Has anyone out there ever had any experiences with the Amercan Defense MFG. Aimpoint mounts?If yes,what do you think of them?Would you highly recommend them?How do they compare to Larue mounts?
Thanks.
ADM mounts are good, but i generally prefer LaRue.
I like the simplicity of the LT levers, no springs. The tension adjustment is more sensitive and “smoother”, whereas ADM’s tension is only in increments of 1/6 rotations of the screw.
I like LT’s Torx head screws and I like the LT ring design better on the 30mm mounts.
but the ADM Micro mount is very cool in that it has a modular base that will work for compact ACOGs and is available with two risers for different co-witness heights with the Aimpoint Micro. Its a pretty versatile little mount.
Not the Aimpoint mount, but I’ve been running one of their early RECON mounts on a carbine since they first came out - works just fine & likely will continue to do so over the long run. Prices are a little better than LT, but not by much, if that matters. I think those that are hardcore LT or uneasy about not knowing AD Mfg will pay the small additional price for the LT mounts. If AD Mfg prices were a little lower yet, they’d really put the hurt on LT - competition is a good thing. A lot of unnecessary noise has been made of LTs leaving a small mark on the upper receiver - way too much noise if you ask me. A month of hard use & there’s more marks on my work & training carbines than an LT could ever do. I like & use them both. Make your choice & don’t look back.
Got an ADM cantilever mount along with Aimpoint M3 from Grant about a month
ago. Have only shot with it once, so far so good. Gives bottom third co-witness
and feels just as sturdy as my Larue SPR mount.
I have one of the very early cantilever mounts and a newer production regular mount. The cantilever mount returned to functional zero after removing and reinstalling it several times and it never lost zero over the course of a 1k+ round EAG class.
I have, however, been shooting the AK all this year and haven’t gotten a chance to do any shooting with the ADM mount since that class last December. The newer mount looks nice, but I haven’t even mounted it on the gun yet.
I own a few ADMs.
The things I really like about them is that they fit the rail very tightly and with more contact surface area than competing brands. They don’t leave marks or remove finish from the receiver/rail. I also have never had to readjust them as with other brands even after a few hundred removals/remounts (I did this on purpose).
GotM4, I thought this mount was just one height, but from your pics, it looks like you are using spacers to adjust the height of your scopes. Is the ADM adjustable or are you using your own spacers?
ADM has a modular base to which you add risers for the T-1, M4, or no riser at all for a Compact ACOG.
Pretty good design, if you like that kind of thing.
Edit.
Larue does too…
Yep.
FWIW, the LT mount does not make it as low as the stock mount. I doubt the ADM does either. The lowest possible way to mount an Aimpoint micro that I’m aware of is still the mount it comes with.
Doesn’t Aimpoint make a retrofit throw lever for their own factory T-1 mount?
Oh yeah, well when is ADM going to release a mount for an EOTech? 
I want to get lower 1/3 co-witness with a 512, and will need some sort of mount/riser in order to do this. I guess I’ll have to use the YHM-220 riser until ADM gets off their duff.
ADM mounts are good, but i generally prefer LaRue.
Same here…and yes im stalking you.
I like the extra surface contact with the ADM,but i prefer the LT lever and lock(seems less prone to murphy).
I’ll probably go with ADM on my Micro for the optional heights.
Both have excellent CS in my experience.
Can anyone give me a solid recommend on a mount to use for the M4S in conjunction with an AN/PVS-14 that is mounted in a GG&G tall mount that will also allow a co-witness with iron sights? Thanks.
By tall do you mean the same height at a LaRue LT150?
Obviously the LaRue tall M4 mount will work as will the ADM, and the factory Aimpoint mount using the spacer. When available to the public the Bobro will work as well using the factory spacer.
What height for an ADM or Larue is recommended for an H-1 or T-1 on an AK Variant for a bottom 1/3 cowitness?
I have the ADM Micro mount with the SOCOM riser for an AR…
If i wanted to use the Micro on a shotgun, is there an ADM riser low enough to work with a shotgun, or would I be better off using the factory mount or buying the low LT mount?
thanks
gotm4,
I am not sure as I have not seen this particular mount. GG&G calls the mount that I have their tall mount. When everything was mounted on my carbine, with an EOTech 552 in a GG&G mount everything was great, and my YHM front and rear BUIS worked equally as good.
On a shotgun, or an AK, I’d prefer to just use the factory mount as it will keep the optic the lowest.