See Through Riser vs Carry Handle Mount???

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I've got a Red Dot I'm going to put on an AR. Should I pull the handle and go with a riser mount or should I keep the handle on and go with a carry handle mount?

Is one mount better than the other?
 

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used to have a fake aimpoint on top of my A2 AR, I didnt like it too much because the RD was sitting way up there, I had to add a cheek piece to be able to aim. Remove the handle. what RD do you have? I have Eotech and the BUIS is an ARMS flip and the on the other AR is an aimpoint with MI raiser and BUIS is MI. I love them both.
 

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lose the handle, mount the reddot on the flattop and get a back up iron sight if you want the option of irons.

Can't mount directly to the rail - tried that first, the front sight is in the way of the optic. The red dot is smack dab in the middle of the sight.
 

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the front sight will ghost when you got use to it. It was bugging me at first but its all good now or the other option is get a flip front sight.

I thought that too but it's plain as day, I can't look past it. I went ahead mounted it to check it out. That's when I knew I needed to make a change.
 

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I thought that too but it's plain as day, I can't look past it. I went ahead mounted it to check it out. That's when I knew I needed to make a change.

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i like aimpoint with MI raiser, it allowed me to see better view than Eotech because it sit about an inch above the rail. I bought the aimpoint from olyeller for my wife's AR, if she can do it, i know you can do it too :)
 

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It's a done deal, I bought a carry handle rail from Mark today. I'm pleased with the sight's location and it looks kinda cool. The see through riser didn't give me the elevation I wanted.

Thanks for the input. - XD
 

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