Allows you to see your iron sights, and is fairly sturdy. Not something I would trust my life to, but it's fine for plinking.

It's very solid, fit perfectly, no interference with the sights.

Installed in about 10 seconds, red dot scope fit perfectly, no need to modify. I have fired about 300 rounds with the mount installed with no problems.

Installed on Olympic Arms and works awesome. Nice and tight and does not move.

Bought one and put it on my Olympic Arms AR with top handle. Used some blue locktite and pliers to tighten it right up. Mounted NC Star Mark III scope on it and it has stayed zeroed for over 500 rounds. Great Product and very affordable.

Installed in about 20 seconds, red dot scope fit perfectly, no need to modify. I have not fired my weapon yet with the mount istalled but I do not expect any problems.

I use this on my duty patrol rifle. Works great, but I did replace the thumbscrew with a small bolt, lock washer and plastic flat washer as I cannot risk it coming loose at the wrong time.

For the price this is a good solid part. But it requires some tuning as in any good mounting.. Base does not seat because of the coating making a clearance issue, just sand it (with 120grit or so) or shim until it fits tight. It also can be shortened and shaped with a belt sander. But there is still the single bolt that I dont like on an up high tactical mount, so I drilled and tapped 2 more holes for allen heads..

No need for a lock washer or Loc-tite. just tighten by hand and you won't have any problems. For this price this does everything it should. Use your iron sights or use a scope while keeping your carry handle. What more can you ask for when spending less than the price of decent box of .223 ammo??

SOLID SCOPE MOUNT! This thing is nice. Deffinently the way to go for mounting a scope on an A1 or A2 AR-15.. Solid metal screw it down tight, maybe put a locking washer in there. It wont budge.

Well, I was skeptical after reading some of the reviews. I installed it on my rifle, and it works great...it does stick out of the muzzle end of the handguard about 1/4 of an inch, (realistically). If you flip it around it wont stick out and look like a perfect fit, but I have a Colt with a flip rear sight appature with a small hole and large hole. When its flipped around (backwards) it interferes with that sight appature. But other than it sticking out a tiny tiny bit, its an awsome product. I say cut off a 1/4 in. with a band saw or similiar way to produce a flush cut, and it will look perfect. Utilizing a small flat washer on the handle side, a small lock washer on the nut side between the flat washer and quick nut is a great idea as well, to hold it securely, and brings the threads down as you wont see them protruding slightly from the bottom of the channel you look through when utilizing your open sights. I rate it 110% Combat ready.

It works as advertised. And by the way... all you have to do so it doesn't stick out 1/2 inch is turn it around. Thanks again CTD!

I mounted mine on a DPMS and never used anything but my fingers to tighten it and after 2000+ rounds it is still the same as the day I mounted it. I use a Bushnell 3-9 scope with a side mount that holds a red dot. The mount goes around the scope and has a rail system so you can mount a light or red dot on the left side of the scope. I wish I had this mount when I was in Vietnam a red dot would have been great sitting on top my carry handle

I brought this this over a year ago with a low end dot scope. Not really understanding the bad reviews. This thing does exactly what it's suppose to do. Thousands of rounds on my AR (called a GAU-5 when I brought it in 1984) and it hasn't come loose yet! Nice feature is I can use the iron if I choose. A good cheap AR secret for those with handles.

This thing was easy to install on my Bsuhmaster and I used my hand....Handtite for me must be better than loctite b/c this thing didn't budge. It does stick out a half inch but no biggy. Easily mounted my red dot and magnifier. The screw sticks up a little but I can see through my irons just fine!!!!

This is a awesome product, cheap and easy installation. And what I was sold on was the ability to still use the iron sights. great piece.

Just purchased this item and used it to install a Bushnell Tropy on my Bushmaster M-4. It works great and as a bonus you can see through the rail and still use the iron sights in a pinch. Instead of using loctite as some did I used a small lock washer and tightened with pliers; a bit of flat black paint, and you will never see the shine of the washer. The washer also caused the stem of the nut to be lower as to not obstruct the rail allowing a better sight picture with the Iron sights. CTD got the rail to me in 2 days! Great product, Great Service, I will be a customer of this shop for a long time.

This is a really good mount. It fit on my rail perfectly. When I first mounted it, I could not get my rear sight to flip because the mount stuck out too far, but I flipped it around and it was perfect. It sticks out a little on the front side of the handle, but no big deal to me. I only use the scope when I am varmint hunting. I unscrew the thumbscrew and take it off when I am done and it has held zero just fine. I haven't had to use loctite yet, I just use a pair of pliers and give it a snug. I would recommend this mount. It is what it is.

FOR THE PRICE THIS IS A GREAT MOUNT FOR THE AR-15 THAT HAS A HANDLE. IT FIT MY BUSHMASTER LIKE A GLOVE. THE SCREW STICKS UP A LIL HIGH. I CAN MAYBE WASHER IT AND STILL SEE MY IRON SIGHTS. GREAT BUY THOUGH.

Got one love it, very easy to use I have not had one problem with it staying tight. would buy again

I almost did not buy this mount because of all the cry baby reviews on this product. I decided to try it anyway because there were some good reviews also. To my surprise, THIS PRODUCT WORKS 100% AS DESCRIBED!! However, for all those RETARDED CHIMPS out there that could not make it work, when you evolve enough to have opposible thumbs, then it may work for you. For any prospective buyer, this product works exactly as advertised. Just install it on a proper AR15, and use pliers and blue loctite. Also, I can't believe that some mental midgets out there complained about having to use pliers and loctite to secure the mount. For those people, here is a clue, that is what pliers and loctite are for!! For everyone out there who can walk without dragging your knuckles, use this product, and happy shooting.

It's about 1/2 inch too long for a standard carry handle. I'll need to find a shop to have it shortened...just cosmetics, but that counts too. Tension knob needs pliers to tighten, otherwise it loosens easily, I used pliers wrapped in tape, worked well.

it ok not the best but it gets the job done

Great gear for the price. Allows you to still use the iron sights, but you may want to put a washer on the bottom side of of your carring handle. If you like having a long eye relief with your iron sights you may see top of the bolt that you use to mount it with.

Excellent Quality for Price!!! Always Good Business With CTD!!!

It may be a bit long but it allows more space for a mount. it does require pliers to get secure though. works perfect for my BSA laser dot sight.

i own an armalite and it took me about 30 seconds to install. also i love the fact that i can still use the iron sights, and the steel is a much better quality than expected. it sticks out about half an inch further than the carry handle, which is the only thing i really could complain about. if you buy this mount, DO NOT rely on the screw being hand tight, but after a good tweak w/ a set of pliers... you should be ready to rock!

Typical of NC Star. Cheap aluminum instead of steel, too long, nut has to have loctite to stay secure, is not 1913, but weaver.

What a perfict fit, just mounted my EOtech 552 on my Colt AR-15. Every thing stayed in place when fired it, If I had to complane, it would be that it was made in China, But what isn't today.

Thes mounts dont fit the AR handle properly . Requires some machining of the base to seat well and additional screws ..

this is a great rail. fits good and was able to instal in seconds. love being able to use the original sights, and a great price.

material flimsy, would not hold a zero from zero range to firing line due to the split down the middle. it would collapse easially under the light strain. after adding a 3.5mm capscrew to each side to keep it from collapsing it still would not hold a zero to within even boresight accuracy. still required more modification since the wings were cast at 90 degrees and the picatinny system requires 70 degrees. had to be ground to fit.

This mount works well with the added bonus of you being able to use iron sights without removing.

I saw what the guy before me said about too long, but if you use your A2 sight flip down feature that much, just turn the thing around so it hangs off the front of the handle a little. Was solid, I put a drop of lock thread on it and it works great under my Bushnell Trophy.

In my opinion the mount is a little long. It fits fine but when tightened down it goes over the rear peep sights so you can only choose one sight to use. The thumbscrew is to long as well. It blocked my view through the fixed iron sights. After about 60 rounds the thumbscrew loosened and the scope started to move.