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Looking for a nice set, 99% sure I want metal. I know Troy's used to be king, but is that still true?





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Posts: 2495 | Location: Kentucky | Registered: July 09, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Magpul MBUS Pro's.


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Posts: 973 | Location: Nashville, TN | Registered: January 03, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I still prefer how Troy's lock in the up position. Spikes makes some nice ones, depends if you want micro or something more robust. Magpul pros are also nice, but do not lock in the up position.
 
Posts: 1142 | Location: Phila Area | Registered: February 12, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I think locking in the up position is a good idea? The Pro's look good online, but I have never seen any in person.





10mm lays waste to entire cities, cuts through diamonds and will tear Superman a new asshole. - Parabellum

Sex offenders can not be rehabilitated. It's in their wiring. They should not be released back into the general public. On the other hand they should not be warehoused either. I think they should be executed.....Spectre

When someone tries to kill you, it doesn't matter how they are doing it. You're in mortal danger, and it's time to try to kill them back.

Arc.
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Kill every last one of these goddamned animals. We need a president with balls. We need leadership. We should be carpet bombing these barbarians wherever we find them, and we should be looking for them 24/7. We have to unleash Hell upon them. They understand nothing but death, so death is what we should bring them, wholesale.... Para

I left "practical" behind many years ago. It was covered with my first Glock 19. (Fredward)
 
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Magpul pros are nice, but I prefer them to be locked. Going through brush / cover can inadvertently flip them down when you need them.
 
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Troy flip ups for me.
 
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I really like and use Griffin Armament and Knights Armament MIcro BUIS. Midwest has what looks like a decent set out as well.
 
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I like the fine front post on the MBUS Pro. You have to look at the purpose of iron sights on a gun with an optic. I think most of the common, quality optics are matured to a point that the irons are true emergency sights. In that case, the plastic MBUS are obviously the sweet spot. They cost next to nothing and they work. Everything else is a bonus in materials, features, or both. A gun without optics, maybe a different story.

I have MBUS Pros on my duty and HD guns, Sig's factory set on my MCX, and either Colt carry handles or plastic MBUS on everything else.
 
Posts: 5163 | Location: Iowa | Registered: February 24, 2011Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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The magpul pros are very nice - I can recommend as well- on my favorite rifle though I switched to a generic 45 offset set from amazon a few years ago and just finally decided to give 45 degree rds a chance -

I'm not a 3 gun guy and certainly not an operator so its likely overkill for my use - but I sure would like one rifle setup wit a nice optic and buis so figured dual optics (hopefully) ftw - hoping its easier for a rapid transition
 
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Magpul Pro

Metallic, and no sharp edges when sights are folded. The rear sight has a very low profile when folded.


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HK style Troys.
Magpul Pros are nice but I prefer the lock of the Troy and the HK sight picture.


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Originally posted by parabellum:
Magpul Pro

Metallic, and no sharp edges when sights are folded. The rear sight has a very low profile when folded.


Any issue with them staying "up"?





10mm lays waste to entire cities, cuts through diamonds and will tear Superman a new asshole. - Parabellum

Sex offenders can not be rehabilitated. It's in their wiring. They should not be released back into the general public. On the other hand they should not be warehoused either. I think they should be executed.....Spectre

When someone tries to kill you, it doesn't matter how they are doing it. You're in mortal danger, and it's time to try to kill them back.

Arc.
___

Kill every last one of these goddamned animals. We need a president with balls. We need leadership. We should be carpet bombing these barbarians wherever we find them, and we should be looking for them 24/7. We have to unleash Hell upon them. They understand nothing but death, so death is what we should bring them, wholesale.... Para

I left "practical" behind many years ago. It was covered with my first Glock 19. (Fredward)
 
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I have a Yankee Hills issued to me on my issued 11.5” Colt. That has been banged around on calls, raids, and in and out of a patrol car everyday. Nary an issue.

I have a Troy on my own 10.5” SBR that has been a great sight as well. I don’t have a red dot on that rifle so it is used everytime I shoot it.
 
Posts: 4055 | Registered: January 17, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I'm also a big fan of the Magpul MBUS Pro. They stay up, but I also use my BUIS as true "back up" sights. I'd guess if they were used in a dedicated fashion, they would inevitably fold when you didn't want them to in brush or working obstacles/barricades...but then again maybe a fixed sight makes more sense in that scenario.

I've never understood the Troy fascination, but people seem to love them. I had a set and sold them off quickly in favor of the MBUS Pro. Maybe that's just my eyes speaking, but I also found the MBUS Pro to be much more refined.




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If we are really talking BU sights then I prefer the magpul polymer ones. cheap and tough. work well enough for the purpose and priced for the odds that I need them (which I consider near zero on my serious rifles with an aimpoint) and the number of guns they have to go on.
But when I want metal ones I use the troy HK ones.
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I'm a freakin weirdo for irons but I like the HK 416 sets ($90ish) on my dedicated iron sight guns. For flips I like a pri hooded hk style front and a Scar rear. Worth what you paid for it and disclaimer up front.

Troys are good sights and have great CS should you actually need it. I've heard good things about MBUS pros but dont have any time behind them. If you are just checking the box on a range rifle for sights standard MBUS are fine.
 
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Knights for me front and rear.


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Posts: 11145 | Location: Mid-Michigan | Registered: October 02, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Prefer the m4 style Troys. Recently picked up a set of the new sites from Midwest industries. I like thm, but not as much as the Troys.
 
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I have 2 rear troy flip up sights I was selling for $50 each, email me if you are interested.

Its this one btw.
https://troyind.com/products/rear-folding-sight-blk


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My various ARs are currently 50/50 between Troys and the cheaper MBUS sights.

The MBUS sights work, as backups. But I prefer the USGI-style Troys.
 
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