen- etrator, Federal 55-gr. Tactical and the famed Black Hills 77-gr. BTHP- Match, which is favored by Special Forces operators in the mountains of Afghanistan. Like the 9mm pistol, the 5.56 carbine is very much dependent on the load used to enhance its termi- nal performance. While the 1:9" rate of twist is not
supposed to stabilize the heavier bullet weights, every Stag Arms carbine I have shot fired these heavy bullets just fine, and the upgraded Model 3 was no exception. Like any firearm intended to be used for personal security applications, the only way you can learn how well your gun will perform is to shoot and train with it in the environment that is most like your working world. Nothing else will give you the confidence and peace of mind that comes with knowing your gun’s capabilities. Every round grouped inside 1" with
the 77-gr. load posting the best group of .43". At 50 yards, this is not a great feat, but once I zeroed at 50, I moved over to the 200-yard range to see how well my test gun would hold groupings. All I wanted from this gun was to stay in the high-chest region, and as it turned out, I was not disappointed. Every one of the ammo styles tested stayed in the 8" “primary neutralization zone,” high in the chest of my DST Target with the 77- gr. Black Hills load again posting the best group of 2.25". If I needed this gun anywhere
from contact distance to two football fields, the Model 3 equipped as ex- plained would do the job — provided I could do mine. Remember, the gun does not shoot itself; it is only as good as the skill of the person holding it! As much as I liked the original Model 3, I can’t help but think the upgraded version is even better. As a matter of fact, I know it is! All I have to do now is find someone to buy my gun so I can buy this one. Oh, the problems we face in life! *
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