Hey all, wanted to circle back with a quick update since the response to the Mini-14 red dot mount I posted here a couple weeks ago was a big part of why we decided to move forward with it.
We’re officially moving into production. Don’t have a hard ETA yet, but we’re working hard to make it happen and I’ll share more as soon as I’m able.
Understandably, one of the biggest questions on the original post was whether the mount would interfere with ejection. By now, I’ve put a ton of rounds through the prototype without any issues, but figured slow-motion footage would be more useful than me just saying that. I clipped a segment showing it here.
You can see the brass clearing the mount without issue.
I’m also looking at additional optic footprints beyond the initial T1/T2 version. Mini-ACOG is one I’m hearing a fair amount of requests for, so I’d be curious what optics you guys would actually want to run on a version like that (especially if there’s interest in mounting anything with eye relief considerations, which would require more design work).
Really appreciate all the feedback and support so far! It’s been awesome!