I am going to be purchasing an Aimpoint PRO within the next four to six weeks, so I am looking for any input that I can get regarding mounts. Is the mount that Aimpoint ships with it a quality mount or would I be better served by going with a Larue Tactical mount for it? I’m very new to the AR scene and any advice is greatly appreciated.
The mount that comes with the pro will serve you well. It just depends on if you want a QD mount or not.
FYI lapolicegear has the pro for $353 will code cyber2014. That’s the lowest I’ve seen in awhile.
The mount that comes on the Pro sucks. Issues with it are well documented here.
I didn’t notice any issues with the PRO mount but I have since replaced it with an ADM mount.
You will be better served by using a new mount. I prefer ADM over Larue, but that’s just my preference.
The mount that comes with the PRO sucks. I got an ADM shortly after buying mine and couldn’t be happier. I prefer ADM over Larue due to the fact that the Larue latch spins/tightens directly to the receiver while the ADM has a small section that grabs the rail.
ADM attachment:
Larue attachment:
Would the ADM mount you guys are mentioning be the AD-68C Cantilever Aimpoint mount?
Either that or the AD-68 non-cantilever.
The crappy mount makes the PRO a non value purchase for me. But at that $350ish sale price… it starts to approach the good value range.
What sucks about the pro mount besides the large knob? It is QD in my opinion. I never used the stock mount on my pro so I didn’t get to experience all the problems with it, lol.
My PRO mount serated the top edge of my BCM receiver pic rail. Not a huge deal, but pretty annoying.
Mine would always come loose and lose zero. Plus the big a$$ knob sticks out like Kim K’s butt.
Echo’s my (and several others) experience.
I never had a problem with it but I chose to replace it with a Larue mount after a couple hundred rounds for good measure.
I have two PROs with the stock QRP mount. That big-ass knob does seem like an odd engineering choice, but I don’t have any problems with it. Works fine, plenty secure in my experience with at least a few carbine courses and thousands of rounds. No loosening issues, no zero problems.
If I were you, I’d try it with the stock mount, replace it if it doesn’t meet your expectations.
Goofy big knob aside, it seems some people have zero issues with the mount staying put while others report horror stories. Perhaps a QC issue?
Sounds that way…
I used the stock mount for a while but found it working its way loose at not-so-good times. I thought there was something wrong with my rifle or the PRO itself! Nope…just a mount that kept coming loose.
Replaced it with this:
http://www.americandefensemanufacturing.com/view/product/2/
…and never had wandering zero problems again.
(this was on my Colt 6940)
So when I buy another PRO for my newer 6920…I will go ahead and spend another 100 on another mount…well worth it.
-brickboy240
There is a qd conversion piece for about $30 for the pro mount IIRC. I doubt its returns to zero, but if you are not swapping scopes often, it shouldn’t matter.
That said, I had my buddy get a combo with a larue mount-buy once-cry once.
Will the Aimpoint rubber cover work with the Larue or ADM mounts? I’m still using the supplied mount with no issues; rifle gets moved and bumped around from my patrol car to my POV on a daily basis. The big knob occasionally snags on my kit.