Quoted: if i where to get a new rra upper it would be the UTE2 all the way..
best of both worlds irons and rail all built in
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See, I know USMC03 and Steve @ ADCO like them too, and they've both got LOADS more AR-sperience than me... But I have NO interest in the UTE2.
I just don't see it as a good thing tieing myself permanently to an upper with a built in rear sight of any type. I like that I have OPTIONS on my flat-tops. What happens if you buy the UTE2 and get an EOTech, then decide that you need to raise it higher? I don't know for sure, but it doesn't look like there's enough room for a LaRue riser, and I personally wouldn't trust the YHM riser unless it was a plinker.
Don't get me wrong, I like RRA stuff a LOT. I have a Dominator on one of my carbines, and it's perfect... BUT it already went from one rifle to another, so I could put an ARMS#40 on that rifle. If you have a UTE2, you're STUCK with that rear sight, period.
I posted a thread in the RRA Indsustry forum, and Steve the Moderator said RRA actually did have a BUIS that was just that, an A2 without any risers or rails or doodads, but they didn't have much call for them. He said he'd try to run 100 or so and put them on the website.
I will be buying one if they're made available. I think RRA would have a REAL winner. A "chopped" carry handle without the big fat thumb-nut. Basically, you could turn your very own flat-top upper into a "UTE" with only the purchase of a rear sight, and then take it off if you changed your mind. Some blue loc-tite on those hex screws and it's not going anywhere until you want it to.