i have a 20 inch bushmaster hbar. when i mounted my acog the sight is in the bottom of my sight pic. the front sight will be in no way used as a aiming devise. do i just cut it off or is there another solution
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Re: front sight on flattop ar can be seen in my scope
I am assuming it is built into the gasblock. If so, then cutting it off would be one option, though I don;t think I would go that way. You may be able to install a new flat top gasblock, I don't know about the HBAR.
Also, look and see if the front sight post is actually dovetailed in with a setscrew. If so, then you can remove the sightpost without cutting it off.
My M1a front sight sits at the very bottom of my sight picture as a blurry blob, after I got used to it, It doesn't bother me...much... I have no plans to remove it though, because I can still use BUIS through the mount if something happened to the scope.
I am assuming it is built into the gasblock. If so, then cutting it off would be one option, though I don;t think I would go that way. You may be able to install a new flat top gasblock, I don't know about the HBAR.
Also, look and see if the front sight post is actually dovetailed in with a setscrew. If so, then you can remove the sightpost without cutting it off.
My M1a front sight sits at the very bottom of my sight picture as a blurry blob, after I got used to it, It doesn't bother me...much... I have no plans to remove it though, because I can still use BUIS through the mount if something happened to the scope.
Re: front sight on flattop ar can be seen in my scope
its remmoved the front sight post but that didn't help. its the whole bracket. i didn't know if the gas block would work on a hbar
its remmoved the front sight post but that didn't help. its the whole bracket. i didn't know if the gas block would work on a hbar
Re: front sight on flattop ar can be seen in my scope
Either cut down your existing FSB or find a gas block that fits your heavy barrel. I believe the diameter under the FSB is .750 on an HBAR, but make sure to double check that before ordering. It's been a while since I toyed with AR's.
While you <span style="font-style: italic">can</span> cut down your existing FSB, if you ever want it back it will be quite a bit more of a pain than just ordering another FSB and driving your pins back in.
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Either cut down your existing FSB or find a gas block that fits your heavy barrel. I believe the diameter under the FSB is .750 on an HBAR, but make sure to double check that before ordering. It's been a while since I toyed with AR's.
While you <span style="font-style: italic">can</span> cut down your existing FSB, if you ever want it back it will be quite a bit more of a pain than just ordering another FSB and driving your pins back in.
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Re: front sight on flattop ar can be seen in my scope
do you have a link i would love to see that
do you have a link i would love to see that
Re: front sight on flattop ar can be seen in my scope
You can get a low profile gas block for like $20 bucks, why would you want to destroy a perfectly good FSB?
You can get a low profile gas block for like $20 bucks, why would you want to destroy a perfectly good FSB?
Re: front sight on flattop ar can be seen in my scope
Here's the link over to arfcom that shows how to do it. It's a little over half way down the page. I've done this and it's pretty easy, but remember that you can't just buy another regular FSB and drive the pins back in.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=226782
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Here's the link over to arfcom that shows how to do it. It's a little over half way down the page. I've done this and it's pretty easy, but remember that you can't just buy another regular FSB and drive the pins back in.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=226782
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Re: front sight on flattop ar can be seen in my scope
I have a rifle with a low magnification scope on it. At the lowest power, I can see most of the barrel. It's just a reality of low powered optics. They have a GREAT field of view.
I have a rifle with a low magnification scope on it. At the lowest power, I can see most of the barrel. It's just a reality of low powered optics. They have a GREAT field of view.
Re: front sight on flattop ar can be seen in my scope
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kraigWY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Man up, put a carring handle on it, shoot iron sights. </div></div>
actually this is my first time shooting optics on a ar.
my usualy ar is a 16 inch carry handle
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kraigWY</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Man up, put a carring handle on it, shoot iron sights. </div></div>
actually this is my first time shooting optics on a ar.
my usualy ar is a 16 inch carry handle
