Sights for Appleseed

[Parkanzky]

I just signed up for my first Appleseed and I'm halfway through building my rifle. I put a stock on and had an excellent trigger job done and have a pull-type extended magazine release and the bolt release mod done. What's left is a sling and sights.

For the sling, I plan to just buy the ubiquitous 2-point 1-1/4" cotton USGI sling and put sling studs on the bottom of my stock and call it good.

I'm torn on sights. I was originally going to go with Tech Sights and was trying to figure out if I wanted the TRS-100 or TRS-200, but then I discovered the NoDak Spud sights.

Does anybody have any experience with the NDS-13 and NDS-40 from NoDak Spud? They look "tougher" than the Tech Sights and I like that and they also look like they're taller front and back which might make it easier to get a sight picture comfortably. The only downside looks like it's the cost but if they're worth the premium over the Tech Sights then I'll go with it.

Opinions? I need to get something ordered ASAP because the clock is ticking before I have to use this thing and I want to get a couple range days in to get comfortable with it before the event.

[dirtmcgirt76239]

I just signed up for my first Appleseed and I'm halfway through building my rifle. I put a stock on and had an excellent trigger job done and have a pull-type extended magazine release and the bolt release mod done. What's left is a sling and sights.

For the sling, I plan to just buy the ubiquitous 2-point 1-1/4" cotton USGI sling and put sling studs on the bottom of my stock and call it good.

I'm torn on sights. I was originally going to go with Tech Sights and was trying to figure out if I wanted the TRS-100 or TRS-200, but then I discovered the NoDak Spud sights.

Does anybody have any experience with the NDS-13 and NDS-40 from NoDak Spud? They look "tougher" than the Tech Sights and I like that and they also look like they're taller front and back which might make it easier to get a sight picture comfortably. The only downside looks like it's the cost but if they're worth the premium over the Tech Sights then I'll go with it.

Opinions? I need to get something ordered ASAP because the clock is ticking before I have to use this thing and I want to get a couple range days in to get comfortable with it before the event.

whatr rifle, Im guessing 10/22 since you said nodak spud.

[dirtmcgirt76239]

If you buy the steel tech sights thats all you need, very tough, never head of them breaking. Its a non issue in my opinion.

is this what you are shopping ? https://www.brownells.com/rifle-part...prod56476.aspx

tech is front and rear sights, https://www.tech-sights.com/ruger-products/

[Parkanzky]

Yes a basic 10/22 with a Magpul Hunter stock.

Those are the Tech Sights I'm looking at but the NoDak I am interested in is the NDS-13 on this page:

https://www.nodakspud.com/NDS-22.htm

I like it without the rail (simpler and I will never mount an optic on this rifle).

I think the NoDak sits higher but I am not certain about that.

[dirtmcgirt76239]

Yes a basic 10/22 with a Magpul Hunter stock.

Those are the Tech Sights I'm looking at but the NoDak I am interested in is the NDS-13 on this page:

https://www.nodakspud.com/NDS-22.htm

I like it without the rail (simpler and I will never mount an optic on this rifle).

I think the NoDak sits higher but I am not certain about that.

are you factoring the nodak front sight in your price comparison ?

[Parkanzky]

Yes. The NoDak setup is a touch over $100 shipped. The Tech Sights are $70-80. I don't mind paying more if they're worth it.

[dirtmcgirt76239]

have no experience with no dak, the rear sight is not height adjustable on nodak like the Model TSR200.

[Parkanzky]

have no experience with no dak, the rear sight is not height adjustable on nodak like the Model TSR200.

No but the front post supposedly has a ridiculously large range of adjustment.

[dirtmcgirt76239]

will you be shooting more than 100 yards?

Do you have perfect vision or better?

Match ammo ?


I think impact betweeen the two will be minimal honestly, I like both companies.

I would remove peceived durability from your critieria, its not really a thing in range or even hunting 22s. The tech sights are well regarded its not a corner cut product that is not to shear and break off etc.

Never broke anything on any of my 22s.

[Parkanzky]

It's going to an Appleseed event and then into the back of my safe, likely either never shot again or pulled out to do another Appleseed if I want to take a friend or challenge myself to a better score or something. The super-nice trigger group will get moved into my play 10/22.