Aero Precision Ultralight 1" Scope Mount, Extended, Anodized Black (APRA210400)

I bought this scope mount for my Vortex Crossfire II. It's mounted on my AR10 .308. Very sturdy, light weight, and holds the scope well. As an added bonus, it looks good too. I hated to spend the money for a mount but I'm glad I did. If you're going to put a good piece of glass on your gun, spend the money and get a good mount ! You'll be glad you did. I like the way you tighten the screws on the side instead of a cheap brand that has the 4 screws on each ring that holds it in place. The side screws is sleek. It's more streamline. It just flat out looks better to me. It's great quality product. If I buy another scope, I'll buy this mount again. Can't go wrong.

A scope mount is just about as important as the scope itself. I'm not saying mounts should cost as much as a scope, that's just dumb. But I am saying that I often see corners cut on optics mounts, be it for a red dot or a scope as in this case. My normal go-to scope mounts are LaRue Tactical, Geissele, and ADM Recon. Those are all RTZ (Return to Zero) mounts, meaning you can remove the scope and mount, to perform maintenance on the upper for example, and remount the scope, and the scope will still be zeroed. If you think every mount out there does that, you are sorely mistaken. All that said, this is a far different mount than those I normally use. For starters this is not a QD Mount, but mounts using 3 Torx head screws to secure it to your picatinny rail. It also does not have fully removable rings. One half of the ring is part of the mount. This can be a pro or con as you cannot just buy larger or smaller rings should you change your scope out. (Like you can do with ADM Recon or LaRue Tactical mounts.) Now far as mounting - I recommend tightening the three screws together, using equal tension or pressure on each screw.. It will prevent any binding or unequal tension on the mount.. Also the scope mount has 3 lugs underneath. These are meant to interlock with the picatinny rail slots. So once you have established where you need to mount the scope, (Based on your scope's eye relief) Apply forward pressure so the lugs are pressing against the forward picatinny slot, and then tighten the screws together. This mount does lock down nice and tight, when mounted properly. Another positive is how light the mount is. I do not normally build light weight guns. I do not see a purpose personally, but I have done so for others, and in those cases, if they are using a scope, this is an ideal mount. The scope rings are OK. They are good, in terms of what you get for what you pay for. The top of the ring interlocks with the mount. If you curl your two index fingers and then hook them into each other, you will have an excellent idea of how the ring secures into the mount. This works pretty well. I've used this type of Aero mount on a Vortex Viper PST 1-4 and as you can see on this Leupold scope with a 1" tube. This particular setup is a modernization I did for a friend who had the carry handle style rifle with a 90 lb bull barrel. Anyway, for this application, where I needed a mount with 1" rings, the owner will not be removing the scope, and he wanted me to lighten up the rifle, while still keeping an eye on budget - and this was the perfect application. The individuals scope, isn't a super high-end scope, but it does the job. The Aero lightweight mount was the perfect fit. Buy with confidence.

Arrived timely and in perfect condition. Being a vertical mount, and if using a bubble level, keep in mind the level bubble will shift as you tighten. A few test tries will show how much, and once the scope is tightened, and level, it's solid. The lightweight factor is a solid boon, and keeps the rifle light and nimble.

This is an excellent scope mount if you want light weight, fitting choices, very reasonable price and stylish, not tactical. It must work well, I own four of these mounts. Highly recommended. Comes with the installation Torx driver and no other tools needed to mount on your rifle. When another need comes along will be purchasing again.

I was skeptical at first with this mount because I didn’t know much about them and the price worried me but I got one anyway to try. I AM IN LOVE WITH THESE MOUNTS! The bang for the buck is unbelievable they hold zero perfectly with .308 out of an AR10 and 5.56 out of a few different AR’s no problem and they are so light you wouldn’t believe. So far they have been extremely durable no problems there and they even look good, unlike most side clamping mounts these ones are actually super easy to level because they only use 2 screws on the bottom on the clamp as apposed to most companies 4 screw systems.After the first one I immediately bought 2 more I love these things so much. Hurry up and buy them while you can before aero realizes there worth far more money!

Exactly like described. Areo is always great equipment. Fast shipping, highly recommend this seller!

If your trying keep the weight down this is it. Plenty sturdy and with three indexing rail lugs it should return to zero if you remove it for some reason.(important footnote:::Always push the mount forward against the rail lug while tightening mount). Others mention they had trouble keeping the reticle level while tightening the rings down. I am excessively anal about having the reticle dead level and I have come up with what I think is a precision way of doing that. So in saying that I did have a little difficulty at first.After I figured out how many degrees it would rotate I simply started that many degrees in the opposite rotation, checking often as I went to proper torque and be within +or- a 1/4 degree ( that's flat) I change out scopes way too much anyway so eventually I will have I of these on all of my ARs.and this one is the right offset for me (there are three different offsets)

Beautiful mount and super light! I love the rail attachment clamp and the ring design. Have it mounted with a Vortex Diamondback and it looks great! Haven’t zeroed yet, but it has my confidence!