Troy is my first choice.
Troy was alittle out of my price range.
Troy is my first choice.
Don't go cheap on BUIS - especially if you plan on using them for actual shooting (I've got two carbines now with no optics on them as I've started really using my irons).
I've got a set of Troy's, a Troy rear on a carbine with a standard pinned Front Sight Block, and a set of Magpul MBUS sights on the other.
Things I like about the MBUS are:
- Ultra light weight
- Fairly low-profile
- Spring-actuated flip-up
- Made by Magpul, so they're pretty tough
- Rear sight is easily adjustable with a big fat knob instead of the dial.
Here's what I don't like about them:
- Made of plastic and I've gotten my front one pretty hot before (on a DD Lite rail).
- Spring actuators on the rear sight aren't in the best place necessarily (if your sights are down, you can accidentally hit the spring-actuator by pulling back on the charging handle if you're moving/shooting and not really paying attention to staying off the irons.
- Front sight isn't adjustable with a standard A2/A3 Front-sight tool (this pisses me off royally - its friggin Magpul for God's sake - why not make it standard)
- Front sight post sticks up above the protective plastic ears (well above what a standard F-marked FSB would)
All in all, I'm not looking to sell mine right now - they do the job and are very usable as iron sights, so they're keepers (and the price is hard to argue with).
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