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TippmannMan
03-19-2003, 05:08 PM
just a quick question. will i need any modifications or accessories to mount an izon sight on a standard AGD sight rail? cause looks like the izon is screw mounted :p
FutureMagOwner
03-19-2003, 05:26 PM
if i remeber how sights work is that you slide them on the dovetail and then use the screws to lock it onto the dovetail
FalconGuy016
03-19-2003, 05:28 PM
Futuremagowner is right
TippmannMan
03-19-2003, 05:41 PM
well i have an ADCO sight that comes with a dovetailish type adapter but i had no idea that was the standard. thanks for the reply anyway :)

edit: wait a minute. i just realized. do you actually have an izon or are you just saying all sights have the dovetail mount? i need 100% confirmation please
FalconGuy016
03-19-2003, 05:45 PM
No I dont, but this is direct from Dye's website

"Easily attaches to any marker that has a standard dovetail sight mount."

I believe 7/8 is standard, but whatever it is you'll 99.999999% have the standard. I have never, EVER seen a non standard dovetail mount.
TippmannMan
03-19-2003, 05:47 PM
thats good enough proof for me. thanks falcon
JAM
03-19-2003, 06:26 PM
7/8" is a standard WEAVER rail...

the Izon fits the smaller dovetail rail- not the Weaver. I do have one, and it really just clamps onto the rail with set screws, it doesn't have a dovetail. I want to say the rail is 3/8" wide...
Sparq
03-19-2003, 06:51 PM
http://www.warpig.com/paintball/technical/sights/izon/index.shtml

Jam, what kind of rail do you have it mounted on? I'd like one, but I'm not sure if I'll need an E-Mag sight rail, or if it will just clamp to my RT Pro rail...

Also, how far above the rail does it sit? I need to know if it will fit under the rev on my high rise body.
FalconGuy016
03-19-2003, 06:53 PM
I meant 3/8 sorry :)
TippmannMan
03-19-2003, 07:19 PM
just to save the trouble for anybody who wanted a straight forward direct answer to my question. the izon will mount with no other accessories or mods on an emag sight rail.
Sparq
03-19-2003, 07:25 PM
Yeah....it's the RTP rail I'm wondering about. It doesn't actually have a dovetail, it's just a stamped, bent metal plate.
Blennidae
03-19-2003, 07:31 PM
There is a pic of an Izon on my Emag in this thread:

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68523&perpage=30&pagenumber=2

hope that helps.
Sparq
03-19-2003, 08:12 PM
Hmmm...ok, from that picture it looks small enough to fit under the hopper....but I don't think it'll mount on the RTP rail...
Blennidae
03-19-2003, 08:42 PM
If the RTPro rail is the same width as the Emag rail at the dovetail portion it should. The Izon mount is not a dovetail, its just squared off with a pair of set screws to hold it on.
Sparq
03-19-2003, 09:35 PM
Yes, but what I'm worried about is the aesthetic slots punched into the upper sides of the RT Pro rail. There are 3 slots, approximately 19x5 mm each. They are spaced about 5-6 mm apart. From what I can see, that isn't enough to mount the Izon to (unless the set screws happen to be 25-30 mm apart or extend down and 'hug' the rail at least 8mm down).

EDIT: The rail is about 13mm wide
Blennidae
03-19-2003, 11:02 PM
Couldn't find a metric ruler, but my cheap tape measure gives me these approximate spacings.
Sparq
03-20-2003, 05:42 PM
Ok...thanks Blennidae. Looks like it won't fit...I'll have to pick up an E-Mag rail.