AR front sight (flared orange, red, etc)

[bm3r]

Hey everyone,

Im not having any luck finding a front sight that is a flared orange or red for my ar.

The troy tritium front folding sight is the closest I could find - although no flare

Looking for something along the lines of the trijicon hd orange fronts (similar setup on pistols)

Thanks!

 

[Kilroy]

I painted my front sight post hot pink, but it made little to no difference. If you're trying to go faster, a red dot optic is the way to go.

 

[bm3r]

I painted my front sight post hot pink, but it made little to no difference. If you're trying to go faster, a red dot optic is the way to go.

Which paint did you use? Any pictures?

 

[Boom Boom]

Just an FYI. While a Trijicon big dot front sight is nice for up-close defensive work with a pistol, it sucks as an AR-15 front post. It will cover your sight picture and have minute-of-barn door accuracy.

If you want a tritium front post, the Meprolight one is excellent.
http://www.amazon.com/Meprolight-AR-15-M-16A1-Tru-Dot-Sight/dp/B0002INGN8

You don't need a special front sight assembly for a colored post. Replacement posts are dirt cheap for any front assembly that uses a standard post. Paint the posts whatever color you want. Just tape off the thread. Use primer and a white base coat for the best results. Any decent spray paint will do the job (Krylon, Duplicolor, etc).

 

[Biggfoot44]

Please explain your intended meaning of "Flared" ?

Literally , I thought of tapered. From the context , it seems some sort of enhanced visability ?Bright colored ? Fiber Optic ? Tritium ?

 

[Boom Boom]

Please explain your intended meaning of "Flared" ?

Literally , I thought of tapered. From the context , it seems some sort of enhanced visability ?Bright colored ? Fiber Optic ? Tritium ?

I think he means big dot front sights that have the orange or red outline instead of white. I'll venture to guess he hasn't tried using a big dot sight on a rifle. Kind of defeats the purpose.

 

[bm3r]

I think he means big dot front sights that have the orange or red outline instead of white. I'll venture to guess he hasn't tried using a big dot sight on a rifle. Kind of defeats the purpose.

Yes exactly. Ive tried the magpul moe, magpul mbus, and troy hk folding so far.

I was hoping the ar would be similar to my trijicon hd's for ease of pickup seeing the "flared" orange up front

 

[bm3r]

https://www.ameriglo.net/catalog/sights/rifle-sights/ar-15/night-sights/front-sights

Might be getting warmer with this

 

[Boom Boom]

Trijicon sells the standard dot and big bot as an AR-15 front post, but only with the white border. If you're careful, you can paint the border any color you want.

The bad news is that either front post is huge (way too wide). Might work for home defense at point blank distance but otherwise awful as a rifle front sight.

 

[Boom Boom]

https://www.ameriglo.net/catalog/sights/rifle-sights/ar-15/night-sights/front-sights

Might be getting warmer with this

Meprolight is better. It's as thin as or thinner than a standard front post and very visible at night. I own several.

 

[bm3r]

Trijicon sells the standard dot and big bot as an AR-15 front post, but only with the white border. If you're careful, you can paint the border any color you want.

The bad news is that either front post is huge (way too wide). Might work for home defense at point blank distance but otherwise awful as a rifle front sight.

Darn, do you have a link to the trijicon?

Meprolight is better. It's as thin as or thinner than a standard front post and very visible at night. I own several.

Good to hear!