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Posted on 01/04/2015 5:04:17 PM PST by Carriage Hill
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Crap weasels, I’m getting Dave Ramsey on KIDO and something nutso on KPRC; trying other stations...
Good evening! What station are you listening to?
Does anyone here at FR know how to zero the front site on an Armalite AR=180?
I’m not listening tonight, just FReeping :-)
The combination front sight post/gas block/upper sling swivel mount is mounted on the barrel held in position by the circumferential clamping force exerted by two screws that pass through the bottom of the band that goes around the barrel. This mounting method allows shooters to mechanically zero the front sight by loosening the mounting screws and physically rotating the front sight post around the axis of the barrel. We must admit to some misgivings about the reliability of this mounting method, but according to ArmaLite, the forces exerted by this method are immense, and it is extremely unlikely that the front sight will ever be move unintentionally. Put another way, any force strong enough to rotate the front sight is likely to be strong enough to destroy the barrel and handguards. The front sight post is adjustable for elevation, and can be rotated using the tip of a 5.56mm cartridge.
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Thanks for the info but it does not tell me where the zero position is.
It’s supposed to come zeroed from the factory. Was the rifle dropped or did something hit the front sight? Mine have never needed zeroing.
You have to adjust it to your zero. You can only do that by shooting it.
I guess there is not zero point for elevation like on the AR-15/16.
The zero point will vary depending on the distance you want to zero the rifle at -- 100 meters perhaps? I would probably start out with the notched/disc part nearly flush with the flat part of the sight post.
I just looked at mine and the disc part with the notches is pretty much flush. It’s zeroed for 100 yards.
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