Puma Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I am an inexperienced AR-15 shooter-newbie............Would like to have suggestions as to which flip up/down sights are best to install on AR 15 to have as backup for EOtech. Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggerJJ Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Matech rear and a gas block front of your choice... gets more sight radius than a rail mounted front and doesn't have the accuracy problem of a hand guard mounted front. http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/cid=0/avs%7cManufacturer_1=MATECH/Products/MATECH jj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetracer013 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I use a YHM rear flip up and a standard mil-spec front sight (the one attached to the gas block) on my Eotech set-up. You can flip the rear up and co-wtness for longer range shots or keep it down and ignore the front sight for close stuff. I advise a smaller diameter post for the front sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyn Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 When you've had to resort to BUIS in a 3 gun match, you have already lost. That being said, I do have Troy and Magpul BUIS on some "tactical" ARs. The Troy are better, the Magpul cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krdshrk Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Is the front sight going to be for your gas block or on a standard rail? Mine's a low profile gas block so I use a Midwest Industries low profile front flip sight (HK Style front sight). I have a Magpul MBUIS2 rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Athouse Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I havnt found a BUIS that Im a fan of. Ive used the Magpul and Knights. I think theyre both less than ideal but of the two I like the Knights better. Its not plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickB Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Troy BUIS for me, but they are redundant on a 3 gun rifle as Kelly has said. If I ever get a 9mm SBR together, I'll throw them on that... Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45 Raven Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Another vote for the Troy BUIS here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedays Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I have ran the Troy DOA optics and found them great for 3-gun. I still have them and will keep them if I go back to Irons but I have found it more fun to shoot tactical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben b. Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I'm just starting in 3G, and not serious about it yet, so I have the YHM flip front sight and the MagPul MBUIS2 rear. I had to get rid of the std FS/GB for my 1x-4x optic, anway, so why not replace with a folding sight? My rear BUIS is located underneath the scope, so I'd have to flip the QR levers to get the scope out of the way to deploy the iron sights. The plan is to not use the irons, but they do stay out of the way and are there if I do need them for some reason. My thinking was that if the scope craps out, the backup irons will allow me to finish the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45 Raven Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 One more vote here for the Troy BUIS. Bomb-proof. High quality. Worth the $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinistralRifleman Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I prefer the Hahn BUIS because it is very low profile and doesn't interfere with mounting optics at all. http://sinistralrifleman.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/hahn-precision-buis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben b. Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I prefer the Hahn BUIS because it is very low profile and doesn't interfere with mounting optics at all. That does look rather nice. Hmmmm. Thank you for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedays Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Matech rear and a gas block front of your choice... gets more sight radius than a rail mounted front and doesn't have the accuracy problem of a hand guard mounted front. http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/cid=0/avs%7cManufacturer_1=MATECH/Products/MATECH jj That is with the assumption that the rail is shorter than the gas block. My rail is 13" from Seekins so I doubt with a mid gas system it would be better to shorten the rail and go with a shorter sight radius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggerJJ Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) Matech rear and a gas block front of your choice... gets more sight radius than a rail mounted front and doesn't have the accuracy problem of a hand guard mounted front. http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/cid=0/avs%7cManufacturer_1=MATECH/Products/MATECH jj That is with the assumption that the rail is shorter than the gas block. My rail is 13" from Seekins so I doubt with a mid gas system it would be better to shorten the rail and go with a shorter sight radius. Actually, I mean a clamp on front right behind the comp, either a dedicated clamp on or a 2nd gas block with front sight. Maximize the sight radius, AND avoid the any problems with zero changing on a handguard mounted front. .jj Edited November 20, 2011 by RiggerJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedays Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Matech rear and a gas block front of your choice... gets more sight radius than a rail mounted front and doesn't have the accuracy problem of a hand guard mounted front. http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/cid=0/avs%7cManufacturer_1=MATECH/Products/MATECH jj That is with the assumption that the rail is shorter than the gas block. My rail is 13" from Seekins so I doubt with a mid gas system it would be better to shorten the rail and go with a shorter sight radius. Actually, I mean a clamp on front right behind the comp, either a dedicated clamp on or a 2nd gas block with front sight. Maximize the sight radius, AND avoid the any problems with zero changing on a handguard mounted front. .jj Makes sense....Both which you mentioned above would work great, and does work great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKJD Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 TROY BUIS. Use them on my work rifles, no need on my 3gun rifles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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