Aimpoint Micro OEM mount

[BooneGA]

Why the desire for an absolute co witness?

Rick

[Jay Cunningham]

The narrower tube of the Micro makes using it as a "ghost ring" more viable than the larger tubes... IMO. Looking at it in this manner, an absolute co-witness in conjunction with a Micro gives you a very good ability to make hits with a dead battery... easily out to 25 yards.

FWIW... while I also find the "QD" feature overused and overkill on many accessories out there, I'm still a big fan of it for the optical sight. Yes, you can see your irons if the dot just dies, but if the optic gets shot or catches shrapnel or otherwise gets broken or smashed, your irons won't really do you any good if you can't remove the broke optic.

[Pro2AInPA]

The narrower tube of the Micro makes using it as a "ghost ring" more viable than the larger tubes... IMO. Looking at it in this manner, an absolute co-witness in conjunction with a Micro gives you a very good ability to make hits with a dead battery... easily out to 25 yards.

FWIW... while I also find the "QD" feature overused and overkill on many accessories out there, I'm still a big fan of it for the optical sight. Yes, you can see your irons if the dot just dies, but if the optic gets shot or catches shrapnel or otherwise gets broken or smashed, your irons won't really do you any good if you can't remove the broke optic.

That and the fact that some of us are new to the EBR world and only have one AR. It's nice to be able to swap optics for different shooting disciplines and not lose zero, hence the use of LaRue mounts.

[CarlosDJackal]

The narrower tube of the Micro makes using it as a "ghost ring" more viable than the larger tubes... IMO. Looking at it in this manner, an absolute co-witness in conjunction with a Micro gives you a very good ability to make hits with a dead battery... easily out to 25 yards.

FWIW... while I also find the "QD" feature overused and overkill on many accessories out there, I'm still a big fan of it for the optical sight. Yes, you can see your irons if the dot just dies, but if the optic gets shot or catches shrapnel or otherwise gets broken or smashed, your irons won't really do you any good if you can't remove the broke optic.

Agreed. I have personally used the QD feature multiple times. I always remove the optics and most other accessories when I clean my primary carbine. I also remove the VFG when zeroing the rifle (when usng a sandbag or a rest). YMMV.

[Victor]

I've used LaRue, ADM and Daniel Defense.

My favorite is the DD due to weight, QD is highly overated.

Once again I will HIGHLY disagree with your "overrated" comment. Maybe for you personally it is. But there are MANY to say the least who need a QD. Why not have it even though you might not need it at the present time....The day one does will pay dividends in the long run.

[BooneGA]

Other than the ghost ring use, why sacrifice view of the target with an absolute co-witness?

I see many minuses and yet only one advantage that is minor at best.

Rick

[Jay Cunningham]

Other than the ghost ring use, why sacrifice view of the target with an absolute co-witness?

I see many minuses and yet only one advantage that is minor at best.

Rick

Following your logic, why not completely fold down the sight out of the way and run optic only?

[BooneGA]

Because it is not easily accessable. If it is in the lower 1/3rd you dont have to sacrifice as much field of view but retain the instant use of the BUIS capability.

Rick

[TehLlama]

I'm insistent on absolute cowitness, so I have a pair of ADM mounts.
For a 3MOA dot setup, any deviation is pretty insignificant.

[CarlosDJackal]

I'm insistent on absolute cowitness, so I have a pair of ADM mounts.
For a 3MOA dot setup, any deviation is pretty insignificant.

To each his own. Absolute co-witness allows you to use the optic as a ghost ring if you wish. But with a FSB I have found that too much of the available FOV is obscured.

I've decided to stick with the 1/3 co-witness and ordered another Larue High mount (LT-660). Thanks for all the responses.