I want to mount this on a SIG 556 Classic with the factory front sight that doesn't fold down. Will it interfere with sighting through this scope?
795815
the scope is not the question, its the scope mount and how high you want it off the barrel
795816
It will not. The front sight, even though directly in front, will be invisible through the scope... strange, but true.
795817
This sight is really good. You will never see your from sight. Is like is not there.
506891
This is high enough to co-witness. IMO you wouldn't want a scope to be high enough to completely look over the front sight that wouldn't offer a good check weld or shooting position. Your crosshairs will be looking through the front sight post. If you are using 3x and up magnification you most likely will not see the front sight A2 post. If that is a problem change out the A2 for a gas block with folding front sight.
1637368
I have an H&K; 91 clone and there is no problem. I have a friend that has fixed forward sight on his AR 15 and he Googled it and found an answer that someone else "did not need a riser" on his.
2184793
It should be close if you are careful about which slots it is in. If you remove the scope from the mount, all bets are off.
523124
Hello Dave, I am familiar with Sig Saur some I some of their weapons. I do not have nor have handled the SIG 516. As long as your SIG 516 fip-up front sight is like the AR15/M16 front sight (4 pin) elevation adjustment this should work work just fine. It has a nice long reach. Which is what I needed for my RUGER SR 762 a long reach due to the front sight Hood. The OEM sights are a SAMSON branded flip-ups, the front fip is a HK style open hood kinda like the letter C laid on its back and the elevation post in the center adjusts just like an original M16 sight like an M16 A2 or M4 Carbine front sight.. Again it should be no problem. Hope that helps.. Hello Dave, I am familiar with Sig Saur some I some of their weapons. I do not have nor have handled the SIG 516. As long as your SIG 516 fip-up front sight is like the AR15/M16 front sight (4 pin) elevation adjustment this should work work just fine. It has a nice long reach. Which is what I needed for my RUGER SR 762 a long reach due to the front sight Hood. The OEM sights are a SAMSON branded flip-ups, the front fip is a HK style open hood kinda like the letter C laid on its back and the elevation post in the center adjusts just like an original M16 sight like an M16 A2 or M4... » Read More Hello Dave, I am familiar with Sig Saur some I some of their weapons. I do not have nor have handled the SIG 516. As long as your SIG 516 fip-up front sight is like the AR15/M16 front sight (4 pin) elevation adjustment this should work work just fine. It has a nice long reach. Which is what I needed for my RUGER SR 762 a long reach due to the front sight Hood. The OEM sights are a SAMSON branded flip-ups, the front fip is a HK style open hood kinda like the letter C laid on its back and the elevation post in the center adjusts just like an original M16 sight like an M16 A2 or M4 Carbine front sight.. Again it should be no problem. Hope that helps.. « Show Less
410237
I have mine mounted on a m4 with mbus sight. I can co witness with no issues. Great sight. My only issue so far is that sometimes the auto off does not work.
566006
The dust cover rail is the absolute worst option for mounting a sight, but yes it will fit on it. I highly doubt it will hold a zero at all though.
2277341
My scope (nikon 4-12x40 BDC) sits high enough using the SPR for the magpul folding rear sight to be folded under it (no way or reason to flip it up with the scope mounted). I typically mount the scope before I go to the range and take it off (love the thumbnuts) when I leave, and rely on the flip-ups for home defense. The front of my 40mm scope sits just above the magpul rail covers (ladders), maybe 1/4" gap. I also have a IWC QD mount on my top rail just in front of the cantilever portion of the mount.
1007712
It really depends on the height of your rear sight when folded down. In order to clear you would have to have a low profile rear sight to clear your scope
2281191
i use the medium riser on a s&w; m&p; 15-22 on which is mounted a bushnell trs-25 red dot. the mbus rear folding sight "appears" to co-witnesses perfectly with the red dot and mbus front folding sight. i use the word "appears" because the co-witness was completed with a bore sight and not by target firing.
1889446
Yes, however you are going to need a 1/2 inch picatiny riser to allow the scope to cowitness the rear and front sights. Cowitnessing means that the sights/dots on the scope fall perfectly in line with your iron sights.
1485425
it should be fine. it's not completely tall enough, but with a scope the worst you might get is a slight blurring of the sight at the bottom of it. most likely you will not see it. I eventually removed the front sight block and but a gas block with a short rail section on, I wanted offset sights so I could tilt the rifle and use iron sights if the shot was to close.
233535
I have the same exact gun. The answer is yes and no. You can leave the front one on and it will not appear in your scopes view, but the back sight needs to come off, but getting it off is a piece of cake.
879309
I have the colt le ar and I ended up taking the front sight post off. It got in the way of the scope sighting. Hope that answers your question..
1507310
Yes this will work just fine ,I have ghost ring sights on my weapon,and it doesn't interfere.
427602
No harm in trying it with the front sight post - if you crank it up to 4x (or slightly less?), you shouldn't see the front sight post. I don't know at what lower power the post will appear (as anything other than a blurb), but I'd think you could adjust it @ 1x etc. (where you'll be using it as a red dot) to rest just over the front sight? Mine currently resides on a 22AR, which happens to be the first AR type rifle I've had without a fixed front sight post. I have an ACOG (4x) and the front sight post doesn't bother me a bit looking through it - the front sight post is almost translucent when looking thru the scope - I'd actually have to look for it in order to know it's there @ 4x.
435496
It should fit just fine. According to the directions, you might need to use a flat file on the bottom of the sight in order to make it fit correctly. I had to use one on mine.