Is there any point...

[MR123]

In getting a named aimpoint mount?

I guess my question is, are the cheap aimpoint mounts any good? (I'm looking at the cantilever type ones)

I need a mount as I use a mask and can't use the aimpoint as it's too low at the moment..

[jfox61]

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Some of the cheaper chinasoft ones have a little bit of play on them so they aren't as solid on the mount as a real steel. But you only get what you pay for.

[Millzy]

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Should be ok mate. As long as it fits what you're sticking it on (ie 20mm RIS). If there is any play, a small bit of rolled up electrical tape usually does the job :D

[B.E.N.]

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They'll do the job but will probably be made out of monkey metal.

[Biscuits]

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Should be ok mate. As long as it fits what you're sticking it on (ie 20mm RIS). If there is any play, a small bit of rolled up electrical tape usually does the job :D

I second the electrical tape idea. As for monkey metal, I wouldn't worry about it. the price difference to a real-steel mount is large, so even if you were in the habit of dropping your beloved AEG onto concrete-like surfaces or banging it into doorways on a regular basis, you could always spend some of that money saved on another monkey metal mount, if you get my drift...

[xissteve]

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well i have a clone canteliever mount for my aimpoint. it is very solid, full metal. i cant see it breaking any time soon. hope that helps.

[B.E.N.]

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I guess the point is, the cheaper one might break or a thread might strip when you least want it too...

[jammi]

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it is hit and miss with RS mounts as even more with QD mounts as airsoft rails are way off and no two are the same and a aimpoint mount can cost you £80 my ARMS M2 & T1 mount doesnt fit 3 of my guns.

but if you really what one try to get a LaRue QD mount you can adjust them a bit not that much tho.

[Caveira]

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I guess the point is, the cheaper one might break or a thread might strip when you least want it too...

I seriously doubt the mount would break, but stripping threads is a much more likely risk.

I decided I wanted to be able to look down the iron sights of my MP5, while it has a clone aimpoint on it. Even with decent tools, it still took about an hour to grind the necessary slot into the clone cantilever, so they can't be too badly made.

[B.E.N.]

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Yeah, what I'm saying is, if it's cheap, it's probably cheap for a reason... You probably don't need to get a real steel one, but the cheapest you can find probably isn't up to much.

[Abbadon101]

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You can get name airsoft brand ones for reasonable amounts, ie £10 for a pair of classic army scope mounts, that seems a reasonable price and it is a trusted manufacturer. I know its not the mount you were after but with a bit of google magic you could find what you are after for a reasonable price.

[MR123]

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Cheers for all the help guys, think i'll go with a cheaper one and see how it goes.