Lukas_K Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 Wonder if someone here has experience - I chanced upon a nice R15 VTR (long rifle variant) which I´d like to use for sporting rifle (iron sights). The rifle is configured for optics only by manufacturer. The A2 rear sight will mount easily via picatinny, but what with the front sight? Of course, the regular approach would be to replace the gas block with one that can carry the front sight post or to use an integrated gasblock/front sight tower. BUT... I´d like to keep the current low profile gas block and mount a front sight (clamp-on preferably) all the way down the barrel for enhanced sight radius. So the question is, anybody here did so before? Would any of the forum resident smithies be willing to remachine a gas block ntended for a thinner profile bbl to mount on my given muzzle diameter? I believe the muzzle is 0.68" but will verify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 You'd need to source a Tall Boy, or Texas Tall Boy such as this http://www.okweber.com/22mm-TALL-FRONT-SIGHT-for-use-on-AR-and-Tubb-type-Rifles However that is for a .750" did barrel, so it would need to be bushed or similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds1 Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 Cheap Czech version , foresight off a vz59 MG. Zeleny Sport may have some spares. Machine a thread adapter to the end of the barrel (assuming barrel is already threaded for a brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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