In this post, we’ll look at what’s involved in mounting the Nikon Monarch 6-24 x 50mm riflescope to our AR-15 using the Nikon M-223 scope mount.
Before we get on with the video, let’s take a look at the finished product:
What’s nice here about using the Midwest Industries quad rail handguard, is the “continuous top rail” that it creates which extends the picatinny rail feature on the A3-style upper that we used for the AR-MPR project. This means we can move the scope mount further forward as needed (a good thing when optimizing eye relief for a variety of shooting positions. Here, I’ve measured what will be best for benchrest style shooting.
Here’s the video showing the process:
I plan to sight in this rifle at the range starting at 25 yards, then moving to 100 yards for the initial sight in. Should be fun!
Thanks,
Gavin
You said ft./lbs. when tightening the scope mount. Did you mean inch pounds?
Yes, that’s correct, I created an annotation to correct that, but it looks like it doesn’t show in embedded mode.
All torque values should in in inch-pounds! 🙂
GAVIN,
JUST TUNED INTO YOUR VIDEOS LAST NIGHT. GREAT JOB! THE QUALITY OF THE VIDEO AND THE INFO YOU PROVIDE IS SUPERB! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
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