m1a scope

[strongpoint]

Here is my m1a loaded with the above mount and an ior 3-18 scope

You could probably get that scope closer to the bore with the next-lower set of rings. You've got plenty of clearance under the objective lens.

The thing you have to remember is any scope mount requires a check riser to use the scope, so you couldn't use the bus anyways without spending a bunch of time getting the check riser off to even see the sights.

That's not necessarily true.

[shooting4life]

You could probably get that scope closer to the bore with the next-lower set of rings. You've got plenty of clearance under the objective lens.



That's not necessarily true.

It is not the ocular lens you have to worry about hitting, it is the power ring which doesn't leave enough room to use low rings.

The riser you pictures requires drilling through the stock, not something I am interested in.

[Jarhead]

Super Sniper 10X

[strongpoint]

It is not the ocular lens you have to worry about hitting, it is the power ring which doesn't leave enough room to use low rings.



The riser you pictures requires drilling through the stock, not something I am interested in.

Ah, I see the issue with the power ring now. And I didn't know you were trying to avoid the drill. Either way, that's a good looking rig.

[Creeping Incrementalism]

Nice setup!

Always was curious on these types of setups though, the ejected casings do not hit the scope?

On my scout I see I have some room to move my scope on the scout forward rail a little further back hovering a tad bit over the case ejection area, however I was always afraid of the ejected casings hitting the scope.

This is often a problem with the M1A. I think it is basically random whether or not your particular rifle will throw brass into the scope or mount, which then bounces back down into the action and jams it. Springfield's quality control is notoriously poor, and their repair service incompetent. I sent my rifle back for occasional jams with a factory scope mount on three different occasions. The first two times the repair didn't help at all, and for the third time, the service tag indicated the ejector had been tuned, but it jammed literally 5-10 times more often than before the repair. Something similar happened to a friend's M1A.

I've given up on putting a scope over the action on my M1A. I would recommend a forward mounted red dot or pistol scope, or else a mount that you can return if it causes jams for your particular rifle.

[safety-1st]

Here is what I did and what I was refering too.

The first two images are of the original placement on the forward mount. As you can see it is fairly flush where the brass shoots out.



Here is the scope moved backward as much as possible. You can see it hovers over the action about an inch or so.