I’m pretty impressed with the Diamondhead Combat Sights which are going to be standard on the Rainier Arms carbines. They’re not “me too” iron sights that basically say “We have no imagination, but we do have a CNC machine” (which is almost like how the white background photos I’ve been posting the last few days say, “I have no imagination, but I do have a DSLR”).

Of note is the “Premium” front sight, on the left in the photo, which allows elevation adjustments for 0-200, 300, 400, 500 and 600 yards with the twist of a knob, and also allows you to estimate range to the target. When I showed this front sight to a friend of mine who is a President’s Hundred shooter, he said, “Well, isn’t that neat. How about that.” I tend to agree.

Although I hate the phrase “my new AR build,” they might find their way on to a semi-new “build,” as none of my current rifles have provisions for rail-mounted front sights. A full review will follow.