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    I was trying to decide it was worth paying ADCO $150.00 to put one on.
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    It's all personal preference and I prefer the FSB but it's not essential. A quality flip sight is going to be pricey too and then you still have to purchase a gas block, food for thought........
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    Do you already have the barrel?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jet80tv View Post
    There must be a reason why I have seen very few pics of soldiers, LEO's with flip front sights or railed gas block mounted flips. Flip up rear sights, yes. They have rails capable of mounting front flip ups yet continue to use FSB. I like the fact that it's taper pinned, that sumbitch ain't comin off
    Yea, the reason is that they were issued a rifle with a FSB.

    Because it's SHTF/HD, I would say FSB.

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    I think the FSB is the smarter choice overall. Less money, more durability, less moving parts.

    I own a couple long-railed guns with front flip-ups, but at $100+ per sight... it really is a waste of money.

    This past Saturday I ordered an upper from BCM with...(pause for drama)... a fixed FSB.
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    I guess I'm going to go against the grain and say I don't like the FSB. I like the long tube type handguards and I don't know of one that has a FSB cut for a mid-length barrel. I've never had to use a BUIS when running an Aimpoint and BUIS are just not that high of a priority for me. I'm not convinced the added ruggedness of the FSB is worth the disadvantages. FWIW we've been using Mk-18s for a couple years now and haven't had any problems with the rail mounted front BUIS in real world, daily, hard military use.

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    Yes I have the barrel.

    Thanks to all for the advice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mkmckinley View Post
    I like the long tube type handguards and I don't know of one that has a FSB cut for a mid-length barrel. .
    Don't DD and Troy offer this? My understanding is that the DD rail for the midlength has the cut out for the FSB, but that it isn't set up such that you can run a light at 12 o'clock like you can on the carbine version... which is a bummer, as I think that is a loss of one of the advantages. A bummer for guys like me who want long rails and FSB's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeahe View Post
    I will be using a CENTURION ARMS14.5 “ Mid Length, Light Weight CHF Barrel. It isn't available with a fsb.
    I know the FSB option isn't listed in the option block when ordering but I think it is still might be available from Centurion Arms. I would call or email them and find out for sure. The only thing I don't like about the standard FSB is it gets hot, so wear gloves. Maybe someone will eventually come up with a lightweight, heat resistant injection moulded shroud for the FSB. IMHO any bolt on flip-up or fixed front sight on a railed forend will not be as durable or retain zero as well as one pinned to the barrel. I think bolt on flip-up or fixed front sights coming off a monolitic upper might do a little better than a bolt on rail but still not equal to the barrel pinned FSB.

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