My last thread about ART scopes got me thimking about the mounts. Looking into them, I noticed a lot of the hgher end mounts slide into the spot where the stripper clip guide is. Is this that much sturdier/accuarate than ones that do not?
I just bought a Bassett Low Picatinny mount the other day. It does use the stripper guid clip and is guaranteed not to come lose after shooting. I researched lots of mounts and I think this is the best one out there. YouTube Bassett mount. There's an install video.
If you follow the historical evolution of the mounts in military use you started with:
ART1 single point mount (Vietnam era)... Could/did shoot loose, had to be rezeroed after removal
ART2 Double point mount (70's-80's). Didn't really shoot loose, sort of returns to zero after removal
M25 (Brookfield mount) 3 point mount. Doesn't shoot loose, mostly RTZ's
With the ART1/2 you had to take off the whole mount to utilize NV devices (PVS-2 mainly, later PVS-4)
With the brookfield you could use QD mounts to remove the day optic and replace it with a night optic (Typically a pvs-4) which led to much better RTZ than the previous systems.
Ok guys I`m starting to "get it". Is there any decent mount that is quick detach?
Bassett is considered to be one of the best, and it is only a single point attachment. Price is abouit $100.
Originally Posted By 223spree:
Ok guys I`m starting to "get it". Is there any decent mount that is quick detach?
If you use something modern with a picatinny rail, you will not be removing the mount, just the scope/rings from it. That was the big advantage of the brookfield IMO and the current versions of the stuff like the sadlak.
I'd just go with a sadlak and QD rings if you need em.
Looks like Sadlak is the way to go. Any against?
