Scope mount recommendations for AR

Varminterror · Feb 21, 2020

There should be a LOT more air under that scope. Taller rings/mount. Something 1.4” to 1.6”, as standard for AR mounts. Those rings are not meant for an AR, and would have to have a half inch riser to be useable on an AR. You’ll be better off to order a new unimount.

mshootnit · Feb 21, 2020

Aero Precision $69
Weaver thumbnut 1" $45
Weaver Premium 1" $89 made in USA.
These are proper mounts, but not quick detach, save for the thumb nut

Thisisyourcaptin · Feb 21, 2020

mshootnit said:
Aero Precision $69
Weaver thumbnut 1" $45
Weaver Premium 1" $89 made in USA.
These are proper mounts, but not quick detach, save for the thumb nut

quick detach really is not a must. We use this for simple plinking. Nothing more. Now for the home defense SBR, they are a must. I’ll look into these. Thanks.

Varminterror said:
There should be a LOT more air under that scope. Taller rings/mount. Something 1.4” to 1.6”, as standard for AR mounts. Those rings are not meant for an AR, and would have to have a half inch riser to be useable on an AR. You’ll be better off to order a new unimount.

yeah deff need something new. I think I’m going to look into the aero precision mount. Seems to be repeated here the most.

stillquietvoice · Feb 21, 2020

I put weaver quadlock see through rings on mine. Currently has a Bushnell 3-9 take off I picked up for 10 bucks. The rings were 15.

Walkalong · Feb 21, 2020

Thisisyourcaptin said:
yeah that’s been one of my concerns. With the current mounts the scope is uber lower. So low I can not even have a rear iron sight.

With those rings you need a riser (or risers) under them.

Walkalong · Feb 21, 2020

Varminterror said:
There should be a LOT more air under that scope. Taller rings/mount. Something 1.4” to 1.6”, as standard for AR mounts. Those rings are not meant for an AR, and would have to have a half inch riser to be useable on an AR. You’ll be better off to order a new unimount.

Yep.

Skylerbone · Feb 22, 2020

A few close ups of options.

RRA, this was an included package option when I purchased my rifle years ago. At 5’8” my daughter shoots with her stock semi-retracted but without need of a more forward position.

Aero Precision Standard mount, around $55 on sale. They offer several others with offset/cantilever if needed. My son being 6’1” and shooting a fully extended ACS-L on a carbine extension did not require the scope to be moved further forward.

Upper most mount with camo scope is an SWFA SSALT, similar to the Burris PEPPR, $35 on sale if memory serves. My wife is 5’11” but prefers a fairly compact position, a few detents from fully retracted, but again needs no more than a more forward rail position to achieve proper eye relief.

Thisisyourcaptin · Feb 22, 2020

Skylerbone said:
A few close ups of options.

RRA, this was an included package option when I purchased my rifle years ago. At 5’8” my daughter shoots with her stock semi-retracted but without need of a more forward position.
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Aero Precision Standard mount, around $55 on sale. They offer several others with offset/cantilever if needed. My son being 6’1” and shooting a fully extended ACS-L on a carbine extension did not require the scope to be moved further forward.
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Upper most mount with camo scope is an SWFA SSALT, similar to the Burris PEPPR, $35 on sale if memory serves. My wife is 5’11” but prefers a fairly compact position, a few detents from fully retracted, but again needs no more than a more forward rail position to achieve proper eye relief.
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This was the most helpful by far. Seeing those setups gives me a good idea of where I need to be higher and placement wise. Thanks

army_eod · Feb 22, 2020

LaRue or Midwest. GGG.

army_eod · Feb 22, 2020

JP Enterprises

Varminterror · Feb 22, 2020

Thisisyourcaptin said:
I think I’m going to look into the aero precision mount. Seems to be repeated here the most.

Without taking away anything from the Aero, a large contributor to its popularity is its lower price. Among “good mounts,” it’s less expensive than most by $25-50, more on sale (and it’s more frequently on sale).

Skylerbone · Feb 22, 2020

Varminterror said:
Without taking away anything from the Aero, a large contributor to its popularity is its lower price. Among “good mounts,” it’s less expensive than most by $25-50,

Price and the Aero not being an absolute brick are the reasons I finally gave them the nod. In car terms they are the Honda Civic of mounts; small/cheap/reliable. Aero is by no means the gold standard, just the base rung of utility meets goal. You don’t get a step up for nothing but I agree with the above statement that it is good and cheap enough.

Varminterror · Feb 22, 2020

@Skylerbone - I’d even give it more credit than Honda Civic.

I’ll certainly say, the Aero mount deserves a lot more of its popularity than the Burris PEPR had a handful of years ago, but the Burris was available and well advertised. At the same time, the Nikon M and P mounts were terrible products, but they were cheap and well marketed at the time and sold like hot cakes.

MistWolf · Feb 23, 2020

I have found the Aero mounts to be fragile. Mine didn't hold the scope well and broke just from regular range use.

Thisisyourcaptain, take a look at the Leuold mount. Sturdy, not too heavy and a good value for the money. I'm using one with a Leupold 1.24-4x and like it very much- more than I thought I would.

DDDWho · Feb 23, 2020

I wanted to have the MBUS mounted on the rifle so I could find them when needed and the Bug Buster scope is stingy on eye relief. I looked until I found this on Amazon for about $12.00. My arms are short so my eye relief is sometimes hard to get set with some scopes. I had to turn the mount backwards but I was able to accomplish all of my needs with this set up.

Thisisyourcaptin · Feb 23, 2020

DDDWho said:
I wanted to have the BUS mounted on the rifle so I could find them when needed and the Bug Buster scope is stingy on eye relief. I looked until I found this on Amazon for about $12.00. My arms are short so my eye relief is sometimes hard to get set with some scopes. I had to turn the mount backwards but I was able to accomplish all of my needs with this set up.

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Interesting. Is it quick release? You dont by chance have a link to the amazon page do you?

Nate

DDDWho · Feb 23, 2020

Thisisyourcaptin said:
Interesting. Is it quick release? You dont by chance have a link to the amazon page do you?

Nate

It is not quick release but the nuts are big. I carry a snubby screwdriver in the gun case just in case. I did loctite the nuts in place tho. HTH

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C7836PX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Walkalong · Feb 25, 2020

MistWolf said:
take a look at the Leuold mount. Sturdy, not too heavy and a good value for the money

I have an AR Mk I, and I agree with that. If you want to spend more, they have a Mk 4.

rbernie · Feb 25, 2020

MistWolf said:
I have found the Aero mounts to be fragile. Mine didn't hold the scope well and broke just from regular range use.

I'm shocked to read this - were you able to take pics of the failure?

cdb1 · Feb 25, 2020

DDDWho said:
but the nuts are big.

Good to know, thanks for sharing.

I think LoonWulf, the famous hunter and Macrame legend has used See Through bases on an AR a couple of times. In my view that’s the only valid purpose for them. Using them on a bolt or lever action creates more problems than it solves IMO.

rbernie · Feb 25, 2020

The Weaver see thru Weaver sights work ok on ARs, in a pinch.

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