NcStar

NcStar ranks #32 of 510 brands on GunPartPicker so far in November 2026, just behind Sharps Bros, with about 1 in every 167 parts builders added. Up from #34 in October. Builders are reaching for NcStar mostly for iron sights parts. The most added single part is the NCSTAR PRO Series Sight Front/Rear Flip Up, Black - VMARFLC, on top again this month.

About 58% of the 295 NcStar products we track are in stock today.

Also popular this month: NCSTAR Green Laser Sight - APRLSG, NCSTAR Vism PRO Series Flip-Up Rear Sight, Tactical Excellence - NCSTAR Tactical Mil-Spec Stock for AR-15 in Black - VG087 and NCSTAR Vertical Grip Flashlight & Green Laser Combo - VAQVGFLGV2.

In GunPartPicker builds

• #1Most added iron sight set brandTop part: Pro Series Flip Up Sight Set
• #33rd most added laser brandTop part: Compact Red Laser with Weaver Mount
• #33rd most added rear sight brandTop part: VISM Pro Series Flip-Up Rear Sight

Why NcStar

NcSTAR started in Southern California in 1997 and still works out of City of Industry. It sells low cost scopes, mounts, lasers, lights and flip up sights, and VISM is the step up line it launched in 2010.

The sight that matters most is the VISM Pro flip up set. It has an aluminum body with a steel A2 front post and A2 rear aperture, dual peep sizes and a knurled windage knob, for about $49 for the pair.

The plain rear sight is hard anodized aluminum, weighs about 3.7 ounces and adjusts for windage and elevation. Past sights, the catalog runs to scopes, red dots, rings, bipods, plus vests, holsters, cases and backpacks.

NcSTAR is the most added brand for iron sight sets, in about a third of builds that have one, at about $49, right on the typical price. Its rear sights on their own run about $30 against roughly $57.

The common complaint is fit with optics. One owner found the rear sight too short for a lower third co-witness behind an A2 front sight. Check the sight height against your optic mount before you order.

We'd buy the VISM Pro set for a budget build that needs working irons today. If the rifle is for duty or hard use, put the money into a known steel or polymer sight instead.