Iron Sights
FailDemand is soft, at -22.0% this quarter, so Iron Sights is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 47 / 100Ranks 4,037 of 8,101 Sports & Outdoors niches · on the category median47
- Market size
- $474K/yr692K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -22.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 60%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 63 sellers
Flapen Score
Iron Sights against its category
The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, Iron Sights is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Iron Sights market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Iron Sights 692K times last year and spent an estimated $474K. The top 5 brands take 84% of clicks. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 1.9% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 692K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 1.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $474K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 692K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -22.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.9%
- Market size, estimated
- $474Ka year
- Peak month
- January1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- iron sights124K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $36.41.
Listings sell for $36.41 on average, from $14.44 to $87.11. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At $36.41 that is $18K to $27K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $36.41inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $14.44–$87.11
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 15K–20K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- $18K–$27K
- Returns
- 2.5%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
72% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #787 within Airsoft. It carries 1,826 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 72%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 5.1%
- Average rank
- #787in Airsoft
- Average rating
- 4.37 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,826per listing
- Listings tracked
- 25
04 · Newcomers
2 of last year's 2 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. 2 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 74 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 74 months
Products
Top Iron Sights products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 24, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Visiofire Fiber Optic Iron Sights for Picatinny Rail | Flip Up Front and Rear Backup Sights with Red Green Dots | Tool-Free Ajustable Rear Flip Up Sights | Pop Up Fiber Optic Sights Rapid Transition
- Price
- $32.08
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,278
- Age
- 1y ago

Magpul MBUS Flip-Up Backup Sights Black Rear Sight
- Price
- $45.02
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 4,939
- Age
- 15y ago

ULRAXTOR Upgraded Fiber Optic Flip Up Iron Sight Set for Picatinny Rail | Low Profile Front & Rear Backup Sights with Red/Green Fiber Dots & Base Fiber Reference | Tool-Free Adjustable Rear Sight
- Price
- $31.84
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 6mo ago

Magpul MBUS 3 Front & Rear Sight Set Fits Picatinny Rail Black MAG1166-MAG1167
- Price
- $79.30
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,203
- Age
- 3y ago

Visiofire 45 Degree Offset Iron Sights| Flip Up Fiber Optic Sights with Red Green Dots| Tool-Free Adjustable Back Up Canted Iron Sights Rapid Transition
- Price
- $26.19
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,236
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
OZARK ARMAMENT Fiber Optic Flip Up Iron Sights - Flip Up Sights Rail Mounted Battle Sights - Front and Rear Sight Set
- Price
- $28.96
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,866
- Age
- 9mo ago

ULRAXTOR Upgraded Fiber Optic Flip Up Iron Sight Set for Picatinny Rail | Low Profile Front & Rear Backup Sights with Red/Green Fiber Dots & Base Fiber Reference | Tool-Free Adjustable Rear Sight
- Price
- $31.84
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 6mo ago

Magpul MBUS Flip-Up Backup Sights Gray Rear Sight
- Price
- $42.32
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 4,939
- Age
- 12y ago

Magpul MBUS Flip-Up Backup Sights Flat Dark Earth Rear Sight
- Price
- $42.15
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 4,939
- Age
- 16y ago

Magpul MBUS Flip-Up Backup Sights Black Rear Sight
- Price
- $45.02
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 4,939
- Age
- 15y ago
Newest
by launch date
ULRAXTOR Upgraded Fiber Optic Flip Up Iron Sight Set for Picatinny Rail | Low Profile Front & Rear Backup Sights with Red/Green Fiber Dots & Base Fiber Reference | Tool-Free Adjustable Rear Sight
- Price
- $31.84
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 6mo ago

OZARK ARMAMENT Fiber Optic Flip Up Iron Sights - Flip Up Sights Rail Mounted Battle Sights - Front and Rear Sight Set
- Price
- $28.96
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,866
- Age
- 9mo ago

Fiber Optic Sights Flip Up Front and Rear Backup Sights with Green Red Fiber Optics Polymer Fiber Sight Black
- Price
- $14.82
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 70
- Age
- 1y ago

Nylon Sight Front and Rear Flip Sights Can be Installed on Picatinny or Weaver Rail
- Price
- $18.18
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 76
- Age
- 1y ago

ohhunt Flip Up Sights Polymer Fiber Optic Sights Backup Sight Black for Picatinny (Black Fiber Optics)
- Price
- $16.66
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 145
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
16 falling
Sellers
63
Est. top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
14%
- Magpul39%
- Visiofire26%
- ULRAXTOR10%
- OZARK ARMAMENT6%
- GVN2%
- NIRIAHO2%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 14%)
Demand
Iron Sights search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Iron Sights search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- iron sights124K/yr
- iron sights for ar r-1593K/yr
- flip up sights96K/yr
- flip up sights for ar r-1524K/yr
- iron sites54K/yr
- ar iron sights36K/yr
- ar15 iron sights35K/yr
- mbus rear sight22K/yr
- flip up iron sights25K/yr
- iron sights for picatinny rail21K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Iron Sights
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Bad quality”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
17 topics
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FAQ
Common Iron Sights questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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