Originally Posted By: DesertRamOriginally Posted By: SenderoManPutting together my first AR. Why doesn't everyone just use a regular set of scope rings with a cross bolt for the picatinny rail? Weaver, Tasco, EGW, Seekins, Badger?
Because it's harder to get the scope high enough and far enough forward for best placement with standard rings. The cantilever models put the scope right there where it's easiest to use.
Yup! I would always recommend a customer purchase a scope mount designed for an AR15 versus trying to use a riser and bolt action rings. All of my personal AR15's have cantilevered scope mounts, as do all of our employees. There's a reason they were designed.