Did you choose the right optic height

[@ryanhall5784]

If I owned that property, I would never want to leave. Beautiful.

[@boss350z5]

true; but it's a full-time job to maintain that sort of property. Especially that nice.

[@freedomseeds8194]

I've got 40 acres in the mountains of Northern Arizona, and I almost never leave. It's a ton of work, especially with livestock and gardens, but it's well worth it.

[@TT-ch2pz]

Costa is in Wyoming, 6 months out of the year it's covered in snow.

[@henrymoreland8719]

Agreed

[@ryanhall5784]

@@TT-ch2pz I would love it covered in snow too.

[@GNpatent]

I am finalizing patent on a 17.93" mount so we can '80s hipfire with precision.

[@jessesmith5932]

Hahaha! So sick

[@orpheusepiphanes2797]

underrated comment

[@franky013]

Definitely the most comprehensive info on mount heights available on YT. It's crazy how we went from mounting optics on carry handles, then down as low as possible, to the skyscraper-esc mounts we have today. Thank you sir for all you do for the community!

[@johnviera3884]

It’s called Tac Fads

[@starxlord9856]

Pro tip for anyone running the unity tactical risers take out the front buis inside the mount and you can run a front sight post from DD or the magpul pro front buis. It’s level and very effective. You get that longer distance between the rear and front and is effective. Just wanted y’all to know that.

[@theBrownman28]

Legit recommendation 💯💯

[@Masta_E]

Yes! I got a dd fixed iron up at the front of my rifle, with just the ring in the back. Best of both worlds honestly.

[@matteal7017]

Tried this on your recommendation and with a tremendous amount of skepticism and lo and behold, it works. Unity oughtta make a model of it without the sights for this very reason. Thank you sir.

[@starxlord9856]

@@matteal7017 no worries! You are able to take out the rear peep and use a rear buis but not my recommendation as it’s difficult to look through the rear sight through the mount to the front sight. Having the rear peep from the sight along with a front mounted iron sight is the most effective imo. Glad this helped y’all! Btw for the gbrs mount unity is now making a flip to center mount for your magnifier. It’s definitely massive but again mission specific.

[@CredibleHulk10]

Top Tip! 👌🏻

[@patriotsheepdog]

Great video. No one gets into the weeds with some of this specialty stuff. At least not ones that know what they’re talking about. Thank you for informing us about these options and techniques.

[@TheofficialCostaludus]

Appreciate that

[@Donjuan51]

Costa is starting to look like tactical Bob Ross

[@robhene4633]

What a drop of wisdom, CC is an OG. Some of my first experiences into this hobby involved Art of the Tactical Handgun/Carbine, etc. What a legend. Thanks for this.

[@TheofficialCostaludus]

Appreciate the kind words

[@JohnAdams-mu7xd]

Loving these HD videos packed with massive amounts of info!!!👍👍👍

[@Alteran1996]

This video is extremely underrated and I wish I had this info 2-3 years ago when I started really looking into the height over bore debate. I really appreciate the hands on review and tangible comparisons from 1/3 all the way to the ~2.9" GBRS mount. This is the video I'm gonna send to anyone who asks about mount height from now on. Awesome job.

[@kingofshrimp]

Thank you for this video Chris. This very informative, especially about backup iron considerations. You are right about height over bore, you just need understand your zero with your mount height and your holds at distance. I've shot my 14.5 upper with t2/Unity setup out to 300. Quite frankly the 50 zero poi out to 200 is similar to lower 3rd mount the drop at 300 is only about 3 inches more.

[@JiuJitsuCowboy1]

Great video! Lots of good information. Midwest Industries is doing a 2.33” mount that has a pass through slot for standard BUIS that I think is pretty slick , especially for the price. Works great for wearing my pro mask.

[@tla3420]

I'm sure you've heard of the Unity Tactical mounts. They have a backup iron sight built into them

[@GucciManecubus]

That Tropic Thunder quote was immaculate.

[@stephenjerome7793]

Your little non-pc rant at 14:10 made my day😂 now my favorite gun tuber

[@Roscoschickenwaffles]

What a privilege to watch this video and learn from you, I’m in the process of setting up a 512c and magnifier on a ar platform and definitely wanted a riser helped me narrow it down and make sense of it. Great delivery of the content! 💯

[@1badombre82]

You have convinced me to go with a higher mount red dot sir. Ive always mounted my optics as low as possible (a habit i got in because i learned everything i know about optics mounting on precision bolt actions). 2 massive benefits ive found from a higher mount is more comfortable standing stance like you mentioned. And with a higher mount my ak is basically zeroed for 30, 100, & 200 yards at all times!

[@udp1073]

wow.. I had to watch the video TWICE.. as a gun nuts I could not focus on the gun.. the scenery around you is.. fenomenal! keep up the good work Sir

[@chrissavage8107]

GBRS NOR SLADE came up w this mount. It was designed and prototyped long long before them. Yes it’s very well documented.

[@crea7ure613]

Idc the drama behind it, do you have the name or who sells it? I’d like one.

[@somethinganything4864]

Who documented it and who designed it?

[@nickminnich2453]

@@somethinganything4864 original A1 carry handles

[@snowshark156]

@@nickminnich2453 they’re talking about the GBRS ultra high Dot medium laser combo mount, not the LMT A2 rear buis.

[@JoeBlow-ub1us]

source then? Also you're not talking about that knights armament mount, are you?

[@jphil3314]

So after 60 yrs, we are basically right back to putting handles back on 😆 Eugene is shaking his head. Appreciate the video chris. Love the view

[@TheofficialCostaludus]

Yes, next up parachute pants and bugle boy jeans. It won’t be pretty but yes we’ve come full circle

[@000NULL]

Very well thought out. No rush to review products. I love this sort of content from you. You try to find purposes and uses for things beyond just what the marketing hype is.

[@thenotoriousvlog5986]

My Acog with the RMR is my go to optic. I’m already used to it. I would love to run my rifle and optic through a course. Not to put up excuses but I’d have to save up to pay for a class plus the ammo and possibly traveling if I needed to.

[@arrowem]

Holy Shit Bro! I haven't seen you in a video for almost 15 years and just went down the KZbin rabbit hole to find this one. Good to see you again, honestly didn't recognize you at first. Keep up the stellar work! Subbed now so I don't miss stuff.

[@EclipzZero]

Scalarworks should be part of this list imo. Great vid!

[@sullimd]

Yep, just got my first and I won’t buy anything else in the future. Such a natural height, it just makes sense when you need fast acquisitions.

[@jsteelbird1554]

@@sullimd what height

[@SHOT_GUNNER]

It may seem silly but I use a retro 3x20 scope on my A1 carry handle. On my A2 carry handles I mount a red dot. At first I thought it would sit too high but for me it’s perfect.

[@brymstoner]

i do like those hydras! i really like the direction the industry as a whole seems to be going with narrower weapon systems being designed now. i remember the clunkiness and didn't much like it back then. but you worked with what you had.

[@GetApprovedNow]

AWESOME VIDEO, VERY INFORMATIONAL. THANK YOU

[@oldskoolfattieg]

based on the trend of optic height over the last 10 years, in 5 years you'll have to hold the weapon at waist level to get eye level with a red dot.

[@dueth2508]

Guns are like cloths for women. Always changing. My ACOG and A4 drop bodies in 2 war zones. If you are going to be clearing houses use high mounts. If you are not, or in a SHTF situation, go with what works at mid/long range as well as close. The end of the world wont be clearing houses all day. Keep that in mind.

[@mavrikmavrik3032]

Great video, thanks for the details. I've just started running a red dot with a magnifier recently. The slide to the side magnifier is nice but now it sits outside of the weapon envelop and seems more likely to get snagged on something or get torn off in high stress situations. I like the concept of the up/down magnifier mount vs. the side pull out mount.

[@mterry3788]

Was thinking of getting the hydra for my 10 inch sig spear to free up some rail space. Appreciate the video and feedback!

[@kd9238]

Amazing review, Always a pleasure hearing your thoughts and opinions. Favorite mounts scalarworks!

[@FingerAngle]

Great video. I just moved from a 1" to a 1.625" riser.

[@rightwinggunnut1]

ThIs is what a SME sounds like 💪👊 keep rockin chris

[@jiujitsuforall8627]

I've been experimenting with the taller mounts, 1.93s and 2.26s, and I find that I can consistently find the dot FASTER. Before I tried it, I thought it was going to be a passing fad, then I tried it and now I'm sourcing mounts for all my ARs. To me, the difference is almost night and day.

[@Azure1Zero4]

Very good structured video explaining the evolution of logic behind sight heights and reasoning behind them.

[@FM418]

Excellent video Chris! Thanks for sharing from a historical perspective. I have moved up to the higher mounts 1.93 on pretty much all my carbines. I have the lower mounts for precision rifles where I will be shooting prone more often. Hope you are doing well sir!

[@shirothehero0609]

You're a stud Costa. Awesome points to think about. a couple things never crossed my mind. Side note, favorite shooter I own is the STI Costa carry comp.

[@DavidKiwacka]

Awesome video breaking down the optic height. Too many people get hung up on how it looks and other stupid internet gun stuff like hating on the GBRS mount while not understanding the purpose. As always sir good stuff.

[@bryanlu1356]

The speed of that shoulder transition is legit!!!

[@TheLastAmericanOutlaw]

That rig looks good ! Glad you like it

[@alu.304]

Later being reluctant about back in 2012, I traded a Noveske N4 10.5" upper for a "thing"😉 That barrel is an f'n unicorn now. The N4 14.5" that's on my old Daily Driver is still printing and running well on over 20k if non-suppressed👍

[@Hoodlum3621]

Well said brother, Good stuff

[@ebitdareadthebook1535]

GBRS just released a magnifier attachment collab with UNITY for the HYDRA mount. Can't wait to get my hands on it! Love the insight with all the different options. I have the unity and GBRS hydra mount, but all I am really doing is CQB. Keep up the great content!

[@miller-time66]

Great purpose driven information and perspective.

[@ChipSpencer123]

Glad to see Unity Tactical

[@brolliify]

What a view! I’m not really a gun guy, but listening to you talk about gun systems with that background it is really mesmerising.

[@dylanrutan100]

One thing I would like to see the marine corps infantry improve is passive night aiming systems within the rifle platoon. The medium machine gun section is actually optimized for use with passive night aiming systems, such as the PAS 13G clip on thermal sitting in front of the trijicon MDO. My section still maintains the PEQ 15 only as a back up aiming device for the M240Bs. However for the rifle platoons, especially as we have began to integrate the trijicon VCOG optics widespread, we have no passive aiming devices available.

[@Ashton_Speaks]

Army infantry too

[@jasonbolin7025]

EXCELLENT video. You answered almost every question I ever had. Thanks. 👍

[@jasonmorris1823]

A lot of people try and replicate costa but they all know deep down he is an instructional pioneer and a badass! Great insight as always

[@Print2shoot]

1.93 for life - can’t go back. Run it on an ADM QD mount w/ fixed irons. Bring it to 1.99 That’s my Gucci HD/SHTF build My “budget” setup is cowitness and it’s pretty annoying. I have the rear as a flip up which makes it much less annoying, but it’s still not the same. I’ll be taking it to at minimum 1/3rd after getting rid of the trash holosun aems that’s on it. Like you said in the video, it’s gotta be at 1.93, because once you try 1.93 or higher, you aren’t going to want to go back.

[@viewatyourownrisk]

I recently heard the joke that we're going back to carry handle mounted optics. They were joking, but I'm honestly waiting for it. The only impediment would be passive aiming with NODs doesn't seem like it'd work well with a red dot that close.

[@cappinteddy3228]

It works fine, you just need the correct red dot to do so. Aimpoint T2 is king for red dots, Eotech is king overall but it's technically a holo. More of a pick your poison sort of choice. Both have pros and cons.

[@adlucem9845]

I'm all about the lower 1/3

[@caiman114]

Indeed. I think lower third probably makes good sense for prone still and still helps with speed and conventional positions.

[@sttvoyager1727]

This is great information Mr. Ludas! Well done!

[@two8s528]

That’s some beautiful scenery…. Some sweet shooting too. Cheers Brother

[@preacher1776]

So glad to see your stuff again, Costa. Learned a lot during your Magpul days. But seriously. Haircut. Get one! ha!

[@Gilgamesh347]

Awesome video analysis. Thanks, Chris.

[@TapRackTyler]

Thank you for the solid content.

[@alhodge4051]

Lots of good real world info....thanks

[@onpatrol819]

At first I did not like the gbrs mount. But running a 10.3 gun with a laser it does make a lot of sense. I just wish the mount wasn't 500 bucks.

[@TheofficialCostaludus]

Me too

[@snakes5506]

Holly shit! excellent info, but the property is a dream!

[@rightwinggunnut1]

I agree chris, i love my 1.93s. Head up, see more peripherally, NODs dont bang the shit out of the gun. Ive been using the Unity mounts, for T2 and Eotechs. We dont even use back up irons.

[@ad1683]

excellent review of all optic mounts- one to save for future reference!

[@apisdude]

my MPX is set up to be "that gun", but I used a unity for the optic and a UTG .5 riser for the IR unit. Surefire WL with just the push button tailpiece on the very front of the hand guard. shoots active and passive very well

[@WorldwideRealityVideos]

I'm glad I came across super ripped grandpa... Great video!

[@nolataoists8575]

Sir, you are dangerously close to practical, common sensical, and concise. You are approaching the Danger Zone.

[@TheofficialCostaludus]

I appreciate you thx, i do feel like maybe wee we’re inverted

[@Budoka72984]

Awesome video. Thank you.

[@mwsr2521]

To each's own but I think we are getting a little silly with mounts these days. If somebody made the carrying handle more tactical, we would start seeing 2.91 mounts on carrying handles.

[@jackmehoff2363]

Those already exist. Brownells made retro mounts made from way back

[@alu.304]

Nice review and travel through time, Sensei. Old guys lived it. A2 and nothing else on my 04 Iraq deployment to Anbar Province. Space Shuttle shit on my 09 Kirkuk trip👍

[@mannyzuccarelli]

Amazing across the board, thank you.

[@masonwatkins4422]

What a beautiful view. Love the green mountain look.

[@EastCoastMan603]

Is that Gandalf on the next mountain over ? Jesus man amazing location. Great height video too.

[@andrewb325]

Great explanation. I still have my T1 with the Larue lower 1/3. I keep meaning to get on the 1.93 bandwagon but the Larue still works so well, especially with standard height iron sites.

[@jklop7841]

If you feel like you need to have the irons then the 1/3 Larue is hard to beat.

[@TheAndrewc5120]

i run lpvo at 1.93, laser/ir illum out front, and wml. no irons, just three methods of passive/active aiming. train holdover on your light's hotspot (hopefully you're rocking something with 6 figures of candela or close to it) and you'll be perfectly fine out to 50 yards.

[@anonprada203]

Really informative. Being recorded in the same place the Lord of the Rings was filmed is also cool.

[@Ideo7Z]

Lol, if that was the case NZ's authoritarian PM would've had his ranch raided for all those banned weapons.

[@thomasboston1887]

when i was shooting i was tight as a result of learning as a Boy scout at 12 years old once i was trained with breathing and line of sight i really don't like 5:56 the nicest i shot was a M60 the 240 was just entering service in 97 when i ETS my best shot was was 500 and 700 Meters i like the 4:68 6:48 if thats right it was on some test ranges i was on i also saw it on beyond tomorrow it was a high kinetic round it maybe the 300 blackout commercially

[@BrotheriZz]

What beautiful land you are on ! Good video.

[@Jason1087870]

Man!! The part with the GBRS mount. I could just tell you were going to mention it when you were saying how wild of a setup it was. I just started laughing.

[@kevmoful]

I’m built like a caveman and I have some neck mobility issues these days from past transgressions. I also hate flip to side magnifiers and train with my body armor on. My previous setup for the last 7-8 years has been a carry handle mounted optic . The unity riser for my eo tech and the flip to center is a handful of tits for me. Required very little transition for competency. The information you provided on the matter is leaps and bounds above what I have seen . I would call it a “professional” opinion .

[@amphibiousone7972]

Thanks very informative. Subscribed Boss 🤘🏼

[@davidhill537]

Man, you've got your own Slice of Heaven there!! Great video with great information!!

[@joejoeseesingtons]

Good info

[@2amichaelj]

I don't really see the point in the close to 2" or larger optic heights for those not running nods. I know it's the "cool" thing right now but honestly I've never run a lower 1/3 and thought "man this sucks".

[@Carmoflage]

Elcan 1x/4x with RD on Top is my "go to" AR setup, sure it weights a ton, but i could go passive, with the RD (don´t own NVG yet), I can reach out with the 4x. I´m used to the G36 from the German army: The RD sits at 8cm over bore (roughly 3,15 inch). Useing Bodyarmor you don´t checkweld the RIfle at all: You simply set the butstock on the Plate (draw a line from your eye down to the ground, thats the line where you place the butstock): If you put your gun up the Dot is right there! no need to move your head at all if you do it the right way. Because this was my first Rifle to shoot and thats what i first learned, I never got why americans bothered with the "high over bore". Just know your holds if you get closer than 50m.

[@trollmastermike52845]

I thought the elcan was crap eye relief being really bad even for a prsiom sight standards

[@charlesreeves3426]

An off-angle red dot along with other optics has replaced irons as a redundant sighting system. Optics give the shooter much greater capabilities over irons. These capabilities are shooting on the move, shooting in strange positions, shooting at night and target focus in CQB. Irons, as far as the subject of a fighting rifle have but all become obsolete.

[@2amichaelj]

They're only obsolete when the optic is In working condition. I can tell you as someone who has trained in modern military scenarios, EMPs are a real threat that the US Army trains for. All those holographics and led red dots will be paperweights in that situation. Is it going to happen? Probably not, but the possibility is a real one. I run offset red dots but also keep a couple of offset irons around and train with them just in case.

[@charlesreeves3426]

@@2amichaelj There are options other than irons that would work well in that scenario.

[@2amichaelj]

@@charlesreeves3426 etched reticules work too. I typically run LVPOs. My favorite being the TR24/TR25s from Trijicon with fiber optic options. I'm not debating whether or not irons are obsolete. Being able to focus on your target and the sighting system is hands down a better sighting system. It's faster, easier and more accurate by far, especially with training. I still find it necessary to group and zero with irons, just as a fail safe. I'd personally rather be comfortable with it and know how effectively utilize irons than not.

[@charlesreeves3426]

@@2amichaelj I understand sir. Everyone should be proficient with irons.

[@Heywoodthepeckerwood]

I never was a fan of absolute co witness. I argued against it since the early 2000s. It’s a sill idea and a,ways has been. Why use a red dot if your going to try to line up 4 points of aim and why block 50% if the sight? Things like this and the mid level drop leg too. Now it’s common practice, at the time everyone thought I was crazy.

[@hawkgeoff]

Nice point on the laser weight shifted back with Shipley's mount. I never thought about that and hadn't heard anyone talk about it. hmmmm.

[@dczero6436]

Unity mounts for MRO and Aimpoint footprint have a lower built in rear iron sight. So you get the optic height and can still have backup irons if needed

[@TLhike]

Solid knowledge drop right there!

[@easbreid9879]

I never knew Chris lived in Middle Earth, what a absolutely gorgeous plot of land.

[@ChasenBTC1]

Great presentation by the way!

[@kalanipitmon7817]

Those were some clean transitions there at the end

[@sullimd]

Scalarworks 1.93 is where it’s at. Killer.

[@drewsclark]

Thank you for the knowledge drop

[@mrkwnklr]

Big, DUH, for me. I was in the lower to bore school. Higher mount? Hit the ballistics calculators and go from there. Thanks. Subbed

[@omiohmy8169]

Is it just me or is it distracting how JACKED Costa is right now? Chris whatever plan you are on it’s working!

[@pescad0]

Dude im gonna get hammered and just practice transitions like that thank you

[@madstoppie]

Congrats on the piece of heaven you have right there!

[@TheofficialCostaludus]

Appreciate that my friend

[@cb253]

Id be more into a 5x Vortex with an offset red dot, before I put a magnifier behind a red dot. Just my preference. Plus Eotech anything is shit. *They burned me on that whole recall snafu, so I'm biased.

[@matthewr8294]

How come I’ve never seen this guy on KZbin before? Good shit

[@davelogan77]

Good stuff, good stuff...

[@stoshkrupicki8720]

Nice vid! Glad I found your channel.

[@seanugly]

American Outlaw is your homie? Damn that guy just gets cooler and cooler