Question about C7A2/Aiming

[dangerboy]

That being said, I'm curious, do soldiers on deployment get any say wrt customizing their weapons in theatre?

While not everyone obeys the regulation as stated earlier there is regulations about customizing weapons:

CANFORGEN 076/14 DLEPS 14/014 091431Z MAY 14

CANFORGEN -076/14 - NON-AUTHORIZED SMALL ARMS MODIFICATIONS

UNCLASSIFIED
REFS: A. C-04-005-014/AG-000, AUTHORIZATION, PRIORITIZATION AND REPORTING OF MODIFICATIONS, 1995-03-28
B. CANFORGEN 075/10, UNAUTHORIZED PROCUREMENT OF OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT, 291815Z MAR 10
C. C-71-050-014/MD-000, DESCRIPTION AND PRINCIPLES OF SMALL ARMS, 1987-11-18
D. CAO 21-04, PAINT AND MARKING POLICY FOR LAND EQUIPMENT

1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFS A THROUGH D, FOREIGN ISSUED ITEMS AND PERSONALLY PROCURED ACCESSORIES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED ON ANY CAF SMALL ARMS. SUCH ADDITIONS OR ALTERATIONS CONSTITUTE ILLEGAL MODIFICATIONS AS DEFINED AT REF A. PAINTING OF CAF SMALL ARMS IS ALSO NOT AUTHORIZED EXCEPT FOR THE PAINTING OF SNIPER WEAPONS USING PAINT APPROVED BY THE TECHNICAL AUTHORITY DEFINED AT REF D.

2. THE EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR SMALL ARMS CONTINUES TO IDENTIFY CASES IN WHICH UNITS AND USERS HAVE CONDUCTED SUCH MODIFICATIONS. WEAPON SYSTEM INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE CAN BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY SUCH PRACTICES, CONSEQUENTLY PUTTING PERSONNEL SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT AT RISK.

3. AS DIRECTED AT REF A, THE RESPONSIBLE MAINTENANCE AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED TO REMOVE NON-AUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS FROM EQUIPMENT. ANY SUCH ITEMS FOUND SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED AND THE WEAPON RETURNED TO ITS APPROVED CONFIGURATION. THE MEMBER MAY RETAIN THESE ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE POLICIES AND CANADIAN LAW AS PERSONAL PROPERTY, BUT THEY SHALL NOT BE USED OR INSTALLED ON ANY CAF SMALL ARMS. UNAUTHORIZED PAINT SHALL ALSO BE REMOVED AND THE WEAPON SHALL BE RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL COLOR AND CONFIGURATION.

4. THE CONDUCT OF NON-AUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS IS NOT TO BE TOLERATED AND MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION BY THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.

5. QUESTIONS REGARDING AUTHORIZED SMALL ARMS CONFIGURATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE WEAPON TECHNICAL AUTHORITY OR THE SENIOR TECHNICAL AUTHORITY FOR SMALL ARMS (DIRECTOR SOLDIER SYSTEMS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (DSSPM) 4-5-2).

 

[Lumber]

While not everyone obeys the regulation as stated earlier there is regulations about customizing weapons:

This is just to cover the government's ass if something goes wrong. Everything everyone has said makes perfect sense; a sling or a grip is not a big deal and shouldn't be banned. However, if some modification of some sort does end up causing an issue, the military can turn around and say "hey, we told them not to, here's the reference."

 

[Eaglelord17]

Ack, dont get me wrong I have non issue with slings for example but in the PRes do you really need a $50 sling for a couple weekends a year?

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Well when your unit only has the crappy old patrol slings and the new C7A2s don't have the proper sling mounts for that sling, a personal sling becomes quite nice (especially when you are having stoppages due to the patrol sling).

Train as you intend to fight. If in wartime you are going to use better kit then what is issued, use that kit when you train be it on a weekend ex or a month long ex.

 

[MilEME09]

Well when your unit only has the crappy old patrol slings and the new C7A2s don't have the proper sling mounts for that sling, a personal sling becomes quite nice (especially when you are having stoppages due to the patrol sling).

Train as you intend to fight. If in wartime you are going to use better kit then what is issued, use that kit when you train be it on a weekend ex or a month long ex.

Actually there was suppose to be a new CADPAT patrol sling for the A2 no idea what happened to it but it is in the tech documents

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[PuckChaser]

Differed until 2040.

 

[Lerch]

Getting back to the OP, is there a reason such as parallax/eye relief that's stopping you from using a magnified optic?

Using a 20x scope on a hunting rifle is a bit more magnification than the 3.4x ELCAN, but you can atleast adjust the eye relief by moving the optic back or forth.