Scope mounting suggestions for AR build?

[Jimla]

We've had at least one forum member break 3 or 4 of those Aero mounts.

Be extremely careful with your fastener torque when installing that mount.

The emphasis is definitely on lightweight, not strength when you look at the thin areas of the rings that hook together:



I have several Aero products that I love, but I'll never own one of these mounts after seeing where they sacrificed in order to make weight.

When I recommend a scope mount, rings, or any piece of gear, it's because I've lost count of how many different options in that segment I've had personal experience with and what works vs what doesn't. It isn't because I have one and think it's cool based on that single sample size and am self-validating. It's because I want to protect people from making the same mistakes I have made or have seen others make, thereby passing the savings off to you.

I would not trust that lightweight mount to even take a bump, just based on what I've seen. It's not worth the initial appearance of saving a few dollars if you lose zero in the field, and hunting rifles tend to take a beating.

I've installed a few and really backed off the torque spec with my Wheeler FAT Wrench.

If you don't have a torque wrench, I highly recommend them, especially if you're looking for the most accuracy from your rifles.

Own 4 of these mounts, have used them for years, they are a real pain to install, take 4 times the effort than other mounts to line them up, but always holds zero for me. I would recommend them over heavier mounts, tried two other heavyer brands and they would not hold zero on my 7mm-08 so I replaced all my rifles with Areo. Even dropped a rifle and broke a swfa scope and mount was fine. It been about 3000-4000 rounds ago, I think I used the tool that came with the mount to install it, I have Wheeler FAT Wrench but I don't think I used it.