So after digging through a bunch of pictures on google I think I discovered that the mount did in fact come with a nut that would allow you to run it without the ring. I however seemed to have lost that. Anyone have any ideas on the size of nut I'd need?
Magpul SGA stock, M-lok forend, ms3 sling, Wilson combat follower/spring, vangcomp safety, volquartsen extractor, heavy carrier spring, Nordic barrel clamp.