MedicMonty
Plinker
Hi all, looking for some wisdom...
I recently purchased my first AR and after several trips to the range, feel good about shooting with irons. I wanted some glass for it and after talking to a couple guys at my LGS, bought a Guntec Prism 1, which I think I would be pretty happy with. Unfortunately, I either didn't ask enough questions or didn't do enough research (or both)... and realized after getting it home that the front iron sight is, obviously, in the way now (in my defense, I had looked through other optics in the store that the front sight didn't bother - i just didn't take the time to put this particular sight on a similar weapon before i bought it - lesson learned...)
When I spoke to the salesman at the store about it, he said a popular option would be to mill off the front sight.... I'm a little hesitant. One, because I know I'm not mechanically inclined enough to even think about doing it myself despite being told it's "super easy." Two, because it seems like a mod that there's kind of no going back from (except to order and replace the part) and three because..... it just doesn't sit well with me.
In doing a little more research, it looks like my other options are: replace with a low-profile or rail-height gas block, raise the sight, get another optic, or suck it up and live with an somewhat bothersome but not terrible obstruction in my sight picture. Any wise words or horror stories? Something I'm not considering?
Thanks for your help in advance.
I recently purchased my first AR and after several trips to the range, feel good about shooting with irons. I wanted some glass for it and after talking to a couple guys at my LGS, bought a Guntec Prism 1, which I think I would be pretty happy with. Unfortunately, I either didn't ask enough questions or didn't do enough research (or both)... and realized after getting it home that the front iron sight is, obviously, in the way now (in my defense, I had looked through other optics in the store that the front sight didn't bother - i just didn't take the time to put this particular sight on a similar weapon before i bought it - lesson learned...)
When I spoke to the salesman at the store about it, he said a popular option would be to mill off the front sight.... I'm a little hesitant. One, because I know I'm not mechanically inclined enough to even think about doing it myself despite being told it's "super easy." Two, because it seems like a mod that there's kind of no going back from (except to order and replace the part) and three because..... it just doesn't sit well with me.
In doing a little more research, it looks like my other options are: replace with a low-profile or rail-height gas block, raise the sight, get another optic, or suck it up and live with an somewhat bothersome but not terrible obstruction in my sight picture. Any wise words or horror stories? Something I'm not considering?
Thanks for your help in advance.