SR22 Iron Sights

Dacton pointed me at ehobby Asia for airsoft clones . For what they are they seem okay.

You have to pick and choose but prices run from $8 up to over $50 for the clones. You have to watch as well as some are steel, some die cast, and some plastic.

I picked up a front and back Troy Industries wannabes and a forward handgrip. Overall am happy given I payed at least a 1/10th the cost of real Troy's.

I'm not planning to shoot over 100m with them, nor use them on a real AR, nor expect them to last. But as a set of back up irons, they are no worse than the factory 10/22 (non SR) sights are, if not better (as an apature sight).

And for anyone saying why not buy the real deal, I agree. However, not ever having played with rails or rail gak accessories before, this was a very cheap intro to see how everything worked. It convinced me to buy the real stuff for AR work, so I won't say Troy lost out in this case.

YMMV.
 
I saw a post about the airsoft ones in this forum somewhere, just don't recall the heading. But it said that the airsoft clones don't have the same adjustment of the real ones. Instead of 1/4" moa it was 1/2" or greater for adjustment ... mind you I could be wrong :D
 
carsmovies said:
Which sights do you guys use and where did you get them? Thanks.
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For my SR-22 I bought a set of "knock-off" M4 HK style sights from EHobby Asia ($40/set) and a "knock-off" set of Troy folders ($38/set) from Airsoft-Club.

Both sets work just fine.

The HK style sights are by "Star" and the Troy style are by "Element".
 
Bear in mind that iron sights aren't terribly accurate on a sr22 due to the small amount of flex in the handguard to chassis mounting.
You also lose your zero every time you remove the handguard to clean the rifle.

It certainly helps if you leave the barrel support in though.
 
ntm said:
Bear in mind that iron sights aren't terribly accurate on a sr22 due to the small amount of flex in the handguard to chassis mounting.
You also lose your zero every time you remove the handguard to clean the rifle.

It certainly helps if you leave the barrel support in though.
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With Irons on my SR-22, I'm happy to be able to consistently hit a 9" pie plate up to 100 yards - if I want to "shoot the wings off a fly", I'll scope a bolt action.
 
This is the setup that I'm using works very well keeps 0 and at closer ranges works on par with a low magnification scope.

Make sure that if you go this way that you use the low profile front sight or they will not line up you can see the difference between the two


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Danimal247 said:
how are you guys making sure you get iron sights built for a flat top rail????
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Im pretty sure they all are made like that, unless you get a triangle type sight like an m4, even then it should still line up because its taller. Just buy the same brand/style of front and rear sights and it should be good
 
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