Mounting optics is as important as the durability of the optic
There have been a great many times that I have picked up a rifle scope and I felt like I had a shoe off. It’s happened in gun stores and it’s happened at friends homes. It seems so many people are just incapable and unaware of the proper way to mount a rifle scope. Anyone that shoots beyond 200yds is going to learn this trade real fast because any variations in the windage or even the way the scope rings are tightened down will affect your ability to hit targets at varying distances. People don’t realize that even up close you can have accuracy problems and a customer in our store failed a training class to qualify with his carbine because his sights were not setup correctly. Shooting at 7yrs with a carbine vs. 50yds meant a 2 foot variation in his point of impact.
The best thing about being in this business is you really see the technological improvements. If you pick up a Trijicon SRS sight or many of the Trijicon ACOGS for sale you have the option of the colt style mount or a quick detach mount. You won’t have any issues with these optics from a mounting perspective. The reticles for the ACOGS all have technical ballistic details that you will really want to use proficiently on a firing line. Something like the chevron reticle on the TA31F-G is a favorite because it gives you clear view of your target at close range as well as the ability to quickly engage targets at medium ranges without obscuring your targets like red dots and triangle optics do.