Go To Sight for a gas block

[7.62mm]

What is "the" sight for a railed gas block front sight.......I have an Arms 40L that it will be paired up with? Makes no difference to me whether it is a Flip Up of Fixed.

Ideas, suggestions welcome......are there different sights because it is a gas block......what are the sights to avoid.......you get the picture....what works, what doesn't kind of question.

Also, where would one obtain your suggested sight.....dealers on CGN?

Thanks

 

[7.62mm]

No one has an opinion on this....sheesh!!!!!!!

LOL.....bump!

 

[CdnCombatMedic]

I have a Troy folding front sight. Its well built, very sturdy. Mounts nice and solid. Try Walter at Arms East.

 

[KevinB]

For a gas block sight you will need a specific flip up for the railed gas blocks as none I know are the proper height for a rail mounted sight (well we make one for a gov gun but that does not help you...)

 

[greentips]

My opinon is that - you should never buy railed gas block!

 

[KevinB]

I agree, however there are some users groups that prefer to have a barrel mounted iron sight.

 

[coldfire]

mid west industries makes a low profile for gas block front site see wolveries web site.

 

[3gunnut]

Different gasblocks

There are different kinds of railed gasblocks, normal gasblock rail height, and the taller ones that matches the height of the reciever. I have a factory railed gasblock on my Remington R25 with Bushmaster Flip-up iron sights, and another railed gasblock on a new AR15 upper I'm building that matches the receiver height. I don't know who made that second gasblock, I just got it with a used barrel I bought from a friend.

So, it depends what kind of gasblock you have.

 

[7.62mm]

So, I have one of these coming:

http://www.stiguns.com/guns/SR/SportingRifle.php

I want to be able to switch from IPSC Standard Division, (no optics), and also shoot Multi-gun with an optic, or 2.....

I was going to get QD Mounts for the Optics, and leave the folding sights on it!

Maybe this isn't going to work!

Thanks for the replies!

 

[7.62mm]

So I think I have settled on a Midwest Industries "Flip Up Front Sight Gas Block Mount"!

Anyone have good/bad things to say about these sights?

Thanks

 

[Power Pill]

I have a Troy folding front sight. Its well built, very sturdy. Mounts nice and solid. Try Walter at Arms East.

+1 for Troy

 

[7.62mm]

+1 for Troy

From all I have read, the Troy sight, is meant for a railed handgaurd, not the lower Gas Block...the Gas Block sight is still in development, and is not for sale yet, from what I have researched.....can someone confirm or deny this?

 

[Suputin]

For a gas block sight you will need a specific flip up for the railed gas blocks as none I know are the proper height for a rail mounted sight

Midwest Ind makes a front sight specifically for the lower height gas block. Interestingly they also make a taller pic rail gas block that puts the rail at the same height as the upper receiver rail so it can use a standard front sight.