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The top of a M1913 receiver is thicker than a standard receiver, which increases the height above bore of the rear sight. The front sight has to be raised to match.
The hoop on an A1/A2 should add rigidity compared to a flat-top, so it makes sense that a flat-top upper would be thicker.
Why wouldn't the difference be taken up by items to be mounted on the flat-top? Why mess with the front sight?
Maybe I'm deluded but it seems this system has remained pretty consistent over the years. Some changes, such as rifling twist, are pretty easy to comprehend. This front sight business puzzles me -- if there's a difference that makes a difference, there ought to be a good reason for it.
It's not a flattop thing, it's a carbine barrel sight radius thing.
Even earlier carbines built on A1 type receivers had taller front sights when the sight was moved back to the carbine location.
What front sight post does an M16A4 use?
Randall Rausch
AR15 Barrel Guru
I have Tory BUIS on my Sabre mid-length and I was able to get it zeroed at 50 yards without any issues. I built my upper and installed the barrel to a CMT upper receiver. Could this issue also be caused by an out of spec upper receiver rail?
If your FSB is indeed shorter than a F marked FSB should be I think the easiest thing to do would be to get a longer front sight post.
Keep us posted on how it goes.
Are we talking sight posts or sight bases?
I had a Colt 20" flat top HBAR that came with an F marked base. And I also have an 11.5" Colt A1 upper (with m4 feedramps ) with an unmarked FSB.
I don't know the answer, but these are two examples that I've seen first hand.
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You must not realize that an extended post in a standard A2 FSB sits EXACTLY the same height as a standard post in an F FSB does.
The height of the ears in relation to the post is the same in both cases.
The same forging is used for both A2 and F front sight bases.
It's only the height of the shelf that's different.
An F front sight base has shorter "ears" than an A2 does.
Randall Rausch
AR15 Barrel Guru
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