A2 Front Sight
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Personal preferences aside, is there anything wrong with using an A2 front sight gas block on an AR-15? Does it affect accuracy more negatively than low profile gas blocks? Does it increase the chance of barrel damage if something strikes it hard enough?
>>29767647
Nope
>>29767647
Nope. Use what you want, they're all good. But A2 wins in the aesthetics category.
>>29767647
The only reason people don't like them is because they minorly block your view with optics. Some people swear that you can't notice it with a 4x scope, but I fucking noticed it every time. Not the biggest problem in the world, but I prefer not to deal with it.
If you don't mind, then no, nothing wrong with fixed front sights.
will using the sling swivel on the sight make it no longer a free-float barrel?
>>29767726
using the sling would shift your POI, yes.
>>29767726
Yes, even grabbing very hard on a VFG can have a small effect of POI. Small, but it is there.
The standard handguards setup is sold as free floating, but it really isn't. There is a reason people invest for actual free float handguards.
>>29767820
Wait so if I buy something like an aero precision free float rail for my a2 middy, it won't actually be freefloat?
>>29767977
if the vfg is attached to a free float rail it will stay freefloated
>>29768009
I plan on buying a new handguard for a light and possibly a qd sling mount. I'm genuinely surprised a 9 inch handguard only weights ~6 ounces.
>>29767647
>is there anything wrong with using an A2 front sight gas block on an AR-15?
yeah, it gets in the way when using an optic whereas a flip up is going to be infinitely superior
