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AR Magazines and Iron Sights - WirePaladin - 11-23-2022
Thank you all for the good info. on buying an AR.
Which AR magazines do you guys recommend for the 6.5G?
Can you recommend any specific fold down iron sights?
THANKS !
AR Magazines and Iron Sights - LRRPF52 - 11-23-2022
Ive had great results with CProducts magazines, Elanders, and Amend2 Polymer mags (10rd).
The CProducts allow the longest COL when hand-loading.
I just ordered a bunch of ASC 25rd mags to give them a shot again after many years. They are a lot more refined than the ASC mags of 10 years ago.
I havent cycled them through yet.
For Iron sights, there are a lot of options on the market now and most of them are more than adequate.
Will you be using a scope primarily with back-up irons?
AR Magazines and Iron Sights - tlen - 11-23-2022
E-lander 17 round mags work for me. The 24 round mags are too long and interfere with bench shooting. I use only 20 round .223 mags as well.
AR Magazines and Iron Sights - WirePaladin - 11-23-2022
Yup, the irons will be back up.
AR Magazines and Iron Sights - VASCAR2 - 11-24-2022
Youll need a low profile fold down rear sight if your going to mount it under your optic. Im using a low profile Midwest Industries rear BUIS on my 16 6.5 Grendel. I have several of the Midwest Ind. rear BUIS that use the same aperture and windage dial as a fixed A-2 sight. Im using the larger MI BUIS on my AR-15s with Red Dot Sights. If your going to mount the Sights at 45 degrees I dont think it matters much
MI same plane low profile BUIS
https://midwestindustriesinc.com/same-plane-low-profile-rear-sight-black/
MI A-2 type fold down rear BUIS
https://midwestindustriesinc.com/ers-flip-up-rear-sight-black/
Front BUIS gas block mount
Im using a couple different front gas block mounted BUIS but the gas block mounted front sight will be to tall if mounted on the hand guard pic rail. They make fold down front sight designed to be mount on a float tube or 1913 rail on a hand guard.
https://midwestindustriesinc.com/combat-rifle-flip-front-sight/
As for magazines Ive used most but unfortunately all brands of 6.5 Grendel magazines have lemons slip through. I recommend buying 6.5 Grendel mags from vendors who will warranty replace or refund defective magazines. I use the seventeen round E-Lander, twenty round C Products Defense Duramag or fifteen round ASC mags the most.
AR Magazines and Iron Sights - Klem - 11-24-2022
Paladin,
What's the story with the sighting system on that AR?
AR Magazines and Iron Sights - biodsl - 11-24-2022
tlen Wrote:E-lander 17 round mags work for me.
These are my favorite Grendel mags. I found loading them to capacity and letting them sit for a few weeks improves reliability.