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The M14 Scope Mounts is a decent rifle
The M14 Scope Mounts is a decent rifle and has a lot of fans. Keeping it competitive for long-range shooting requires a lot more effort than newer rifle systems, and the steps to make it competitive for long-range shooting are not very robust. What I like about the Troy Stock is that it addressed a [...]
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Mesa Tactical
Mesa Tactical – Ray at Thrustline Manufacturing, Inc. (Ogden, UT) was kind enough to loan me one of his M14 Scope Mounts operating rods to check out. I’ve posted some photographs on my web site in the Photo Gallery – The M14 Scope Mounts Close Up –
Received this from a Threeper I trust implicitly
Received this from a Threeper I trust implicitly regarding LaRue Tactical quality control problems and service issues. He included a copy of a series of emails back and forth beginning in December of last year. Here’s his latest to me: Mike, I’d like to warn people about buying scope mounts from LaRue Tactical since you [...]
M14 Scope Mounts
Some state level Army Guard programs also probably have some NM M14 Scope Mounts‘s too… See my post above. We are not the only USN armory to have M14 Scope Mounts‘s either. In fact the USN has a crap load of M14 Scope Mounts‘s in the inventory. Some used for nthing more than casting lines.. tangeant [Member] 5/12/2006 1:02:47
Mesa Tactica
Mesa Tactical
Mesa Tactical – At least Mesa Tactical was gracious enough to warranty is for you; I really admire and commend customer service like that. I ended up cutting the top “section” off mine and using outdoor-rated double sided tape to stick it on You laugh, but it actually has worked 100% for about 2-2.5 years [...]
Received this from a Threeper I trust implicitly
Received this from a Threeper I trust implicitly regarding LaRue Tactical quality control problems and service issues. He included a copy of a series of emails back and forth beginning in December of last year. Here’s his latest to me: Mike, I’d like to warn people about buying scope mounts from LaRue Tactical since you [...]
Not your kid’s
There are two things I don’t often say when playing with a new gadget for the first time. One is, “I can’t believe this made it into the country without being seized by customs.” The other is, “I really hope this doesn’t explode. Maybe I should move it …
Mesa Tactical
Received this from a Threeper I trust implicitly regarding LaRue Tactical quality control problems and service issues. He included a copy of a series of emails back and forth beginning in December of last year. Here’s his latest to me: Mike, I’d like to warn people about buying scope mounts from LaRue Tactical since you [...]
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Mesa Tactical
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M14 Scope Mounts
M14 Scope Mounts – M14 Scope Mounts
An AR-10 will also be lighter with comparable
An AR-10 will also be lighter with comparable parts (heavy barrel, FF rails).
AR10′s are also very good with hot loads, they seem to handle it much better than an M14 Scope Mounts, One hot load to the M14 Scope Mounts and say hello to Mr. Bent Op-rod and Hello to Mr Frequent Jams. AR10 is also easy on brass. The Military might not reload, but some of us do so that is another positive.
For scope mounting, AR10 is light years ahead because it is already on the Receiver and their is nothing to adjust or break. I think the best M14 Scope Mounts option to mount a scope is the LaRue Tactical SPR-E (or similar) mounted backwards on the Sage top rail. This way you can take off the entire top rail with scope in place to clean the M14 Scope Mounts, and when you put it back, POI shift will be very minimal and not even noticeable.
Extraction on the M14 Scope Mounts gets weaker and weaker with the round count, and it does not take a lot of rounds before you have super weak extraction where the shell barely leaves the rile. AR extraction is always positive.
when it comes to parts for the M14
when it comes to parts for the M14 Scope Mounts rifle system, remember you are competeing with Uncle Deep Pockets.
New parts are being made but the manufacturers know if they can set a profitable price with Uncle Your Tax Dollars at Work, that price will carry over to the civilian market.
Uncle Your Tax Dollars at Work isn’t in the habit of releasing surplus gun parts right now either.
Really, just what new parts are being made for the M14 Scope Mounts?? and By which contractor??
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Received this from a Threeper I trust implicitly regarding LaRue Tactical quality control problems and service issues. He included a copy of a series of emails back and forth beginning in December of last year. Here’s his latest to me:
Mike,
I’d like to warn people about buying scope mounts from LaRue Tactical since you may well not get the one you need, and then they won’t do anything about it. When you spend $250.00 for a scope mount, it damn well be the one you needed, especially when you called and spoke to their rep before ordering.
If you could warn your readers, I think it would be a great service to them. Perhaps ask David to do the same. The story is in the below email stream.
The picture of my rife, scope mount and scope fitted and bore-sighted attached. As you can see, it has to go all the way up to the turret to get a decent eye relief. Also, I had to crank it all the way up to get it bore-sighted for 100 yards, leaving no more elevation for greater distances.
Before anyone buys a quick disconnect sight from LaRue Tactical, they better know exactly what they need to get because the reps at LaRue have no idea.
The shame is that I have previously purchased two other mounts for ACOGS for my other rifles from them. Still they have no interest in rectifying this situation.
Thanks,
WarriorClass
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My son has been collecting the components to build himself a 7.62 NATO sniper platform on an Armalite receiver much like the one pictured. He was thinking, if memory serves me correctly, of getting a LaRue Tactical mount like the one pictured. I will discourage him from doing so.