Knight's Armament or Troy BUIS?

[Nmate]

I just bought a DD M4V5 sans iron sights. All the other ARs that I've owned have had fixed front sight post and carry handles, so I've never bought a set or irons before.

I've narrowed it down to KAC's full-sized front folder and the 200-600m rear or a set of AR-style (not HK) sights from Troy or someone who re-brands them.

Your opinions?

[ALCOAR]

If your set on the full size KAC irons vs. the Troys....It's probobaly a toss up, however since the troys will be cheaper I would lean towards buying them.

If it's KAC micro front/micro 200-600m rear irons...vs Troys....I'd easily pick the KAC micros.

I own both troys and kac irons just to qualify my opinion above.

[Nmate]

What makes you prefer the micro versions?

[ALCOAR]

Several reasons....

On the Micro front buis, it has a built in elevation wheel to adjust the height of the front sight post. It also features a smaller front sight post than most others including the troys. The KAC micro front sight post is .0490....the Troy front sight post is .0775. I really like how low of a profile it holds when folded down, and ultimately how lightweight it is.

On the KAC micro rear 200-600m buis...I like the fact that it does everything the full size 200-600m does, yet has a significantly smaller mounting base and makes it really easy to mount an optic above it.

Ultimately, I buy BUIS sets for back up iron sights on my ARs, not for the purposes of being the primary weapon sight. If I intended to run irons as a primary sight...I wouldn't go with anything but fixed designs such as a Colt carry handle, LMT rear fixed sight, or the newer fixed models from DD, Troy, etc. So I'm wanting a BUIS that is as light as possible, maintains a very low profile on the rail, and if needed can be depended on for back up purposes. The KAC micro is just that.

[GWOT]

I decided to become 100% proficient with my BUIS, after which came optics. I figure if my optics fail for any reason, and I'm back to BUIS, I better be able to hit my target.

[LTMattyL]

I have a gun with the KAC sights and a gun with the Troy sights. I like them both but I think the trade off with the KAC is that you don't have the large aperture. I like having the large aperture on the Troys if I need to go to my BUIS at close range as I can shoot with both eyes open with no problem. The KAC, IMO, is for longer range use and not as conducive to close range both eyes open shooting. I guess it all comes down to what you want to use them for.

Just one man's opinion.

[fixit69]

Same question I had and came to this conclusion.

You can save a little money with the Troy. I've got them on 2 carbines and they work for me.

[doriwoogie]

Just to add to Trident82's response concerning the KAC micro front sight, I've found the micro front easier to flip up as it doesn't have the wings along the side.

[Moltke]

Both are nice sights, well built and will hold up. If the choice is between those and you don't have a strong preference, just buy whatever is cheaper.

[Nmate]

I'm not building a Block II clone or anything so I'm going to go with the Troy sights. It just sucks that the day I buy my T1, Aimpoint announces they're making a 2MOA version.