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spoonmectr · 02-07-2008, 07:44 PM

hey all,

First off, Im new to ARs so please forgive me. I just got me a new AR15 A1 model. What would be the easiest/best way to mount a red dot scope. Ive seen the adaptors for the handle but they are over $100! Would it be easier to get a whole new A4 upper?

**mvician** · 02-07-2008, 07:53 PM

Learn to use the A1 upper first

Then either have the upper receiver swapped out for a flat top, or change handguards to a solid free float and mount the red dot on there.

I have a red dot sight mounted on the handguard of one of my ARs that has an A1 upper and I really like that combo.

Mike

spoonmectr · 02-07-2008, 08:00 PM

is the upper something I can do myself or will it require a gunsmith?

Mercmar · 02-08-2008, 10:04 AM

Why can't you mount a rail on the handle and mount the red dot that way? Doesn't the A1 handle have a hole drilled in it?

Broadside · 02-08-2008, 10:12 AM

You can mount a scope on the A1 it should have a hole in the top of the handle. They sell a rail mount kit that screws through the hole. I have one for my A2 they are awesome, the scope stay's zeroed when I take it on and off. Make sure to buy a Comb for your stock because it rides high and is hard to get a good cheek weld and be constistant.

Badshot · 02-08-2008, 11:05 AM

yeah.. what Broadside said

spoonmectr · 02-08-2008, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Broadside

You can mount a scope on the A1 it should have a hole in the top of the handle. They sell a rail mount kit that screws through the hole. I have one for my A2 they are awesome, the scope stay's zeroed when I take it on and off. Make sure to buy a Comb for your stock because it rides high and is hard to get a good cheek weld and be constistant.

I saw those but wasnt sure one little screw could hold the scope securely.

Badshot · 02-09-2008, 10:25 AM

You'll have to more than hand tighten the screw (gerber ninja tool was my preference) and if you're inclined, lock-tite that thing on there and no worries. You'll notice the top of the carry handle is U shaped, that adds to the stability of the rail bar you'll put there.

John A. · 02-09-2008, 08:56 PM

No need to go over what everyone else has said, but don't know where you were pricing a mount for $100. I haven't done business with this company but was the first of many pages of results from a google search for gooseneck AR15 scope mounts.

http://www.tacticalshack.com/store/c...t-p-16789.html

spoonmectr · 02-10-2008, 07:02 AM

that one looks better than some of the other ones, too bad its out of stock

02-07-2008, 07:44 PM	#1
spoonmectr XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 79	scope mount Q hey all, First off, Im new to ARs so please forgive me. I just got me a new AR15 A1 model. What would be the easiest/best way to mount a red dot scope. Ive seen the adaptors for the handle but they are over $100! Would it be easier to get a whole new A4 upper? __________________ My arsenal: XD-9 4" V-10 Winter Digital Camo Charter Arms Undercover .38sp Kel-Tec P3AT Bushmaster AR-15 16" Savage Model 112 .308 Winchester Model 70 .243 Mossberg 500 12ga

02-07-2008, 07:53 PM	#2
mvician XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,828	Learn to use the A1 upper first Then either have the upper receiver swapped out for a flat top, or change handguards to a solid free float and mount the red dot on there. I have a red dot sight mounted on the handguard of one of my ARs that has an A1 upper and I really like that combo. Mike __________________ AR15s...ya I've built more than a few http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/ar-talk...ar-family.html

02-07-2008, 08:00 PM	#3
spoonmectr XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 79	is the upper something I can do myself or will it require a gunsmith? __________________ My arsenal: XD-9 4" V-10 Winter Digital Camo Charter Arms Undercover .38sp Kel-Tec P3AT Bushmaster AR-15 16" Savage Model 112 .308 Winchester Model 70 .243 Mossberg 500 12ga

02-08-2008, 10:12 AM	#5
Broadside XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,913	You can mount a scope on the A1 it should have a hole in the top of the handle. They sell a rail mount kit that screws through the hole. I have one for my A2 they are awesome, the scope stay's zeroed when I take it on and off. Make sure to buy a Comb for your stock because it rides high and is hard to get a good cheek weld and be constistant. __________________ XD - 9 Subcompact XD - 357 Service w/ SA Custom Carry Pro Pkg SA - Mil Spec 1911 A1

02-08-2008, 11:05 AM	#6
Badshot XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,433	yeah.. what Broadside said __________________ --------------------- Stupidity should should be painful! On AR15's: Learn to use your Iron Sights before you go adding all that extra crap on your gun!

02-08-2008, 10:04 AM	#4
Mercmar XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,742	Why can't you mount a rail on the handle and mount the red dot that way? Doesn't the A1 handle have a hole drilled in it?

02-09-2008, 10:25 AM	#8
Badshot XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,433	You'll have to more than hand tighten the screw (gerber ninja tool was my preference) and if you're inclined, lock-tite that thing on there and no worries. You'll notice the top of the carry handle is U shaped, that adds to the stability of the rail bar you'll put there. __________________ --------------------- Stupidity should should be painful! On AR15's: Learn to use your Iron Sights before you go adding all that extra crap on your gun!

02-09-2008, 08:56 PM	#9
John A. XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: KY Posts: 507	No need to go over what everyone else has said, but don't know where you were pricing a mount for $100. I haven't done business with this company but was the first of many pages of results from a google search for gooseneck AR15 scope mounts. http://www.tacticalshack.com/store/c...t-p-16789.html __________________ "The 2nd Amendment wasn't adopted into the Constitution because the authors liked guns or the destruction they could cause, but to give ordinary citizens the ability to protect themselves and their family and to take up arms against anyone in a governmental position who tried to deny those fundamental and God given rights." Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8

02-10-2008, 07:02 AM	#10
spoonmectr XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 79	that one looks better than some of the other ones, too bad its out of stock __________________ My arsenal: XD-9 4" V-10 Winter Digital Camo Charter Arms Undercover .38sp Kel-Tec P3AT Bushmaster AR-15 16" Savage Model 112 .308 Winchester Model 70 .243 Mossberg 500 12ga

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