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Posted: 4/12/2012 6:42:35 PM EDT
[#1]
Magpul?
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Posted: 4/12/2012 6:46:46 PM EDT
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Magpul? sorry, Yes. Edited the OP |
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Posted: 4/12/2012 6:48:52 PM EDT
[#3]
I have one of each.
Pretty much the only difference is the height above the rail when it's folded. |
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Posted: 4/12/2012 6:50:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/12/2012 7:20:27 PM EDT
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OK I just pulled both mine off to take pics "just for you"....
Gen 2 left, Gen 1 right: 
Gen 2 left, Gen 1 right: 
Gen 2 left, Gen 1 right: 
Edit to fix ID on the second pic. |
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Posted: 4/12/2012 7:30:59 PM EDT
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I don't know why, but plastic sights on a center fire rifle bug the shit out of me.
It's probably stupid, but I just can't trust em. I'm sticking with the FSB and troy BUIS. To each his own, though. |
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Posted: 4/12/2012 7:31:39 PM EDT
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OK I just pulled both mine off to take pics "just for you"....
Gen 2 left, Gen 1 right: http://www.pbase.com/terry_56/image/142642756.jpg Gen 2 left, Gen 1 right: http://www.pbase.com/terry_56/image/142642757.jpg Gen 2 left, Gen 1 right: http://www.pbase.com/terry_56/image/142642769.jpg Edit to fix ID on the second pic. Mighty kind of you. Thanks! |
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Posted: 4/12/2012 7:34:15 PM EDT
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I don't know why, but plastic sights on a center fire rifle bug the shit out of me. It's probably stupid, but I just can't trust em. I'm sticking with the FSB and troy BUIS. To each his own, though. Meh, I not cheap. I wanted a flip up front sight for one of my AR builds, I just didn't want to pay the $200 it cost. They are fine. I shot rifleman at an Appleseed shoot with a Magpul front sight. |
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Posted: 4/12/2012 7:39:26 PM EDT
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It is in fact possible to overtighten them. To where they're no longer useful.
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Posted: 4/12/2012 7:42:12 PM EDT
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Troy FTW. It's worth the extra money if your life depends on it.
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Posted: 4/12/2012 7:53:12 PM EDT
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Troy FTW. It's worth the extra money if your life depends on it. I don't disagree. My rifles are mostly for fun and the Magpul MBUS works just fine, so far my primary optic (EoTech) has never failed. If my life depended on a backup in a harsh environment I'd also go Troy, but in my world I'm not worried in the least about the functionality of the MBUS . |
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Posted: 4/12/2012 8:03:19 PM EDT
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I dont mind plastic on my gun... as long as it has nothing to do with were my bullet goes...
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Posted: 4/12/2012 8:05:22 PM EDT
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Apparently I have a Gen 1. They wouldn't have made Gen 2 if wasn't an improvement, right? So I say go for Gen 2.
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Posted: 4/12/2012 8:15:01 PM EDT
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for the rears its not a very big change as long as the slightly larger gen 1 will fit under your optic there pretty much the same. The front is a whole nother ballgame and I would and will go gen 2 all the way.
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Posted: 4/12/2012 8:21:04 PM EDT
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Troy FTW. It's worth the extra money if your life depends on it. This is my opinion as well. |
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Posted: 4/12/2012 8:21:33 PM EDT
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Had her on FA.
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Posted: 4/12/2012 8:57:23 PM EDT
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I dont mind plastic on my gun... as long as it has nothing to do with were my bullet goes... 
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Posted: 4/12/2012 9:17:04 PM EDT
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Gen 2 is smaller when folded, also it seems like the windage knob turns more easily and the clicks are more positively felt.
ETA: Get the gen 2 |
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Posted: 4/12/2012 9:17:41 PM EDT
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for the rears its not a very big change as long as the slightly larger gen 1 will fit under your optic there pretty much the same. The front is a whole nother ballgame and I would and will go gen 2 all the way. I didn't realize there was such a difference. |
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Posted: 4/12/2012 9:21:46 PM EDT
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Troy FTW. It's worth the extra money if your life depends on it. This is my opinion as well. I have a Troy on my M&P15 Rifle but I have a Magpul Gen 1 on my DD semi custom gun. Both have seen thousands of rounds fired and both have served me well. I like the Magpul so much I put one on my 11.5" SBR |
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Posted: 4/13/2012 3:51:42 AM EDT
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Gen 2 is smaller when folded, also it seems like the windage knob turns more easily and the clicks are more positively felt. ETA: Get the gen 2 The Gen 1 front sight sucks... Replace it with a 2... Mucho better sight picture. |
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