FNSCARH762
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Looking to put flip up sights on my Panther Arms Oracle. It has a railed gas block so I was looking for any help/info for low profile sights that I could use and won't melt due to the heat. Thanks for any help/info provided.
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Flip up sights question.
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No, what you are really asking for is who's the best - for the money. Rather than question the choice at all, which others will likely do, I'll focus on what you want them to do.
Flip ups are usually mounted on a scope/red dot flattop AR as back up sights, and not considered primary. Therefore, they can be the simplest design, should be rugged and lightweight, and since they won't be used enough to justify themselves, as low cost as possible. Mostly they need to stay out of the way, not snag on anything, and not get popped up when you don't need them.
If you're mag dumping four or five 30 rounders repeatedly, week ends on end, they will have to be metal. Slow fire, not so much, but Magpul won't cover any warranty on the MBUS mounted on the block. Steel is predominant, but the extra ounce of weight for it doesn't really get much - and moves the balance toward the muzzle. If it's mostly a bench or range gun, no problem.
A simple aluminum flipup would do fine, even an import. All it's going to do is mount up and stay down, so using some blue loctite on the screw threads will help that, and since they won't ever really be used in a life or death situation, I'd not spend one cent more than needed.
If I'm mistaken, and this is somehow an issue duty gun, then cowitnessed is the standard, but that gets back to what flipups really do - just lay there because "what if?"
No, what you are really asking for is who's the best - for the money. Rather than question the choice at all, which others will likely do, I'll focus on what you want them to do.
Flip ups are usually mounted on a scope/red dot flattop AR as back up sights, and not considered primary. Therefore, they can be the simplest design, should be rugged and lightweight, and since they won't be used enough to justify themselves, as low cost as possible. Mostly they need to stay out of the way, not snag on anything, and not get popped up when you don't need them.
If you're mag dumping four or five 30 rounders repeatedly, week ends on end, they will have to be metal. Slow fire, not so much, but Magpul won't cover any warranty on the MBUS mounted on the block. Steel is predominant, but the extra ounce of weight for it doesn't really get much - and moves the balance toward the muzzle. If it's mostly a bench or range gun, no problem.
A simple aluminum flipup would do fine, even an import. All it's going to do is mount up and stay down, so using some blue loctite on the screw threads will help that, and since they won't ever really be used in a life or death situation, I'd not spend one cent more than needed.
If I'm mistaken, and this is somehow an issue duty gun, then cowitnessed is the standard, but that gets back to what flipups really do - just lay there because "what if?"
FNSCARH762
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Sorry I din't explain this well: I currently am using an eotech 517 and 5x mag system and was looking for low profile flip up sights to co-witness/back up my current system. I had looked at the magpul system and they say not to mount the front sight on a gas block. While I won't always be burning up the clips I just figured I would stay away from the the polymer sights. So I was looking for the magpul type sight system that was metal and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. Thanks for the reply.
Ridge_Runner_5
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Troys are best bang for the buck, IMO. Can get a set of front and rear for less than $200 shipped most times.
Technosavant
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Low profile, high quality, sounds like you want a Troy Industries one. If the price of the Troy makes you balk, Midwest Industries makes some that aren't quite as slim but are priced a little lower (I have a couple MI rears, they work fine). Brownells even has some of their own branded ones.
About the only folding front sight that will melt is the Magpul MBUS because of the plastic; you just need to make sure you get the right height, but it looks like you already know that.
About the only folding front sight that will melt is the Magpul MBUS because of the plastic; you just need to make sure you get the right height, but it looks like you already know that.
Shawn Thompson
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+1 for the Troy Folding Battlesights. I have found that I prefer the HK variant.