UTG PRO Flip-up Front Sight, Picatinny, Black

Made out of aluminum. Pretty light but also reasonably robust, esp for a part not intended to support any direct forces other than the shooters hand. Maybe not for war but at least as good as Magpul for the civilian. Does not spring load flip up, which is fine. Secure when folded down, held down by a spring loaded detent ball. Has a positive tactile click when deployed by hand and locks upright. Easy to use mechanism to unlock and fold down. No play so far… but only about 50 rounds of .300 BO while using. Made in US. Will update if there are problems but UTG had a decent customer service rep. Update: Tried these out in lieu of Magpul BUIS on a .300 build. At present they’re my only sight system but might be back-up in the future. They worked great during my first outing. I’m a recreational shooter so Magpul poly sights are fine, but I wanted metal sights in case they wind up being my only sights for some time. I have some higher end Troy flip ups on another carbine and though these are not as beefy they’re more than adequate and lighter. Rear sight windage adjustments have a positive click suggesting they won’t move without actually turning and adjustment is via a tool-less thumb knob. Front sights seemed on. At 40 + yards without a rest and shooting casually while standing, the bulk of my shots hit a six inch target, which is fine for practical accuracy. Also purchased because from a US manufacturer who I can at least find for product support and/defect returns if necessary, unlike many of the other budget options sold on this site. Follow up a few months later…hitting a 33% sized steel torso at 75 yards, again just standing and putting middle of target on top of front post.

bought these cause the magpuls are a bit more expensive if I'm not watching pricing that closely. function just fine but i'm confused as to why they'd use a plastic bearing instead of anything else, other than wear as the bearing would go first?). looks straightforward to replace and that's if it even fails. appears to have a bit of break in but after a bunch of movement, seems to not leave any more residue in the track. good enough for gov't work i'd say. these are also made of metal vs plastic so they have a bit of a better profile I think. I still buy both depending on the price of the day, but I'd imagine the metal will hold up better if put under stress.

For the money, the UTG pro flip up site made in America is a halfway decent site. I've had no issues with them. They lock in solid as long as you don't over torque the cross bolt they should hold fine without breaking. It's an emergency site for what it is and dollar for a dollar. They're hard to beat.

It's a good item, though I'm unsure what to decide about the auto lock and a2 adjustment feature. The a2 adjustment is not convenient, but it is secure so I guess it's a calculated trade off. The auto lock feature may be useful is some scenarios, though I would rather have the toggle option to lock manually and give me the choice depending on situation. It's quality item though, just not what I'm familiar with.

Best option that won't break your bank for an unnecessary reason. Will continue to buy front and rear. Not sponsored

Works great so far will be ordering another set

UTG may not have the "NAME" of competitors, but they are 2nd to NONE when it comes to quality, rock solid mounting and materials used. This sight ROCKS!!!!

These are preaty cheaply made a Lil pricy for the product I don't recommend.

UTG pro is as good as any. I highly recommend.

Good quality