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    Troy's are high quality. As mentioned they need blue loctite. My biggest gripe about the Troy is that the peep sights loosen up a bit over time and you have to be aware of the peep going into half cock.

    I talk about this around the 3:20 mark

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2e9z4xR8yA

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    Surf,

    my troy's wiggle a bit when they are in the detent, im thinking thats the start of the problem that you present in your video......

    I'm thinking they're back ups right? and if ya need em you need rounds on target fast.... so how does jb weld sound? you think that would hold the large aperture in place by for example applying some on the small aperture......

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    Quote Originally Posted by 11B101ABN View Post
    I only have fixed rears, but DD and LaRue are top of the heap IMO.
    +1 for th lt

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    Anything fixed and A-1. Keep it simple.

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    bus thoughts

    these are just my ideas but i have been doing this a long time.

    1. you do not need to be "name" brand and expensive. yhm fixed a-2 work well and very sturdy $60.00 range.

    2. u don't need flips on a work gun as u never lower them.

    3. take them off is stupid why ??? so no lever. Ala larue.

    4. i wonder how many people really zero them. you should see the confused looks on students faces when we tell them to turn the r.d.s. off to do drills at nite.

    YMMV

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    Ultimately it depends on what I am trying to accomplish with the weapon.

    By and large I am a fan of the DD A1.5 rear sight. Simple, robust, and inexpensive. Immediately available because of its fixed nature. No elevation to inadvertantly bump and the A1 style windage makes it hard to dick that up too. So you have a fast, strong, sight that's most likely to still be set where you left it.
    Last edited by RD62; 03-08-11 at 21:36.

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    Thumbs up

    Troy. Hands down.

    I'd run GG&G and MBUS before, but when I got an M&P15T, I realized, my OTHER rifles needed a Troy as well. So now they all do!
    - Either you're part of the problem or you're part of the solution or you're just part of the landscape - Sam (Robert DeNiro) in, "Ronin" -

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    Quote Originally Posted by Whisker View Post
    Surf,

    my troy's wiggle a bit when they are in the detent, im thinking thats the start of the problem that you present in your video......

    I'm thinking they're back ups right? and if ya need em you need rounds on target fast.... so how does jb weld sound? you think that would hold the large aperture in place by for example applying some on the small aperture......
    It's hard to tell over time with the Troy sights how they used to feel unless if you have a new set next to a worn in set. But if you have both side by side it is very easy to tell what I am talking about in the video. A new set of Troy's really won't wiggle at all. They will have that positive sounding snap or lock. Used ones will feel mushy and there will be no "snap" or lock at all. They will just push into place.

    Most people who buy and use them will have no issue because they just mount their sights, leave em down and rarely use them. However in the irons only class that I teach we use the Troy's as a primary sight and they get a lot of use. Guarantee numerous times in the class the sight will go out of alignment. It is so common that guys will check their sights constantly. As for a fix, I really haven't addressed that with the Troy sights, but I will say that I am doing a lot of chopped carry handles. Rugged as all heck and this issue of the aperture out of battery is a non issue.

    So for myself on a battle or duty type rifle with a red dot where I don't need a low pro flip sight, I will go with a fixed type of sight and the chopped handle is my #1 choice.

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    I really like LaRues A1 style sight.

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    Folding: I use Troy sights. I would like to try out the KAC sights one day.
    Fixed: Daniel Defense

    I just bought a fixed Troy rear sight. I have not had a chance to zero the rifle yet but my first impression of the sight is very good.

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