Posted on 04/10/2024 7:51:23 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
A U.S. Navy photo posted to X is being mocked for showing a commander shooting an AR-platform rifle with the scope mounted backwards.
The photo shows a commander, identified as Commander Cameron Yaste by the Defense Blog, shooting an AR-platform rifle with what appears to be a Trijicon VCOG scope atop it. Problem: the scope is mounted backwards. This means the commander had no sight picture whatsoever as he fired the gun.
This was shared today by the official US Navy Instagram.
When you see it try not to break your phone. pic.twitter.com/udV0hyvdmJ
— Zachary Bell (@zacharyebell) April 9, 2024
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I have never mounted a sight on a gun so this may be a dumb question, how is it even possible to mount it backwards, it seems like it should be something that only fits one way?
So who put it together for him, and was it done on purpose?
Simply put, the service academies and OCS programs are not training warriors. The officer corp not only lacks combat experience but also lacks the disposition to fight. The ranks are not inspired by such leaders.
Laugh all you want but the Commander was aiming at the ocean and not a single shot missed it.
NAVY...
How come they didn’t call out that Petty Officer First Class Thing was helping him with the shot? (He is from the Addams Family in case you are too young.)
There are more problems than the scope being mounted backwards.
note the hand on his shoulder...
It depends on the gun, the rail and the scope mount.
There are scopes where the front end is larger than the rear as well to confuse the issue.
You can't mount a scope wrong on a stock AK as the rail is on the left side.
You can mount a scope on one backwards in its' mount but it would look real obvious that it was backwards.
If you were familiar with guns and scopes at all, at first glance through a scope you would realize it was backwards.
I’m am pretty sure he has it properly installed. I have never used one but if you look at Trigicon’s website it looks like the “fatter” end is in the front as he has it. I noticed the numbers on the front ring face back towards the thinner end making it possible for the shooter to see the numbers otherwise he would have to turn the rifle around to face himself to see them. I think this whole thing may have been started by someone who still thinks that “AR” stands for Assault Rifle”.
Welcome to the new Navy, where DIE supersedes all. Neither the CO nor the gunners mate who mounted it saw anything wrong. Even when he looked through the scope he couldn’t see any think wrong?
>>note the hand on his shoulder...
They/them needed the help with stabilization; the recoil from a .223 round is apparently brutal when you’re wearing high heels.
It is correct mounting because the bullets are in backwards.
That is an M-16 not an AR, this is the military, looks like one of the later models with a 3 shot burst, not fully auto. The eye cup on the sight seems to be on the muzzle end.
If things in war get so bad the sailors must use sidearms instead of the naval guns...
I was in the Coast Guard, but I could hit a tin can at 50 yards with a .45 1911 pistol. They made me an emergency Shore Patrol on base during emergencies, even though was attached to a ship at the base. I am sure, however, that the typical modern Navy critter doesn’t even know where the bullet comes out of an M-16 or AR.
The scope identified as correctly placed.
No, it’s a Trijicon VCOG, and it’s mounted backwards. The fluted end is the ocular end, and is fluted so it can be twisted to change magnification.
...he is...
...cock-eyed.
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