Great shots!
Bulldog's AR (and K222's) is absolutely outstanding.
I must say my taste's have evolved too. I do like the 'tint' (see my sig, that's Cheiftang v1, via a trade) - especially around dusk it gives a neat reminder 'hey, I'm AR'd'. Keeps me occupied while walking the dog
Anyway - I loved that look until I saw the new stuff up close. Holy crap - it's incredible - functionally better than the gen as you have demonstrated. I have the UPO with (K222) AR and it's unbelievable.