ironranger Posted October 16, 2010 Posted October 16, 2010 Enjoy!That looks pretty cool, but I would be worried about my pax falling out of the helicopter. It doesn't look like he has a safety line. Rob is that your helicopter? 1 Quote
palmfish Posted October 16, 2010 Posted October 16, 2010 Enjoy! A scoped Carbine? Silly photo. Everybody knows we only use guns when we're too close for missiles... Quote
AStarB3 Posted October 16, 2010 Posted October 16, 2010 believe it or not there is actually an R22 police addition... Check the back of your R22 POH Quote
HelliBoy Posted October 16, 2010 Posted October 16, 2010 A scoped Carbine? Silly photo. Actually not all AR-15s are carbines. In ARs the type of rifle (carbine, mid, or rifle)is based on the length of the gas tube and the location of the gas block on the barrel. Also theres no reason not to put a scope on an AR especially if your targets are at 100m+. Plus not everyone can afford a cool holographic sight that costs almost as much as the rifle itself Check out www.AR15.com, my second favorite forum. Theres a youtube video of an R22 flyin around the boonies shooting nuisance wild hogs, and of course the deer and goat hunters in NZ. I heard the guys in the R22 got killed tho. 1 Quote
Boatpix Posted October 17, 2010 Posted October 17, 2010 That looks like a photshop job. It's more fun to "shoot" cameras and take pictures of bikinis on boats where it is warm. 2 Quote
Goldy Posted October 18, 2010 Posted October 18, 2010 believe it or not there is actually an R22 police addition... Check the back of your R22 POH I'm partners in an R22 that used to be a PD ship. Spotlight and everything.....never used it, but it would be great for night landings! Quote
brushfire21 Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 Actually not all AR-15s are carbines. In ARs the type of rifle (carbine, mid, or rifle)is based on the length of the gas tube and the location of the gas block on the barrel. Also theres no reason not to put a scope on an AR especially if your targets are at 100m+. Plus not everyone can afford a cool holographic sight that costs almost as much as the rifle itselfCheck out www.AR15.com, my second favorite forum.Theres a youtube video of an R22 flyin around the boonies shooting nuisance wild hogs, and of course the deer and goat hunters in NZ. I heard the guys in the R22 got killed tho. My understanding was that a barrel length of aprox 16" or shorter was a carbine, and over this it was a rifle (18"-20"+ barrel lengths). As far as gas-block location you might be right, but I have 16" carbines that have both mid-length gas systems (longer hand guard) and carbine gas systems (shorter than mid-length as the hand guard is short). But I very well could be wrong here. As far as scoped carbines, I have holographics, ACOGS and variable scopes on mine and its nice to reach out and touch paper (or varmints) at 300+ yds with something other than irons. Each have there place, but shooting from a heli with a scoped carbine or rifle is kinda silly in my book because of the lack of viewing angle and lack of eye relief that could occur. Red dot system with inner dot/outer circle might be best for leading/lagging the target or ACOG with low magnification! But I am game to try this out, Goldy, could we try this out hahah! Quote
Miloe Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 I would think that mounting a laser on the rifle would be the way to go for shooting from the air...connect the dots and all that Quote
Tom22 Posted November 8, 2010 Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) I'm off to the range right now to put about $ 300 worth of ammo through my Bushmaster. Edited November 8, 2010 by Tom22 1 Quote
Bootcamp Posted November 10, 2010 Author Posted November 10, 2010 I'm off to the range right now to put about $ 300 worth of ammo through my Bushmaster. I'm jealous. Unfortunately in the People's Republic of Maryland, it's an hour drive to the nearest rifle range. Quote
palmfish Posted November 10, 2010 Posted November 10, 2010 I'm jealous. Unfortunately in the People's Republic of Maryland, it's an hour drive to the nearest rifle range. Just went to the range last week to qualify with my RRA carbine. Yes, the EoTech sight is nice - especially for combat shooting. I only go four times/year so for the stationary stages, I use the iron sights to keep my skills current. I've never paid out of pocket for ammo, so I have no idea how much it costs... Quote
Bootcamp Posted November 29, 2010 Author Posted November 29, 2010 Nice passenger seatbelt..... It's kind of hard to see from the low-res photo, but if you look at the original, he's wearing the lap belt over his hips and the shoulder belt is behind the rifle/right arm. Quote
Hang'em High Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 I guess an R22 is "okay" for a department that can't afford an Astar, jet ranger MD or R44 helicopter for law enforcement. An R22 is still better than an ultra light for LE work. Quote
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