JustinJ
Member
I personally like the heads-up position they afford, and they still allow the use of irons. The height of a carry handle mounted optic on an AR is only 1/2"-3/4" higher than what you'll find on a typical bolt rifle in terms of cheek rest to scope centerline.
Handle mounted optics don't afford a heads up position, they force it, and i fail to see how not having a cheekweld is advantageous with a magnified scope. While i don't have one in front to measure i suspect it's far more than a 1/2" from rear sight to reticle. Regardless, without a riser you can't have a handle mount and a proper cheek weld and proper shooting technique is more than just preference.
And yes, i've shot with a scope mounted carry handle. Briefly though, as i realized how poor of an option it was.
I like them on top, and I like having my irons separate rather than co-witnessed.
Cowitness isn't really an option with magnified optics to begin with but what is the reason to have an offset mini red dot and irons below your optic? Just curious.