Help with properly elevating scope on my AR

[dad4]

I am new to the world of AR ownership. I purchased a 7.62 x 39 chambered AR recently and purchased flip up sights as the rifle came with no rear sight capability.

My question is how to determine how much rise I should purchase to mount a red dot that I can co-witness my flip up sights with?

My rifle
https://www.bearcreekarsenal.com/ri...guard-w-front-sight-cr762chb16110-p-shg-fs-hc

My flip up sight
https://www.classicfirearms.com/ar15-rear-sight-mnt950rs02-b

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

[outrider58]

What kind of cowitness? Absolute or 1/3?

 

[outrider58]

You need to know what red dot you will be using.

 

[dad4]

What kind of cowitness? Absolute or 1/3?

Not quite sure how to answer this question. I don't know the difference, or advantage, for either.

As for the red dot I was thinking of something like this. Budget dictates selection. Only plan to shoot paper at 100 yards, or so.

https://www.amazon.com/Bushnell-AR7...rd_wg=Wanup&psc=1&refRID=XTXDDC7DJGM9ZCZWZ6NE

 

[Hit and Run]

https://www.at3tactical.com/blogs/news/co-witness-explained-absolute-vs-lower-1-3-cowitness-on-ar-s

Decent article...short, sweet and to the point.

 

[lazarus]

The Bushnell with high rise mount cowitnesses properly with most flip up sights. I don’t think BUIS are exactly a set standard for height, but most do seem to be the same height.

 

[outrider58]

Not quite sure how to answer this question. I don't know the difference, or advantage, for either.

As for the red dot I was thinking of something like this. Budget dictates selection. Only plan to shoot paper at 100 yards, or so.

https://www.amazon.com/Bushnell-AR7...rd_wg=Wanup&psc=1&refRID=XTXDDC7DJGM9ZCZWZ6NE

With that sight, you should have the option for either styles of co-witnessing. For absolute, where the red dot will line up with your rear and front sight simultaneously, you will probably forego the included riser and attach the sight directly to the M-1913 Picatinny flat top of your receiver. Should you decide to go 1/3 co-witness, you'll simply add the included riser. Check out this video for an explaination of the different co-witnessing methods I mentioned.

The Bushnell with high rise mount cowitnesses properly with most flip up sights. I don’t think BUIS are exactly a set standard for height, but most do seem to be the same height.

There is a standard height for BUS.

 

[dad4]

With that sight, you should have the option for either styles of co-witnessing. For absolute, where the red dot will line up with your rear and front sight simultaneously, you will probably forego the included riser and attach the sight directly to the M-1913 Picatinny flat top of your receiver. Should you decide to go 1/3 co-witness, you'll simply add the included riser. Check out this video for an explaination of the different co-witnessing methods I mentioned.






There is a standard height for BUS.

Thanks for you input. I will study up using your links. Much appreciated.

 

[lazarus]

The Bushnell trs-25 needs a .83” (.86”?) riser, which is the same as what comes with the Bushnell AR Redot. That gives absolute cowitness with 3 different BUIS I’ve tried.

The TRS-25 itself is real low.

 

[dad4]

The Bushnell trs-25 needs a .83” (.86”?) riser, which is the same as what comes with the Bushnell AR Redot. That gives absolute cowitness with 3 different BUIS I’ve tried.

The TRS-25 itself is real low.

Thanks for your insight. It appears that purchasing the TRS25 with the riser I should be good to go.

 

[dontpanic]

The rear sight you linked is not a flip up. It is a fixed A2 sight. Pwronally I prefer fixed ovwr the flip ups.

The TRS 25 is also a great choice for a budget red dot. To dave some cash you can buy the TRS 25 by itself and buy the leapers/UTG riser separately. Buy the full cowitness riser, it's the right place to start.

Overall it'll be a good budget setup for you. You can upgrade or play with other options down the road, but this will get you shooting

Ebay is a great place to look for TRS 25s. A lot of people upgrade and sell thier old ones there.