Rail mounted on a rail???

[SGT4EVA]

I bought a rifle from a guy who threw in the scope already mounted. It came with a rail mounted onto the stock rail. The scope is at the perfect eye level and shoots perfectly fine.

Is this normal? Its not something ive ever seen before. If I bought new mounting rings would that raise the scope to be at the same eye level its at now?

https://imgur.com/a/FhQ3PW4

 

[vb_spike]

No different than a riser, just a bit shorter. If it works for you and zeroes, it seems to check out. I'm sure any additional stacking would be like stacked blocks in a truck lift, bad news and exacerbate any issues. If its working, leave as is. Do rings if you want but if it aint broke....

 

[Potashminer]

I would be surprised if there were rings tall enough to go from original base to where the scope is now. Probably the reason a riser rail was used?

 

[rugbydave]

I've never seen a rail added just for height but sometimes guys add a rail with 20 MOA of cant on ARs and other flat top black rifles so they can dial further out (vs using a mount or rings with built in cant).

 

[Stevo]

Buddy probably already had the riser and low rings on hand and didn't want to buy any new rings or a mount.

 

[redshooter]

I've never seen a rail added just for height but sometimes guys add a rail with 20 MOA of cant on ARs and other flat top black rifles so they can dial further out (vs using a mount or rings with built in cant).

I had my AR set up this way for a bit. I used a 20 MOA Riser for two reasons, first the obvious, give my Scope 20 MOA of additional elevation, and my scope did double duty. I had no problems, it actually worked really well, Shifting from my bolt gun to the AR was simple, tighten it up, and down x number of clicks, and left y number of clicks. Always within two clicks of zero.

 

[Sinasta]

I would be surprised if there were rings tall enough to go from original base to where the scope is now. Probably the reason a riser rail was used?

MDT makes rings that are 1.5" high.

On another note, I mount my Bobro mount on a half inch riser so I can get it up to 2".

 

[JohnnyP636]

Because of the way I shoot I need really high optics mounts, these days I can just buy 1.93" high mounts that are made to be used while wearing face masks or night vision goggles etc

In the past before these high mounts were on the market, I would add a rail riser under my optics just like in your picture

Now I just grab something like this in a 1.93 height
https://geissele.com/media/catalog/...b24a497c3dd90/a/r/ar15-30mm-193-ddc-black.jpg