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Posted: 9/14/2013 5:52:19 AM EDT
Just got a set of these and I am thoroughly impressed with them. I was having trouble finding the older polymer MBUS flip ups so when I found the MBUS Pros I snatched them up. I like that they are all steel construction. They are incredibly well built, as is every Magpul product. They fold down nice and low and are quick to deploy. The front sight has a dial for adjustments which is nice. If you are thinking about these don't hesitate.
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unfortunately a few of them got through quality control, and are a little off. My rear sight, and a few other peoples rears do not sit true on the rail. Great thing about magpul tho, they are replacing my rear sight for free.
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unfortunately a few of them got through quality control, and are a little off. My rear sight, and a few other peoples rears do not sit true on the rail. Great thing about magpul tho, they are replacing my rear sight for free. View Quote I have two sets enroute to me. How will I know if I got a bad rear sight? Is it obvious right away, or something you notice at the range when your bullet hits the target next to yours? |
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Is the sight picture of the Pro better than the old sights? I couldn't get used to the BUS and was extremely slow with them compared to my DOAs. I've been considering the Pro, but hate to spend money on them to find that I hate the sight picture.
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http://i41.tinypic.com/24myefp.jpg also sits crooked on the rail http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7453/9736364351_f8b35c7780_k.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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unfortunately a few of them got through quality control, and are a little off. My rear sight, and a few other peoples rears do not sit true on the rail. Great thing about magpul tho, they are replacing my rear sight for free. I have two sets enroute to me. How will I know if I got a bad rear sight? Is it obvious right away, or something you notice at the range when your bullet hits the target next to yours? http://i41.tinypic.com/24myefp.jpg also sits crooked on the rail http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7453/9736364351_f8b35c7780_k.jpg Did you try mounting it like Magpul said? Sorry if you said you did on TOS and I missed it. |
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Quoted: http://i41.tinypic.com/24myefp.jpg also sits crooked on the rail http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7453/9736364351_f8b35c7780_k.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: unfortunately a few of them got through quality control, and are a little off. My rear sight, and a few other peoples rears do not sit true on the rail. Great thing about magpul tho, they are replacing my rear sight for free. I have two sets enroute to me. How will I know if I got a bad rear sight? Is it obvious right away, or something you notice at the range when your bullet hits the target next to yours? http://i41.tinypic.com/24myefp.jpg also sits crooked on the rail http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7453/9736364351_f8b35c7780_k.jpg |
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If any other brand came out with a sight that was crooked (ahem TROY), they would be hung from the ceiling by their toes in this forum. Magpul releases a product that isn't properly made, and everyone just says, "Oh well, customer service will take care of me." View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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unfortunately a few of them got through quality control, and are a little off. My rear sight, and a few other peoples rears do not sit true on the rail. Great thing about magpul tho, they are replacing my rear sight for free. I have two sets enroute to me. How will I know if I got a bad rear sight? Is it obvious right away, or something you notice at the range when your bullet hits the target next to yours? http://i41.tinypic.com/24myefp.jpg also sits crooked on the rail http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7453/9736364351_f8b35c7780_k.jpg I disagree. Troy would only be hung from their toes now only because of recent activities not based on product quality. If they didn't have these recent shortcomings, people would still have faith in Troy as a company. |
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Quoted: If any other brand came out with a sight that was crooked (ahem TROY), they would be hung from the ceiling by their toes in this forum. Magpul releases a product that isn't properly made, and everyone just says, "Oh well, customer service will take care of me." View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: unfortunately a few of them got through quality control, and are a little off. My rear sight, and a few other peoples rears do not sit true on the rail. Great thing about magpul tho, they are replacing my rear sight for free. I have two sets enroute to me. How will I know if I got a bad rear sight? Is it obvious right away, or something you notice at the range when your bullet hits the target next to yours? http://i41.tinypic.com/24myefp.jpg also sits crooked on the rail http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7453/9736364351_f8b35c7780_k.jpg |
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If any other brand came out with a sight that was crooked (ahem TROY), they would be hung from the ceiling by their toes in this forum. Magpul releases a product that isn't properly made, and everyone just says, "Oh well, customer service will take care of me." View Quote You haven't seen the nato clamp mount on the new Troy sights I guess. |
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You haven't seen the nato clamp mount on the new Troy sights I guess. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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If any other brand came out with a sight that was crooked (ahem TROY), they would be hung from the ceiling by their toes in this forum. Magpul releases a product that isn't properly made, and everyone just says, "Oh well, customer service will take care of me." You haven't seen the nato clamp mount on the new Troy sights I guess. The NATO clamp is the reason I stopped using Troy sights, and I know of at least one major manufacturer that also stopped using them for that reason. Ironically, almost no one noticed they changed it. |
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The NATO clamp is the reason I stopped using Troy sights, and I know of at least one major manufacturer that also stopped using them for that reason. Ironically, almost no one noticed they changed it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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If any other brand came out with a sight that was crooked (ahem TROY), they would be hung from the ceiling by their toes in this forum. Magpul releases a product that isn't properly made, and everyone just says, "Oh well, customer service will take care of me." You haven't seen the nato clamp mount on the new Troy sights I guess. The NATO clamp is the reason I stopped using Troy sights, and I know of at least one major manufacturer that also stopped using them for that reason. Ironically, almost no one noticed they changed it. I'm extremely happy with my Troy flip-ups. However, they are several years old. Please elaborate on this new Nato clamp and their recent shortcomings. I don't want to recommend anything that has changed in quality and that might suck... |
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I though MBUS pro would be my new premium metal buis since Troy changed their battle sight.
I may be mistaken. This new nato stanag clamping spec seems to be a problem. |
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Did you try mounting it like Magpul said? Sorry if you said you did on TOS and I missed it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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unfortunately a few of them got through quality control, and are a little off. My rear sight, and a few other peoples rears do not sit true on the rail. Great thing about magpul tho, they are replacing my rear sight for free. I have two sets enroute to me. How will I know if I got a bad rear sight? Is it obvious right away, or something you notice at the range when your bullet hits the target next to yours? http://i41.tinypic.com/24myefp.jpg also sits crooked on the rail http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7453/9736364351_f8b35c7780_k.jpg Did you try mounting it like Magpul said? Sorry if you said you did on TOS and I missed it. Yeah. The flip up part is still askew |
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But you got the base square to the rail? That happens with KAC sights if you don't look at it while installing. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Yeah. The flip up part is still askew But you got the base square to the rail? That happens with KAC sights if you don't look at it while installing. I can live with how it sits on the rail. Not perfect but better than those pics |
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We've identified the issue that allowed the mis-aligned holes in the sight arms to slip through. This should be extremely limited, but we're doing 100% check on everything still here and contacting dealers just in case. So far, it's 3 sets total that we've seen out in the wild, and we've got one set out of the over 1000 still here. We're putting in an extra QC measure for this issue, so you shouldn't see any of this moving forward. Anyone who has a sight with a twisted upright can swap them out and we'll have a new sight for you in days. Call CS, and we'll get one on the way. The twisted arm isn't enough to affect function on any that we've seen per se, but it's not right, and we'll make it right.
On the mounting these square on the rail, the same issue that causes the rotated upright can cause offset mounting. However.... On sights that do not have the upright issue, it may be installation method. These are designed with some freedom in the floating clamp to self-center, but if you force the sight forward too hard and hold it while tightening, you can force it to mount askew. This is how many mount accessories, so it's a little departure. To mount straight: Open clamp so it slips over top of rail. Gently push sight forward in the slot until it contacts the front of the slot. DO NOT CONTINUE PUSHING FORWARD. Just slide it forward until it touches. (Pushing forward too hard allows the floating clamp to bias back, and you can gouge the rail as well as mount the sight a little crooked.) Now push the sight left as seen from a firing position. (The right "leg" of the clamp is fixed, the left is floating. Pushing left aligns the fixed leg against the rail.) Not too hard, just to get alignment. Now, tighten the dual-drive mounting screw. As it tightens allow the clamp to align itself. Don't force it forward or left, just a little to keep it from wandering is all. The sight will self align as it completes tightening. If it's tightening down crooked, back it off. If it's not aligning properly, let the sight wiggle a little as you tighten and try it that way. We designed the sight to mount centered even if you just throw it on the rail and tighten it, but we may have outsmarted ourselves, since pushing it forward or forcing it hard to bias it in any direction can make it end up crooked. |
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mines are off too..... been waiting for these forever <a href="http://s118.photobucket.com/user/gaysterxviet/media/IMG_0622_zps7a63cb86.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o84/gaysterxviet/IMG_0622_zps7a63cb86.jpg</a> View Quote though your base looks off the part that matters appears to line up nicely with the rail. |
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If any other brand came out with a sight that was crooked (ahem TROY), they would be hung from the ceiling by their toes in this forum. Magpul releases a product that isn't properly made, and everyone just says, "Oh well, customer service will take care of me." View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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unfortunately a few of them got through quality control, and are a little off. My rear sight, and a few other peoples rears do not sit true on the rail. Great thing about magpul tho, they are replacing my rear sight for free. I have two sets enroute to me. How will I know if I got a bad rear sight? Is it obvious right away, or something you notice at the range when your bullet hits the target next to yours? http://i41.tinypic.com/24myefp.jpg also sits crooked on the rail http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7453/9736364351_f8b35c7780_k.jpg Wrong. They fucked with a great design, and ruined it, then said "sorry, we like it better this way so you're stuck". Magpul is fixing an issue that cropped up on a newly released product. Not even in the same ballpark. |
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I have tried mounting mine 5+ times and even when I hold it straight while tightening the screw as soon as it gets tension the mounts rotates itself crooked.
I tried contacting magpul VIA email but haven't heard anything yet. I will try calling tomorrow. |
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I have tried mounting mine 5+ times and even when I hold it straight while tightening the screw as soon as it gets tension the mounts rotates itself crooked. I tried contacting magpul VIA email but haven't heard anything yet. I will try calling tomorrow. View Quote Post back and let us know what they say.....please. |
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I called magpul. They want me to ship the sights back (on my dime) and wait an unknown period of time and they said they will send a new one. After waiting this long and paying almost $200 for a pair of sights overall I'm not very happy about it.
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I called magpul. They want me to ship the sights back (on my dime) and wait an unknown period of time and they said they will send a new one. After waiting this long and paying almost $200 for a pair of sights overall I'm not very happy about it. View Quote That sorta sucks....got mine from Primary Arms so maybe thats a better route to take? |
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Mine came from primary arms as well. I haven't tried to contact them yet I thought it would be better to call magpul first.
The reason for the unknown ETA is magpul is still working on the issue and haven't made a new batch. |
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Marshall has a good rep for treating his customers fairly....and even generously for that matter...
Like you said no doubt Magpul will square things (no pun intended) down the line...but who wants to wait very long? |
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Quoted: No, they are held in place via heavy tension, though. Honestly, I like the method better than "locking" as there is ZERO movement. They feel the same as KAC's do regarding up/down operation, and use the same mechanism. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: So do the Pro's lock when they are up? No, they are held in place via heavy tension, though. Honestly, I like the method better than "locking" as there is ZERO movement. They feel the same as KAC's do regarding up/down operation, and use the same mechanism. |
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The NATO clamp is the reason I stopped using Troy sights, and I know of at least one major manufacturer that also stopped using them for that reason. Ironically, almost no one noticed they changed it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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If any other brand came out with a sight that was crooked (ahem TROY), they would be hung from the ceiling by their toes in this forum. Magpul releases a product that isn't properly made, and everyone just says, "Oh well, customer service will take care of me." You haven't seen the nato clamp mount on the new Troy sights I guess. The NATO clamp is the reason I stopped using Troy sights, and I know of at least one major manufacturer that also stopped using them for that reason. Ironically, almost no one noticed they changed it. Yup, after finding this out I took Troy off the list. I'm looking at the MBUS Pro for all future builds and possibly to replace a few sets of the Troy's I already own. |
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I called magpul. They want me to ship the sights back (on my dime) and wait an unknown period of time and they said they will send a new one. After waiting this long and paying almost $200 for a pair of sights overall I'm not very happy about it. View Quote Hmm, may have been a miscommunication here. If we're pretty sure we know what's going on with a customer's product we will first send a replacement out along with a pre-paid return label for the old one. Typically the only time we'll have someone send back an item first for inspection is if it's a new issue we haven't seen before, or if we suspect the item could be a counterfeit or some other such irregularity. Now, with the MBUS Pro, we are working on getting back on line with additional fixtures and QC checks to prevent this issue from cropping up again. Please reach out to us again and we'll get you squared away asap. |
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Are the MBUS Pro sights on Amazon legit? I placed a order from Amazon and am wondering if I should cancel it.
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Are the MBUS Pro sights on Amazon legit? I placed a order from Amazon and am wondering if I should cancel it. http://www.amazon.com/Magpul-Industries-Back-Up-Sight-Black/dp/B00F17RTT2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380724734&sr=8-1&keywords=magpul+mbus+pro Good. Thanks |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Are the MBUS Pro sights on Amazon legit? I placed a order from Amazon and am wondering if I should cancel it. http://www.amazon.com/Magpul-Industries-Back-Up-Sight-Black/dp/B00F17RTT2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380724734&sr=8-1&keywords=magpul+mbus+pro Good. Thanks Let me know cause I plan to buy a rear my next check.
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If you are worried just send pics to Magpul, and if they are fake Amazon will refund for free so yea. Let me know cause I plan to buy a rear my next check. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Are the MBUS Pro sights on Amazon legit? I placed a order from Amazon and am wondering if I should cancel it. http://www.amazon.com/Magpul-Industries-Back-Up-Sight-Black/dp/B00F17RTT2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380724734&sr=8-1&keywords=magpul+mbus+pro Good. Thanks Let me know cause I plan to buy a rear my next check. I'll report back when I get them. They haven't shipped yet. |
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I finally received an email saying magpul has shipped me a new sight (3 weeks after I ordered my first set) in the email description it says they sent a front sight only. It was my rear sight that is crooked
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I had the same problem, ordered from the first batch and had a crooked rear sight. I called Magpul CS and they sent me a new rear sight along with a return shipping box for the bad one within a week. As far as I can tell this has been most people's experience with Magpul's CS. Quick and painless, thanks Magpul.
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