Cobra66
02-07-11, 17:02
I am building my first precision AR rifle. I was trained to place my nose beside the charging handle when firing from iron sights and have done so for years.
However when looking at ARs with scopes mounted I have noticed that most people mount the objective just forward of the charging handle. Given the eye relief on most magnified optics this results in the head placement much further back than I (and many in the military) were trained.
As a result, I ended up purchasing a LaRue SPR-E mount with the extended eye relief. With the scope I am using (an old Redfield 3-9x) I am needing to put it as far forward as it will go in the mount to prevent bridging the receiver and rail. Now I realize that my scope may not have the most generous eye-relief but it is seems that most mounts are designed to place the objective further back requiring the shooter to get a cheek weld further back on the buttstock.
So my question is why is this? Is there a disadvantage to putting your nose on the charging handle when using magnified optics? Is this simply a result of "hunting rifle" type cheek welds coming down to the AR platform? What are most of you doing?
Since I am used to keeping my nose on the charging handle when shooting irons, I would like to keep it the same when shooting through glass. Is there something I'm missing here? :confused:
However when looking at ARs with scopes mounted I have noticed that most people mount the objective just forward of the charging handle. Given the eye relief on most magnified optics this results in the head placement much further back than I (and many in the military) were trained.
As a result, I ended up purchasing a LaRue SPR-E mount with the extended eye relief. With the scope I am using (an old Redfield 3-9x) I am needing to put it as far forward as it will go in the mount to prevent bridging the receiver and rail. Now I realize that my scope may not have the most generous eye-relief but it is seems that most mounts are designed to place the objective further back requiring the shooter to get a cheek weld further back on the buttstock.
So my question is why is this? Is there a disadvantage to putting your nose on the charging handle when using magnified optics? Is this simply a result of "hunting rifle" type cheek welds coming down to the AR platform? What are most of you doing?
Since I am used to keeping my nose on the charging handle when shooting irons, I would like to keep it the same when shooting through glass. Is there something I'm missing here? :confused: