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Posted: 2/15/2017 7:38:07 AM EDT
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Hi guys
I'm looking at getting a replacement front sight post for one of my guns. I am really liking what I'm seeing from Blitzkrieg Components. I have a few questions 1: What style does the majority prefer? Chevron or Spike? 2a: What color does the majority prefer? b: I'm thinking for me I would see the orange red better in daylight but at night would lean to the luminescent green. So that has me looking at the orange and tritium. Is the tritium bright enough on a 16"-18" AR? I haven't seen any pics of the tritium post of any style in the dark. If anyone can post some it would be very appreciative. Thanks y'all Tom If anyone just wants to post pics of the Blitzkrieg sights have at it. |
| I was just looking at these today, decided to pass on them due to them being $35. I instead ordered the 7 piece KNS front sight post kit on amazon ($27). Comes with 7 different posts and they are made in the US. None are painted but I ordered some fluorescent testors paint to remedy that. |
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I have the chevron in luminescent glow in the dark yellow color and the tritium dot.
The chevron is very noticeable in the day, twilight and night. The tritium dot is decently noticeable in twilight and definitely noticeable at night with night adapted vision. I find that the chevron lends itself better to shorter range shooting and the post is better for longer range. Either way, if you shoot with irons, it is definitely worthwhile to get one be it either chevron or post as a simple black post against a dark or black target is next to invisible unless you have eagleeye eyes or something. The big disadvantage of using those posts are zeroing. Since the post is one sided, you can't make quarter clicks. The post will start turning away from you. You have to go all the way around to find a zero. The only sights I know of that have adjustable free floating elevation are the Troy flip up battle sights in regular or mini size. The have a little button that you push down to unlock the elevation setting while keeping the post facing towards you. Once you have the elevation, you release the button, you have a zero and the sight still faces you. |
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I have the chevron in luminescent glow in the dark yellow color and the tritium dot. The chevron is very noticeable in the day, twilight and night. The tritium dot is decently noticeable in twilight and definitely noticeable at night with night adapted vision. I find that the chevron lends itself better to shorter range shooting and the post is better for longer range. Either way, if you shoot with irons, it is definitely worthwhile to get one be it either chevron or post as a simple black post against a dark or black target is next to invisible unless you have eagleeye eyes or something. The big disadvantage of using those posts are zeroing. Since the post is one sided, you can't make quarter clicks. The post will start turning away from you. You have to go all the way around to find a zero. The only sights I know of that have adjustable free floating elevation are the Troy flip up battle sights in regular or mini size. The have a little button that you push down to unlock the elevation setting while keeping the post facing towards you. Once you have the elevation, you release the button, you have a zero and the sight still faces you. I've got the chevron on a 9mm PDW and I really like it. Definitely wouldn't want it on a longer range weapon but great up close. Tritium is pretty bright and the luminescent paint will really light up if you charge it for just a few seconds with a light. Trijicon's tritium front sight post is also freely adjustable. It's a two-piece design, the top half which is the post itself can be rotated independently of the bottom half, which is screwed into the front sight base to adjust elevation. Pretty clever really. You can see what I'm talking about in the pic at the link here: Brownells link |
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I've got the chevron on a 9mm PDW and I really like it. Definitely wouldn't want it on a longer range weapon but great up close. Tritium is pretty bright and the luminescent paint will really light up if you charge it for just a few seconds with a light. Trijicon's tritium front sight post is also freely adjustable. It's a two-piece design, the top half which is the post itself can be rotated independently of the bottom half, which is screwed into the front sight base to adjust elevation. Pretty clever really. You can see what I'm talking about in the pic at the link here: Brownells link Quoted:
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I have the chevron in luminescent glow in the dark yellow color and the tritium dot. The chevron is very noticeable in the day, twilight and night. The tritium dot is decently noticeable in twilight and definitely noticeable at night with night adapted vision. I find that the chevron lends itself better to shorter range shooting and the post is better for longer range. Either way, if you shoot with irons, it is definitely worthwhile to get one be it either chevron or post as a simple black post against a dark or black target is next to invisible unless you have eagleeye eyes or something. The big disadvantage of using those posts are zeroing. Since the post is one sided, you can't make quarter clicks. The post will start turning away from you. You have to go all the way around to find a zero. The only sights I know of that have adjustable free floating elevation are the Troy flip up battle sights in regular or mini size. The have a little button that you push down to unlock the elevation setting while keeping the post facing towards you. Once you have the elevation, you release the button, you have a zero and the sight still faces you. I've got the chevron on a 9mm PDW and I really like it. Definitely wouldn't want it on a longer range weapon but great up close. Tritium is pretty bright and the luminescent paint will really light up if you charge it for just a few seconds with a light. Trijicon's tritium front sight post is also freely adjustable. It's a two-piece design, the top half which is the post itself can be rotated independently of the bottom half, which is screwed into the front sight base to adjust elevation. Pretty clever really. You can see what I'm talking about in the pic at the link here: Brownells link Thanks, JW. I will look into getting one. |
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Well thanks to Capt I got his undesired chevron. For now I'm putting it on my 16" 308. Haven't yet got a chance to shoot with it. But after install and able to shoulder the gun with it I'm really digging how easy it is to pick up. Hah no worries. I figured I'd sell mine at a bit of a loss and try out their spike post. I think it's all preference really. I hope you enjoy it though, it's nice and bright. It's sort of insane once you charge it up with a high lumen flash light. |
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