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Thread: Back up iron sites, need opinions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Creature View Post
    Oh please. I guarantee you next to zero of those with redundant BUIS have actually zero'ed those sights nor do they have back up batteries for their optics...let alone a bolt repair kit stowed in their rifle.
    First thing I do is zero my irons and then my optic. I also have QD mounts on my optics so I can use the irons as primary without having to fiddle **** with the optic etc if it goes down. But then again, I am slow speed, high drag Joe no-body. I do all of these things that you say most people don't (I just carry a spare BCG instead of a bolt in the grip fyi, it's easier to drop a BCG in a rifle instead of trying to un**** a carrier in the field with now suspect parts) and I am a no-body. Apply the same mindset to people in the know. That's who all the people with the rainbow colors of user names do/are and will probably continue to do it.

    But, you do you and please don't generalize. Everyone has their level of comfort with their rifles.
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    I like MBUS Pro for flip-ups much more than the normal MBUS. For carbines with red dots, I personally prefer fixed sights (Right now I use the DD.)

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    Knights sights are my preferred choice
    MBUS Pro as a second
    MBUS as a cheap alternative
    Proper Planing Prevents Piss Poor Performance.......

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    Quote Originally Posted by hk_shootr View Post
    Knights sights are my preferred choice
    MBUS Pro as a second
    MBUS as a cheap alternative
    I have MBUS on one of my SBRs. As I recall, I had to have some kind of BUIS on that rifle for a carbine course with Larry Vickers a few years ago. I don't recall anything negative about the way they performed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jellybean View Post
    IMHO, if I'm having an Ok Corral moment and my RDS craps out, at close range I'd need larger aperture RTFN, than the small one, and if the engagement range is beyond using the large ap, I'll probably have a second in cover to flip it over.
    Been pondering that statement and as a result am ordering an XS CSAT rear sight for the fixed Troy Battle Sight rear on my M4ish upper. Seems to me the combination of the notch and the small aperture might be fun to do some experimenting.

    I'm a fan of etched reticle optics, aside from the fact that they are clear and red dots blossom due to my slight astigmatism, if the electronics poop you still have the etched reticle. To my knowledge, the only thing that would take the reticle out of play would be a tube hit.

    Pontificating further, the OK Corral scenario brings a couple of thoughts to mind:

    Would you have time to flip two sights up in such a close range furball? Might be better to run a lower third co-witness with fixed sights. Which is what I do on the fixed sight upper I use.

    You might also want to see how you hit at 25 and in with the RDS turned off, just using the tube for alingment.

    Just spitballing.

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    ^ Like. Running a fixed rear DD on my carbine with FSP and Aimpoint PRO. Lower 1/3. Pretty happy with it, but interested to run RD malfunction drills as per 26 Inf mentioned...
    Last edited by CrowCommand; 03-13-18 at 17:45.

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    Got a Magpul buis on my new 6720, pleasently surprised at how good they work..... Have a DD fixed on my other rifle

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    Its 2018, why are people still arguing about iron sights?

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    Quote Originally Posted by vicious_cb View Post
    Its 2018, why are people still arguing about iron sights?
    Tradition. Nostalgia.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vicious_cb View Post
    Its 2018, why are people still arguing about iron sights?
    Some people just like to watch the world burn.

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