I am wanting to purchase a Burris P.E.P.R. QD mount for my AR. My question is... Do I need to buy a riser for it as well if I want to clear my fixed front sight? My AR has a flat top and when I put my red dot sight on it I had to buy high set rings for it.

you cant see the front sight with a scope, so no.

Unless you got a GREAT BIG HEAD, the burris mount will work fine.

Even if I put the red dot on the Burris mount? Reason I ask is because when I mounted the red dot, the rings that came with it sat to low. The red dot didn't clear the middle prong of my front sight. Now with the high set rings, I zeroed the red dot to where it sits on the middle prong.

How would you use a scope mount with two rings for a red dot? The mental image is escaping me.

thats what i was thinking.

I never said it was reflex sight. It's a tube type red dot.

ahhh. gotcha. i shouldnt have assumed.

This is a tube red dot sight



Are you referring to a rifle scope with an illuminated reticle? Reflex is even different from those two.

No it's not a riflescope. It's a tube type red dot like an aimpoint sight.

Traditional red dots will co-witness with the PEPR and the iron sights.... that's what they are designed to do

Awesome! That's exactly what I needed to know.

They make the PEPR with a single ring?

Not sure where you are getting this idea of a single ring?? I don't know if you can tell from the picture but my Red Dot is set up with two high set rings.

I keep thinking about Aimpoints for some reason. I've honestly never seen a red dot mounted with two rings.

Have you considered a DLOC mount, such as the new M4x30mm scope mount with dual DLOC (pictured here with an illuminated reticle Leupold MKIV 2.5-8x36mm MR/T M1)? Best of all, all these products are 100% made here in the great state of Texas!

Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics, Inc. (VTAC) writes about the DLOC M4X: "Great to see a mount which finally answers some continuing problems with quick-release scope mounts. The Alamo Four Star mount answers the mail. First of all, the repeated mounting and removal will not destroy your receiver nor scope mount rail as others have proven to do. Even more exciting is the fact that there is finally a mount which is slick on the left side, allowing for ease of carry, with no snag hazard. These mounts can also be equipped with easily tightened 1/2" torque nuts if required. Lastly, this mount is lighter than any of the competition with excellent return-to-zero capability."

According to the manufacturer, Alamo Four Star, the DLOC system "fits all 1913 Mil-Specifications, including those rails which are worn or damaged; no tools required; when removed, returns back to zero; Two-Stage push rod and knobs standard on all DLOC models; ensures that once tightened, it will not accidentally detach, unlike other mounting configurations used today."

These mounts are easy to install and use, and they do indeed hold repeatable zero when removing and re-installing them on your rail. The DLOC system also features increased surface area in its locking mechanism, resulting in greater purchase between the mount and your rail, without damaging and degrading the rail in the process, unlike competing mounting systems such as LaRue Tactical's throw-lever system.

To attach a DLOC to your rail, simply unscrew the knob:

then push the spring-loaded knob to 'open' the clamping rail:

and finally, once the mount is securely clamped onto your rail, tighten the knob to lock the mount to your rail (in this photo, you can see one knob is tightened down and the other knob is unscrewed for comparison):

Even though a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a thousand pictures:


Here are more photos of the new M4X 30mm scope mount with dual DLOCs in conjunction with an illuminated reticle Leupold MKIV 2.5-8x36mm MR/T M1:







Alamo Four Star also offers this particular DLOC M4X mount in a 34mm version, but those are flying off the shelves to fill contract orders!