One mans shit is another mans treasure. So I guess when you get old you should be replaced with a younger model. Like I said I’ve put it through its paces and it held up just fine, I’d use my BCM if the SHTF but I’d gladly use my crappy YHM kitted M4gery as a back up or main gun anyday.
Seriously what crawled up your ass to just insult someone on how they spent their money. I’m not making you shoot or own it. As a Moderator you should practice a little professionalism and restraint. How about calling YHM and tell them their gear is shit, maybe they’ll just close up shop. How about telling all of the retailers that sell YHM that they need to use the search button and stop selling YHM shit. I can get that kind of response in the GD at TOS.
How about I ship it to you and you run it with just the BUIS the next time you go to a class or 3 gun, then tell me it’s shit. That’s a genuine offer. From this Jew, your still a good mensch, even if we agree to disagree. So don’t get all hot under the collar and ban me.
I do not see an insult here at all. He stated that he is glad you are happy with them. He stated that they are inconsistent. This is a known fact and can be backed up. this man has forgotten more than I know about the AR platform and its accessories. That being said, I can tell you that my experience has proven everything he has said about YHM. Try attaching a mil-spec item onto your rail and see how it mates up from one section to another… you will see the inconsistencies. Some people get lucky and their stuff works, most do not.
As I stated previously I’ve had zero issues with any of the YHM products on this rifle, even when people had issues with TD vertical grips (when they were the latest fad). I am very familiar with AR’s, but there’s always more to learn. The simple fact that I’ve run over 8000 rounds flawlessly through it should speak for itself. I must have gotten the golden unicorn. I have enough AR’s to not have to overhaul their appearance every time something new comes out. I just don’t get why people have to jump on the piss on YHM bandwagon. Is their rail system old, yes but so is factory hand guards, surefire hand guards. You catch my drift. I’m not going back and forth anymore, I’ve said my peace. Besides this thread has become a trainwreck.
The problems with the flip up front sight mentioned in the OP is clearly documented.
My sample size of 1 had the pivoting pin walk out.
That’s all I needed to see.
FYI- I called them from Baghdad and told them their stuff was shit when we had sights breaking all the time. I also emailed them from a company account and I no longer have access to those. Or when I couldn’t remove their rails and access the barrel nuts because they were over torqued and someone had applied Rocksett or something to them.
Try removing that jam nut when it has been overtightened and then used and carried by guys in the desert for a couple years. In the end I had to use a Dremel cut off wheel.
The front sights would get knocked around and get damaged beyond repair. Pins would come loose and the rear sights would get damaged as well.
Eotechs sometimes would not mount properly on the rails. Rails would rotate because these particular ones were made before the anti-rotation pins came into play.
Once I find the rest of my pics I will gladly post them.
You appear to be real emotional about your purchase and it’s understandable. But, you have to look at it through someones’ eyes that had to deal with hundreds of weapons equipped with their stuff to appreciate my dislike for their stuff.
If I use a piece of gear and it is shit, there is no way I am going to recommend it to anyone when I know based upon experience that it won’t hold up in the real world.
Ok guys ,I,m tired of this post. As of now you can say what you want about what . And say what is crap and what is not. Excuse me for not capitalizing the R in Rangers, I served my time in hell and now am out I,m proud of serving my country to the point I,m now 100% Disabled Veteran . So now you can say what you want about me or my writing the post its done on my end . Have fun with it.
Remember this is a BUIS and used only if should the optic fail. If I’m in a situation where that has occurred I have more to worry about than whether or not I purchased the ultimate best front sight on the planet. It was used to prevent the FSB interference without the use of a riser.
Iraq, that could happen to any front sight. I’ve actually seen a stock FSB have its ear(s) bent. If you have any other pictures I’d be interested to see it. The rail system I have does have the anti rotation screws.
Even if I wanted to remove the rails (which I had considered long before all of this) I couldn’t, the barrel length is 14.5 so I had the suppressor host permanently installed, it would be impossible unless I ruined that host(they are sometimes difficult to come by).
I do see your point, but you have to agree it’s not like it’s Tapco, Mako, or the other bottom rung kit.I hope we can move past this without disliking one another. I hold no ill will or feelings.
In our case the sights were almost always used in conjunction with the Eotech.
These sights are made from aluminum and the amount of impact damage that it would take to bend or tweak a steel FSB would have completely destroyed this thing.
The jam nut is poorly designed and I can almost guarantee that if you needed to remove it, you would have a hell of a time. At least that was my experience with almost every single one I dealt with. I went through several wrenches (broken) trying to remove them.
Like I stated before. If you are happy with them, enjoy. But, I refuse to recommend a product that has proven to crap (in my experience) and I would have rather had standard handguards in lieu of them.