Aimpoint CompM5: Factory QD Mount or Aftermarket?

So I've got my future "go to" build underway because I'm a poli-sci major who can read polls & I'm going to have enough extra commission $ in my next paycheck to afford a CompM5 for it.

I'm leaning towards just buying it with the factory mount & being done with it but I'm wondering if there's any advantage to buying just the red dot & getting an aftermarket mount.

What are y'all's thoughts?

Tomorrow's the day. Still leaning towards just running the factory mount for simplicity sake, but over on SH they have me almost convinced to grab the Scalarworks mount.

Meanwhile, if OpticsPlanet is to be believed I should have the barrel in hand by the end of next week. Here's the build so far.

So uh, funny thing happened this afternoon. I decided to stick the Aimpoint on my lightweight "bump in the night" build because it already has fixed irons set up on it. Y'know, just to zero it with the irons & get better acquainted with the new piece of equipment.

Yeah, it lives there now. The factory mount is just a touch too high to work perfectly with the LMT rear sight on the go-to build I'm working on, but it lines up perfectly with the RRA Stand Alone rear sight & Samson HK front sight on my lightweight build.

The original plan was to buy a Trijicon MRO for the lightweight build. Toyed with the idea of an H2...screw it. It's only $. Guess I'm going to be Aimpoint CompM5-ing all the things.

I'll buy the Scalarworks 1.42 height mount for the next one. It's just a little bit lower than the Aimpoint factory mount & will play much better with the other setup.

JudgeHolden10 said:

I can't speak to the Comp M5, but I have a Scalarworks mount for my T2, and both the mount and optic are really, really high quality.

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And as I've discovered, quality, though expensive, is addicting.