This thing seems to have a big ass, and not much up front. I’d like to mount it with the ocular right above the tang of the reciever where the CH abuts, or so, without shoving the mount so far forward or over the rail any further than I have to, for the sake of weight distribution.
I’d like non QD, 1/2 nut, preferably slotted.
Pics of what you all are doing?
Regular Geissele mount.
For the way I mainly use a LPVS, I prefer the Geiselle 1.930” high mount, but I also use a scope that is 4 ounces lighter. Between the new Scalarworks, Sphur, Badger, Nightforce Unimount, and KAC mounts, which are all IMHO fine mounts, given the choice, I personally still prefer the Geiselle scope mounts. I have complete confidence that if your scope’s O.D. is within spec and torqued down correctly the Geiselle mount will hold it solid and keep it from moving. If I thought any of the above mounts were better for my needs, I would ditch the G mount in a heartbeat. Below are a few Vid reviews and info on the G mount.
Unfortunately nothing is similar between the nx8 and atacr aside from the color and letters on the turret caps. Atacr is absurd. It’s a 10" scope in a 15" body. Very annoying honestly.
Eye relief is similar, I’ve mounted this more forward than my other setups, usually I have the rear of the ocular even with the charging handle. The sopmod mount is in between the standard mount like 17X’s and my extended, not sure if it’s available in 34mm. I have zero range time on this and may move it back.A
I dunno if the hyper extended will even work. I’m not a fan of how geissele does it. I’m considering the leupold mk6 isms or the vortex seekins. I think it’s not a good idea to have the mount riding a dozen slots . Too much twist and harmonics since it’s not bolted down all the way. If g floasted the arm it would be g2g.
Honestly I’m not sure you can buy a better mount than geissele. If you look at 17X’s pic, it looks like that setup might benefit from an extended mount to push it forward just a little more. Another thing is the zero can’t, I saw this posted elsewhere, but looking through the NX8 I noticed if you tilt the scope it magnifies slightly vs looking straight through, i.e. canted mounts might distort 1X for both eyes open.
The NX8 has some more testing and modification to deal with some issues, imo.
My issue with the G mount is that if its touching the rail, it’s going to have off axis contact without a 100% true rail, and resonance between that large cantelever and the rail will also be a thing. I want a mount that only touches the upper receiver. Not the rail. If the Seekins Vortex had 1/2 nuts it would be perfect. As is, I think the MK8 ISMS Leupold mount might best fit.
That looks like the Geissele extended mount?
No, 17K’s is a standard mount, mine is extended but on an NX8 instead of an ATACR.
WS6, the cantilevered portion of the geissele mount does not make contact with the handguard in any way.
Is it recessed in relation to the rest of the base, just minutely so as to not be seen in pictures?
Geissele mounts index on the side Vs of the pic rail, the flat underside of the mount doesn’t contact the top surface of the upper receiver either, the cantilevered section should not be in contact with the handguard in any way.
The way they index on the Vs contributes to their exceptional return to zero.
Not an ATACR but here you can see there’s a bit of space between the cantilevered part of the mount and the rail.
My mounts look like SteveL’s above. All my G 30mm mounts have had a visiable gap between the top of the picatinny to the mount’s main arm.
ATACR huh…let me know what you think when you get it.
Will do.
Thanks for photos. I’ll go with the G mount if someone else doesnt drop a new mount specifically for the atacr by around the end of this year.
Have any of you tried an ADM delta mount? They make them for 34 mm tubes now: https://www.americandefensemanufacturing.com/view/product/362/
I know Geissele makes great stuff, but I really like the idea of QD levers in the event you need to use iron sights.
I’m mounting another atacr in a geissele extended mount this weekend on my hodge 14.5. I’ll send pics when finished.
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