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Posted: 9/3/2011 9:28:42 AM EDT
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Hi,
About to order the last round of parts to finish my pistol build. I need some recommendations on sights however. I want to mount a set of iron sites (flipdown ok) and a conventional pistol scope.(1.5-4x or so). I've used see-thru scope mounts on my lever guns and thought maybe something like this would work well. I have a full rail on my upper. I'd like to be able to use both sets of sights without having to remove the scope. Any recommendations would be most helpful. Thanks! KC |
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Iron sight will not work through any magnified optic. You must remove the optic to use the sights. Flip up backup sights like the Troy battle sights and a quick release optic mount from LaRue is your best option. The LaRue mount will assure constant return to zero when reinstalling the scope. You can put a scope on top of a standard carry handle, but as most have learned it is not a good system. The height of the scope does not allow for a proper cheek weld (you will find the AR pistol really must be shot from a cheek weld.) and the excessive height above the bore can play hell at different ranges. As always, YMMV. |
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I was thinking something more like this:
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=929483 The idea is that I could see the lower iron sights and the optics would be above it, not trying to see the irons with the scope. Maybe this is a bit more clear, its a bit of an odd one. =) |
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I would re-think the choice of optic all together.
I'd go with a red dot optic like a Vortex StrikeFire, Aimpoint or something like that. You can use your iron sights right through a red dot optic. As mentioned previously, with a LaRue mount you can quickly & easily remove and replace the optic completely without losing zero. Another great reason to have a QD mount like that is so you can use multiple optics on the same weapon. You would have to mount and zero each optic to that weapon, but you can swap back & forth at will without losing your zero. For instance what if you do get a red dot, but still feel the need for a 1-4x ... you can get one of those too and swap. AR-pistols are typically more for closer range so a red dot makes a lot of sense. A 1-4x optic would not be considered unreasonable though. |
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