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May 16th, 2020, 04:45 PM #1Member
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AR rear sight/carry handle?
Alright, so I'm probably gonna end up with some kinda AR-15. I'm looking at the PSA PA-15 16'' Nitride M4 Carbine: https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-...rifle-fde.html
These come without any sort of rear sight, or at least one isn't pictured on their website. Some options I've seen as high as $200, which seems steep, for iron sights, anyway, but what do I know? I'm also probably a weirdo, but I actually like the carry handle. What's my cheapest option that isn't complete junk, carry handle or not?
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May 16th, 2020, 04:59 PM #2Grand Member
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Re: AR rear sight/carry handle?
PSA has them on their site I think around $60 try Bear creek arsenal or Joe Bob's , AR15 discount , Combat Armory cheapest I've seen $20 as for quality can't recommend any
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May 16th, 2020, 05:15 PM #3
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PSA carry handle has mostly all good reviews $69...
Non carry handle would be Magpul rear mbus at this time$54/$60ish
Ruger Rear fold up sight $36
https://www.amazon.com/Ruger-90415-R.../dp/B00CJJAKV4
or a number of good Red Dots from $99 & up
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Re: AR rear sight/carry handle?
You can sometimes find them in the classifieds here.
I have a PSA AR. Never had an issue with it.
Also bought a PA10 from them that had to go back for a feeding issue. They have excellent customer service.
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May 16th, 2020, 09:15 PM #5
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Get it with an A1 upper....problem solved, you can thank me later
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May 16th, 2020, 09:19 PM #6
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May 16th, 2020, 10:10 PM #7
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Another vote for the PSA carry handle, its $69.00 with free shipping right now. They are quality made and the correct height. Most of the cheap $25-$40.00 ones are Chinese made and out of spec when using it with a standard A2 front sight post. I know this 1st hand.
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May 17th, 2020, 06:57 AM #8Member
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Re: AR rear sight/carry handle?
That's exactly the kinda thing I needed to know and wanted to avoid, thank you. There are all these sights, and with the pic rails they're fairly universal, but at the same time, different guns have different sights of different heights and all that. I could grab any random rear sight that fits the rails, but it needs to line up with the existing sight rail, or I gotta replace that too.
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May 17th, 2020, 11:57 AM #9
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If you buy an AR with an "F" front sight use the rear sight designed for "F" front sights. When it comes to sights or carry handles with sights you mostly get what you pay for. Buy cheap get cheap.
Mil-Spec height carry handle for flat top AR-15, M16A4, M4, M4A1 rifles and carbines. Compatible with taller F marked front sight bases.
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May 17th, 2020, 12:17 AM #10
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UTG has Super Slim front and rear fixed sights that aren't too expensive.
Also, I think you can get a basic M4 style carbine for less money from PSA by buying a complete upper and a complete lower.
(something about a federal tax that they must pay on complete rifles sold that makes a complete rifle cost more than buying the identical thing as "two parts")
Example: Buy these two and pay $440
$140 (sometimes these come with free shipping, but not currently)
https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-...lth-lower.html
$300 (free shipping)
https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-...e-7779344.html
Last edited by Emptymag; May 17th, 2020 at 12:26 AM.
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