New Jovian Thunderbolt got his gunsmith to install XS Sights on his 1911 Commander and has published a range report. The rear sight has no notch. Bit of a sway back. You might wander that big front sight around in that shallow saddle and not line it up with the post to [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find cheap Grizzly sights for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Earlier this year, shortly after I turned 21, I purchased a 1911. It was quite a steal but it [Read More…]
Surefire’s nifty Rapid Transition Sight are canted at 45 degrees to allow them to be used alongside scopes on 3-gun competition rifles. I have seen, and blogged about, canted picatinny rails for red dot sights but this is the first canted iron sight that I have [Read More…]
My favorite aftermarket aperture sight manufacturer, Tech Sights, has expanded their line to include the Ruger Mini-14 and Remington 597. Over the standard Mini-14 rear sight, Tech Sight’s sight allows click adjustment of both windage and elevation adjustment ands [Read More…]
Arthur C. Clarke wrote “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”. Magic is the first word that came to mind when I read about the MicroSight which has been developed at the Idaho National Laboratory. The new gun sight allows a [Read More…]
I saw the below photo on the Sabre Defense website. Can someone please explain the reasoning behind mounting iron sights at a 45 to 75 degree angle? My guess is that it allow quick transition between the Backup Iron Sights and the main EOTech holographic sight if the [Read More…]
A while back I covered diamond rifle sights, and recently I became aware that Trijicons “Bright & Tough” night sights use a sapphire crystal to focus light into the tritium lamp. Pretty cool. The Brownells description of the night sights: Nighttime and [Read More…]
Magpul have developed a low cost backup iron sight (BUIS) called the Magpul MBUS (Backup-Up Sights). They are designed for the AR-15 platform but will fit any firearm with a picatinny rail. The front sight will sell for $39.95 and rear sight for $59.95. Click to expand. [Read More…]
HEYM USA, purveyor of fine rifles [I am unlikely to ever afford], offer a front sight for their double rifles that uses a diamond as the bead. Apparently it is a night sight. I have never seen this before. Anyone know how effective these are? When the boyz in the hoodz [Read More…]
This is a very clever idea. The rifle is a Mossberg 144LSB Target rifle that is currently listed on gunbroker. The advantage of having the sight raised is that when shooting from a offhand/verticle position you can keep you head as close to upright as possible to [Read More…]
Apparently it refers to the use of a electronic sight along with backup iron sights. I was aware of the concept but not the word. A “Co-Witness” AR from eguns.com Traction Control explains.
… and their use, or lack of use, of iron sights amazes me. From MilitaryPhotos.com Palestinian police officers loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas violently dispersed a demonstration against the Annapolis peace conference, and medical workers said one protester was [Read More…]
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