I want to put my hands on the mbus pro. I had the gen 2 mbus and liked them pretty well.
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AR-15 Lesson: What is your Jack of All Trades?
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Go figure, right? It was tested against 2 others, both made primarily of aluminum and locking designs. It's an interesting article, but not comprehensive. It definitely shows the MBUS is a viable design and rugged. But I've never been a fan of them because of their large footprint and chunky / cluttered sight picture.
My buis of choice are steel, being the KAC micros and MBUS Pro. Both of those are held in place by a detent as opposed to locking into position. I suspect that the Diamondhead and Troy sights may not have fared well due to their locking design and aluminum body. The KAC and Pro both have a low profile, are lightweight, made of steel and provide a clean sight picture, which is why I like them.
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Just got her back from GA. Picked her up from the PA FFL today so I did a quick snap shot. I'll post better photos later.
Which is completely irrelevant to the quality of the "plastic" ones. Magpul is a company, as a company they want to make money. They found a market in guys who think metal is better than polymer so they are going to call it "pro" then jack up the price so they can watch the cash flow in from that market group.
Based on my use, I would agree with this ^. I have Primary Arms red dots and MBUS on a few setups. I have beat the hell out of them, and they have held up well. But on my go to rifles, I prefer T1s and MBUS Pros.
There is definitely some solid low priced gear that you can add if you like to run similar setups on your rigs without spending all the dollars. That BUIS drop test article is just another data point to consider.
Ok, thanks. Might have to order me one.
You can make it so the troy's don't lock in place and will fold down without hitting the button. I haven't done this yet but will be doing it soon. From what I've read about it, it holds in place fine and recoil doesn't affect it when you do this mod. Again this is just what I've read from others and no first had experience with it.
Interesting, Haven't seen that. I was just postulating that the fact that it locks into a rigid upright position may be what contributed to the failure in the drop test. Just a possible explanation as to why the MBUS did better in that specific instance.
My "do it all" rifle is a Daniel defense m4a1 with a primary arms 1-6 acss scope in an American Defense qd mount. I also added a primary arms 700 lumen weapons light in a Daniel Defense mount, swapped the stock for a magpul ubr and added a giessele ssa-e trigger. She shoots clover leafs at 50 and about moa at 100. I would have gone for a higher end optic but other than a leupold mark 6 or an elcan specter dr 1/4 I couldn't find another scope as versatile as the pa 1-6. The acss reticle has hold overs out to 800 yds and the subtensions range based on height and width. Its like getting an acog reticle in a 1-6 scope. The 1x is true 1x, and is way more natural than the leupold mark ar I tried that was a 1.5x. Target acquisition is way easier with true 1x. I also like that since the scope is a laser etched illuminated reticle it works as its own back up sight. Even if the battery goes dead and the center dot wont light up it is still there. One thing I learned is that "does it all" means you gotta carry it all, and this rifle is heavier than my others. The only thing I need to finish it is a set of buis and I guess I am going with KAC micros.
