Opscore Skull Mount
- Jon Dufresne
- Sep 3, 2021
- 5 min read
Updated: Dec 2, 2025
Opscore Skull Mount, Just an overview of an option if you don't want to use a helmet for your night vision. Enjoy.
hey what's up guys so today let's talk
about my ops core skull crusher right
which they actually call a skull mount
now uh as for helmets that aren't
helmets this is actually one of my
favorite ones um the other one i really
like is like a chris uh the skull cap or
night cap i think it's called and the
night cap is really like something i can
mash up and squeeze and put into a
pocket with my like 14
and uh and i like i like little skull
crushers like that that has its uses um
but if i'm looking for something more
rigid right something i want to keep in
my head for a longer period of time
this is what i'm going to go to
right so this is like the the not helmet
helmet if you want to call it that and
it works really well for holding your
night vision retention of your night
vision and then the comfort out of this
thing is very similar to my helmets
now why would i need one of these right
or why would you need one of these well
if you're just hunting and you're not
doing anything serious where you have to
have a helmet or if you're just out you
know spelunking
like batman and uh and you're just going
out and about and just enjoying your
night uh this is a great way of doing so
like walking the dogs stuff like that
because i don't have to take a whole
helmet
um also traveling so whenever i travel i
try to take something small like this or
smaller if i'm not doing a night vision
class specifically because in that class
i'll bring a helmet because i'm going to
show everybody helmet stuff um but this
is a great option for those of you that
are trying to take classes and don't
want to buy a full helmet or have no use
for an actual helmet in the long run
so what you'll find is uh this little
skull crusher it's it's a little over a
pound you can look at the specifics on
the on the website
um on gentex's website
but opt core makes a solid solid gold
crusher the older style like uh gi
versions or the ones that came with the
pvs14s back in the day i never actually
wore one um they just looked
uncomfortable every time i looked like
looked at somebody with them on i never
needed them because i had helmet um but
i could see the use of having something
that's not helmet oriented for like
surveillance or just reconnaissance work
or something that you're you've got to
travel lighter with
um
the the newer styles like this one or
like i said the the uh the cry night cap
is one of my other favorites um the cry
knight cap i can't keep on my head for a
very long time it just it it wears me
down and you have to strap the little
the chin strap at least i do uh to keep
it down on me
um with the ops core one you still have
some form of ops core little rails on
here so you can see the theorem uh very
arc on here uh it it still works in that
manner or you could actually put
um the uh the attachment points for the
amps right there their ops core amps for
ear pro
which is kind of cool
when i use these i usually just use the
little electronic autos um your pro for
my ears just to keep it nice and slim
lined because i'm trying to go more
comfortable or at least a little bit
more
lightweight
most of the mounts should work i know
the uh wilcox g24 and g22 work i know
the narotos invg and the narotos lowstow
work in on this
system at least the ones i have so you
may want to double check if you have
like an off brand or just another brand
of uh of mount for your night vision
um whenever i use duals i use their
counterweight system uh they didn't come
with it unfortunately so you have to buy
it but it comes with a heavy and kind of
like a medium weight so it's kind of
nice and you can stack them on top of
each other i'm pretty sure uh but don't
quote me on that one and then what's
really cool about these right is that
you have a lot of adjustment so up top
you have one for the the width of your
head
right you have one for the length of
your head so you can you can like from
front to back
and then you have one for the actual uh
attachment to the back of your skull
like we're used to on most helmets so
kind of cool
um as you can see there is a way of
mounting the nerd on here um so i have
it routed it routes underneath the top
pad because there's velcro under there
so that's how i go ahead and attach it
on there it's a it's a really good
method on how to attach it and then i
route it out the back end and that's
where it ends up over on this side so
just another way of attaching the nerd
once again like the versatility of this
little thing it it surprises me every
day because i find new ways but uh but
it's just another way of of keeping
retention on your night vision here
um it does come with the bungees for
anti anti-rattle
uh that are on the shroud so that's kind
of nice
i don't use those for retention
personally but i use my nerd um but they
do work they do they do a good job at
keeping it from rattling around or your
night vision from rattling around or
that that wobble that's happening with
some of them uh when you don't use a
nerd or something like that
so pretty cool setup i i like it um
definitely one of the things i'll use
for like driving under night vision when
i don't need a helmet like inside of a
vehicle um so
something i i'm i'm pretty happy with
so if you guys have questions about it
go and put them below i'll try and
answer um but it's nothing fancy it's
just a not helmet kind of helmet it's
like the best in between i've found so
take care guys hope this helps

































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