Rod,
Thanks for the info, glad to know its not just mine.
Was a little confusing initially, but now that they're zeroed it no big deal.
Quoted: If you rotate the know towards you, the sight aperture moves to the left which moves the strike of the round to the right. If moving the rear sight to the right moves your strike of round to the right, you are some sort of voodoo god (which could be cool). Every M16 I have seen the military is marked the same way your sights are marked. Perhaps all of the earlier versions were wrong. I guess it isnt that any of them are wrong, they just use different methods. The method used by the military (which is like yours) I think is better because you dont have to think about which way the round is being moved (good for stressful situations). Anybody can turn the knob and see which way the aperture moves, however it is kind of counterintuitive to realize the round actually moves in the opposite direction of the rear sight movement. Thats why they felt the need to mark it on the knob at all.
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While I won't argue with you about your experience with M16's, the data below applies to all open sight weapons and they are the facts.
You move the rear sight in the direction you want the bullet to move.
You move the front sight in the opposite direction you want the bullet to move.
Feel free to get a second opinion if you don't believe me.