jtallen83 Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Does anyone here have a set of Troy Micro folding BUIS, I need the height from the top of the rail when folded?https://troyind.com/products/micro-set-m4-front-and-dioptic-rear-fdeI'm looking for the lowest profile I can get in a set of FDE colored folding BUIS. Midwest has some at .4375" but nobody else wants give the numbers in the descriptions.
blue109 Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Those magpul PRO sights look pretty low
Robocop1051 Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Check out the Bobro BUIS. I think they win for lowest profile.
jtallen83 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Report Posted October 17, 2015 Check out the Bobro BUIS. I think they win for lowest profile. Doesn't look like they make them anymore;http://www.bobroengineering.com/I found one place that had the front sight but the rear is the one I really need...............
Rsquared Posted October 17, 2015 Report Posted October 17, 2015 I've got a couple sets of the micro's on some SBR's. I don't have the exact measurements in front of me ( I can get back to you later on that). But just from judging using the ol Mark-I eyeball, they're pretty similar to some YHM spring-loaded folders that I have also. Approximately 3/8". I'll get you some more exact measurements later JT.
blue109 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Posted October 17, 2015 Those bobro were just released a few months ago and look to be selling out faster than they can ship. Wondering if they just Havnt updated the website with them?
guruofhotrod Posted October 17, 2015 Report Posted October 17, 2015 I see them listed at Ranier, very nice but, you'll probably have to have em cerakotedhttp://www.rainierarms.com/bobro-lowrider-buis
Malig8r Posted October 17, 2015 Report Posted October 17, 2015 Magpul Pro front sight stowed above rail height = 0.43"Magpul Pro rear sight stowed above rail height = ~0.37"Those numbers are taken directly off the Magpul website. I know you were looking for Troy Micro heights but I thought I would throw that out there for reference.
jtallen83 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Report Posted October 17, 2015 The Magpul looks good, wish they made them in FDE. If the Troy sights are to tall then I might grab them. The BoBro are thin for sure, couldn't get much thinner than that.
Rsquared Posted October 18, 2015 Report Posted October 18, 2015 Troy - 0.517"YHM - 0.455"That's measuring them from the top of the rail to the top of the sight when folded.
jtallen83 Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Posted October 18, 2015 Looks like Troy are the taller of the lot but the only ones in FDE.............decisions, decisions.
shepp Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 On 10/17/2015 at 10:50 PM, jtallen83 said: Looks like Troy are the taller of the lot but the only ones in FDE.............decisions, decisions. What did you end up going with
jtallen83 Posted October 9, 2016 Author Report Posted October 9, 2016 Still waiting for the Bobro to come back in stock, using some Matech and Magpul right now for those few occasions I shoot irons. BUIS seem to always take a back seat to other parts for a new build, someday I may get caught up and have everything outfitted properly.....but then I'm still short a couple quality optics since that goal got put on hold for a suppressor buying binge.
shepp Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 2 hours ago, jtallen83 said: Still waiting for the Bobro to come back in stock, using some Matech and Magpul right now for those few occasions I shoot irons. BUIS seem to always take a back seat to other parts for a new build, someday I may get caught up and have everything outfitted properly.....but then I'm still short a couple quality optics since that goal got put on hold for a suppressor buying binge. Prioraties lol, I'm doing the same just bought 1000 rounds of x39 and Im still waiting for my upper, but I wanted to get a good amount of ammo incase panic set in after the election. I like those Troy sights especially the rear. I've never used that style of sight before so I like the idea of the hashes on the rear. I don't plan on buying my optics for my arak till I got some extra cash or it goes on a sale hopefully. I'll probably end up buying a front from MWI, I've already got one of their rears. BTW I see MWI has them in FDE https://www.midwestindustriesinc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=363
jtallen83 Posted October 9, 2016 Author Report Posted October 9, 2016 Good deal, I'll buy MI before Troy any day, they must have recently started adding the colors. I'm feeling that same urge to buy ammo, harder to fight the urge to shoot it though!
shepp Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, jtallen83 said: Good deal, I'll buy MI before Troy any day, they must have recently started adding the colors. I'm feeling that same urge to buy ammo, harder to fight the urge to shoot it though! I think they did too, cuz I remember looking when you posted this, but then I never posted anything
Robocop1051 Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 I have a rear FDE Troy sight I grabbed to match up with a VLTOR CASV. I wish more companies offered colored sights. I'm not one to invest $$$ on BACKUP sights. Magpul MBUS sights are usually $50-$75 per set. I have more expensive, fixed sights on a NM rifle I built... but those are the primary sights.
blue109 Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 I got all my fancy $200 KAC rear sights on eBay when those surplus vendors were selling them off for $30. Totally wish I bought a few dozen if them lol.
ARTrooper Posted October 9, 2016 Report Posted October 9, 2016 I thought everyone is getting rid of BUISs because it's what the special ops guys are doing? :P
jtallen83 Posted October 9, 2016 Author Report Posted October 9, 2016 I put less priority on them due more to what my old eyes are not doing than what others are doing!
Rsquared Posted October 10, 2016 Report Posted October 10, 2016 I like having the back-ups just as a "piece of mind" type of thing. The cost of them sure as hell beats the alternative. Don't get me wrong, as I said before, I trust the optics that I install and use on my weapons.
shepp Posted October 10, 2016 Report Posted October 10, 2016 6 minutes ago, Rsquared said: I like having the back-ups just as a "piece of mind" type of thing. The cost of them sure as hell beats the alternative. Don't get me wrong, as I said before, I trust the optics that I install and use on my weapons. I do to, but one thing that really bothers me about bolt guns not having irons on them. Say I'm in bfe Montana on an elk hunt got 5g's into it, I slip fall bust my scope, your fucked this x39 will be my "truck gun" I've got optics picked out. But like you say for the price why not have piece of mind
ARTrooper Posted October 10, 2016 Report Posted October 10, 2016 yeah, I agree. I just thought it funny that this thread started not long after the other one. glass can break, batteries can fail, but if iron (aluminum) is as reliable as you can get. if BUIS fail than good thing we have 20 rounds in a mag to throw lead in the general direction. haha.
shepp Posted October 10, 2016 Report Posted October 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, ARTrooper said: yeah, I agree. I just thought it funny that this thread started not long after the other one. glass can break, batteries can fail, but if iron (aluminum) is as reliable as you can get. if BUIS fail than good thing we have 20 rounds in a mag to throw lead in the general direction. haha. This thread is actually over a year old I just necro'd it
jtallen83 Posted October 10, 2016 Author Report Posted October 10, 2016 10 minutes ago, shepp said: This thread is actually over a year old I just necro'd it Looks like it had some life left. Noticed this from BAD while I was looking around for new sights today; http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/sights/front-sights/ar-15-fixed-clamp-on-front-sight-prod85934.aspx?avs|Special-Filters_1=New
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