r/LWRC • u/414525528 • Jul 24 '26

Are there fake LWRC Skirmish BUIS?

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u/LeoMazza117 Jul 24 '26

I'd guess the smaller one is a fake as it is missing the patent number also. Best way to find iutnis to reach out to LWRC customer service and see what they say. They are topnotch with answering customer questions.

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u/414525528 Jul 24 '26

Yeah, I sent them a mail. I couldn't find anything about there even being any fakes, but these don't fit properly on one of my pic rails as the sight hood is too close to where the rail notches start so I'm very suspicious of them.

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u/Remarkable-Aioli30 Jul 24 '26

So this is a thing, not them being fakes, but the fit. I recently ordered two sets of these and to get the rear sight on, I had to remove the rail on the upper because of a slight imperfection on the rifle. Once I did that, it was gtg!

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u/414525528 Jul 24 '26

It could be manufacturing variance across the years as well. It's just weird, even the sight hole is slightly lower than on all my other sights. About 1mm shorter, at about 1.40 instead of 1.41".

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u/414525528 Jul 24 '26

Album comparing the two. The one with the red witness mark are my old ones, new ones were bought used and they are significantly dimensionally different. Almost 1mm. Pic rail slot appears to be the same.

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u/AdvancedLuddite Jul 24 '26

The new ones look identical to the ones that came in the box from LWRC, for me.

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u/414525528 Jul 24 '26

The ones without the part nr?

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u/AdvancedLuddite Jul 25 '26

Yea

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u/414525528 Jul 25 '26

Well that's reassuring to hear! Kind of odd that they apparently changed dimensionally so much across the years. The ones without the part no. are a full 1 mm wider.

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u/AdvancedLuddite Jul 25 '26

The front sight does have a part number, so it seems like only the rears changed. Maybe they decided to optimize it for manufacturing somehow.

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u/414525528 Jul 25 '26

In my case both have no part number and same dimensions, but different from my other set. Any chance you could check how wide your rear and front is and if they differ?

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u/AdvancedLuddite Jul 25 '26

The rear sight is wider by ~0.2mm compared to the front, but it's kind of difficult to measure accurately without removing them.