Reviews & Ratings for Strike Industries Polymer Backup Sights — 15 reviews — Page 1

Love that the bottom is metal and solid. they can be used, flipped down or upward. They are low profile. The amateur is awesome as well.

I was looking for a set of back up sights that has a flush looking fit and durable. I can say this set is exactly that. Doesn’t look bulky on my 300 B/O like most I’ve seen and the materials are tough.

For the price as a whole set, it’s really not that bad. I got a pretty sturdy set, to test if it’ll get knocked back I put it on my 338LM PR and it handled the recoil. So I put it on my new ARP in 5.56 and it handles great. My only question is if it’ll handle the continuous recoil once I put tickle mode on it lol

These are very similar to Magpul Industries MBUS Pro but made of polymer. Will co-witness with red dots. Also these being sold as a set with reasonable price.

I bought these more out of curiosity than anything. I mean, back up sights for your back up sights?
So I envisioned these on a rifle with a magnified optic (scope) mounted with see through rings, to have an emergency sighting system while the scope is still mounted if the scope does a crash and burn. Once the scope is removed at first opportunity you could use the conventional flip up sights. The concept is solid, the execution, not so much.
First off, "notch" of the rear "pistol" sight back up sight is waaaaay to wide to use with the sights mounted at normal carbine length. They would need to be mounted somewhere in the range of normal pistol sights to be useable. But in doing so, you lose the precision possible with carbine or rifle length sight radius when using the sights as flip-up sights. Maybe they might be useable on a very short barreled AR pistol but for any normal carbine or rifle type applications the back up "pistol" sights are absolutely useless. Also, the back of the sights, the side toward the shooter, is sloped. They're also serrated to prevent glare, but when I see the back of a rear sight sloped, along with that obscenely wide notch it makes me think the person who designed it had no clue what they're doing.
They also seem to be of rather fragile construction. I doubt they would survive a hard knock if they were flipped up. I would describe them as "airsoft quality". I would not trust them on anything for serious social diplomacy.
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These seem to be as good as any others. They are not spring loaded like the MBUS, but that’s not a deal breaker for me. They are strong, tool less zero, and very low profile. I’d buy them again.

Informational:
Manual flip up. Not spring loaded.

Pros:
Small footprint and lightweight.
Not difficult to deploy
Good sight picture
Easily adjustable
Mounting feels secure despite small parts

Cons:
Either sight position can be easily knocked back down. This makes it less ideal for duty type situations.

The small lightweight design makes it ideal as a backup sight for home defense or for a secondary weapon like a truck gun.

I’ve exclusively used MBUS sights over the last 15 years and decided to give these a try. The quality is really nice and the price point can’t be beat. These will likely become my new backup sights of choice. They nailed it with these. I absolutely recommend.

Popped these babies on and hit a hopping target (soda can) 5 times in a row at 40-ish meters. Required minimal windage to be spot on. I like their look. Good for the price. Added to my growing collection of Strike Industries accessories

The height is great! Like it better than my Magpul BUIS. Although the pistol style sights when it is flipped down are basically useless on an AR. Might be useful on a PCC with no buffer tube.