UTG New Gen 4-Point Locking Deluxe M14/M1A Scope Mount , Black

I would first like to say that I read a lot of reviews on this. I was worried because some people mentioned concerns about quality. However this thing works awesome. Pretty dang solid especially for the price. Designed well. It has 4 points of contact and when secured correctly is the proverbial rock of Gibraltar.Instructions are clear and easy to follow. For those who were complaining about it coming lose... there was an incredible invention made about 50 years ago... called.... blue loctite.. does wonders for keeping things solid and immovable. I put some of the smurf goo on it and has lasted 1000 rounds without budging or letting my scope slip even a 1/4 inch out of zero. I am confident it will last until take it off.Fantastic quality. So if you are on the fence, get it. Try it out. Cheaper than paying $200 for the next best option. Quit sweating and get it. If you have a problem, send it back to Amazon oooooorrrrr.... use the lifetime warranty and get one from the company themselves. Again key take aways. Use some loctite.

Works well and looks nice, went on easily. The instructions aren't the best though and wanted to drop some tips:-Removing your stock stripper clip guide is the hardest part. There is a little pin that holds it to the receiver. The instructions say to punch it out with a 3/32nds punch bottom to top. However the punch is a little too big and the pin is REALLY in there. I broke two punches trying to remove it. Also, it should be driven out top to bottom, if you can. If yours is stuck like mine, I simply punched out the guide itself with the pin still in. Those roll pins are very soft and mine sheared easily when I just punched the guide out. When you punch the guide out, drive it from right to left (op rod side to bolt catch side). This was way easier and any punch will work really.-Use loctite!!!-Beware that you may have to modify the mount if you are running an aftermarket handguard, especially one with rails. I have a tri-rail cover so I cut a small section of the front off to make it fit and used flat black paint to restore the look. I didn't need the extra 2-3 rail slots.Hard to beat for the price!

Honestly, the only reason I did not rate this a five, is that I suspect it was made overseas. If that is not important to you, consider this a top rating. The mount appears to consist of quality materials, well machined. It has a "four-point lockup" - the groove in the receiver mates to a corresponding raised groove on the mount, the large side bolt secures the mount to the left side of the receiver, the dovetail piece is snugged up by a substantial steel set-screw, and a small but adequate set-screw runs down from the mount to the top of the receiver ring, providing a little damping pressure. It installs in minutes, the toughest bit being driving the roll pin out of the standard stripper-clip guide. Everything fit beautifully. The mount is well-centered over the bore, and fairly low. Iron sights are usable with the mount in place, but a little less so with the scope onboard - just the scope physically obscuring the sight path a bit. I replaced the large, provided side screw with a hex screw - aesthetics only. In summary, this mount is much like the popular high-end mounts, at least their aluminum versions, at about 1/8 the price. I am sure it will perform well for my intended use; if I were planning on running a thousand rounds per week through the rifle, I would opt for the pricey, steel alternatives.

The product itself is great, finish is good for the price. Mounts very solid to my SA-NM. However as previously stated the instructions are cryptic at best. I ended up on youtube to get some help. In addition to the Allen wrenches included you will need duct tape, a bench vice, a 3/32 punch, a rubber mallet and a hammer. Throw some duct tape on the vice jaws to save your rifle finish. Drop the magazine and clear the rifle to ensure safety. Remove the stock and set it aside. Clamp the rifle reciever in the vice upside down, barrel pointing at the floor. Use the punch to tap the pin holding the rifles stripper clip guide in place out. To make tapping it out easier, I angled the rifle so that the position of the pin channel would be vertical. You'll be working at it from the interior of the rifle. The pin will pop out the top of the guide body. Not much force is needed but it isn't a bad idea to cover the top of the guide with a loose strip of tape to catch the pin when it comes out. Once the pin is out, you'll slide the guide off to the left of the rifle from the perspective of if you were looking from the butt stock to the front sight. I needed the rubber mallet to "motivate" the guide off as it was on fairly tight. Now the rifle is ready for the scope mount to be installed. Remove the mount from its packaging along with the bag of hardware. Use the larger Allen wrench to remove the screw holding the dove tail guide to the mount. Slide the dove tail guide into the slot from where you removed the vlip guide and line the hole up with the hole the pin was in. Now slide the dovetail into the guide and use the allen screw to secure the mount to the guide. Thread the thumbscrew on the side of the mount into the hole in the left side of the receiver and screw it down. Mount your scope and rings and zero the rifle. Hope this helps and clarifies things.

Fit my M1A like a charm. Ground a cheap drill bit flat to make a punch for the roll pin. Used a Neodymium magnet to catch the roll pin so I didn't have to follow the instructions requiring tear down of the gun.The toughest part was driving out the old stripper clip guide. The new dovetail piece fit fine without issue on "loaded SA M1A" -- Gen 4.The mount has 3 points of contact. The screw on the side. The dovetail. And there is a setscrew over the breach that is there to stead the front cantilever portion of the mount. It was a breeze to install and it seems like it is plenty stout. Will update after I put some rounds downrange if there are any issues.