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Posted: 1/8/2005 6:37:16 PM EDT
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A friend of mine has a Colt flat top upper, 16 inch barrel, non M4 type, and was using it with an Aimpoint Reflex sight. He hacked off the front sight post. HHH I might think about using it, but is the front sight base easily replacable? I am told by a reliable source the front post cannot be replaced accurately by the factory at Colt. Yankee Hill Machine ? GG&G ? What can I do, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. |
dude, there's more than one of "them".... or maybe your friend was the previous owner of an SKS i had for awhile. i bought this rifle (it was CHEAP) that someone had decided to convert to a "scope only" model. they didn't cut the FSB off, just removed and discarded it. where the back sight would be - there was a big flat spot and GRIND MARKS they actually ground the spot for the rear sight all the way off so it was impossible to replace the "leaf"i brought the weapon back from the dead and used it 'til i sold it (got an AK), but to this day wonder WTF goes through some people's minds. |
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In order for me to use this upper assembly on duty at my department, I must have iron sights in addition to the reflex sight(s), or Aimpoint(s) I might use. Getting a back up rear sight is easy, but what about the front? Can it be cut and machined into a dovetail? Then use a removable front sight? If so, what are the measurments ? OR, Take off the whole front post/gas block and use YHM or GG&G gas blocks ? Do they hold up ? I need to know. |
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What are you talking about? Did he just hack off the sight post itself, or the entire front sight assembly (ie, FSB)? If it's just the screw-in front sight post, just buy one and screw it in. If he cut on the front sight base / gas block itself, just buy a new one and have it installed - that's a less than 10 minute job. -z |
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Bushmaster Front Sight There you go! Less than 10 minute job! Walli |
| How to align and drill new holes on the FSB to match with the holes on barrel? Im in a perception both the FSB and barrel were drilled together at the factory, drilling a new FSB would need extra patience to make sure you drill it at the right spot. Yes it can be done, but I doubt I can do it in 10 min. |
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An alternative is to stick a JP iron sight on the handguard. I've tried co-witnessed sights and I find them distracting at speed, especially with non-magnifying optics such as the aimpoint. With an actual scope the front site is detectable as a blur, but doesn't obscure the field of view much at all. I wouldn't worry about drilling any new holes for the taper pins, in my (limited) experience of 3 builds, they have lined up OK. |
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SGT, Contact ADCO Firearms (BIGBORE and TheRicker would be the contacts) - they can replace your existing FSB with a new one and turnour has been about a week from the shipping date. Personally I prefer Fixed front sights for carbines. I think the folding FSBs only 'make sense' on target guns that use a scope 99% of the time - or 'sniper' type setups where the operator will have time to get his irons into action if the optic goes T.U. |
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