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I currently have an ARMS #40 rear and Troy BUIS up front. The bad thing about buying an XCR is that it is an additional cost for sights. The good thing is you can put darn near whatever you want that'll attach to rails. This is the newest rage. So any complaints about sights you'd only have to look in the mirror.
I'f I had to do it again, and I will, I will get Hk416 sights front in rear. My opinion about Back Up Iron Sights is it should not be a Back Up Iron Sights. The XCR monolithic frame allows for sights, a compact scope or red dot sight plus night vision, laser, and flashlight. If the sights are a back-up then get the most minimal BUIS you can get. Most BUIS on the market are designed for an AR which puts the sights a tad too high. They are made that way b/c the M16A3 and A4, and M4A3's have permament front sights set high to maintain the original design of the M16 with the carry handle, something no soldier has hardly ever used ever since the first M16's (we were never allowed to use the carry handle in BASIC/AIT and most infantry units). I guess it is too simple just to remove the carry handle eons ago, but oh well. To me, the high sight plane is just an inconvenience that I can live with. The XCR does allow for a lower plane and the Hk416 (actual ones) would be ideal for me since there is nothing you have to do to put the sights into action and the are just a tad higher than my ARMS #40 folded down.
I've heard that Hayes Research has a low profile HK diopter sight but it uses a center set screw to retain in place that won't work with the XCR due to the center of rails milled out.
Currently the only thing I have an optic on is my issued M4A3 w/a Acog TA31. Neat little day sight, great night illumination except that when it's dark, the only thing you'll see is the reticle.
I'll be saving my pennies for a Elcan Specter DR. You can't beat the dual magnification at a flip of a switch. Anyone that was a crew in a tank, a Bradley, or LAV25 will be familiar with that setup. I already have a PVS14 to do the night side of it.
I'f I had to do it again, and I will, I will get Hk416 sights front in rear. My opinion about Back Up Iron Sights is it should not be a Back Up Iron Sights. The XCR monolithic frame allows for sights, a compact scope or red dot sight plus night vision, laser, and flashlight. If the sights are a back-up then get the most minimal BUIS you can get. Most BUIS on the market are designed for an AR which puts the sights a tad too high. They are made that way b/c the M16A3 and A4, and M4A3's have permament front sights set high to maintain the original design of the M16 with the carry handle, something no soldier has hardly ever used ever since the first M16's (we were never allowed to use the carry handle in BASIC/AIT and most infantry units). I guess it is too simple just to remove the carry handle eons ago, but oh well. To me, the high sight plane is just an inconvenience that I can live with. The XCR does allow for a lower plane and the Hk416 (actual ones) would be ideal for me since there is nothing you have to do to put the sights into action and the are just a tad higher than my ARMS #40 folded down.
I've heard that Hayes Research has a low profile HK diopter sight but it uses a center set screw to retain in place that won't work with the XCR due to the center of rails milled out.
Currently the only thing I have an optic on is my issued M4A3 w/a Acog TA31. Neat little day sight, great night illumination except that when it's dark, the only thing you'll see is the reticle.
I'll be saving my pennies for a Elcan Specter DR. You can't beat the dual magnification at a flip of a switch. Anyone that was a crew in a tank, a Bradley, or LAV25 will be familiar with that setup. I already have a PVS14 to do the night side of it.