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Posted: 2/8/2003 2:44:02 PM EDT
| I am planning to buy a CAR kit from J&T. I want a flat-top upper because I want to mount some type of red-dot sight. Will the front sight base cause me any problems using the red-dot sight? |
| If you're planning on an Aimpoint ML2 or M2 then I recommend an ARMS #22M68 Aimpoint Throw Lever Mount with a full spacer. The full spacer will give the Aimpoint more height so less of the front sight is visible. With this setup, the front sight doesn't come between the red dot and the target. I do see some of the front sight, but as Combat_Jack wrote, it's no big deal. |
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I think Combat_Jack pretty much summed it up, for there is a reason that the AR's stock sights are mounted so high above the bore. The fact that there is no drop to the stock prevents you from getting your eye low enough behind a standard red-dot sight (meaning one not either made specifically for an AR, or in a mount designed for ARs) mounted directly on the waever rail to be able to see through it, regardless of whether there is a front sight present or not. If you have a red-dot sight mounted on a flattop (either A3 or LowPro styles) in such a way that you can actually see through it and center the dot in the tube, you'll have to have it mounted high enough that it should clear the front sight. You will see the front sight tower (usually) in your sight picture, but if done right, its not an interference. The ATX sight is an example of a red-dot that can mount directly on the rail and still be high enough to see through it properly, and yes it clears the front post. A fold-down rear sight and the fixed front make excellent back-ups for the red-dot (highly recommended by many who use theirs for more than range shooting -- Mine's just a range queen, although they can be used to check each other's zero after rough handling, or bumps to one but not the other, to a limited extent) Many use riser blocks if the red-dot has integral mounts, or specific mounts IE the Aimpoint mentioned by Desert_Nomad1 to raise the scope tube to even be able to see through it. (simple riser blocks can be $15 from Tapco.com or CheaperThanDirt.com on up to you-name-it from GG&G; it all depends on purpose and budget) So unless you have something "different" about how you rest your cheek on the stock, you'll need the dot raised above the sight just to see it properly, thus above the sight tower automatically. Hope this helps. |
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