M4Real Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Going on my M4. Looks fairly straight forward. Anybody got any tips though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acolar Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Curious to see how it turns out as I have been pondering this change to Mep Sights too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Legend Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Just make sure you have the 5.5mm wrench to unscrew the nut in the front sight. If you don't you'll scratch it up something awful and make it very shiny like mine instead of matching your gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven765 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 They suck, they're great at night, like super low light. However, in daylight they don't have the white ring of the trijicon's. I might take mine off actually and send them off to be drilled for the trijicon's. As for installing go pickup an iginition wrench set at sears ~17$, it has the 5.5 and the 4mm wrenches needed for the install. I used the 5.5 on the nut, but getting the new front sight in is made a lot easier because the 4mm wrench can hold the blade in place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4Real Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Thanks for tips guys. Just got finished installing them. It was easy and no scratches. I must say though, they are not very bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven765 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Thanks for tips guys. Just got finished installing them. It was easy and no scratches. I must say though, they are not very bright. That was kind of my point. In extereme low light, aka pure darkness they're great, anything else you're SOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xamoel Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 If someone goes the Tooltech Gunsight way, could they please report back on the quality of their work? And is someone interested in making some extra money, by getting those Tooltech-manufactured M4 sights and send them to Germany? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acolar Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 If the factory sights don't cut in the dark and the MEP night sites are poor, - what other options have M4 owners used to enhance operations during darkness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xamoel Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 How bout reading what various other have already posted in this very thread? You can send your factory sights to Tooltech Gunsight, where Trijicon night sights are installed in your factory sights. Costs $255. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerDanger Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 The rear set of meprolights aren't meant to be bright. Ask yourself if you would like to have two bright lamps several inches from your eye in low light. The rear set do nothing but give the user a visual reference as to where the ghost rings are in the dark. The aren't meant to be used to align the 3 dots. If you try, you'll notice the rear dots blur as you focus on the set due to the proximity to your face. I agree that the front sight would be better if it had a white ring around it. However, for 200+ dollars, no thanks. Plus the PITA in sending them your sights and waiting for the job to be done. The law of diminishing returns is in full effect here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xamoel Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Are the Mepro front sights at least brighter than the rear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerDanger Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Mainly, the front dot is bigger. Much bigger. The rear dots are not much more than pin pricks. I have no issues with them at night. The only detraction is the lack of a white ring around the lamps for daytime use. Maybe you could paint them with that luminescent paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xamoel Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Good idea actually. I really wonder why noone makes some decent quality night sights for the M4, given that it's been around for quite a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leeyn Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 .If you don't you'll scratch it up something awful and make it very shiny like mine instead of matching your gun.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerDanger Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 A solution already exists and the market is fairly shallow for the M4. I'd be surprised if more than 20,000 were in US civilian hands. It's probably more like half that. Look how reluctant manufacturers are on producing US made parts simply for parts compliance. If more law enforcement agencies begin carrying the shotgun, other markers might show some interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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