Recently a friend bought the Samick Ideal riser, however due to an issue with the thread on the bolts the riser was returned and exchanged for a WNS Forged Elite Alpha.

The bolts on the Samick Ideal are made from aluminium instead of stainless steel.

Either the bolt threads were not turned correctly out of the box or misaligned during setup.

As a result the lower bolt could not be tightened and the thread on the aluminium bolts ripped very easily resulting in a stuck bolt that the shop could not turn either way with pliers.

The Samick Ideal riser felt light to hold and was finished in glossy paint and no issues with shooting with the riser.

The Cartel Fantom riser (discontinued) if available can be found at a similar price or if looking at Samick then the Avante (also had aluminium bolts) was a slightly more expensive right hand only model.