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Romeo 5 will do just fine. Of course you can go higher end, to which I suggest the Holosun 510C, but I have Romeo 5s on 3 different rifles and 2 shotguns and I can tell you they are tough. I am not easy on shotguns and the Romeos haven't missed a beat. I do prefer the Holosun though because of the larger field of view and the reticle.

Ammo, I would stick with Lake City M193 or M855 or IWI.

Yes it's loud as hell indoors. A good set of muffs will do, though plenty here ( including @SimonRL ) subscribe to the plugs plus muffs thing. And full disclosure I have been in working rock bands since I was 14, so 40 years and I guarantee i have some hearing loss though I don't notice it. You know, other than the constant sound of cicadas in my head.
 
Bassbob said:
Romeo 5 will do just fine. Of course you can go higher end, to which I suggest the Holosun 510C, but I have Romeo 5s on 3 different rifles and 2 shotguns and I can tell you they are tough. I am not easy on shotguns and the Romeos haven't missed a beat. I do prefer the Holosun though because of the larger field of view and the reticle.

Ammo, I would stick with Lake City M193 or M855 or IWI.

Yes it's loud as hell indoors. A good set of muffs will do, though plenty here ( including @SimonRL ) subscribe to the plugs plus muffs thing. And full disclosure I have been in working rock bands since I was 14, so 40 years and I guarantee i have some hearing loss though I don't notice it. You know, other than the constant sound of cicadas in my head.
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I’ve got the cicadas as well. Lol.

I agree with the Holosun 510c. I have a Romeo 5, which has been fine, but got a Holosun 510c for one of my ARs and liked it enough over the Romeo 5 that I bought another Holosun and relegated the Romeo 5 to my .22 AR platform rifle. I just like the field of view and the circle/dot option on the Holosun. Just a personal preference, but one I’m happy with. The Holosun 510c can be had for a little under $300 if you look around. The Romeo 5 will run around $120 on a good deal day.

And I say get some cheap ammo to shoot with to start. I had a Saint Victor pistol for a couple years and it ate everything I fed it, including steel case.
 
Bassbob said:
Romeo 5 will do just fine. Of course you can go higher end, to which I suggest the Holosun 510C, but I have Romeo 5s on 3 different rifles and 2 shotguns and I can tell you they are tough. I am not easy on shotguns and the Romeos haven't missed a beat. I do prefer the Holosun though because of the larger field of view and the reticle.

Ammo, I would stick with Lake City M193 or M855 or IWI.

Yes it's loud as hell indoors. A good set of muffs will do, though plenty here ( including @SimonRL ) subscribe to the plugs plus muffs thing. And full disclosure I have been in working rock bands since I was 14, so 40 years and I guarantee i have some hearing loss though I don't notice it. You know, other than the constant sound of cicadas in my head.
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Might have to go outdoors the first couple sessions then. I have Ménière’s disease so I definitely know the joy of constant noise, but mines just white noise.
 
uspatriot1960 said:
I’ve got the cicadas as well. Lol.

I agree with the Holosun 510c. I have a Romeo 5, which has been fine, but got a Holosun 510c for one of my ARs and liked it enough over the Romeo 5 that I bought another Holosun and relegated the Romeo 5 to my .22 AR platform rifle. I just like the field of view and the circle/dot option on the Holosun. Just a personal preference, but one I’m happy with. The Holosun 510c can be had for a little under $300 if you look around. The Romeo 5 will run around $120 on a good deal day.

And I say get some cheap ammo to shoot with to start. I had a Saint Victor pistol for a couple years and it ate everything I fed it, including steel case.
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I got most of my Romeos for $100 on sale. And the Holosun was a complete game changer for me as well. I put one on a Beretta shotgun and I will be swapping the Romeos out for the Holsun when money allows.
 
Bassbob said:
I got most of my Romeos for $100 on sale. And the Holosun was a complete game changer for me as well. I put one on a Beretta shotgun and I will be swapping the Romeos out for the Holsun when money allows.
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I’m probably going to start out with the Romeo then swap it out with something better when finances allow. Maybe put the Romeo on my wife’s PDP compact or scorpion PCC
 
Joe,
I recently bought a set of electronic earbud ear protection with an NRR of 26 db, and after using them a few times I have tinnitus. This is from 9mm at an indoor range (and others shooting similar calibers). I never shoot anymore without both plugs and muffs. 5.56/.223 indoors is painfully loud. I won't shoot anything in or out without both now. Lesson learned the hard way.
 
JustanaberageJoe said:
Ok dumb question time( yes there are dumb questions)

How loud is it indoors? Double hearing protection or will muffs do?
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I recommend doubling up full-time indoors or outdoors. When you're shooting indoors the sound and concussive blast is greatly amplified so there's a much higher chance of hearing damage especially with long term use of an indoor range. Doubling up everytime you shoot adds the extra measure of safety in case one layer isn't sitting well or gets somehow knocked off while a firearm is being fired.

I typically double up whenever I'm at the range indoors or outdoors unless I'm outside by myself shooting .22lr or suppressed.
 
JustanaberageJoe said:
I’m probably going to start out with the Romeo then swap it out with something better when finances allow. Maybe put the Romeo on my wife’s PDP compact or scorpion PCC
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A Romeo 5 would be unwieldy if you were able to mount it to a traditional pistol like the PDP compact. The Romeo 5 works well on the Scorpion though.
 
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Jfal said:
Joe,
I recently bought a set of electronic earbud ear protection with an NRR of 26 db, and after using them a few times I have tinnitus. This is from 9mm at an indoor range (and others shooting similar calibers). I never shoot anymore without both plugs and muffs. 5.56/.223 indoors is painfully loud. I won't shoot anything in or out without both now. Lesson learned the hard way.
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I've learned my lesson years ago with using only foam earplugs indoors. One of them didn't seat well and after the first shot you can't tell because your hearing is reduced from the sudden high decibel increase. Most people don't realize that even your eye protection compromises your hearing protection when using muffs with the arms from the glasses breaking the muffs seal around your ears and also the hard plastic arms of the glasses transfer the high decibels through into your muffs as you wear them.
 
10mmLife said:
I'd grab the cheapest ammo you can find for range use. TulAmmo steel cased 5.56 is probably the cheapest reliable range ammo you'll find.

From my experience the AR platform isn't typically ammo sensitive to what shoots reliably. The major factor for accuracy is the bullet grain weight to barrel twist rate.
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get a good light for things that go bump in the night sure fire
 
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