NST Rail Integrated Offset irons Sight (RIOS) System

AR/M4 AR General Discussion
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I am not 100% sure if this is the place for new AR parts discussion so fellow mods, feel free to move if I am in error.

The Noveske Shooting Team designed Rail Integrated Offset irons Sight (RIOS) System, bolts directly into the Troy TRX E slots and provide for quick target acquisition for those short range engagements. The RIOS system mounts closer to the barrel than the current picatinny rail mounting offset systems. The NST RIOS system includes a fiber front sight (will also accept other front sight inserts), adjustable rear sight, everything you need, nothing you don’t.

Also, there will be versions to work with other rail systems coming soon!

Thought I would show the membership here on M4C.net as they might actually find some interest in these.

Some updated photos with some revisions.

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Does the front post have to be rotated 180 degrees to adjust, or does it have a double-nut like (IIRC) the Trijicon tritium front sights?

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Exciting product! Would like to see a pic of these mounted to get a better feel for them.

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Very cool setup. Glad I chose an Alpha Rail for my next rifle.

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I have a feeling Stickman might be able to help with that request, stay tuned!

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estimated street price?

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Our goal is to set the MSRP at approx ~100 dollars per set before shipping. Need to double check on a few things before that is set in stone however, so that price is subject to change.

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Awesome. That’s a very reasonable price. I’ll be looking for these when I start my next build.

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I like the idea for the front, but the rear, I am not so sure on mounting it on the rail in front of the optic. I guess maybe I just have never seen it done as almost everything I see has the BUIS rear mounted at the rear of the receiver.

Is the front going to be a standard height so you could use a different rear?

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OFFSET irons, dude.

Look at the mountings, then picture them at 11 or 1 o’clock on a rail, as a closer-ranged supplement to a magnified optic.

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These look like they are meant to be mounted off the midline of the rail, not in line with traditional sights, or optics. Somewhat similar to the Dueck (sp?) sights offered on the Stag Arms 3G. Believe they are designed for close in 3Gun targets, when optics are not needed, rather than used as BUIS.

Mark

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fuck, totally missed the offset part. Thats what i get for trying to be coherent at 7am.

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Not sure how you’d get that rear app close to your eye if it’s mounted on a rail. :confused:

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When shooting a handgun, is the rear sight close to your eye?
Still works reasonably well for close range.

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I’ve never seen a handgun with a Peep/app rear sight. Ghost ring sights were a brief blip… but never a peep.

Why? Because you need to get your eye close to it or it’s not effective.

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It’s been working fine for awhile now for guys using the Dueck RTS and other offset irons for the application they were designed for.

They don’t mount on a rail but are integrated into the Troy TRX E slots themselves.

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Sure… I understand where it’d go… I’m just trying to reconcile it in my head. I mean… I moved my carry handle forward as a goof for one of the BUIS sight threads, and it really slows the sight pic down.

The offset Irons I’ve seen in the past have had a notch rear. I’m not knocking it, since I’ve never tried it, but It just seems like it wouldn’t be fast enough for a competition sight.

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So these are meant for competition basically? I wouldn’t think this would be a good option for use as a backup if your optic went down as to having to hold the rifle in the canted position for a long period of time not being ideal.

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I have this same concern. If the app. Is bigger than using a2 specs (even bigger than the 0-2 sight) I could see it working for close up ipsc style targets.

I have used mojo sights for milsurp rifles for many years so i know the app doesn’t have to be close to your eye for it to work properly. But as for speed, it needs to be big.

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“Ghost ring” sights ARE aperture sights. They just have a larger aperture. They do not have to be close to the eye to be effective but they are more effective when they are. For example, the '03 Springfield has an aperture that’s part of the barrel mounted rear sight which is used for long range precise shooting.

I will agree that an aperture sight is faster and easier to use when mounted closer to the eye. A large aperture mounted on a pistol or on the barrel of a rifle will work as well as notched rear sight but I think an aperture sight so mounted loses any advantage it has over the notch rear sight