I'll keep my Aimpoints and trijicons thanks.
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I'll keep my Aimpoints and trijicons thanks.
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Fixed irons and primary optics aren't mutually exclusive.
I've been running an LMT L8N rear folder. So far, so good - it seems like a great sight for the price.
I've been happy with Troy fixed.
Last edited by Outlander Systems; 12-06-14 at 17:12.
Thanks all for the input, a lot of advice to hash over here. Im thinking of going trijicon or aimpoint when I do make a decision. Would I be better off to remove the front sight and put a rail on the rifle with a mbus front? Or just run a rds with the fsb and cowitness?
Ask Pat Rogers. Or Paul Howe. Or Larry Vickers.
Some of the reasons I've distilled from them:
-It doesn't give up a meaningful portion of your FOV - your eye pro probably hides more of your FOV than a fixed front sight.
-It is more rugged than a folding sight... which is useful if you have to go hands on with somebody.
-It is always up. If your RDS goes down, use it as a gross aperture rear sight and plug away until you get the opportunity to pull off the RDS and flip up the rear. Or you can pull off your magnified optic and use the front sight like the bead on a shotgun until you get the opportunity to flip-up your rear sight. (Of course, off-sets completely avoid this issue... and create issues of their own.) I don't know if EAG Tactical does this any more, but they used to make everybody keep their front sights up, whether they folded or not. And the most rugged folding sights will fold down if they bump into anything (part of how they get their durability), which makes it difficult to use the front sight as prescribed.
In any case, there is no panacea: You pay for what you get and you get what you pay for, as they say. Benefits and drawbacks to everything.
Why a folding front sight? For me, it boils down to running a low-powered variable. At 1-power, I can see the front sight perfectly clearly... and cannot make out my etched glass reticle against the FSB. Further, I prefer a long (>10") hand guard on my carbines, which means I cannot run my favorite hand guards (BCM KMRs and Geissele SMRs) with a fixed FSB attached to the barrel - which is how I want my fixed front sights.
For most folks, I'd guess that it's not because they genuinely need a folding front sight, but because it looks cool. And I'd be lying if I didn't say that I think my carbine looks more cool with a folding front sight on it than it would with a DD or LMT fixed front sight.
IMHO, a BCM 14.5" light barrel mid-gas gun with 9" KMR, pinned A2X, LMT rear sight (or chopped carry handle), Inforce WML in an HSP Picatinny Thorntail or SureFire in an Arisaka Keymod mount, and an AimPoint ACO, PRO, or Micro in a 1/3-cowitness LaRue, Bobro, or ADM QD mount is pretty much the ideal dedicated house gun.
Run an RDS with the FSB and go with a 1/3-cowitness on your RDS mount. Best of both worlds, IMHO.
Last edited by MountainRaven; 12-06-14 at 17:27.
" Nil desperandum - Never Despair. That is a motto for you and me. All are not dead; and where there is a spark of patriotic fire, we will rekindle it. "
- Samuel Adams -
I prefer a long hand guard. If you want a rail system you'll need to remove it. I prefer a fixed front usually, but not on magnified 1-4x because it blurs my reticle. At 4x makes no digference. If you frequently shoot 300, Trijicon is the way to go. Up close, Aimpoint.
ACOGs are fine with a FSB.
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