Quoted: If you really want it as a SHTF gun, you NEED A1 sights or at least a fixed carry handle. When you're tromping through the brush ect, REMOVABLE=BAD. All those emergency sights for flat tops are cool, but are not as reliable as fixed irons on a carry handle. Gooseneck mounts for aimpoints work good w/ the carry handle and the acogs mount great. Optics can fail and then you have your irons right there attached and ready to rock.
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Best advice I've seen on this thread.
Other options I'd do with the A1 type upper.
1) Replace the front sight with a TRIJICON brand tritium front sight. The Trijicon system is the best and closest to GI.
2) Replace the rear aperture with an A.O. Sights same plane rear sight (no tritium needed). At night use the large ghost ring, during the day the smaller hole.
Zero at 50 yards and you are good to go!
For a tough scope I really recommend the Compact ACOG. Get it in 2x or 3x, my preference is for the triangular reticule.
If you can do without the maganification (and for 200 yards you really don't need it) then get a Reflex 2 with the 12 MOA triangular reticule. It is military tough (the 4moa dot version is in use by the military) allows for quick QCB shots and precise long range shots (use the triangles tip). It also mounts inline with the iron sights (out front). This give you the most optimal mount possible (dot sights work best when out over the barrel) and still allows use of the iron sights.