Need help w.sig556 sights

john37 · January 17, 2008, 10:44 PM

i'd like some advice on which flip up rear sight would be good for my 556.

i'm also thinking of investing in an ACOG, but i'm not really too sure which one i should get or the real differences.

any advice would be greatly appreciated. thank you.

625 · January 22, 2008, 03:16 PM

You might want to try here for 556 related questions.

http://sigforum.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/630601935

GotGlock19 · January 23, 2008, 07:49 PM

I have a 556 and an acog, pm me if you have any questions.

625 · January 24, 2008, 11:20 AM

GotGlock19,

That thing seems like it's mounted really high. How can you possibly get a decent "cheek weld"?

I noticed you don't mind getting yours wet. Be careful, and use a good protectant like Eezox or CLP. The exterior steel parts on those guns have little to no protective coating. The left side safety lever on mine had a good deal of rust on it when I went to pick it up last week. I was not happy.

GotGlock19 · January 24, 2008, 04:57 PM

Its not as high as it looks but i am getting a Larue mount to drop it down 1/4 inch closer to the bore. It not because of the weld but i want the ability to remove the scope and not loose zero. I use weapon-shield on everything and lithi-shield on the interior rails, no issue with any rust and that rifle was really wet when i was done with it.

john37 · February 26, 2008, 03:36 PM

ok, so i ordered the samson front flip sight w/the ARMS #40L rear.
does anyone else us this setup on their 556? any input please? on the sig forum they said it's shooting low w/this setup.

January 17, 2008, 10:44 PM	#1
john37 Member Join Date: September 1, 2007 Posts: 21	Need help w.sig556 sights i'd like some advice on which flip up rear sight would be good for my 556. i'm also thinking of investing in an ACOG, but i'm not really too sure which one i should get or the real differences. any advice would be greatly appreciated. thank you.

January 22, 2008, 03:16 PM	#2
625 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2005 Location: PA Posts: 858	You might want to try here for 556 related questions. http://sigforum.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/630601935 __________________ I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves. Ronald Reagan

January 23, 2008, 07:49 PM	#3
GotGlock19 Member Join Date: September 21, 2006 Location: Pinellas Park, FL Posts: 94	I have a 556 and an acog, pm me if you have any questions. __________________ He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. -Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146

January 24, 2008, 04:57 PM	#5
GotGlock19 Member Join Date: September 21, 2006 Location: Pinellas Park, FL Posts: 94	Its not as high as it looks but i am getting a Larue mount to drop it down 1/4 inch closer to the bore. It not because of the weld but i want the ability to remove the scope and not loose zero. I use weapon-shield on everything and lithi-shield on the interior rails, no issue with any rust and that rifle was really wet when i was done with it. __________________ He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. -Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 146

January 24, 2008, 11:20 AM	#4
625 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2005 Location: PA Posts: 858	GotGlock19, That thing seems like it's mounted really high. How can you possibly get a decent "cheek weld"? I noticed you don't mind getting yours wet. Be careful, and use a good protectant like Eezox or CLP. The exterior steel parts on those guns have little to no protective coating. The left side safety lever on mine had a good deal of rust on it when I went to pick it up last week. I was not happy. __________________ I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves. Ronald Reagan

February 26, 2008, 03:36 PM	#6
john37 Member Join Date: September 1, 2007 Posts: 21	ok, so i ordered the samson front flip sight w/the ARMS #40L rear. does anyone else us this setup on their 556? any input please? on the sig forum they said it's shooting low w/this setup.