Out of curiousity, how many folks use only Irons sights with no optics and why? Show your setup if possible.
I have a set of Troy BUIS on my M&P15T that came with the gun. I also have a set of GG&G BUIS on one of my Armlites. The difference between the two is pretty obvious when you look close at them side by side, and shooting proves it out (both guns shoot pretty much the same with optics on them).Fixed or flip, Troy is the way to go. Period.
I have one, dang nice scope IMO. Well worth the money.What about a Nikon 1-4 x 20 M-223?
I have an Aimpoint t1. Awesome setup on my Noveske.
I had an Aimpoint PRO but traded it for ammo and mags. Maybe someday I'll buy another optic but for now I like it lightweight and simple.
LOL yeah that is the problem with iron sights when the eyes get old.If real life was always well lighted, with bright painted targets and my eyes were what they were at 20, irons would rule for me.
Agree. When I was younger I could shoot the so good with the sights on my Colt I thought it was silly seeing people spend so much to replace a perfectly good sight set up. Now that I'm older and focus in different planes is slower for me I look at it a lot different.If real life was always well lighted, with bright painted targets and my eyes were what they were at 20, irons would rule for me.
There are two versions of the M&P15T, which one do you have? Can you post pictures of the sights on yours?I have a set of Troy BUIS on my M&P15T that came with the gun.......The Troy's dont lock up solid and have a lot of play in them. They work OK for what they are, but if thats all youre planning on using, Id look for something else.
I didnt realise they had more than one version, so Im not sure which version I have. I got it a couple of years back.There are two versions of the M&P15T, which one do you have?
I bought an AR with the intention of using a carry handle and a pinned A2 front sight.
I did this for the reasons FAAWRENCHBNDR stated above. Namely:
Iron sights do not need batteries.
Iron sights rarely, if ever, break or fail.
Iron sights are always there, not in a pack.
Then I decided to put my ACOG on it instead. Why?
Because:
ACOG's do not need batteries.
ACOG's rarely, if ever, break or fail.
ACOG's are always there, not in a pack. (assuming you keep them on the rifle.)
And ACOG's are far more versatile than iron sights. (Especially at distance with these tired, old, astigmatic eyes.)
I have one AR set up just as you describe, and for the same reasons. It does work well, but to be "perfect", something like Trijicons Accupoints would be the ticket. Scopes lacking night or low/no light capability are at a disadvantage to the red dots.I am a proponent of short scopes for combat exactly for the reasons you've listed. Set it on 1X or 1.5X for contact distances and crank it up to 4X for longer ranges.
Some short scopes of glowing reticules. Even without the glowing reticules, they still magnify ambient light. Not to mention you can use infrared laser pointers coupled to a night vision goggle.I have one AR set up just as you describe, and for the same reasons. It does work well, but to be "perfect", something like Trijicons Accupoints would be the ticket. Scopes lacking night or low/no light capability are at a disadvantage to the red dots.
To each his own. I have both red dot and short scope. I prefer short scope.Having both, the red dots are still my favorites for all around use. I am thinking about that Trijcon though.
The glowing reticule would be better, but Id personally rather have the dot or triangle. I find it less busy, and distracting, especially in lower light.Some short scopes of glowing reticules. Even without the glowing reticules, they still magnify ambient light. Not to mention you can use infrared laser pointers coupled to a night vision goggle.
Very odd...I didnt realise they had more than one version, so Im not sure which version I have. I got it a couple of years back.
The play in my sights is most noticeable front to back, but there is also some side wiggle as well. As I said earlier, they shoot "OK", its just they dont seem to be as repeatable as the GG&G's, which have zero play.
This is my M&P15T....
and the sights....
I hear ya,........not a big fan of the ACOG price tag.Agreed. I have one of those as well. However, if 'No Batteries' is part of the equation...
(Then again, the batteries in the Aimpoint might just outlast the tritium in the ACOG.)
No. They were as they are now, prior to painting.Maybe paint got into the mechanisms and froze the springs that apply tension?