Scope on an AR w/ fixed A2 front sight?

[NWSharpshooter]

I think I am going to pull the trigger on the scope order and mount it up to see how I like it with the included mounts. If it works well I may get a low profile QD riser, just so it is easy to remove and replace w/ my carry handle. If I find out the front sight is in the way,o I'll get the 1" riser to see if it clears it up.The scope has a BDC Reticle so the only worry about the front post is it blurring the marks below the cross hair where I will need the clearest view to utilize. Plus if I replace the post with a night sight the light may interfere, but I doubt the reticle will be any real use in low light conditions anyhow.

Again, at 3x you will never see it.

 

[timbgtm]

Exactly what nws says,never see it at 3x.i can barely see mine at 2x still able to see cross hairs fine.

 

[Kain8719]

Depends on the scope, FOV, and how close to the FSP the scope will be. I have a Ta01NSN on my BCM Middy and I can make out the FSP if I look for it, but the ACOG has a larger FOV then a lot of 1-4X scopes and it a short optic as well. I have a friend with a 1.25-4X Accupoint and you can't see the FSP at all at any setting. As far as raising the optic, for mine, I have run it with a spacer and yes it will limit the impact of the FSP in the optic, but it can still be there, but again only apparent at engaging at close range, and a space with an ACOG raises its own issues since it is designed to mount straight to the A3 upper. But again the times when it is most apparent is when I am engaging a target at close distances so it doesn't bother me at all really beyond about 15 meters and even then it is only at the bottom 5th of the sight picture.

 

[Smiley]

Good info, thanks for the help. Probably still use a QD rail just so I can switch between it and the carry handle, just a low profile...

 

[Hayata]

Not to resurrect an old thread but this was the fourth selection Google produced after my inquiry.

ODT be movin' up in da webz!

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

I'll throw my two cents in this old thread.
I shot a friend's AR with a low-mounted scope but with the front sight base in place, and although I could see it, and it seemed to move based on my head position (parallax error), it was only a minor distraction then, with my first half-hour with that gun.

My friend said that after a while you don't even notice the front sight, and I believe him.

The scope we used was a compact variable-power scope. I'm not sure what power I shot it at. Probably 4X. I think we were shooting from 50 yards that day.