Rifle Scopes Anyone have any experience with the American Rifle Company M10 QD-L system?
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Yeah I just mounted up my Nightforce ATACR in one of those mounts. I bought directly from ARC and had the mount in hand in 3 days. I've had experience with their rings in the past with a set of 30mm (high) scope rings, and after mount 3 different scopes in the same rings, I never got a single ring mark from those scope rings. The only thing I don't like however, is the location of the built in bubble level. After mounting up the scope I soon realized that it wouldn't be of much use to me in that location so I purchased a Flatline Ops scope level which should be here by the end of this week.
Sorry about the shitty iphone pics, but it's all I got at the moment.
Sorry about the shitty iphone pics, but it's all I got at the moment.
Thanks for the info. How is putting them on and taking them off? Do they feel sufficiently secure? I agree, the bubble level placement seems pointless given how deeply shadowed it will be by the scope.
Beautiful gun/scope combo by the way.
Beautiful gun/scope combo by the way.
Yeah I just mounted up my Nightforce ATACR in one of those mounts. I bought directly from ARC and had the mount in hand in 3 days. I've had experience with their rings in the past with a set of 30mm (high) scope rings, and after mount 3 different scopes in the same rings, I never got a single ring mark from those scope rings. The only thing I don't like however, is the location of the built in bubble level. After mounting up the scope I soon realized that it wouldn't be of much use to me in that location so I purchased a Flatline Ops scope level which should be here by the end of this week.
Sorry about the shitty iphone pics, but it's all I got at the moment.
The scope is more than secure in my opinion. The design behind the hinged clam shell is nothing short of genius. It distributes the force more evenly along the perimeter of the scope. I find the QD knobs to be adequate as well. They seem small until you see them in person. The directions state you can use the supplied hex key and turn the knob an additional 1/8 turn to really lock it in. Another feature I like is being able to lift the scope mount straight off after loosing the QD knobs. I used to have a ADM which I had to tilt 45 degrees to remove. I run a offset RMR sight so this appeals to me and may not matter to others.
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Thanks. Do you know how much they weigh by any chance? I don't see anything listed on the ARC website.
I do not know their weight, but they are by no means bulky. My guess is that compared to the steel rings I was using, they are probably lighter than what I had. I always had a hard time getting all of the 4 screws on top of the Leupold /Badger rings to be equal in amount of gap space on each side of the ring. One side would be almost touching, and the other side of the ring wound be gapped, so I would start over trying to get everything equal. These M-10 rings eliminate all of that crap. One bolt through the top and done.....wonderful.
fnfan makes a good point that I overlooked...no more scope twisting when you're trying to level it!
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