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Archived [ARCHIVED THREAD] - Noob iron sight question
Posted: 9/24/2003 6:38:36 AM EDT
I ordered this Olympic Arms kit and have a question about the sight.  This will be my first AR, so on a sight like is pictured, do you still move the front sight to change elevation.  Or has the elevation been moved to the rear.  Here is another pic of the sight.

Thanks for the help.

Link Posted: 9/24/2003 10:08:03 AM EDT
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Elevation is adjusted at the front sight.

Windage is adjusted at the rear sight.
Link Posted: 9/24/2003 11:32:54 AM EDT
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What is the rear sight elevation knob used for then?

Link Posted: 9/24/2003 12:36:49 PM EDT
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The front sight is adjusted for battle zero at 200 yards. The rear sight is used to adjust for target range.
Link Posted: 9/24/2003 12:58:58 PM EDT
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Initial [b]zeroing[/b] is done by adjusting the front sight for elevation and the rear sight for windage.

Once the sights are zeroed, the sights can be *temporarily* [b]adjusted for range[/b] (elevation) by flipping the aperture (the height of the aperture holes is different) and by adjusting the elevation knob.

-Troy
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