Anyone run irons only on an AR?

[whitewolf001]

Here are my last two builds. I favor the LMT or Rock River stand alone rear sights shown on these two rifles. They're the same good quality but the RRA unit is about 25% cheaper than the LMT. My AR's are set up for home defense and are zeroed at 25 yards with 55 grain Hornady TAP. I can still see well enough to score almost MOA groups at 100 yards from the bench with irons, so I don't see any reason to scope these guns just for 25 yard application. Suptayu, though. If you're using your AR for defensive purposes, heck with what anybody else thinks, go for what works best for you.


This is a Palmetto State Armory build with added ALG ACT trigger and MagPul furniture. The rear sight is the LMT unit.


This is a Spike's Tactical build of what I call my Short Rifle." I didn't want an ordinary carbine, so I merged a mid-length upper with the heavier government contour barrel and a standard A3 lower. MagPul furniture, RRA buttstock assembly and RRA rear sight, Geisselle SSA trigger.



Testing the handling qualities of my "Short Rifle." It's a darn sweet handling rifle that I'm glad I built.

I built one for a friend just like that second one there out of carbine instead of midlength and he LOVES it.

[EssOne]

Yessir there is a lot to like in a carbine with a rifle lower. I also built two of these with the M4 upper and you're right, they're super nice. I just wanted to try one that didn't look like an M4 up front and I really am fond of it. The durn thang will easily nudge MOA from the bench with Federal XM193 hardball. Here are three such 100 yard groups, all fired with the rifle set up as pictured. (never could hit the #$%%^&*quarter. :pleased:)