Thanks Cross and will do. Ordering the mount now but I'm still waiting on the rifle it's to go on that was ordered 3 weeks ago.....

YHM has a .5" riser that I picked up for about $40.
I tried that with the 1.4 and 1.5" mounts to see if a taller mount was any better before spending anymore money on mounts.
For me it was a night and day difference in how much easier it was to get behind the scope.

I have two scopes on 1.93" mounts now.
A Midwest Industries and a NF.
The extra $75 for the NF was more than worth it to me and will get another one to replace the 1.6" one of these days.

NF is $300 vs Warn at $150. I'm trying to understand, assuming both hold the scope securely, what is gained with a $250-$400 mount?

Using that riser was a smart idea.

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
Great googly moogly! I have not shopped these in awhile but prices have gone through the roof!!!
I have LaRue but paid nowhere near $400!!!!!

https://www.larue.com/products/lt204/

I'm with 92LX here. I have paid nowhere near what their home website is listing them for. You might check our Primary Arms as they have started carry Larue mounts and such.

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Originally posted by ridewv:
NF is $300 vs Warn at $150. I'm trying to understand, assuming both hold the scope securely, what is gained with a $250-$400 mount?

The cost-benefit ratio of premium vs less expensive products is something you must determine for yourself. Budget, projected use, and rifle/ammo/shooter expectations figure in to the evaluations -- and likely other factors, too.

My equipment decisions have been significantly influenced by steel matches, and related formal training & personal practice. In team events, I have regularly been the carbine guy. Expectations are that I must hang with my talented bolt-action partners, who shoot 1/2 MOA or better with rifles chambered in 6.5mm and 6.0mm rounds. Part of my job was to provide accurate wind and elevation feedback from my shooting out to 600+ yards. In wind, on the clock, from field positions -- not a cakewalk for an AR15. In 2-rifle events, where I'm on the trigger for both carbine & bolt action, the demands are similar.

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Originally posted by bordeth:

I'm with 92LX here. I have paid nowhere near what their home website is listing them for. You might check our Primary Arms as they have started carry Larue mounts and such.

Thanks I did just look at PA. The mounts I see from LaRue are all QD which I really don't need or want and they sell them for $300. While searching there I noticed this nice looking mount that PA makes themselves in their premium PLX series for $250.

https://www.primaryarms.com/pr...1.5-pa-plx-cm-30-1.5

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The cost-benefit ratio of premium vs less expensive products is something you must determine for yourself. Budget, projected use, and rifle/ammo/shooter expectations figure in to the evaluations -- and likely other factors, too.

I suppose so. In my case I have no intention of shooting competitive. And an ounce saved makes little difference to me, if an ounce or two was critical I could just load 28 rounds instead of 30 in the magazine. But I do appreciate quality, nice craftsmanship, and made in US (or at least not China). And most importantly it has to fit securely to the rail and secure the scope properly.

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Originally posted by ridewv:
And an ounce saved makes little difference to me, if an ounce or two was critical I could just load 28 rounds instead of 30 in the magazine.

Scope mount weight has not been a consideration for my best ARs. I never compared the weight between the NF and Warne mounts until this morning. It makes sense that the titanium in the NF mount makes it a little lighter -- I just never thought about it. Components are all about repeatability over time in changing conditions. My best ARs weigh 12-13 pounds, which makes them pigs when humped for a few miles in field matches, or when moving rapidly between barriers in a stage. Add a pack, a standing-height tripod, LRF binos, 120-140 rounds loaded in magazines, a couple of rear bags, fluids for hot days, a jacket for cold days -- these aren't bench rest games.

Even if I stopped competing tomorrow, I'd still have ARs which can produce cloverleafs at 100 yards and hold half-minute verticals at 500 yards. After being kicked, bounced off the ATV while crossing the pasture, and knocked around in baggage claim. Even if I'm the only one who ever sees their precision on my home range, it's worth it for my ARs.