Hi Folks,
I am a long-time reader of this forum, but a first time poster. A little about myself, I am an intellectual property attorney in Northern Virginia (working behind the hemp curtain in oppressive DC) in my 20s, I am a fanatical trout fisherman, I have my first kid (a daughter) due in three weeks, and am an avid AR shooter and author of The ArmaLite AR-10: World's Finest Battle Rifle.
For my AR shooting, and indeed with every firearm I own, I am die-hard on iron sights, and while this started as just being able to afford a good AR and not wanting to spend more than half as much again on a sight when I could stock up on ammo and mags, I have gotten so much practice with them that when I've tried red dots extensively I haven't seen any improvements in my shooting. My main two modern ARs were built over the period of 2010 to 2014, and for each I ended up settling on rear sights with the excellent DPMS .046" National Match A2 Aperture. These were way better than any other company's NM aperture (ArmaLite still sells theirs, but nobody else seems to do so), because instead of having two incredibly tiny apertures, this one had a standard A2 short range aperture that measured .2", but had the smaller long-range peep at the very small .046". This allowed me to get absolutely fantastic accuracy at long range, while still transitioning to the close-range aperture for low light conditions and hunting treks when passing through dense brush where I would need to shoot quickly at targets within 30 yards.
Well, I have settled on what my next few AR builds will be, and have set about collecting components and parts. I went on MidwayUSA to snap up three copies of the good ol' DPMS match aperture, and it turns out they are discontinued! I contacted DPMS and they informed me they have none left over and no plans to resume production. I have since been looking either for someone with used copies, or another company that makes something like it.
I wanted to inquire as to whether anyone has heard of a similar aperture setup with a standard large ring and narrow match ring. I am not interested in hoods, as they prevent one from using both apertures.
Thanks in advance!
I am a long-time reader of this forum, but a first time poster. A little about myself, I am an intellectual property attorney in Northern Virginia (working behind the hemp curtain in oppressive DC) in my 20s, I am a fanatical trout fisherman, I have my first kid (a daughter) due in three weeks, and am an avid AR shooter and author of The ArmaLite AR-10: World's Finest Battle Rifle.
For my AR shooting, and indeed with every firearm I own, I am die-hard on iron sights, and while this started as just being able to afford a good AR and not wanting to spend more than half as much again on a sight when I could stock up on ammo and mags, I have gotten so much practice with them that when I've tried red dots extensively I haven't seen any improvements in my shooting. My main two modern ARs were built over the period of 2010 to 2014, and for each I ended up settling on rear sights with the excellent DPMS .046" National Match A2 Aperture. These were way better than any other company's NM aperture (ArmaLite still sells theirs, but nobody else seems to do so), because instead of having two incredibly tiny apertures, this one had a standard A2 short range aperture that measured .2", but had the smaller long-range peep at the very small .046". This allowed me to get absolutely fantastic accuracy at long range, while still transitioning to the close-range aperture for low light conditions and hunting treks when passing through dense brush where I would need to shoot quickly at targets within 30 yards.
Well, I have settled on what my next few AR builds will be, and have set about collecting components and parts. I went on MidwayUSA to snap up three copies of the good ol' DPMS match aperture, and it turns out they are discontinued! I contacted DPMS and they informed me they have none left over and no plans to resume production. I have since been looking either for someone with used copies, or another company that makes something like it.
I wanted to inquire as to whether anyone has heard of a similar aperture setup with a standard large ring and narrow match ring. I am not interested in hoods, as they prevent one from using both apertures.
Thanks in advance!