[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 203 sights?

Posted: 1/17/2008 9:05:58 PM EDT

ive seen the flip up leaf sights and the side carryhandle mounted sights, what are the differences and which one is superior?

Posted: 1/17/2008 9:30:00 PM EDT

[#1]

It used to be that the front flip-up was for expedient use with the front sight on the rifle. The carryhandle mounted sight was for aimed, long range, supported firing. I don't think they are used in this manner any longer.

Posted: 1/23/2008 2:00:07 PM EDT

[#2]

The leaf sight is the main sight used now. When comfortable and trained with it it is very accurate. The quadrant sight (carry handle) was very prone to breaking and I was just as accurate with the leaf sight when I used it.

Posted: 1/23/2008 5:02:51 PM EDT

[#3]

I personally liked the carry handle sight for accuracy, but it was a pain in the ass, and prone to damage.

An IR laser on a ranging base is the hot setup now. :-)

Posted: 1/29/2008 1:45:27 PM EDT

[#4]

I have the quadrant sight (bolts onto the carry handle) for my AR-15, and use it when shooting dummy rifle grenades. I only get 75m using parade blanks, and haven't gotten ahold of any proper grenade-launching blanks.

I'm really quite pleased with the accuracy of the quadrant sight, and it's a pretty fun piece of gear.

They're usually $100 or so on eBay, but I bought one from SAMCO early last year for around $35. If they have any left, that's a pretty good buy.

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