Decent BUIS for less money?

[Frontier Gear]

Why do you need them?

I know it's all about if your primary optic crashes but let's be realistic, how often does that happen?

Where I live it happens almost every hunting season. Weather conditions get just right with fog and humidity in the air and your scope fogs up. I live on the Kettle River. There is great hunting around here, but there can be lots of humidity. We can have a nice snow on the ground, but then it starts warming up.... Fog. It can roll in fast and burn off just as quickly, but it is very common for people to miss an opportunity at an animal due to a fogged scope in this neck of the woods. Most people around here are using bolt guns and lever actions. They mount scopes on the bolt guns with "see through" mounts for their iron sights. This works, but puts the scope up high and they loose their cheek weld. When I show people an AR hunting rifle with 45 degree backup sights the first thing they say is "I need those!" and then they tell their story about a missed opportunity due to a fogged scope.

Another example that I just saw last week was when my friends horse fell and landed on his hunting rifle that was in a scabbard on the horse. That's not too friendly for the optics or the gun in general. Last year my 13 year old son banged my scope and broke it while we were hunting. My point being that optics get damaged, especially when they are out in the woods every day, all day.

Good quality 45 degree BUIS make a lot of practical sense. If your scope fogs up or gets damaged, simply pop up the sights and tilt your rifle. You are now good for 100 yard shots. No tools needed and they don't raise your scope up higher than it should be.

I'm not building a zombie killer and just want to trick out my AR. I'm just trying to solve an old problem using the modern sporting rifle and the features that it offers.

I'm willing to (and have already) paid hundreds of dollars for my 45 degree backup sights, because I do feel that they are worth it. However, I'd love to find a better deal (who doesn't want to save some money?).


Here is my cabin a few weeks ago. As you can see, it can be prone to fog and the ground can be steep and slippery.
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