hittman Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 i would like to find a good scope mount for a M14/M1athoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Since you haven't had a reply in a couple of days, I'll add my small experience.I have the 2nd Generation mount from SA, the one that uses the receiver threads and a second socket in a lug that replaces the stripper clip guide. It seemed solid enough, but I never really trusted it and was always twisting on the knobs to make sure.The problem I had is the one you're just about going to have regardless of what mount you use. The stock isn't shaped for scope use and the mount causes the scope to sit pretty high, so the two things combined create a poor cheek weld. Even with the lowest rings, when my eye was aligned with the scope I had a chin weld rather than a cheek weld. You can use it that way. but it's pretty awkward feeling. You are going to have to add a cheek riser to the stock or shoot that way. I never put one on mine, but have tried some M1A's with risers of various types (padded nylon with straps, home made foam and tape) and they still felt funny to me. I have better rifles for scope use, gave up on scoping the M1A, and haven't used my mount in over ten years. I don't even know where it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hittman Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Thanks Barry, I really like my M1 and love to shoot but i don't see as well as I once did, hence the scope. I hope to have pics up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 I can already see the day approaching that I will be getting an Amega Ranges Scout mount for some of my Garands to keep shooting them. I don't want to, but I will if I have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjxlr8 Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 This threads a little old, but I thought I'd share the set-up I found that works really well on my M1A.I chose the ARMS #18 mount for two reasons: 1) it fits very securely to the rifle2) it sits low enough that you don't have to remove it to shoot with the iron sightsI have the throw lever ARMS #22 medium height rings but probably could have got away with the low height rings. The throw lever rings are great because I can remove the scope and shoot with iron sights very quickly, and then switch back to a scope if I want without losing zero.The cheek rest I use is not the most stable, but it is nice in that I can push it to the side slightly to shoot iron sights if I want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 I guess I forgot about it when I posted before, but I made up a "scope stock" for mine. I doubt they are this cheap now, but at the time you could get a GI fiberglass M14 stock for maybe $12 if you weren't very picky on condition. I got one of those, made a riser, screwed it on top with long wood screws, then strengthened and smoothed it all together with a fiberglass repair kit. I can't remember where I got the riser from, but I think it was a piece of forend cut off some junk plastic stock, or maybe even from an old airgun stock. The surplus stock needed filled and painted anyway, so it all got a Krylon Kustom paint job. It ended up looking like a regular stock with a really large rear end (jokes accepted here). It worked great with a scope, but the irons were absolutely unusable with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 jjjxlr8,A big WELCOME to our forum! We have many great members and I think you find it's a good place to share and learn.Great pictures, which I'll ping Hittman and make sure he sees them. Thanks,Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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