WTB AR rear sight

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WTB AR rear sight

Postby patrick on Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:32 pm

Looking for an AR rear sight.I prefer a fixed sight,or maybe not fixed,but one that does not flip up/down and has elevation adjustment.A flip up/down might work.I just don't see the point of having a sight that I can't adjust for elevation.
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Re: WTB AR rear sight

Postby ex-LT on Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:19 am

I admit that I'm not an AR guru, but I thought elevation adjustments were typically handled with the front sight, and windage with the rear.
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Re: WTB AR rear sight

Postby unfitmother on Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:18 am

For the person who would like a flip down rear sight and elevation, I would recommend one from Knight's Armamanet Co. I was able to find a used one for a very reasonable price.
http://www.knightarmco.com/military/?term=sights-military
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Re: WTB AR rear sight

Postby Ironbear on Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:55 am

patrick wrote:Looking for an AR rear sight.I prefer a fixed sight,or maybe not fixed,but one that does not flip up/down and has elevation adjustment.A flip up/down might work.I just don't see the point of having a sight that I can't adjust for elevation.

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http://www.del-ton.com/AR_15_Carrying_Handle_p/mt1019.htm
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Re: WTB AR rear sight

Postby Rip Van Winkle on Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:47 am

ex-LT wrote:I admit that I'm not an AR guru, but I thought elevation adjustments were typically handled with the front sight, and windage with the rear.
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You haven't made elevation adjustments with the front sight (except under certain conditions) since the adoption of the M16A2 and it's adjustable rear sight.
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WTB AR rear sight

Postby LumberZach on Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:56 am

I always adjust the front post. I was always told the elevation on the a2 rear sight is more for distance adjustments.


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Re: WTB AR rear sight

Postby Erud on Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:27 pm

LumberZach wrote:I always adjust the front post. I was always told the elevation on the a2 rear sight is more for distance adjustments.


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So you have an A2 rear sight, but you are making all of your elevation adjustments on the front sight? That seems needlessly complicated and tedious. :?
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WTB AR rear sight

Postby LumberZach on Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:50 pm

Erud wrote:
LumberZach wrote:I always adjust the front post. I was always told the elevation on the a2 rear sight is more for distance adjustments.


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So you have an A2 rear sight, but you are making all of your elevation adjustments on the front sight? That seems needlessly complicated and tedious. :?

I meant for initial sight in :P ha everything after that is on the rear sight, though I'll admit I don't need to make many adjustments after sight in. I don't get to shoot past 100yards very often.


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Re: WTB AR rear sight

Postby shooter115 on Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:08 pm

ex-LT wrote:I admit that I'm not an AR guru, but I thought elevation adjustments were typically handled with the front sight, and windage with the rear.
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Nobody noticed that whoever made that instruction lives in backwards land.
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Re: WTB AR rear sight

Postby Erud on Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:16 pm

LumberZach wrote:
Erud wrote:
LumberZach wrote:I always adjust the front post. I was always told the elevation on the a2 rear sight is more for distance adjustments.


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So you have an A2 rear sight, but you are making all of your elevation adjustments on the front sight? That seems needlessly complicated and tedious. :?

I meant for initial sight in :P ha everything after that is on the rear sight, though I'll admit I don't need to make many adjustments after sight in. I don't get to shoot past 100yards very often.


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Gotcha. I thought that seemed a little weird. ;)
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Re: WTB AR rear sight

Postby patrick on Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:00 pm

Like an LMTL8A.A2 (A3?) style.
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Re: WTB AR rear sight

Postby patrick on Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:05 pm

"Nobody noticed that whoever made that instruction lives in backwards land."

You mean because the instructions are backwards?

Up equals up?
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Re: WTB AR rear sight

Postby Erud on Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:12 pm

patrick wrote:Like an LMTL8A.A2 (A3?) style.


I've got a lightly used one of those laying around. Tab on the bottom was ground slightly to fit a slightly smaller than spec pic rail slot, doesn't affect anything, and can't be seen unless you take it off and look at the bottom. Send me a PM if you are interested.
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Postby patrick on Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:44 pm

What "tab"?I don't really want a Frakensight.
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WTB AR rear sight

Postby LumberZach on Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:28 pm

Like an A2 without the carry handle? I didn't realize it had a specific name like that.


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