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Thread: DD 1.5 Fixed Sight - QC

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    DD 1.5 Fixed Sight - QC

    Hello,

    So over a month ago I bought a DD 1.5 Fixed sight for my optic-less M4. I put it on and haven't looked back nor shot it. However last night, I looked closely and realized the large aperture hole wasn't drilled exactly in the center... it was off center quite a bit. Is this a problem? I realize I could sight it in but wouldn't compensating for the offset hole mess something up aim wise? The small aperture is centered, so seems to me if I went between the two, it would mess the windage up.

    Unfortunately I don't have the box anymore nor receipt, so i can't return it if need be.

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    I've been wondering about DD's QC for quite some time now. I purchased the fixed rear BUIS and fixed front sight. The finish on them is atrocious. Doesn't look like they polished the parts before anodizing.

    Got a 7.0 Lite Rail too, the finish is equally shitty. Looks all pock marked and just plain shitty.

    Oh well, function over form I guess. Going to beat the **** out of the parts anyways.
    Last edited by md519; 03-07-11 at 16:54.

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    if the sight works, i'll keep it, but it seems something like this might hinder performance. Anyones peep holes misaligned at all and they still use 'em?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ejewels View Post
    Hello,

    So over a month ago I bought a DD 1.5 Fixed sight for my optic-less M4. I put it on and haven't looked back nor shot it. However last night, I looked closely and realized the large aperture hole wasn't drilled exactly in the center... it was off center quite a bit. Is this a problem? I realize I could sight it in but wouldn't compensating for the offset hole mess something up aim wise? The small aperture is centered, so seems to me if I went between the two, it would mess the windage up.

    Unfortunately I don't have the box anymore nor receipt, so i can't return it if need be.
    is it off left/right or up/down?

    as for the receipt, I wouldn't worry about it. just call and if it's fubar, they'll fix or replace it.
    never push a wrench...

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    Its to the right...

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    My A1.5 rear sight came with a fairly large scuff in the finish that was about 1/8" wide and at least an inch long, but it didn't really bother me that much. I also had a DD Omega 9 rail that had some serious machining marks. My Lite 12 rail was better, but not perfect either.

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    I just emailed midway customer service. I don't have the box, but i did order it a month ago and haven't even used it. I just noticed this now as I was planning on using it tonight... not anymore. I'm hoping they will exchange it.

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    I replaced the Troy on my N4 with the DD1.5 and it is perfect.
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    Good evening to all. I've been checking out the site for quite awhile now, decided to register, and got my ok, so here I am. I've been chompin' at the bit waiting to be able to join in on the conversations.
    Well, anyway, back to the subject at hand, I took a good look at mine tonight after seeing your post, and by golly the 0-200 peep is a little off centered. Not by much. Although the large peep is stamped 0-200, there's no way I would use that aperture much past 25 yds.
    I don't have the moving aperture issue with mine either. I believe that was mentioned in this forum back in oct. 2010. I've got one of the old ones with the logo on the right side only, although the serial number is pretty high (5-digit).
    Needless to say I'm pretty happy with mine. I prefer the A-1 sight anyway. I could never find an A-2 that had a windage dial that you could breath on and it wouldn't move.

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    I could be totally wrong, but I thought the 0-2 sight was off center because it moves along the windage screw when flipped up, and this helps compensate for that slight movement. ??

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