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Posted: 6/9/2005 7:02:32 AM EDT

the SA GEN 3 scope mount? Ive hear bad things about it lately- i thought it was the industry standard? Anybody have usefull mods for it? I am building an M1A and have gotten this mount for my leupold, do I need to scrap it and spend more?

Posted: 6/9/2005 7:34:32 AM EDT

[#1]

Sell it and buy a Smith Enterprise mount with Picitinney rail. My friend tried the 3rd. Gen from Springfield and it would work loose. It also looks "cheap" compared to the Smith mount.

Posted: 6/9/2005 8:36:46 AM EDT

[#2]

There have been a few and I say few that have had success with the SA 3rd Gen Mount. One had even gone to the point of highly modifing/re working the mount and swore by it.

Myself, I have the Smith mount and have never had a problem.

I would cut my losses as well and sell the SA mount and upgrade to a Smith, Sadlak, ARMS #18 or at the least a Leatherwood.

Check a post below where Different posted a few links..

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=6&f=6&t=184826

Karsten

Posted: 6/9/2005 8:39:51 AM EDT

[#3]

I find that it doesn't seem to be rock solid, and that it places the optic very high off the receiver. Definately need a cheek rest for a scope with the SA, whilst my ARMS has the rail at the iron sight plane.

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