tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post3059845244065852940..comments2024-03-19T04:41:27.866-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: AR-15 follow-up #4: SightsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38432708185684615152017-05-31T03:26:44.584-05:002017-05-31T03:26:44.584-05:00270Win best air rifle
only has a scope, and isn&...270Win <a href="best" rel="nofollow">best air rifle<br /></a> only has a scope, and isn't inlet for iron sights - and I'm on the second scope because the one which shipped with the rifle self-destructed. But my Garand has its original iron sights, and those work just fineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122588320123844479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-31758006401885228412014-12-20T12:37:53.713-06:002014-12-20T12:37:53.713-06:00As a former Army Armorer and Direct Support Repair...As a former Army Armorer and Direct Support Repairman I can tell you that Aimpoints are very good but not as great as they are made out to be. The later generations are much better than the early ones but they are all seen as nearly disposable and very difficult to tell when something is wrong with them. Far to often they will drift, something can or will break. I myself never trusted them having seen every thing that can go wrong with them. Always have back up iron sights if this rifle is something you think you need to depend on for life and property. Now I'm not saying that the Aimpoints are not very good but I've seen enough go wrong with them to say I will never solely depend on them. Jesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973419641321027031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-91721093564494158712014-12-19T22:46:45.292-06:002014-12-19T22:46:45.292-06:00I like irons. If SHTF, the batteries never run ou...I like irons. If SHTF, the batteries never run out. They're less expensive also, if your budget is an issue. <br /><br />I'll take someone with irons who practices over a person with a red dot who doesn't have money for ammo.<br /><br />Also, I just came across this yesterday. It's a military study of small arms reliability in combat. They go over the effects of maintenance, lubrication, and rebuilding in combat conditions. It's worth reading (I don't know if blogger is going to mangle this link).<br /><br />http://images.military.com/pix/defensetech/cna_m4_study_d0015259_a2.pdfRich S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81785896890491095902014-12-19T21:24:18.996-06:002014-12-19T21:24:18.996-06:00Good timing on the Bushnell info. Really nice pric...Good timing on the Bushnell info. Really nice price. I've been looking for a 2 or 3mm red dot since shooting an AR with an Aimpoint but not having that deep a wallet.. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-745804230350459172014-12-19T21:21:02.415-06:002014-12-19T21:21:02.415-06:00Great post, and another option is Troy sights. Th...Great post, and another option is Troy sights. They are also metal and are a reasonable price.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-25940772954919704982014-12-19T17:16:21.744-06:002014-12-19T17:16:21.744-06:00@CarlS: The LE officer may not spend more than on...@CarlS: The LE officer may not spend more than one shift at a time on the job, but the weapon may - you'll often find patrol rifles and shotguns issued to the vehicle, rather than the officer, so they may spend weeks out of the armory at a time. Not necessarily good practice, you understand, just the way it is.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-28860483723448283512014-12-19T12:49:19.890-06:002014-12-19T12:49:19.890-06:00Just out of curiousity, what makes you say "H...Just out of curiousity, what makes you say "However, for 'average' civilian use on the range or hunting or for home defense, where the rifle won't have to to endure desert heat, Arctic cold or equatorial humidity for weeks on end ..."<br /><br />Other than Sheriffs in A ask a or Texas, Colorado and other rural States, or countries, when does law enforcement ever spend more than a normal shift fighting crime?CarlSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38483222111561786132014-12-19T10:27:28.367-06:002014-12-19T10:27:28.367-06:00Excellent post. My Weatherby .270Win only has a sc...Excellent post. My Weatherby .270Win only has a scope, and isn't inlet for iron sights - and I'm on the second scope because the one which shipped with the rifle self-destructed. But my Garand has its original iron sights, and those work just fine. So yeah, there's backup for the scope. :)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-18394899127738892682014-12-19T06:21:13.339-06:002014-12-19T06:21:13.339-06:00Great post.
Yes on the iron sights, I have put Ya...Great post.<br /><br />Yes on the iron sights, I have put Yankee Hill Machine folding front sights (YHM-9394) on both of our rifles. The sight is all metal, and even if you using a barrel with a welded and pinned flash hider you can change to this front sight. That is after a little careful surgery to remove the existing front sight base.<br /><br />Two times so far the front sight base needed surgery to remove. The first time was to get it off the rifle as I could not slip it past the welded and pinned flash hider, and the second time one taper pin would not come out. A little hacksaw work in line with the pin, a slight chisel tap to relieve the pressure and the pin came out. All in all a straight forward job with basic hand tools.<br /><br />Inconsiderate Bastard, "Now, I want one more AR,....." Yes! And you can keep going with that one more AR for a long time. And thank you for your tips.<br /><br />John in PhillyJohn in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-49899523012918575942014-12-19T03:37:12.128-06:002014-12-19T03:37:12.128-06:00"Two is one, one is none, and why don't y..."Two is one, one is none, and why don't you have three?"<br /><br />I've become fond of EOTechs over the years, and the primary rifle wears one; one advantage to the EOTech is the BUIS co-witness with the dot, and can be left up with no penalty - they can be used right through the window if need be, or stay focused on the dot and ring and you don't even know thy're there. The front blade has a tritium insert, just in case.<br /><br />Pro tip: If you use an electronic sight (or, actually, electronic anything), establish - and follow - a battery replacement schedule. And have spare batteries. <br /><br />The 3-Gun AR carries 3 sights: I recently replaced a Burris 2-7 with an extended eye relief Nikon 2-8 (usually left on 5X) on a higher Warne QD mount so the BUIS will co-witness on that rifle as well, so cheek weld is the same for both. Left folded down, it takes about 10-15 (very long) seconds to remove the scope and flip up the sights. Both the scope and BUIS are zeroed for 265 yards with SS109 ammo (for why the odd number, check out the point blank range numbers on SS109 from an 18-inch barrel). There's also a Burris FastFire red dot on a RH 45 degree offset mount between the rear BUIS and scope, zeroed at 55 yards. This combination works quite well for 3-Gun, but I consider it too "gizmo heavy" for social work. <br /><br />Now, I want one more AR, in flattop Plain Jane configuration, with fixed (not flip-up) rail-mounted front and rear sights, front with a tritium insert. Minimum number of moving parts, and no batteries to worry about. <br /><br />Pro tip: whatever your sight configuration, have a backup solution, even if it's just another pair of sights to put on the rail, because stuff breaks, and don't forget whatever tool you need to swap sights. No, they won't be zeroed, but it's not hard to bore sight an AR to at least get holes on a 12X12 piece of paper at 100, and without sights of some kind it's just a club. <br /><br />Second Pro tip: If you use an adjustable stock, have a spare, or at least some way of securing it at a suitable length in case the adjustment mechanism breaks.Inconsiderate Bastardnoreply@blogger.com