Scalarworks LEAP Mount Review

The Sclaraworks LEAP optic mount is by far the most rigid and best skeletonized lightweight optic mount available on the market today.

Available for Aimpoint Micro, Pro, ACRO P1, Trijicon RMR and MRO footprints.

Let's check it out in this Scalarworks LEAP review

Scalarworks LEAP Unboxing 

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Very nice packaging.

You get:

• Welcome card with instructions
• The mount in an air sealed bag
• Compatible screws
• Lengthened Hex bit

Build Quality

Clamp & Mount

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Rock Solid Overall Quality - Each Scalarworks mount is serialized and made with 7075 T6 aluminum without compromising an ounce of strength, and the attention to detail and the rigid quality is very noticeable when you pick it up.

The external edges are rounded to minimize stress risers, and the Black Nitrided finish gives it a solid look, and a pair of integral shear lugs was added to the clamp to further improve lateral impact resistance.

Provided a long torx screw bit to help you mount the optic, if you don't have anything that long in your existing tool box!

Quick Detach In Seconds - The ClickDrive QD mechanism is low profile and doesn't stick out for a very streamlined setup on a rifle. It means no protruding levers, bolts, or knobs to rap your knuckles, or get caught on things in the surroundings.

New re-designed clamp features discreet hardened steel pins and a stopper to indicate when it's sufficiently open to clear a Picatinny rail.

Hand Tight even With Gloves On- The user can hand tight the serrated ClickDrive until the wheel stops turning for a rock solid mount even wearing gloves in the cold. The dial feedback is very positive and solid.

ClickDrive^™ doesn't need massive amounts of imprecise torque, and is not dependent on unreliable friction. A low profile recessed thumbwheel deflects external impacts, while letting you take the mount off in under 3 seconds, with or without gloves

Frame Structure

During its development, the Leap mount was subjected to dozens of stress tests before a single prototype was ever made. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) helped extract every bit of performance from every gram of material. This cutting edge design process has resulted in the most efficient mount design possible.

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The skeletonized frame looks good and feels rock solid. I have used the original one for over 4 years now, and the newer model just felt more sexier with that forward angle aesthetics.

The forward lean design provides more room for magnifiers by just a couple inches to give flexible magnifier eye relief distance, and chamfered side pockets for improved thumbscrew access. 

The mount is capable of exerting up to 1500lbs of force, and analyzed load versus displacement data for each. We then used everything we learned from these tests to refine our original design, culminating in the Leap; a quick-detach mount that is both the lightest and strongest on the market today.

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Weight

The Scalarworks LEAP mount has overall the lightest weight by itself among other brands. Check out this chart below provided by Scalarworks:

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Return To Zero

Zero repeatability is important when attaching / deattaching optics on and off rifles. We seen the data provided by Scalarworks, but we did out own test anyway on 3 different guns, MK18, SCAR17 and X95.

We basically just shoot, take it off, put it back on, shoot, take it off and remount for 3 - 7 times

There is no top receiver rail damage, every optic was zeroed, torqued to the factory recommended torque value, and we see consistent group before any stress test was performed.

Be sure to torque screws to 10 in lb max. Use a torque wrench to accomplish this, and we recommend the REAL AVID Smart Torq

Final Verdict

Overall, it's a very good experience using the mount. It's super lightweight, robust and slick looking. 

Highly recommended for anyone looking for a non-snag and rock solid optic mounting system for a low drag high speed gun setup.