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    I'm trying to do some reading up on the Wilson Combat rear sight, too:

    http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Flip-Up-...tinfo/TR-FURS/

    Looks like it's built like a tank at any rate.

    And a slightly different style:

    http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Quick-De...tinfo/TR-QDSR/

    Anybody?
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    I started out with Troy folding sights, but have recently begun to switch over to Daniel Defense A1.5 sights, at the suggestion of my trainer. I have to agree with him that having a sight ready to go is better than flipping one up, even if it only takes a second.

    I run an Aimpoint H-1 in a tall LaRue mount, and I don't find the view through the H-1 to be crowded at all. The rear sight is barely noticeable unless needed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Glockster View Post
    I'm trying to do some reading up on the Wilson Combat rear sight, too:

    http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Flip-Up-...tinfo/TR-FURS/

    Looks like it's built like a tank at any rate.

    And a slightly different style:

    http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Quick-De...tinfo/TR-QDSR/

    Anybody?
    The top sight appears to be the older design, and may have its own problems. Please see the reviews at:

    http://www.midwayusa.com/product/244...-flattop-matte

    I have heard similar complaints on other websites, and steered clear, even though the idea of having an elevation adjustment on a BUIS was attractive.
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    Here's an interesting one with multiple apertures for different distances.

    http://www.midwayusa.com/product/380...c=S016ID723127

    I can definitely see the utility of that, but once you've got it set to a particular range, would you ever even use the others? It is a backup sight after all.

    I also would want to know if anyone experiences "aperture drift" with a sight like this. It would be a helluva thing to flip up your BUIS only to find it's between settings.

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    I like the KAC 300m, but grew fond of the GG&G MAD. It folds tight to the receiver and does what it need to do when needed. I run a 1-4x variable optic normally in a Larue mount so if needed I can pull the scope off and run my irons know I will hit what I need to.



    Couldn't find a pic of it mounted on my Recce. Here is a pic of one setup similar to mine under an ACOG.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Glockster View Post
    I couldn't find much on this site about the YHM BUIS, unless it's buried in another topic.

    Anybody have any experience with this:

    http://yhm.net/index.php?main_page=p...products_id=16

    or the A-1 style version:

    http://www.cctactical.com/store/pc/Y...ght-59p524.htm
    I have used YHM irons in the past, and my father still uses one on a KISS carbine. I have no complaints. They held zero perfectly for me. Granted, I was not dropping my rifle onto concrete or using it in a combat situation. But, through numerous thousands of rounds, they have held up perfectly.

    Would I buy one again? Hmmmm....probably not. For just a few more dollars I would most likely go with Troy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Animal_Mother556 View Post
    Would I buy one again? Hmmmm....probably not. For just a few more dollars I would most likely go with Troy.
    How does the YHM hold the apertures on one setting or the other? Does it use a spring-loaded ball like the PRI (and I think the Troy )?

    This is a deal-breaker for me. There has got to be a more sure way to hold the aperture in place than a rinky-dink spring and ball. That's why I got rid of the PRI.

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    Folding = Troy

    Fixed = LaRue

    The Troy has been on the gun 3 years. Maybe twice a year I check it from bad breath distance out to 100 yds, and I've done a few carbine matches with it. At a carbine class, some instr kept coming up and turning my Aimpoint off, so I had to raise the Troy. It hasn't gone out of whack yet. I used Loctite and drew a witness mark.

    The fixed LaRue is the only one I'd use if I was going fixed. Had one on the gun maybe 6 months, and sold it. It bugged me being in my vision.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Glockster View Post
    How does the YHM hold the apertures on one setting or the other? Does it use a spring-loaded ball like the PRI (and I think the Troy )?

    This is a deal-breaker for me. There has got to be a more sure way to hold the aperture in place than a rinky-dink spring and ball. That's why I got rid of the PRI.

    You know, I can't remember. The one that I had, I gave to a buddy who was in need of a BUIS for a qualification day, and I just let him keep it. If I get out to my folks place in the near future, I will try to remember to take a look at my dad's.
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    I like the Troy fixed rear sight for use with a red dot sight. I use a tall mount (lower third co-witness) and when using the dot I sight over the iron sights so they don't bother me. If I want to use the irons then I have to change my cheek weld, but this is what works for me.

    If I use a folding sight, it's the Troy also. But I really don't need folding sights usually.

    I haven't had any issues with the apertures, but I also don't put them through what anybody would call hard use. I don't tend to flip the apertures much either, I usually just keep them on the small aperture with the fixed sights and the folding sights get flipped to the small aperture when deployed (which is rare). FWIW, one reason I like the Troy sights is the apertures are same plane.

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