How many rail slots does the front sight use up? My gas block has 2 slots and 3 flats. I also have a sling point mounted on it so I really only have a little space left. Curious how much of a section of rail the front sight will cover. How many rail slots does the front sight use up? My gas block has 2 slots and 3 flats. I also have a sling point mounted on it so I really only have a little space left. Curious how much of a... » Read More How many rail slots does the front sight use up? My gas block has 2 slots and 3 flats. I also have a sling point mounted on it so I really only have a little space left. Curious how much of a section of rail the front sight will cover. « Show Less
75035
It only takes up 2 flats and 1 slot. If you're gas block is lower than your rail you may want to mount it further toward the buttstock end. It will be stepped down otherwise and you may have trouble zeroing. The idea being both front and rear sight mounted parallel to each other.
75036
It uses one slot and two flats, total. I just de-installed and re-installed to make 101% positive for you. Hope that helps, my friend. Happy shooting and KCCO.
2184797
It should stay at zero if you put it back in the same slots on your rail. Long as you don't mess with sight turrets or remove sight from mount. It's best to always re-check zero when doing anything to a firearm. I love this mount on my colt competition, you won't be disappointed. Good luck and happy shooting.
130579
Kind of depends on your rails. I'm not sure about this combination, but when they are wrong it is about 1/8" off on the height which is pretty obvious. My front sight mounted on the gas block which I think made it too high so I had to get a lower version. I think if your rails are the same height front and rear they work together. I don't have my rifle in front of me.
1639486
You can mount it either place but mounting on the gas block will require you to raise the front sight post to account for the difference between gas block and acc. rail height. Mine is mounted on the rail.
584588
it would depnd on how much real estate your ACOG occupies!how many slots doesnit take up?when these offset sights are installed,you want the rear to be in the rear not the middle of rail!hope this helps!
662847
The DPMS Sportical has the front gas block rail slightly lower than the back rail. These sights are perfect on it and the red dot sight I added lines up perfect so when I look thru the red dot, it is exactly where the sights line up
1451542
It was designed for the gas block rail that sets lower in height than the standard height rail found on any AR15's upper receiver. Assists in providing the proper height to your front sight picture for proper alignment with your rear sight. Extremely useful for standard DPMS upper receivers with a gas block rail that is not of the same height as the receiver's rail. Worked out very well for me. Hope that helped.
981110
Works great on my S&W; M&P; 15 w/ same plane gas block. dont know exact height but I paired it with UTG Model 4/16 Complete Match-grade Rear Sightand it seems to be a great match. As stated in one of the comments on posting for this sight, rear sight is significantly to the left side when sighting in, not sure why but thats how it is. and the post needs to be pretty far down into the front sight to get the correct position. Love this setup!
600085
Yes any Troy rear sight will be level with your front gas block mounted sight. The block mounted sight is higher than your standard rail mount to make up for the distance between the gas block and rail. Hope this helps, btw these are excellent backups.
1905484
Each carbine would be different depending on the model you own, but I removed mine and it covers up 8 slots. I have mine mounted 3 from the front with a Magpul sling mount up front.
347446
It depends on the hight of the gas block. There are different size sights based on the hight of your gas block.
652256
Hey Jeff, Not sure what exact gas block Stag Arms is using. But, I can tell you that I had to shim this front sight on mine. I have a Red X upper, received it about 6 months ago. I was a little disappointed that I had to shim the sight to get a snug tight fit. But, it works like a champ now.
1773186
It depends on the gun. However on my AR it did NOT clear the front sight post. I moved it to my AR 10 without the fixed sight post. I will also like to add that it is a very good product and highly recommend it.
25794
I have a GG&G 1281 Flip Up Front Sight. They work well together. Make sure that if you go that route, pick the sight that fits what your gun has. Some gas blocks are lower than the plane of where the rear sight mounts. If that's the case, choose the one that specifies "for gas block mounting." Mine happens to be the same plane all the entire length of the rifle, so this one worked fine. It's all aluminum and matches the finish on my rifle very well. Flip ups are nice when you opt to run optics also. Likewise, for red dots, it can cowitness if desired. A good red dot will not require a cowitness. The sight pops up with authority and locks in place. Once locked, it's very solid and steady. To fold, just press the button once more and fold it down...again solid engagement. There are many other sights to choose from. Some excessively high dollar ones that do the same job. As a Soldier with over 24 years experience with this particular platform and various sights and optics, as long as it's zeroed properly and remains undamaged, it'll perform better than the shooter for years to come. The front sight tool that this sight uses is the four prong one. For only a few bucks, it's worth buying it as well. The other option is to use a nail or the tip of a bullet to depress and move the sight as needed...usually causing little scratches where the tool does not. Hope this helps. Hit me up if you ever have more questions that I may possibly have an answer to.
930759
I'm not sure I understand what you mean exactly. But here are a couple things I would try: Move your sights farther apart (as far as possible), not closer, the longer your sight plane/picture the better accuracy. When sighting, perhaps start with the large open circle reticle, then flip to the small pin-hole after you sight in. Other than that, the only thing I could think of could be that you have the front sight mounted to a gas block, and the rear sight mounted to your flat-top rail. And those two parts are not the same height (gasblock is shorter) If so, move the front sight up onto the quad-rail (if yours has the same height as receiver rail height), if not, you need a gas block height front sight, or a fore end that is the same height as the rail on your receiver. You have to bring the sights onto the same plane, that's the jist of it. And if that still doesn't work, maybe you forgot to open your eye. lol. good luck.
250292
I'm not sure what you're talking about here, but these sights have nothing to do with the gas block. These sights mount on the top or side rail and locate the "sight" at a 45 deg. angle thereby clearing the scope.
902442
The top of the sight (tip of protective ears) is 1.5 inches from the top of rail. The opening for the sight post begins @ 1 and 1/8th inches from the top of rail. If buying the front and rear sight set, they are designed to mount on the same plane/rail height. Hope this helps.