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Thread: Removable carry handle question

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    Quote Originally Posted by ABN View Post
    I don't know for sure but that particular carry handle sight looks far more canted than what I remember. Im holding a USGI carry handle sight, there is some wiggle. But there is not the gap shown in the picture.

    I had another follow up question regarding something mentioned earlier. If the rear sight is pinned to the carry handle, how can you elevate the sight ? Just curious, excuse my ignorance.
    They call it pinned but really round rails that the rear sight rides up and down on. It was designed, I believe, to stop that canting and prevent any increasing "slop". In other words, along with the threads, they make the rear sight into a precision match sight.

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    (sigh) nevermind
    Last edited by Parabellum9x19mm; 07-09-09 at 07:53. Reason: apparently i cant read.
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    I wonder if a matching hole drilled in the lower left of part #9 with a spring and detent in it would balance out the cant.
    Be easier than pinning the thing.
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    You could install a plastic shim to straighten it out.

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    Well there you go.
    Problem solved.
    Thanx.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 11Bravo View Post
    Well there you go. Problem solved.Thanx.
    I believe that all A2 (or carry handle versions) all do this to some extent. That said the above pictured one is the worst I have ever seen. I once had an A2 upper that I replaced the factory Colt rear sight with a NM version.

    Like the above Armalite memo refers to (#3) it had a double spring & ball set-up. It was a very good sight and it was very straight because of the dual opposing springs & ball bearings. I liked it a lot.

    Again, I would say the one pictured is as bad as they get, most are not that canted.

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    Mine is no where near that far off.
    I don't recall the A2 I had in basic having a canted sight but that was 21 years ago.
    Holy crap! that was 21 years ago.
    Damn, I'm gettin' old.
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    The only sight that didn't have any type cant, is the utg detachable rear buis. After looking at it, I noticed it didn't even have a spring and ball. Run your elevation all the way to the top and wiggle the sight back and forth a few times. Maybe the spring or ball is not quite in the detent.

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    All of them have this to some degree.

    The one in the OP's picture I would say is above average but still ok.
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