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I have a postban Colt AR with removable carry handle, I want to mount a scope to the flattop(ideally quick detach) which company makes a good mount that will allow me to clear the factory front sight? will a pair of high rings solve this problem? The scope I will be using is a Leupold vari-x II 3-9power. Will a high magnification scope make the front sight seem invisible if the scope does not totally clear it?  Any help or suggestions would be appreciated

Code Red

I'm using an Armalite 1-piece scope mount.  Puts the scope about 1/8" lower than the iron sights, and allows it to be mounted a little more forward than regular rings.  Best price I've seen is from [url=http://www.quanticoarms.com/armalite/armaliteParts.htm]Quantico  Arms[/url].

The Armalite mount has thumbscrews and returns to zero really well.  If you want faster detach then go with one of the throw-lever mounts from [url=http://www.armsmounts.com/list.html]ARMS[/url] like their #22 rings.

They say anything above about 4x makes the front sight invisible.  Might be a little bit of  a shadow, but only if you're looking for it.  I have a milled front sight on mine so no I don't see it.  If you're really concerned you can get one of the RRA or DPMS one-piece mounts.  They're about 3/8" higher than the Armalite and will put any shadow from the front sight lower in the scope's view.  (You lose some of the forward positioning though.)

Thank you for the info, I will probably try the rings with the lever release.

Code Red

Just make sure you can get the scope far enough forward with the rings on the receiver.  I don't know how long the eye-relief on the VX-II is, but apparently that's an issue with some scopes.  (FWIW, I didn't have any trouble with the Weaver V16 in rings on mine before I switched to the Armalite mount to get higher.)