I'm recently bought my first AR and it is also my first centerfire rifle. I've never been taught what constitutes a proper cheek weld so I just went with what was comfortable, which is to say I rest my cheek bone on the top of the comb. Its comfortable and its consistent for me.
So now I'm looking into getting an Aimpoint Micro for my AR and I know that the different heights of mounts are to get a absolute or lower 1/3rd cowitness. I have a Bushnell TRS on my Sig 522 so I decide to get a UTG El Cheapo high Mount for it to try out on my AR. After mounting it and getting the cheek weld I'm comfortable with I notice that the red dot itself is sitting in the lower 1/3rd portion of the lens instead of the middle like how I have with it setup on my Sig, which is no mount at all. I have to physically lift my head up and nearly break my cheekweld to bring the dot back to center. I find this to be a less optimal shooting position due to it being uncomfortable and difficult to repeat.
So how should I proceed? Get a medium mount/absolute cowitness mount to bring the red dot back to center of the optic? or learn to shoulder my rifle differently?
Thanks for taking care of a noob!
So now I'm looking into getting an Aimpoint Micro for my AR and I know that the different heights of mounts are to get a absolute or lower 1/3rd cowitness. I have a Bushnell TRS on my Sig 522 so I decide to get a UTG El Cheapo high Mount for it to try out on my AR. After mounting it and getting the cheek weld I'm comfortable with I notice that the red dot itself is sitting in the lower 1/3rd portion of the lens instead of the middle like how I have with it setup on my Sig, which is no mount at all. I have to physically lift my head up and nearly break my cheekweld to bring the dot back to center. I find this to be a less optimal shooting position due to it being uncomfortable and difficult to repeat.
So how should I proceed? Get a medium mount/absolute cowitness mount to bring the red dot back to center of the optic? or learn to shoulder my rifle differently?
Thanks for taking care of a noob!
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