Announcing that you are there with all of those things on your M4
There was always something that bothered me about the Trijicon ACOGS when they first started hitting the civilian market in the 1990s. I couldn’t really figure out why I didn’t like them at first and it wasn’t just that they cost as much as an actual Bushmaster AR15. It finally dawned on me a few years ago when I was at a gun club, about 500yds down range and I saw the glint of someones rifle scope. What i never liked about the Trijicon ACOGS was that the loun neon colors announced that you were there and it was my hunting instincts that were trying to tell me that. When we are bow hunting we have on cover scent and camo but when you send the military into some parts of the world they have neon strands on their guns. Something wasn’t right about that.
With all firearms and accessories there has to be a balanced achieved between prevailing in a fight and and not compromising your ability to defend yourself or take cover or concealment. When it comes to using gun magazines, the hottest sellers are the Magpul Pmags with the window, but again, this is something that can announce you are there when the shiny brass cases are showing on the side of your black firearm and the sun hits in on that perfect angle. That is something that can be picked up from hundreds of yards away. Flashlights, optics and gun parts can help you in getting your bullets on target but be careful they don’t compromise your ability for concealment.