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Thread: Griffin Failsafe Offset BUIS

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    Quote Originally Posted by sevenhelmet View Post
    Traditional troy BUIS, or are they offset? I have a set of the Troy folding HK-style back-up irons and love them. Maybe this is a solution looking for a problem and I should leave well enough alone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VIP3R 237 View Post
    To me the debate between Fixed or Folding offsets depends on what your rifle is set up for.

    I prefer fixed as they are always ready to go, and my rifles with them are set up more for 3-gun and predator hunting where that extra second or so to deploy them could be the difference between win or lose (not that I'm good enough to worry about winning ) or missing the coyote.

    Now if the rifle was setup more for a battle/class gun where they are strictly backups I would prefer the folding style like the MBUS Pro's which IMO outclass the Troys all around.

    Snag factor isnt as great as I thought they would be, on a skinny KMR they look like they stick out a mile but in reality a light or optic stick out as much if not more.
    How do the MagPuls outclass the Troys? Weight or their ability to fold themselves down at the wrong time?

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    Quote Originally Posted by GO_ALLOUT View Post
    For me...right handed so right side. I'm assuming VIP3R is a lefty...

    Shouldn't be "catchy" as they'll be on the off side or far side, away from gear.

    Weight - not a major concern for me...more concerned with durability and speed.
    Granted they are away from you gear but closer to everything else. Just saying...

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    Quote Originally Posted by GH41 View Post
    Granted they are away from you gear but closer to everything else. Just saying...
    True...but as they are solid and not folding they seem less likely to fail and as they are always ready, there is no time wasted having to flip them up.

    They've all got pros/cons...guess it all depends on what you're after.

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    Folding sights are always ready when deployed. Fixed cannot folded when the rifle is in the safe or case. Do you guys have cat brier in Ohio?
    Last edited by GH41; 04-06-15 at 20:13.

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    Yes sir...and I understand your point but again they both have pros/cons.

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    No problem. The world would be a boring place if we all like the same things for the same reason.

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    Quote Originally Posted by militarymoron View Post
    Great writeup...thank you!

    I'm currently running an acog with factory mount and plan on mounting an rmr on top of it but both can fail or become occluded so I've been thinking of adding some BUIS.

    As I don't use a quick release mount, offsets make perfect sense and I like the idea of them always being ready.

    Especially as I'm planning on putting that acog on SBR and putting a vcog in its place but still, I'd l ok e to run the same BUIS on both...

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    Quote Originally Posted by VIP3R 237 View Post
    To me the debate between Fixed or Folding offsets depends on what your rifle is set up for.

    I prefer fixed as they are always ready to go, and my rifles with them are set up more for 3-gun and predator hunting where that extra second or so to deploy them could be the difference between win or lose (not that I'm good enough to worry about winning ) or missing the coyote.

    Now if the rifle was setup more for a battle/class gun where they are strictly backups I would prefer the folding style like the MBUS Pro's which IMO outclass the Troys all around.

    Snag factor isnt as great as I thought they would be, on a skinny KMR they look like they stick out a mile but in reality a light or optic stick out as much if not more.
    Quote Originally Posted by GH41 View Post
    How do the MagPuls outclass the Troys? Weight or their ability to fold themselves down at the wrong time?
    I second VIP3R's sentiments.
    I have been slacking in my plans to do a brief video and write-up comparing the 2. In the interest of saving you the trouble of buying the Troy, see the following.
    The Magpul MBUS Pro Offset sights are far, far better than the Troys.
    They are slimmer, a bit cheaper, and will actually give you some room for an ambi charging handle.




    As for these Griffin Failsafe sights, they would be a no-go for me, just due to them sticking out so far. Aside from likely snagging on something in my safe, they would fit very poorly in my carry case.
    Last edited by Benito; 04-07-15 at 16:50.

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