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    If I may ask, what was the reason the DD rails were chosen over the KAC rails for the RIS II contract?

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    My only "gripe" is that KAC's qd mounts don't have any rotation limiters in them.



    Oh and stake the castle nuts from the factory.



    Not a gripe but Im pretty sure we could get a ton of people willing to buy a run of taupe iron sights. I know Id buy 3-4 sets myself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by justin_247 View Post
    If I may ask, what was the reason the DD rails were chosen over the KAC rails for the RIS II contract?
    What rail did KAC submit?
    We miss you, AC.
    We miss you, ToddG.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magic_Salad0892 View Post
    What rail did KAC submit?


    URX

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    Quote Originally Posted by ASH556 View Post
    I'd like to respectfully disagree with this statment. Tell me if I'm wrong, but your eye is too close to the rear aperature to tell what its center is. Thus, trying to visually center the tip of the post in the rear aperature is pretty difficult (at least for me). I really enjoy being able to align the hood on the front with the rear aperature, and know that I'm always aligned the same. This makes for a true repeatable sight picture (IMHO).
    You're doing it wrong.

    Scott's point is spot-on, and it's the reason that Troy came out with the M4-ear front sight vs. their original hooded version.

    Scott explained why very well. The theory behind the hood, and the way you are using it, does not work with a sight where only the post is adjustable. The whole hood needs to move for it to work correctly, or the windage AND elevation need to be adjusted in the rear sight and not the front.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Belmont31R View Post
    My only "gripe" is that KAC's qd mounts don't have any rotation limiters in them.



    Oh and stake the castle nuts from the factory.



    Not a gripe but Im pretty sure we could get a ton of people willing to buy a run of taupe iron sights. I know Id buy 3-4 sets myself.
    I've trying to track down a set for years...

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    Quote Originally Posted by III View Post
    I'm still not tracking what would prohibit mounting a flashlight on the top rail . If a fold down front sight were to occupy the rail space on the front it could not be used for a flashlight mount location anyways.

    The difference is a clamp on front sight can be place more toward the rear and the X300 can be placed in front of it.

    The integral KAC flip up on the URX is where the X300 need to be.
    "Not every thing on Earth requires an aftermarket upgrade." demigod/markm

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    For the past 90 years, American infantry rifles have had outward ears on the front sight. M1917, M1, M14, and M16 all have outward ears. The M240 also has outward ears. Nobody ever complained.

    Just in the past 5 years, all these companies thought we needed round hood front sights to be more HK/AK like because they think it is cool.

    One of the biggest gripes of the SCAR is the round hood front sight.
    "Not every thing on Earth requires an aftermarket upgrade." demigod/markm

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    Quote Originally Posted by scottryan View Post
    The difference is a clamp on front sight can be place more toward the rear and the X300 can be placed in front of it.

    The integral KAC flip up on the URX is where the X300 need to be.
    Roger ... and this is the part that I did not/do not understand.

    With the URX rail sight folded, it becomes just another length of rail. What would prevent one from mounting the X300 on top of it, per usual, and just placing a standard front BUIS on the rail space behind it?

    AC

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    Quote Originally Posted by Army Chief View Post
    What would prevent one from mounting the X300 on top of it, per usual, and just placing a standard front BUIS on the rail space behind it?

    AC
    Exactly.

    I almost did this, and put a DD fixed from sight on there. But I liked the sight so much, I went with a different light solution.

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