Description
The YHM-227A is a straightforward solution for shooters who need to bring an optic up to a more usable height on a flat-top AR or any other Picatinny-railed platform. Its half-inch rise is enough to move a low-mounted red dot, reflex sight, or compact scope up to a cheek-weld-friendly position without requiring a riser so tall that it compromises a natural sight picture. That same half-inch increment is also what separates a standard absolute co-witness height from a lower-third co-witness on many builds, so the mount gives you a practical way to dial in that relationship without swapping rings or bases.
At just over five inches long, the platform is wide enough to seat a magnifier alongside a red dot, which matters if you plan to run a flip-to-side magnifier and want both units on a single stable base rather than split across separate mounts. The body is machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and finished in a hard-coat anodize to military specification, so the surface is dense enough to resist the kind of handling wear and solvent exposure that comes with regular range use. The hard-coat also keeps the finish consistent with most mil-spec upper receivers, which matters on builds where visual uniformity is a priority.
Yankee Hill Machine manufactures the YHM-227A in the United States, and at under three ounces it adds negligible weight to the front end. This is the kind of mount that works without asking much of you — bolt it to any Picatinny rail, torque it down, and it holds position.




