Troy front sight adjustment

[davidconatser]

Google has let me down.

I just bought my first AR with Troy folding sights and need to adjust the elevation of the front sight. I pushed down the pin and used small needle nose pliers to rotate the sight.

Surely there is an easier way. I am concerned about damaging the post grabbing it with pliers. Is there some little tool or something that will fit over the post to rotate it?

Thanks

 

[R.W.Dale]

the AR front sight is intended to be adjusted with a specific tool. I'm suprised a quick Google of "ar15 front sight tool" didn't yield thousands of them to buy.

 

[davidconatser]

All of the Googled links said the Troy folding sights do not need a special tool. But using pliers just doesn't seem like a good idea.

Troy does not have anything on its site.

 

[R.W.Dale]

maybe by not a "special tool" they mean that any AR sight tool will work that you don't have to buy a Troy specific sight tool.

can you post a pic of the sight?

 

[davidconatser]

Here is a link to Troy. I think all of the styles have the same pin configuration. http://www.troyind.com/front.html

 

[Sylvan-Forge]

For the Troy sight I use Brownells 078-000-010 A1/A2 AR-15 Sight Wrench.

It has a four-prong head (A2) on one end and a five-prong head (A1) on the other end. It's for front sights only.

Troy uses a four-prong A2 front sight post.

You could also use a 078-000-009 A2 AR-15 Sight Wrench.

Link

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One of those little rubber balls from the toy-for-a-coin machines might improve the ergonomics of the tool.

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[rob_s]

There are two different versions. One uses an AK-style front sight post that you can turn using an AK took or a smashed case mouth (step on one on a concrete floor or mash it with a Leatherman) the other version uses a standard AR post with the detent that you have to push down and which you can turn using an AR front sight tool.

 

[WNC Seabee]

I just sold an upper with those sights. Loved the sights, but had to include them with the upper.

Any way, the way I did it was to use a small blade screw driver, the kind you use for glasses, to push the detente and rotate the post at the same time. It was a PIA, but worked. I figured it's a 1-time adjustment, for me anyway, so why go through the expense of a new tool?

 

[davidconatser]

Thanks guys.

I knew THR would come through.

I will order the Brownell's, but mashing a case mouth is a handy field expedient.

And this will join the archive and come up on the Google THR search.