Why Are Cantilever Mounts So Expensive?

[calicojack]

Is it my imagination or have the Vortex cantilever mounts gone dramatically in price? I seem to remember them being under $100. They are $120 or more now. The Burris PEPR seems to be the best deal at $89.
[EDIT] Unless you want to get a $29 Monstrum.

 

[Sampson]

Have you looked at RRA. They are a bit cheaper than Vortex,

RRA Hi-Rise Cantilever

Rock River Arms, Inc. offers a complete line of American made, custom built AR15 style rifles.

www.rockriverarms.com

 

[teratos]

Good mounts are NOT cheap.

 

[calicojack]

Have you looked at RRA. They are a bit cheaper than Vortex,

RRA Hi-Rise Cantilever

Rock River Arms, Inc. offers a complete line of American made, custom built AR15 style rifles.

www.rockriverarms.com

Noted.

 

[pre64hunter]

I just got a Leupold from Midway $85 free shipping.

 

[Slackdaddy]

Good mounts are NOT cheap.

We talking scopes?? right??

 

[MaxVO2]

Good mounts are NOT cheap.

*****Not only that but trying to save a few $$$ by using a cheap, poorly engineered mount will dramatically reduce the accuracy of your firearm! One of my range friends was blaming his pretty expensive, normally sub MOA rifle for very poor accuracy after putting on a new mount, and he had a gunsmith go through the gun to make sure nothing was wrong, only to have him tell my friend that his $30 E-bay mount was a piece of crap and could not handle the recoil of his rifle to hold zero on his scope.

I let him borrow a scope and mount with 2" offset for proper eye relief and his rifle was now "awesome!!!". He seemed somewhat disappointed to find out the mount was not $30, and the scope cost more than his rifle.. (NightForce NX8 1-8X24 with the FC-MOA reticle), but the point was made... Don't use a cheap mount that flops around and doesn't provide proper eye relief for the scope used... Good mounts and good glass are not cheap. And, bad mounts and bad glass can ruin an otherwise nice firearm.

Plenty of decent quality mounts out there, but as everyone knows, proper fitting is highly dependent upon your personal sighting needs and also the type of rifle as well.. I use the glass below with a small frame AR. The mount is also made by NightForce and I had to try several before settling on what fits me well.

Others with more experience may chime in on their preferences, but it is worthwhile to try out several different offsets to see what fits you best and then order what you need.

 

[beetles]

Is it my imagination or have the Vortex cantilever mounts gone dramatically in price? I seem to remember them being under $100. They are $120 or more now. The Burris PEPR seems to be the best deal at $89.
[EDIT] Unless you want to get a $29 Monstrum.

Everything has gone up. That said, the PEPR is a good mount.

 

[calicojack]

I just got a Leupold from Midway $85 free shipping.

Noted.

Leupold Mark AR 1-Piece Picatinny-Style Mount Integral 1 Rings AR-15

There are two common issues when mounting scopes to AR-style platforms - getting the right scope height and the eye relief. The Leupold Mark AR family...

www.midwayusa.com

 

[calicojack]

Aero is another I forgot about.

Aero Precision Ultralight Cantilever 1 Piece 1 Extended Scope Mount

The Aero Precision Ultralight 1 Piece Scope Mounts are extremely durable and provide the shooter with better eye relief. The Ultralight Scope Mount...

www.midwayusa.com

 

[calicojack]

Weaver

Weaver Premium MSR 1-Piece Scope Mount Picatinny-Style Integral 30mm

A specialized modern sporting rifle deserves high-quality accessories. The Weaver Premium Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR) Optics Mount is designed...

www.midwayusa.com

 

[calicojack]

So Vortex is a bit high, but there seem to be other good choices out there. Aero and Burris are two solid choices I have experience with. Looks like I am making a mountain out of a mole hill.

 

[4g64loser]

I like nightforce, american defense, bobro, and spuhr.

Don't currently own a bobro as I sold mine with the rifle it was on but they are very solid mounts. Return to zero is better than american defense but on a dot or LPVO it doesn't generally matter much if you remount correctly. Have a couple of AD lever mounts. All good.

If you like bolt on, go nightforce unimount. Have one, love it. If that's not enough cantilever for your optic, see the above lever mounts. For a heavy duty rig with a high magnification optic of top quality, look at spuhr. Not cheap at all but super high quality.

 

[smokey]

QDXSKEL34TW QD XSKEL 34mm Black

Quick disconnect mount for any magnified or LPVO scopes. The XSKEL gives the Ideal height and position on AR10/15 style modern sporting rifles w/Picatinny rails

warnescopemounts.com

My 5-25x56 venom needs a 34mm mount. This warne has been pretty great.

 

[gtodave]

I bought the upper end Vortex mounts for the last build I did...it needed just as much tweaking as the less expensive brand I bought previously. Same amount of work for double the price....you don't always get what you pay for.

 

[outrider58]

Weaver

Weaver Premium MSR 1-Piece Scope Mount Picatinny-Style Integral 30mm

A specialized modern sporting rifle deserves high-quality accessories. The Weaver Premium Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR) Optics Mount is designed...

www.midwayusa.com

I've got the Weaver on my 20" AR. It's a solid mount for that gun.

 

[calicojack]

QDXSKEL34TW QD XSKEL 34mm Black

Quick disconnect mount for any magnified or LPVO scopes. The XSKEL gives the Ideal height and position on AR10/15 style modern sporting rifles w/Picatinny rails

warnescopemounts.com

My 5-25x56 venom needs a 34mm mount. This warne has been pretty great.

For all my bolt action scope rings, I use Warne.