In the last year or two there has been a huge increase in the number of recreational shooters that make a point of listing the BUIS (Back Up Iron Sights) on their rifles (mostly AR's but there are others as well). I completely understand the usefullness of having back up sights when in a combat or possibly home defense situation (although how many people have had a red dot sight fail? and what are the chances of it happening?), but for recreational shooters, is there really a need for BUIS? I'm changing around the 1 AR that I have (DPMS AP4 .308) and I've removed the iron sights in favor of just an EOTECH. I don't feel the need to add BUIS but I may sometime in the future.
People spend $50-$120 per sight to mount BUIS on their rifle. Is it for practical reasons or just so that they can show that they have the latest trend on their rifle. Do they really feel that their optical sight might fail and tat they will have time to flip up both iron sights and engage a target in the middle of a situation?
Of course, I believe that anyone can put anything they want on their rifle, I'm just curious how others feel and if they have noticed it as a recent trend.
People spend $50-$120 per sight to mount BUIS on their rifle. Is it for practical reasons or just so that they can show that they have the latest trend on their rifle. Do they really feel that their optical sight might fail and tat they will have time to flip up both iron sights and engage a target in the middle of a situation?
Of course, I believe that anyone can put anything they want on their rifle, I'm just curious how others feel and if they have noticed it as a recent trend.