Re: Quick Detatchable mount for Mk12?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Longshotbml</div><div class="ubbcode-body">In "Lone Survivor", Marcus Luttrell talks about wishing he had brought additional optics for his Mk12 to swap for his primary. Are detachable mounts being fielded for the MK12 system and if so who is the manufacturer?
Thanks for the input.</div></div> Are you looking specifically for what the military is using for general knowledge, or are you looking for a platform for yourself? If you're looking for a base recommendation here is what I use.
On my MK12 at home I went with the Nightforce Unimount. I prefer mounts that bolt up on the sides rather than the top as that blocks my view of the elevation turret. I don't need a QD mount in the US as I've never had a need to do a scope change in 10 seconds on a one way range.
For that matter even our Aimpoints at work are in a Badger Ord. MAX-50 ring for strength and to avoid the idiot factor for some users. Sometimes you have to remember that if you give a guy two ball bearings in a locked and padded room that when you come back 30 minutes later he will have broken one and lost the other.
I view the civilian use purpose of QD mounts as a matter of convenience for users who swap the same optic across different platforms, but quite frankly with a torque wrench only costing $100 or less it really isn't that hard to do the same with a fixed mount. Personal preference prevails.
