Product Preview: KDG Sidelok Modular Optic Mount

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posted on February 21, 2018
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The Sidelok Modular Optic Mount by Kinetic Development Group is a quick-detach riflescope mount that features matched front and rear rings that have been wire-EDM-cut for concentricity. Available sized for 1", 30 mm and 34 mm scope tubes, the mount’s rings can be adjusted either forward or rearward along its anodized aluminum base in order to avoid interference with the optic, and the company’s Sidelok QD system allows for the unit to be installed or removed with one hand in only seconds. Price: $225. Contact: Kinetic Development Group, LLC; (717) 517-7320; kineticdg.com.

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