kind of on the heavy side eh??? they are built like a tank and are an excellent optic, but like my Schmidt and Bender's with the LaRue mounts they weigh a ton! seems to balance out though on a real AR.
my 15-22 has an OPMOD Eotech EXPS w/3x FTS magnifier...10/22 has a C-more, side mount, tacsol alum. threaded bbl, talk about light!!!
but just think, that Elcan and my S&B's will basically never break so they will out last us and our families who get them afterward!
i learned a long time ago when buying optics you get what you pay for, but i have to defer that comment when i see all of the more inexpensive red dots working quite well with the 15-22's. Whatever works for you.
(plus i got all of my $$$ German scopes back in the Bush 41 years and before all of this craziness, and when i had money to actually spend!!! I got hooked on First Focal Plane scopes and could not go back)