Need some help with a red dot mounting plate for the Mark IV

[PaulSoCal]

I have only seen two mounting plates for the Mark IV. One from Tandemkross and one from Lobos. Lobos one looks like it might be a bit sturdier as it is adapted to the curvature of the barrel where as the underside of the Tandemkross looks flat and only supported by the line of contact down the middle of the plate.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this matter, or a recommendation regarding mounting plate suggestion?

Paul

 

[Uncle Howie]

I've got a Burris FastFire lll, mounted on a Burris plate that goes into the rear sight dovetail (must remove rear sight to use mount).

It's extremely solid, and you can't get much lower profile.

I'm unable to take a pic at the moment, but will try to find a pic online to give you an idea of what I've got.

 

[Uncle Howie]

Riger Forum member Dave Schwaab posted a pic of his setup. Likely the same as mine.

Here's a link to his post… I didn't want to "steal" his pic.

Red Dot on a Mark II 22 LR Pistol

I would like to ask some advice and suggestions for mounting a Red Dot sight on my bull barreled, Mk II, 22 LR pistol. Because of aging eyes I have decided to mount a Red dot on my pistol and have already had my gunsmith drill. tap, and mount a picatinny rail on my barrel. My question is now...

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[Mobuck]

I would most certainly go with the base that fits the upper profile.
The rear sight dovetail is a good mounting spot if the receiver isn't D&T but I'd use the tapped holes if available.
I have both. The direct mount base lowers the profile by 1/4".

 

[sharpblade7777]

Ebay has this burris fastfire mounting plate right now for $49.95. It works on any ruger mark pistol. I have one for my mark 3 and it works great.

 

[GypsmJim]

The Ruger Mark III and IV were drilled and tapped for a Ruger base. I got the base with the gun, NIB. I have red dots mounted on both of them. If you didn't get one, they are available on Ruger.com. Several different styles.

 

[Ethang]

I only have experience with the Lobo.. put one on my Mk4 recently and really like it. Much better than the factory rail mount, lower, and cleaner more streamlined mounting. It took a couple months of waiting for it to be back in stock.

 

[PaulSoCal]

Just a follow-up to my OP. I put a red dot on my Mk4 using the Lobo mount. I really like it. It was true to the barrel and fits both the gun and the red-dot perfectly.

This is my first experience with a red-dot and I am very happy I went this route.

 

[bradford]

Lobos and halosun 407c

 

[bradford]

I have a few Halosun dots, all green. I have the acss version too but perfer just the dot type for target shooting. I turn the brightness most the way down to be able to pick up the bullseye better. For self defense I would make it brighter because less accuracy and more speed is needed.

 

[Gator89]

Lobos and halosun 407c
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Sweet rig.

 

[Randyzzz]

I know I'll get grief for this, but I have a mount from Amazon. I wanted something quick and I'm actually pleased with it. Close to the bore axis and clear of the ejection port. Fit was perfect and it's rock solid. Viridian green dot on one of the bargain Volquartsen blowout uppers. The upper came with the bolt and box. Planning on a supressor some day.

 

[arcticruger]

Older post, but might as well throw this out here. The MaddMacs Center mount 2.0 is low profile and a good looking mount It works well with the Mark IV and a Holosun. MaddMacs has a few variants to choose from.

 

[Mobuck]

Since the 22 is low recoil AND the mount is on the non-reciprocating receiver, many of the dot optics that wouldn't survive use on another platform will work fine on the MK or 22/45.

 

[contender]

^^^^^THIS^^^^^

 

[Richard C]

Here are my two. You can see that the Mark IV sight was much easier to mount.

 

[Caladan]

So my post is a few months late, but it might help others in the future who might be researching this subject. The Tandemkross plate is not flat underneath. It does have an inwardly curved recess that matches the shape of the MK's receiver.

One nice thing about this plate is that it has more than one mounting pattern. TK also ships very quickly too, so I like dealing with them.

C