Scope Mounts
Scope mounts are a bit of a newer development, a step forward from traditional scope rings. One-piece scope mounts combine both the front and rear scope ring into a single solid piece. This makes a stronger and more rigid scope mounting system. Today we are looking at another scope mount, this one is the Anubis Defense The One Mount. Anubis Defense makes a variety of tactical shooting accessories typically related to optics and night vision mounting systems. Since I’m too poor to get into night vision I spend most of my time shooting under the sun. And since I do a lot of it, I figured I would see how their scope mount stands up to what I am used to.
The One Mount by Anubis Defense
The One Mount is machined of aluminum, using oversized steel fasteners. In a departure from common scope mounts, The One uses a six-bolt cap on the front ring, and a four-bolt cap on the back ring. It also uses a one-piece foot with four bolts to clamp onto your picatinny scope rail.
Inside the rings themselves, you will find a ribbed surface. This is also done by other scope mount manufacturers, I assume to improve the grip of the rings on the scope tube. I’ve never had a problem with a scope slipping in the rings when tightened properly, but I assume there is good reason.
Unboxing
The One Mount comes in a nice box lined with foam. As expected it also comes with two different Torx wrenches to tighten the fasteners properly. Torque specifications are engraved right into the side of the mount. This is to remove any doubt as to how tight they should be.
I also found a neat little addition in the box, a prism shaped piece of aluminum that you can feed through the triangle-shaped hole in the base of the mount. This can be used to level your scope in the mount by aligning with the flat bottom of the scope’s erector housing. This is a handy add-on and will work with most scopes.
Scope Mounting
I chose to mount my US Optics FDN25X in The One Mount, it would make the scope easy to get back onto my favorite rifle the Desert Tech SRS M2. The leveling prism was easy enough to use, and ensuring that my scope was plum in the mount. I torqued down the caps to the appropriate torque spec, and then mounting it to the picatinny rail of the rifle. The SRS M2 has 30 MOA cant built into the rail. The Anubis mount is available in a zero MOA and 20 MOA model. The zero cant model was perfect for this setup, but for extreme distances the 20 MOA cant model could compound the scope and rifle cant angles for 50 MOA total.
The large bolts that secure the foot of the mount give a very solid grip on the picatinny rail. And the one piece foot makes for easy and quick mounting, as well as moving between rifles.
Pros and Cons
First off; the Anubis mount is very affordable. Rivaling even mounts from reasonable house brands like Primary Arms, and significantly less expensive as base models from brands like Burris or Vortex. I was impressed with the The One Mount’s quality, as were various friends. Some assuming it was worth double if not more based simply on appearance.
The large fasteners make a very strong connection. I hate when scope mounting components use tiny fasteners that are easily stripped or broken. I also like the solid one-piece foot, as a guy who swaps optics very frequently it makes the process easier and fast.
If I could change anything about the Anubis mount it would be adding features to it. It seems it would have been pretty easy to incorporate a few added features for a slight increase in price. For example, I would like to see a bubble level added for those who use them. It also would greatly benefit from additional mounting locations, putting a few threaded holes in strategic places for adding things like scope levels, red dots, angle indicators, etc. Anubis does offer a diving board ring cap that you can add to your mount to add things like rangefinders and such.
Conclusion
If you are in the market for an affordable scope mount, I am quite confident The One Mount from Anubis Defense will securely hold your scope and give years of rugged service. After looking hard at some less expensive scope mount options I am convinced I would regret not spending just a little more for this one. And while there are costlier mounts, I think this mount would be an easy compromise versus spending two or three-hundred dollars. And still be quite happy with the results.
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