ar gas block question

[DeadEyeDick]

ok, i just got my first ar and i dont know it all. im wondering if it possible to remove the front sights. im assuming you can do so and replace it with a gas block. im wanting to replace the sites with a block with rails so i can put a bi pod on it. and if the sights can be removed, how do i do it? thanks

 

[Furious_George]

if you're looking at the side of the front site, there's one small roll pin pretty close to the center and two larger pins toward the bottom. you can knock them out with a hammer and a punch. the larger ones may take a little persuasion.

 

[DeadEyeDick]

awesome. is this a good one to get? or maybe you know where to get prices. thank you sir!

http://www.ftfindustries.com/mm5/me...FI&Product_Code=AR-YHM9380&Category_Code=ARHG

 

[POSITIVE DISCONTENT]

If you have a bayonet lug bipod mount to that as well. A true GI bipod just clamps to the barrel

 

[Furious_George]

good call on the lug mount. i didn't even think about that. oh and dick, i think you posted a picture of your MKII that you have in the classifieds too.

 

[DeadEyeDick]

yeah, i was pretty tired when i made that post. i thought about the lug, but i really want that sight off. but now, thinking about it, that would be the smart way to go. that way i can still use the irons if i need to. geez, im ranting. thanks fellas

 

[Furious_George]

cool, and if your front site ever gets too annoying like mine did, you can get something like this:
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=257276

 

[ez bake]

...or you can just get a low-profile gas block and cover it with a mid-length (assuming yours is a carbine) or have yours ground down and then get a free floating quad rail or tube so that you're not mounting anything directly to the barrel (i.e. a bipod) and thus not affecting its accuracy as much.