So here is the rifle that I built at the CMP Advanced Maintenance Class in May. I put on a mini-scout-mount rail, as it requires no permanent alteration to the rifle. The Leapers 2-7X scope is not ideal, as it starts tunneling around 4X. But How did I know, and I guess you get what you pay for. I do think that the beefy scope looks good with the robust M1 rifle.