alanwk
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I have the Magpul MBUS Flip-Up sights for my ar15. My question can I (or should I) get offset mounts for them? I want to go with offset sights and have a red dot as primary sight. I hope I am making sense here. Thanks
Actually neither one is sighted in yet.Yeah, depends on your purpose. Unless you're doing unusual operator stuff or competing with it, which might include unusual stuff, by far the most common method is to co-witness them. And then you don't have to get used to different sight pictures or holding the rifle different.
My red dot and MBUS form an 'absolute co-witness'. The MBUS backup sight is directly in the middle of the RDS. If the sight's on and the MBUS are up, the red dot is right on top of the front post. There's also the 'lower third' method, in which the sight picture is--wait for it--one third of the way up from the bottom of the sight. The difference is usually just how high the RDS is.
I like the MBUS sight height and don't want to adjust, so I'm happy with the perfectly equal style.
Bonus: That's a quick way to set your sights or the RDS. If one is already zeroed, just make them match.
IMHO, adding offsets to a RDS doesn't make sense.I have the Magpul MBUS Flip-Up sights for my ar15. My question can I (or should I) get offset mounts for them? I want to go with offset sights and have a red dot as primary sight. I hope I am making sense here. Thanks