Gang need help how do I get the large apature to rotate into position. There is NO setting on my A2 sights lower than the battle setting of 8/3. I have zeroed it with the small apature site as recommended but I just can't get the "battle site" into position. Please help. Thanks in advance DAROGUE1 Any other tips are also welcome. I know about AR15.com thay don't have it either unless I looked wrong.
AR 15 sight question......
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yankytrash
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What's a battle sight?
I'm not being a wise-ass, I really don't know what it is.
You mean the long range/short range rear sight? If that's it, you should just be able to flip it by hand. Although, when you are talking 'settings' of '8/3', I suspect you know WAY more than I do about it.
I'm not being a wise-ass, I really don't know what it is.You mean the long range/short range rear sight? If that's it, you should just be able to flip it by hand. Although, when you are talking 'settings' of '8/3', I suspect you know WAY more than I do about it.
http://communities.msn.com/TheMarylandAR15ShootersSite&naventryid=113
I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but it may help.
I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but it may help.
Yes you should be able to flip the sight aperture from small to large with the tip of your finger, if not something is wrong.
Here is a pretty informative site on sights(hee hee!) for the AR series of rifles. This link takes you right to The Maryland AR15 Shooter Site / Zeroing Methods page.
Here is a pretty informative site on sights(hee hee!) for the AR series of rifles. This link takes you right to The Maryland AR15 Shooter Site / Zeroing Methods page.
Destructo6
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The two aperatures should be the same distance from the pivot, so if the small is on, the large should be also.
Use the large one for low light and close in.
Use the large one for low light and close in.
when you bottom out on the rear sight, zero by adjusting the front sight. there's battle sight by Chuck Santose on AR15.com. he suggested adjusting the rear sight to bottom out at -2clicks of the 8/3. then set at 8/3 and zero at 50 yrds. by adjusting the front sight. this will give you a zero at 50 yrds/250yrds. if you check at AR15.com or the link by JK2, i think Chuck also had his battle zero posted there, it'll give you more details. HTH.
yankytrash
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Pry it up with a screwdriver and some penetrating oil.
Or as my dad says, "If it don't fit, you ain't usin a big enough hammer!!" (Translation: a mallet and a screwdriver might do it)
Or as my dad says, "If it don't fit, you ain't usin a big enough hammer!!" (Translation: a mallet and a screwdriver might do it)
Ahhhh........
Much like everything else on this rifle it was tight! Was messing around with it ealier today and it moved to the bigger apature I had to wrap a towel around my thumb and push it by hand. It was leaving a nice indentation in my thumb (which is not calloused) prior to the towel treatment/solution. I think that I will leve the larger apeture up seeing that the range that I usually shoot at only goes out to 200yards. Thanks again everyone. Nice to know you are out there! DAROGUE1
Ps.yankytrash--That was my solution to alot of things when I was a kid. That and duct tape Some things from the childhood come back at bad times. Esp with firearms!
Much like everything else on this rifle it was tight! Was messing around with it ealier today and it moved to the bigger apature
I had to wrap a towel around my thumb and push it by hand. It was leaving a nice indentation in my thumb (which is not calloused) prior to the towel treatment/solution. I think that I will leve the larger apeture up seeing that the range that I usually shoot at only goes out to 200yards. Thanks again everyone. Nice to know you are out there! DAROGUE1Ps.yankytrash--That was my solution to alot of things when I was a kid. That and duct tape Some things from the childhood come back at bad times. Esp with firearms!
GgnubrKihn
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Improved Battlesight Zero (IBZ) or a.k.a. the Santose method can be found here:
http://communities.msn.com/TheMarylandAR15ShootersSite&naventryid=120
Ashley Outdoors has a replacement Same Plane rear sight that the zero is the same for both large and small apertures. On the stock rear sight, the large aperture is a 100-300 meter sight and the small aperture is for > 300 meters IIRC.
http://communities.msn.com/TheMarylandAR15ShootersSite&naventryid=120
Ashley Outdoors has a replacement Same Plane rear sight that the zero is the same for both large and small apertures. On the stock rear sight, the large aperture is a 100-300 meter sight and the small aperture is for > 300 meters IIRC.