I don't even buy them. Buy a quality optic and it won't break.
I don't even buy them. Buy a quality optic and it won't break.
I don't even buy them. Buy a quality optic and it won't break.
Very well stated, I concur these points. Flip sights for use when needed, never without.Depends on the setup and usage. I'm not an operator, not deployed or using my rifle for work though, so my opinion is from a civilian standpoint. A law enforcement, military, or competition shooter will have different opinions.
I have a fixed irons only 16" rifle, no optic. This helps keep me up on my iron sight skills, so they don't diminish. Probably a good way to keep tabs on my eyesight as well.
My other guns have optics, red dots and magnified glass, they get flip ups. The optics are in QD mounts. I don't personally care about witness or co-witness necessarily, I either use the optic or the irons, not both. If the optic becomes inoperable, whether it's battery or obstruction, the flip ups are there if I need them.
You know my opinion, OP: unless you're going to war with that rifle, or unless you're a cop and it's your duty rifle, you do not *need* BUS at all. It's a "want" or a "nice to have" item, but not a need.
Especially so with as good as even cheap optics are these days.
Every single gun I own (well 99%) i buy or build because they are capable of "going to war". That's just a minimum quality threshold that any gun should pass imo.You know my opinion, OP: unless you're going to war with that rifle, or unless you're a cop and it's your duty rifle, you do not *need* BUS at all. It's a "want" or a "nice to have" item, but not a need.
Especially so with as good as even cheap optics are these days.
You know my opinion, OP: unless you're going to war with that rifle, or unless you're a cop and it's your duty rifle, you do not *need* BUS at all. It's a "want" or a "nice to have" item, but not a need.
Especially so with as good as even cheap optics are these days.