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GearHead
02-24-2006, 23:12
Im going to buy something, but what?
7idl
02-24-2006, 23:21
tell us more about what you have first!
Gman
02-24-2006, 23:24
Agreed.

I decided my first accessory for my Bushy M4A3 was a 2-stage trigger. Second was BUIS to clear the rail and prepare for optics. 3rd will probably be an EOTech 512.65.

(I'm probably throwing on a Hogue grip, but at $15 I don't think it counts as an "accessory". :wink: )
HunterCO
02-24-2006, 23:51
I voted optical because it has nothing to do with any of the other choices you gave. All the fancy add ons are not worth a damn if you cant hit what your aiming at. :wink:
Marlin
02-25-2006, 01:01
+2 on what You Have. That said, I have no problem with the iron sight, at least yet. :wink: Yes, I have shot a few with the fancy-scmancy optics on them. Personally I have found that I'm not that fond of them, YMMV though.

For a cheap upgrade, I would recomend the Hogue grip, I just got one last week, and put it on My M4gery, even though I haven't shot it yet, I can feel the differance. :D
Delphi
02-25-2006, 01:06
I say get a scope


Reach out and touch somone.
Colorado Osprey
02-25-2006, 08:18
Other...spare mags....GI are best
Gman
02-25-2006, 11:18
...like those 30-round D&H Teflon coated mags for $9.79. :D
GearHead
02-25-2006, 13:26
I have a stock Bushmaster M4A3 w/16" barrel. I have 4 mags and 4 on order.. Are mags really an accessory? I consider them as a necessity. I do have the stock sling that came with the rifle but considering a tactical sling.
The1andOnlyKC
02-25-2006, 15:19
Ahhh sling can be the last of your worries. The GI sling is more than workable with practice for all sorts of situations. Practice with it. I was going to buy a fancy sling until I started practicing with the GI and then I changed my mind.

Has anyone said AMMO?

Maybe if you want a fancy M4 style get a railed forend. I recomend the Larue 7.0 I love mine.
7idl
02-25-2006, 18:39
aimpoint!
GearHead
02-25-2006, 21:25
I have over 2000 round in stock now...
GearHead
02-26-2006, 19:45
Well, I did it.. Got a cheap BSA red dot scope from Gander Mnt.
7idl
02-26-2006, 19:51
NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Gman
02-26-2006, 19:59
Like one of these?
http://www.cdnninvestments.com/bsascopes.html
GearHead
02-26-2006, 19:59
ummmm.. why, no?
Come on, let me have it!
GearHead
02-26-2006, 20:02
I can't take it back if I screwed up!!!
Marlin
02-26-2006, 20:32
I think what 7 may be saying in His own subtle way is that You should have gotten the aimpoint. :wink:

I think You did OK, if You decide that You like the system, You can always get an aimpoint at a later date. :D
kwando
02-26-2006, 21:27
i bought my AR with a cheap BSA red dot... haven't had any problems with it yet... but then again i've never seen a nice aimpoint in person either... just rely on the ironsights...
AR Will
03-07-2006, 17:17
I vote for other. Like a nice bayonet :twisted:
Gman
03-07-2006, 22:48
Sorry, Will, but bayonets don't work on a 16" M4.
AR Will
03-08-2006, 14:25
http://coloradoshooting.org/v-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2427

My 16" m4 with bayonet.
Gman
03-08-2006, 23:46
That's an 11" with a 5" FH, not a 16" M4 profile barrel with an additional FH. A bayo will flop around loose behind the FH.

I did run across somebody selling an abortion of a bayonet that had an extra portion of handle that extended the length sufficiently that the bayonet ring would rest on the FH. I'd post a link, but I'm having trouble finding it again.

ETA: Here's a discussion from ARFCOM with pictures to show what a true 16" bbl carbine looks like with a bayo. There are also some links to extended bayos that will fit a 16" bbl carbine.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=12&t=267686
AR Will
03-09-2006, 13:59
Gmans right, sorry Gearhead. Yea my M4 Is 10.5 in + 5.5 in Flash hider and it will accept all bayonets. :twisted: