MBUS question

[DanVoils]

I recently picked up a set of used MBUS and I'm curious how to tell if they are "real" or airsoft and what generation they are. Anyone have any insight? Attached are some pics of them.
Thanks,
Dan

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[Sheepdog Gear]

There are other ways to tell, but first off, did they come in a bag stapled to cardboard. Come in a box?

 

[DanVoils]

They were loose with a bunch of other used stuff.

 

[One Shot One Kill]

100% fake. Magpul symbol is always on the UPPER half of the folding sight.
oh, and front sight doesn't have a symbol on it period.

 

[halfmileharry]

Just looked at mine. Logo on upper half as well. Mine are new that came on my new LE6920. I opened the box from Colt.

 

[223 Gunner]

100% fake. Magpul symbol is always on the UPPER half of the folding sight.

This statement is correct. I went to Magpul's website to verify. Not only is it on the upper half of the sight, it is much smaller than the symbol on your sights.
Hopefully you didn't get hurt to bad.

 

[wsenefeld]

Also the airsoft version has a plastic post for the front sight where the genuine mbus is metal. You can also check the screw to see if it has loctite on it. The airsoft version will not have loctite.

 

[ErickW]

Bummer bud, but definitely fake.

 

[DanVoils]

I did some more in depth research and they are genuine 1st gen Magpul PTS sights. Crap.
The ones shown on the Magpul site are Pro's and Gen 2. These are designed for airsoft and are no longer made. The entire PTS line is gone as is the website. New they were about $30 a set. For used I imagine they are about $20. I wonder if I can find any airsoft players that would be interested.
Thanks everyone for the information.

 

[One Shot One Kill]

I did some more in depth research and they are genuine 1st gen Magpul PTS sights. Crap.
The ones shown on the Magpul site are Pro's and Gen 2. These are designed for airsoft and are no longer made. The entire PTS line is gone as is the website. New they were about $30 a set. For used I imagine they are about $20. I wonder if I can find any airsoft players that would be interested.
Thanks everyone for the information.

Still wrong, genuine magpul PTS sights are clearly marked as PTS on the sight itself. What you have are cheap chinese knock-offs. They outnumber the genuine sights online sadly.

 

[DanVoils]

The Gen 1's didn't have the PTS inscription as seen in this video:

[video=youtube_share;-hQNqLRrBFM]http://youtu.be/-hQNqLRrBFM[/video]​

 

[DeanSports]

Sorry man. I sell these at my business than those are fake.

 

[cop car]

100% fake. Magpul symbol is always on the UPPER half of the folding sight.
oh, and front sight doesn't have a symbol on it period.

This statement is correct. I went to Magpul's website to verify. Not only is it on the upper half of the sight, it is much smaller than the symbol on your sights.
Hopefully you didn't get hurt to bad.

Uh... This statement is not correct. Gen1 MBUS had the symbol on the bottom, like the ones he posted. It does however appear that those are not real Magpul.

 

[tradertator]

Regardless if they are PTS are Chi-Com garbage, I wouldn't use them on a real gun.

 

[chezuki]

I have a PTS AFG on my AR and it works fine, but it wouldn't rely on something as important as sights if they weren't genuine.

 

[223 Gunner]

Uh... This statement is not correct. Gen1 MBUS had the symbol on the bottom, like the ones he posted. It does however appear that those are not real Magpul.

I stand corrected. I also have to agree with tradertator, I would not use them in any "real time" use.

 

[DanVoils]

Why wouldn't you use them? From what I'm seeing the finish seems to be the primary difference.