any recommendations..

 

has to co-witness with my Aimpoint..

 

so i need the correct mount for the aimpoint AND BUIS

 

 

thanks..

ARMS 40L is what I'm using.

My GG&G spring actuated A2 is wonderful.

I prefer the fixed BUIS.

 

MI Fixed BUIS with a 552.

Troy makes a great setup.

Do you want a folding rear sight? If so, I have a Troy that came on the S&W MP15T that I had purchased. Comes highly praised and seems very solid very locked in the up position. If you want a fixed rear sight, I have an LMT fixed rear sight on a Bushmaster flattop. It's basically an A2 sight that has been chopped. LaRue is supposed to make a really nice fixed rear sight as well. With either the LMT or LaRue, you can still run a red dot type optic and be cowitnessed. Your optic mount will determine whether your running a true cowitnessed sight or a lower 1/3 cowitness (your irons appear in the lower 1/3 of your viewable area in an Aimpoint/Eotech).

Do you want a folding rear sight? If so, I have a Troy that came on the S&W MP15T that I had purchased. Comes highly praised and seems very solid very locked in the up position. If you want a fixed rear sight, I have an LMT fixed rear sight on a Bushmaster flattop. It's basically an A2 sight that has been chopped. LaRue is supposed to make a really nice fixed rear sight as well. With either the LMT or LaRue, you can still run a red dot type optic and be cowitnessed. Your optic mount will determine whether your running a true cowitnessed sight or a lower 1/3 cowitness (your irons appear in the lower 1/3 of your viewable area in an Aimpoint/Eotech).

 

i THINK i would like folding..

Do you want a folding rear sight? If so, I have a Troy that came on the S&W MP15T that I had purchased. Comes highly praised and seems very solid very locked in the up position. If you want a fixed rear sight, I have an LMT fixed rear sight on a Bushmaster flattop. It's basically an A2 sight that has been chopped. LaRue is supposed to make a really nice fixed rear sight as well. With either the LMT or LaRue, you can still run a red dot type optic and be cowitnessed. Your optic mount will determine whether your running a true cowitnessed sight or a lower 1/3 cowitness (your irons appear in the lower 1/3 of your viewable area in an Aimpoint/Eotech).

 

i THINK i would like folding..

 

Do you plan on adding magnification? I ask since I read a convincing thread that suggests if your rifle/carbine is going to be a combat/SHTF type gun and you're running magnified optics, then use a fold down rear sight. If using just a red dot, it suggests running a fixed rear sight cowitnessed (either real cowitnessed or have the lower 1/3 of your viewable area in the red dot used for the irons cowitness). The thinking is that if your red dot craps out, you can IMMEDIATELY get to your irons without having to take precious seconds to flip up the rear sight. Thread was located under the Firearms section at this site...

http://forums.officer.com

 

Also, I don't know if this is important to you or not, but aside from Knights Reed fold down rear sight, I don't know of any fold down's that offer elevation adjustment.

 

If you want a fold down, get the Troy. They have a low profile and when flipped in the "up" position, don't move. My buddy has the Yankee Hill fold down that was purchased maybe 2 years ago, and there is some slight movement when in the "up" position. Have to believe that is not conducive to great accuracy.

I agree with what rauchman said generally. However, I think it'd be better to have a stationary front sight, versus rear sight. If you're facing a life and death situation with a rifle, chances are you're engaging at 25-100 yards (unless you're on the offensive, you might be engaging further then that-- or much shorter). The trick here is with enough training, you can generally hit your target only using your front sight post for your sight picture. Given, the closer the danger is, the easier it is, and vice versa. But it was a trick that I was taught in ARM, and it works surprisingly well. The scenario we were taught was if you had a rifle that was only iron sights, or if your RDS/holosight cr-pped out you could still be effective without forcing yourself to keep solid sight picture using the set of sights. The only reason why I say this is because I personally don't like crowding my rifle, especially the flat top. I know that you, Damaged, has the DD omega rail which easily helps stretch things out-- but what if you wanted to eventually add a 3x/5x magnifier for your Aimpoint or attach a 3x9 scope? It would get crowded pretty quick. If you have the room for the rear sights, I'm all for it though.

i want fold down because im pretty sure that ill get the magnifier...

Troy Industries with a Arms 40 mount. If your cash flow is endless look into the Larue Aimpoint mount. Thumbs up on each

Yankee Hill makes some nice ones too... or so I've heard.