Red dot work with ghost rings?

[m98evolution]

I searched this forum and found some info on mounting a red dot scope to a Nova Tactical but will it work if I have the ghost ring sights or would it work better with the open rifle sights? Thanks in advance!

[XCross]

I'm not sure how you would find a mount low enough to even make the sights usable.

[m98evolution]

You mean the red dot would be mounted too high? Those were my thoughts too but Ive read of other members using a weaver mount or even the b-square mount. I have the ghost rings on my M3 and love them and I just got a Nova for the wife, so I thought maybe a red dot would be easier for her.

[Duggan]

Just about every red dot on the market is too tall to cowitness with the stock ghost ring iron sights, and certainly with the rifle sights.

 

Your best bet for a low profile iron sight is either a docter/jpoint/pride fowler/irondot or an aimpoint micro.

 

However, even with these sights you can't cowitness with the irons.

[XCross]

If you're going to use any red-dot, the red-dot is your primary and the irons are backups. In the case in which your red-dot failed, you would completely remove your red-dot and use only the irons.

[Duggan]

If you're going to use any red-dot, the red-dot is your primary and the irons are backups. In the case in which your red-dot failed, you would completely remove your red-dot and use only the irons.

 

Which is why it's nice to have a throw lever, quick release mount (which is why it would be nice to have a proper 1913 spec rail etc).

 

But yes, it's one or the other.

[sneakerfreak602]

You can use a red dot but it defintley will not cowitness with iron sights like it would with and AR-15. As Duggan said its one or the other. Best of luck.